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410 Reviews   •  English   •   Music (Hi-Fi)
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COMMENT
7 INCOMING!
Your views on all things audio
92 MEET YOUR MAKER
Wolfgang B. Thörner of WBT Industrie GmbH

EQUIPMENT REVIEWS

11 TRAFOMATIC AUDIO ELYSIUM
valve mono power amplifier
21 BOWERS & WILKINS 802 D4
floorstanding loudspeaker
31 TRIANGLE COMÈTE 40th ANNIVERSARY
stand-mount loudspeaker
37 CHORD ELECTRONICS MOJO 2
portable DAC/headphone amplifier
45 AAVIK ACOUSTICS I-580
integrated amplifier
51 PHASEMATION PP-200
moving-coil cartridge
57 EGGLESTONWORKS NICO EVO
stand-mount loudspeaker
63 CYRUS AUDIO i9-XR
integrated amplifier
69 NUPRIME EVOLUTION DAC
digital converter/preamplifier
75 QUIESCENT PEAK
power modules and filter
81 BURSON SOLOIST 3X GT
headphone amplifier/preamplifier
87 NXEARS OPERA
universal-fit in-ear monitor
91 RUSS ANDREWS EVOLUTION-500 POWERKORD
power chord

MUSIC
101 AUDIOPHILE RECORDINGS YOU LOVE TO HATE
A worldwide round-up of the best sounding and most overplayed recordings ever!
109 PAUL DRAPER
The former front-man of 1990s indie-art-rockers Mansun speaks out
117 JOHN McLAUGHLIN
The jazz fusion guitar legend on almost 50 years of playing at Montreux
127 CONTEMPORARY, CLASSICAL AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

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Hi-Fi+ Issue 205 COMMENT 7 INCOMING! Your views on all things audio 92 MEET YOUR MAKER Wolfgang B. Thörner of WBT Industrie GmbH EQUIPMENT REVIEWS 11 TRAFOMATIC AUDIO ELYSIUM valve mono power amplifier 21 BOWERS & WILKINS 802 D4 floorstanding loudspeaker 31 TRIANGLE COMÈTE 40th ANNIVERSARY stand-mount loudspeaker 37 CHORD ELECTRONICS MOJO 2 portable DAC/headphone amplifier 45 AAVIK ACOUSTICS I-580 integrated amplifier 51 PHASEMATION PP-200 moving-coil cartridge 57 EGGLESTONWORKS NICO EVO stand-mount loudspeaker 63 CYRUS AUDIO i9-XR integrated amplifier 69 NUPRIME EVOLUTION DAC digital converter/preamplifier 75 QUIESCENT PEAK power modules and filter 81 BURSON SOLOIST 3X GT headphone amplifier/preamplifier 87 NXEARS OPERA universal-fit in-ear monitor 91 RUSS ANDREWS EVOLUTION-500 POWERKORD power chord MUSIC 101 AUDIOPHILE RECORDINGS YOU LOVE TO HATE A worldwide round-up of the best sounding and most overplayed recordings ever! 109 PAUL DRAPER The former front-man of 1990s indie-art-rockers Mansun speaks out 117 JOHN McLAUGHLIN The jazz fusion guitar legend on almost 50 years of playing at Montreux 127 CONTEMPORARY, CLASSICAL AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC + 116 BACK ISSUES 135 ADVERTISER INDEX 136 NEXT ISSUE Find out what’s happening next time!


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COMMENT
7 INCOMING!
Your views on all things audio
92 MEET YOUR MAKER
Wolfgang B. Thörner of WBT Industrie GmbH

EQUIPMENT REVIEWS

11 TRAFOMATIC AUDIO ELYSIUM
valve mono power amplifier
21 BOWERS & WILKINS 802 D4
floorstanding loudspeaker
31 TRIANGLE COMÈTE 40th ANNIVERSARY
stand-mount loudspeaker
37 CHORD ELECTRONICS MOJO 2
portable DAC/headphone amplifier
45 AAVIK ACOUSTICS I-580
integrated amplifier
51 PHASEMATION PP-200
moving-coil cartridge
57 EGGLESTONWORKS NICO EVO
stand-mount loudspeaker
63 CYRUS AUDIO i9-XR
integrated amplifier
69 NUPRIME EVOLUTION DAC
digital converter/preamplifier
75 QUIESCENT PEAK
power modules and filter
81 BURSON SOLOIST 3X GT
headphone amplifier/preamplifier
87 NXEARS OPERA
universal-fit in-ear monitor
91 RUSS ANDREWS EVOLUTION-500 POWERKORD
power chord

MUSIC
101 AUDIOPHILE RECORDINGS YOU LOVE TO HATE
A worldwide round-up of the best sounding and most overplayed recordings ever!
109 PAUL DRAPER
The former front-man of 1990s indie-art-rockers Mansun speaks out
117 JOHN McLAUGHLIN
The jazz fusion guitar legend on almost 50 years of playing at Montreux
127 CONTEMPORARY, CLASSICAL AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

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116 BACK ISSUES
135 ADVERTISER INDEX
136 NEXT ISSUE
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