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Arguably, the most important event in the UK audio calendar, the 35th Bristol Hi-Fi Show kicks off this weekend. We will be there… and so will all the best hi-fi!

• Hi-Fi+ Staff
• Feb 2024

Karan Acoustics has streamlined its range to a small, but extremely upscale line of amplifier products. But how does the new one-box PHONOb compare to the two-box PHONOa flagship equaliser?

• Alan Sircom
• Oct 2023

It might say ‘S3’ in the suffix, but this is Bowers & Wilkins's fifth version of its important two-way stand-mount loudspeaker from the brand’s ever-popular 700 Series. Simon Lucas investigates.

• Simon Lucas
• Sep 2023

We had a unique recent opportunity to discover the new Moon 791 and 761 in an exclusive first listen. After further listening, Alan Sircom completes his thoughts on the amps.

• Editor
• Jul 2023

Many associate MBL with its large 101 X-Treme loudspeakers, but it has more living room friendly designs too. Chris Frankland checks out the 126 omnidirectional stand-mounts from the German brand.

• Chris Frankland
• Jul 2023

The family brand Cardas Audio extends its Clear Beyond family to include extremely high-performance headphone cables made to fit the right sockets... if you remember which ones your headphones use!

• Alan Sircom
• Jul 2023

Audio Technica covers the broadest range of analogue products in the business, with everything from extremely affordable accessories to its top-end cartridges. Ed Selley tries the new AT-ART20 moving coil.

• Ed Selley
• Jul 2023

The Vermeer Model THREE takes the mighty Model TWO from the company and strips away the analogue inputs and a lot of the weight and price. For digital-only systems, it may be all you need...

• Alan Sircom
• Jun 2023

A sneak preview of the new Linn flagship loudspeaker, the Exakt 360, an ambitious four-way active networked loudspeaker designed for Linn to break into the high-end world with a loudspeaker that images!

• Alan Sircom
• Apr 2023

The Ring DAC is core to dCS's exemplary digital performance and has remained at the pinnacle of converter design for the last 30 years. But the new APEX upgrade raises its performance still further, according to Chris Thomas.

• Chris Thomas
• Mar 2023

Not so much a CD/SACD player, more a sophisticated dedicated, modular and upgradable digital music computer. Alan Sircom checks out the CH Precision D1.5 from Switzerland.

• Alan Sircom
• Oct 2022