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Pre/Power Amplifiers
Chord Ultima Pre 2/Ultima 2 Pre/Power Amplifier
Review and Lab: Paul Miller,  |  Jul 02, 2020
hfnoutstandingThe Chord Ultima range has grown from a single pre and power amp, as the tech becomes more affordable. The Ultima 2 models might just give the flagships a scare

Never let it be said that the Chord Electronics range isn't distinctive in its styling: all the way up from the tiny Mojo DAC [HFN Jan '16] to the flagship Ultima reference preamplifier [HFN Feb '19], the company's products look like nothing else on the market, as if to emphasise that what's going on inside them involves no shortage of proprietary technology, too.

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Hi-Res Downloads
Hi-Res Downloads, June 2020
Hi-Fi News Staff  |  Jun 30, 2020
This month we review and test releases from: London Concertante, Scottish CO/François Leleux, Budapest Fest Orch/Ivan Fischer, Conan Gray and Game Theory.
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Audiophile Vinyl
Audiophile: Vinyl, June 2020
Ken Kessler  |  Jun 29, 2020
This month we review: 7Ray With Triple Ace, Can, Iron Butterfly and Rolling Stones.
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Audiophile Digital
Audiophile: Digital, June 2020
Ken Kessler  |  Jun 29, 2020
This month, we review: Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, Herbie Hancock, The Honeycombs and Mike Mcgear.
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Rock
Rock, June 2020
Mike Barnes  |  Jun 29, 2020
This month we review: Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets, Ms Amy Birks, The Lovely Eggs and Thundercat.
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Jazz
Jazz, June 2020
Steve Harris  |  Jun 29, 2020
This month we review: Byron Wallen, Brecker Brothers, Kenny Barron/Dave Holland Trio and Rob Luft .
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Classical
Classical, June 2020
Christopher Breunig  |  Jun 29, 2020
This month we review: Knecht/Beethoven, Beethoven, Schoenberg and Shostakovich.
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Investigation
Classical Spectacular
Christopher Breunig  |  Jun 26, 2020
Christopher Breunig recommends the best classical audiophile recordings

When I first heard a demonstration of stereo records, given at a local department store all those years ago, I came away thinking I'd heard mostly distracting surface noise. If this was 'high fidelity' I'd stick with my old Pye Black Box! But soon, of course, I was on the upgrade path avidly taking up recommendations in Hi-Fi News and Audio Record Review magazines, and reading Thomas Heinitz's regular columns in the now defunct Records & Recording.

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Integrated Amplifiers
Quad Vena II Play Integrated Amp/DAC
Review: Ken Kessler,  |  Jun 25, 2020
hfncommendedIt's all there in the suffix 'Play', which transforms Quad's Vena II from a comprehensive all-in-one amp/DAC solution into something with wired and wireless future-proofing

Is Editor PM simply testing me, or coaxing me? I'm not merely uninterested in streaming, Wi-Fi, et al to the point of virulent loathing, I'm actually reverting to decades-old formats for daily listening: CDs, tapes and LPs. That said, I am not unaware of DTS Play-F, having used it for many months for the wireless speakers on my kitchen counter – though with no more concern than I show a spatula or potato peeler. Yet here I am faced with Quad's update to the Vena II, its entire raison d'être being the full-on wireless experience.

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Loudspeakers
SVS Prime Pinnacle Loudspeaker
Review: Mark Craven,  |  Jun 23, 2020
hfnoutstandingBetter known for its high-value, high-performance subs, SVS is now turning its attention to audiophile speakers

If there was ever a speaker that seemed, on specification alone, to warrant the phrase 'bang for your buck', it's SVS's Prime Pinnacle. For less than £2000 a pair, this US audio brand is offering a three-way floorstander with bespoke midrange unit, an unusual-at-this-price trio of woofers, and the promise of a 'world-class performance'. Even accepting the latter as marketing hyperbole, it's impossible not to view the Prime Pinnacle as potentially superb value for money.

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