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Review: Tim Jarman, Lab: Paul Miller  |  Aug 04, 2023
hfnvintageWith full-sized CD players stealing a march on portables in the late 1980s it was left to Sony to step up with a palm-sized marvel of a machine. How would it fare today?

The appearance of portable CD players in the mid 1980s presented buyers with something of a dilemma. Should they purchase a full-width model or one of the mobile machines, almost all of which could easily be connected to a full-sized system? A portable would be more versatile, but a large player would be expected to offer more facilities and better sound quality.

Review: Ken Kessler, Review and Lab: Paul Miller  |  Aug 03, 2023
hfnoutstandingFrom the man behind the iconic Continuum turntable comes this next-generation range, under his own brand, incorporating a 'negative-stiffness mechanism' suspension

Australia is not only home to some of the world's most fascinating animals but it's also the stomping ground of high-end heavyweights Halcro [HFN May '23] and Döhmann Audio, the latter responsible for the finely-engineered, and robustly elegant, turntable that graces the pages of this month's feature review. For Mark Döhmann, Director of Design, the 'Two' – one of a pair of decks in the Helix range, now in Mk3 guise – represents his latest thinking on the art and science of vinyl replay.

Review: Mark Craven, Lab: Paul Miller  |  Aug 01, 2023
hfnoutstandingLong-awaited, while the monoblock version of Exposure's 3510 amplifier series looks just like its Stereo and Integrated models, in practice it is a new and highly refined amp

When Exposure launched its 3510 series in 2021, as a replacement for the venerable 3010 range, attention was first given, perhaps unsurprisingly, to the integrated amplifier [HFN Nov '21]. One year later it was joined by a stereo power amp and partnering preamp [HFN Nov '22], and a year after that we witness the arrival of the 3510 Mono, tested here. Such an approach is not unusual for a boutique brand – a fair description of the Sussex-based company – but it's perhaps also indicative of the hidden differences between Exposure's amplifier designs.

Peter Quantrill, Andrew Everard  |  Jul 28, 2023
This month we review and test releases from: Chiyan Wong, LSO/Koncz, Luciana Elizondo, Stephen Hough, Vein Trio and Carmen Gomes, Inc.
Ken Kessler  |  Jul 27, 2023
This month we review: Electric Light Orchestra, Ian Anderson, Chick Corea and Dillard & Clark.
Ken Kessler  |  Jul 27, 2023
This month, we review: Carmen Sandim, Cantus, Mac Davis and Girls With Guitars Gonna Shake!
Mike Barnes  |  Jul 27, 2023
This month we review: Temples, Heather Woods Broderick, Karl Culley and JAAW.
Steve Harris  |  Jul 27, 2023
This month we review: Billy Childs, Five-Way Split, Artemis and Basie All Stars.
Peter Quantrill  |  Jul 27, 2023
This month we review: Anna Prohaska, Pat. Kopatchinskaja, Ellinor d'Melon, RTE Orch/Martín, Clare College CH/Graham Ross and Montreal SO/Rafael Payare.
Mike Barnes  |  Jul 25, 2023
Once described as 'spineless' and 'emotionless', this almost entirely instrumental 1974 album from the German electronica pioneers is now heralded as a classic, and one whose influence can be heard on music stretching from David Bowie to Daft Punk

Kraftwerk's fourth album, Autobahn, was released at the end of 1974. By March the following year it had reached a surprising No 5 in the US Billboard 200, and had climbed to No 4 in the UK album charts by May. An edit of the title track even found its way into the UK single charts. But its success was more than just commercial, leading the group – whose use of electronics and technology split opinion – to be more widely accepted in the years that followed. That said, no-one could have guessed how influential and culturally important Autobahn would eventually become.

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