Articles

Gold Note PH-5 phono stage
As a highly-respected PH-10 phono stage owner, Chris Kelly wondered if the new Gold Note PH-5 is a slimmed-down superstar or if it sacrifices too much to keep costs low.
- Chris Kelly
- May 2023

Karan Acoustics Master Collection PHONOa
The two-box Karan Acoustics PHONOa is the company's flagship phono stage and a part of Milan Karan's ultimate expression of decades of amplifier design, the Master Collection. But does it have a sound to match, asks Alan Sircom.
- Alan Sircom
- Feb 2023

Aavik Acoustics R-580
Danish company Aavik Acoustics' R-580 phono-stage uses the same circuit as its entry-level model but is packed with resonance and noise-busting treatment. Alan Sircom investigates...
- Alan Sircom
- Feb 2023



Gold Note PH-1000 phono stage
Innovative, comprehensively-specified, highly adjustable phono stage from the Italian experts, Gold Note.
- Jason Kennedy
- Jan 2022



Allnic Audio H-5500 phono stage
The all-valve phono stage has long been reborn, but Allnic Audio takes what's best about the past and mixes it with the latest in manufacturing techniques, to make something altogether special!
- Alan Sircom
- Jan 2022



Naim Audio Solstice turntable system
Naim Audio has been delivering some of the best vinyl replay since the 1970s, but this is the company's first-ever turntable.
- Alan Sircom
- Oct 2021


Naim Audio Solstice Special Edition turntable system
Hi-Fi+ was granted world exclusive access to the Naim Solstice, the first turntable from the leading UK manufacturer.
- Hi-Fi+ Staff
- Jun 2021