Hi-Fi
The Best of the Week - 26/04/08
To the strains of Ron Goodwin's Shickel Shamble, and without ever having learned the rules of Mornington Crescent, we say 'Thanks and goodnight, Humph - comedy legend and jazz genius'. It's almost the end of April, which means ...
NEWS: Cambridge Audio's heavyweight pre/power amplifier
Launched at the German High End Show, currently running in Munich, this is the Cambridge Audio Azur 840E and 840W, a pre-power combination designed as the peak of the company's 840 series. Due in the shops in the next couple of months, ...
NEWS: Naim's 400GB audiophile music player
This is Naim’s new HDX, launched today at the Munich High End Show and described as ‘the world’s first upgradable audiophile hard disk player.’The £4500 unit, which will go into the shops in August, uses twin 400GB hard drives, one acting as a ...
NEWS: Thorens celebrates 125 years with high-end and entry-level turntables
Thorens, the only hi-fi company able to claim a 125-year history, is celebrating its landmark anniversary with a new high-end turntable. The 58kg Jubilee will appear later this year at a price expected to be in the region of 35,000 euros, but ...
NEWS: Linn's Majik slice of turntable history
Thirty-five years after the launch of the Sondek LP12, Linn has released an all-new tribute of sorts, the Majik LP12. Based on the original, benchmark-setting Sondek, the Majik version adds a new Linn power supply, a solid base board, an ...
The Best of the Week - 18/04/08
At least one of our number is feeling very old with the realisation that it was 30 years ago this weekend that Patti Smith's Because the Night was released. It's also 44 years since the premiere of Elvis's Viva Las ...
EXCLUSIVE REVIEW: Philips WACS7500 wi-fi music system
We reviewed Philips's new WACS7500 wireless music system back in February, but Philips came back to us and said there was a fault with our very early production sample. So they sent us another one, and we decided to take another listen ...
NEWS: Munich High-End Show 2008, April 24-28
We'll be reporting live from the High-End Show in Munich next week, so just to give you a little taste of what's in store, Martin Logan will be unveiling its new CLX electrostatic speakers, designed to commemorate the company's 25th ...
The Best of the Week - 11/04/08
If you feel a spontaneous attack of 'dooby dooby doo' coming on, it's probably because it's 42 years to the day since the release of Sinatra's immortal Strangers in the Night. Not to mention 47 years since Bob ...
What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision Ultimate Guide to Hi-Fi on sale April 10
Make tomorrow a "just popping out to WHSmiths*" day: that's when the all-new What Hif-Fi? Sound and Vision Ultimate Guide To Hi-Fi goes on sale. We’ve completely redesigned the magazine to make it both better looking and better ...




