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’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!

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.

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

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