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Review: Jamie Biesemans  |  Nov 10, 2025  |  First Published: Nov 01, 2025
hfnoutstandingInspired by EAT’s longstanding Forte S turntable, the new F-Dur shares the two-motor drive concept but in a more elegant, technically evolved form. And the arm has a laser!

To some hi-fi enthusiasts, European Audio Team (EAT) is the classy sister company of turntable giant Pro-Ject. That’s not entirely the case, though, as owner/CEO Jozefina Lichtenegger categorically puts her own spin on turntable designs – all invariably luxurious, high performance and upmarket. The F-Dur is the firm’s latest creation, based upon the pricier, chunkier and notably senior Forte S [HFN Dec ’10].

Review: Adam Smith,  |  Nov 08, 2025  |  First Published: Nov 01, 2025
hfnvintageThe late ’70s was a heyday for quartz-locked, direct-drive turntables where every brand had its own twist on the technology. For Hitachi this was ‘Unitorque’...

Although we might conveniently ‘pigeonhole’ turntables into idler-drive, belt-drive and direct-drive types, there are subdivisions within each category. For example, idler wheels come in different orientations and might drive the outside, the inside or even the underside of the platter. Belt-drive decks can use DC, AC or induction motors and spin the platter through a flat, square or round belt, a nylon thread or even, in one example, a triangular belt!

Steve Sutherland  |  Nov 07, 2025  |  First Published: Nov 01, 2025

’Tis definitely not the season to be jolly, as Steve Sutherland brings you a selection of musical chillers guaranteed to scare away those Halloween trick-or-treaters

Welcome to the inaugural Hi-Fi News ‘Themed Playlist’, which will be available to stream via Qobuz, the pioneering digital music service established in 2007. Each HFN playlist will have, at its heart, a topical issue – perhaps something seasonal or newsworthy – with many selections offered in ‘hi-res’, as available. For our first playlist, we’ve cherry-picked 20 numbers associated with ghoulies and ghosties and long-legged beasties and things that go bump in the night!

Review: Ken Kessler,  |  Nov 07, 2025  |  First Published: Nov 01, 2025

This month we review and test releases from: The Art Of HiFi, Louis Sclavis & Benjamin Moussay, Egberto Gismonti, Beans On Toast, and the Ron LeGault Quintet

Review: Mark Craven,  |  Nov 07, 2025  |  First Published: Nov 01, 2025
hfnoutstanding‘A bold reimagining of the award-winning range’, claims Monitor Audio as it launches the 7th generation of its entry-level loudspeaker series. We hear the baby standmount...

Recent releases from Monitor Audio, including the floorstanding Hyphn flagship [HFN Jul ’23] and retro-inspired Studio 89 standmount [HFN Nov ’24], have found the UK speaker marque moving into new markets and evolving its ‘brand proposition’. However, proof – if needed – that the manufacturer hasn’t completely up-ended its approach comes in the form of the Bronze 50 7G speaker seen here.

Peter Quantrill  |  Nov 06, 2025  |  First Published: Nov 01, 2025

His 17th century English madrigal defines the genre, says Peter Quantrill, but Orlando Gibbons’ output is astonishingly diverse for a composer who died before turning 40

Steve Harris  |  Nov 06, 2025  |  First Published: Nov 01, 2025

This month we review: Tim Boniface, Paul Cornish, Sandra-Mae Lux, and Giacomo Smith

Peter Quantrill  |  Nov 06, 2025  |  First Published: Nov 01, 2025

This month we review: BBC PO/Andrew Davis, Martyn Brabbins; Julia Lezhneva, Alexander Melnikov; Signum Quartett; and Beauty Farm

Mike Barnes  |  Nov 06, 2025  |  First Published: Nov 01, 2025

This month we review: Suede, Saint Etienne, Prolapse, and Sydney Minsky Sargeant

Ken Kessler  |  Nov 06, 2025  |  First Published: Nov 01, 2025

This month we review: Stella Cole, The Boneshakers, Jethro Tull, and Doug Kershaw

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