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410 Reviews   •  English   •   Music (Hi-Fi)
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COMMENT
4 INCOMING!
Your views on all things audio
8 PORSCHE PANAMERA TURBO
Porsche meets Burmester for in-car audio excellence
85 AUDIOPHILE HEAVEN
An audio newcomer goes under the wing of Hi-Fi+ in Denver
89 MEET YOUR DEALER
A Tale of Two Cities with Loud & Clear in Edinburgh and Glasgow

EQUIPMENT+
16 YAR Y-DER, B-YOND, FEELD, CABLES
audio system
23 WILSON AUDIO TUNE TOTS
bookshelf loudspeakers
31 LUMIN X1
network streamer
41 AUDIOVECTOR QR5
floorstanding loudspeakers
47 CONRAD-JOHNSON ET6SE
hybrid valve/solid-state preamplifier
53 ARCAM SA20
integrated amplifier
59 MERRILL AUDIO ELEMENT 118
solid-state mono power amplifiers
67 MELCO N10/D100
music server and CD ripper
75 RUSSELL K RED 120
floorstanding loudspeakers
81 GRAND PRIX AUDIO APEX XL
isolation footers

MUSIC
96 CONTEMPORARY AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

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14 COMPETITION
Win! A Gold Note Valore 425 Plus turntable worth over £1,400!
82 SUBSCRIPTIONS
99 ADVERTISER INDEX
120 NEXT MONTH
Find out what’s happening next month!

ULTIMATE HEADPHONE GUIDE
101 Hi-Fi+’s Ultimate Headphone Guide
103 Incoming: We answer your personal audio questions
106 Campfire Audio Atlas universal-fit earphones
108 Audeze LCD-4z headphones
112 Advanced GT3 universal-fit earphones
115 Massdrop x Noble Kaiser 10 universal-fit earphones
118 EarSonics EM10 custom-fit in-ear monitors
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Hi-Fi+ Issue 169 COMMENT 4 INCOMING! Your views on all things audio 8 PORSCHE PANAMERA TURBO Porsche meets Burmester for in-car audio excellence 85 AUDIOPHILE HEAVEN An audio newcomer goes under the wing of Hi-Fi+ in Denver 89 MEET YOUR DEALER A Tale of Two Cities with Loud & Clear in Edinburgh and Glasgow EQUIPMENT+ 16 YAR Y-DER, B-YOND, FEELD, CABLES audio system 23 WILSON AUDIO TUNE TOTS bookshelf loudspeakers 31 LUMIN X1 network streamer 41 AUDIOVECTOR QR5 floorstanding loudspeakers 47 CONRAD-JOHNSON ET6SE hybrid valve/solid-state preamplifier 53 ARCAM SA20 integrated amplifier 59 MERRILL AUDIO ELEMENT 118 solid-state mono power amplifiers 67 MELCO N10/D100 music server and CD ripper 75 RUSSELL K RED 120 floorstanding loudspeakers 81 GRAND PRIX AUDIO APEX XL isolation footers MUSIC 96 CONTEMPORARY AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC + 14 COMPETITION Win! A Gold Note Valore 425 Plus turntable worth over £1,400! 82 SUBSCRIPTIONS 99 ADVERTISER INDEX 120 NEXT MONTH Find out what’s happening next month! ULTIMATE HEADPHONE GUIDE 101 Hi-Fi+’s Ultimate Headphone Guide 103 Incoming: We answer your personal audio questions 106 Campfire Audio Atlas universal-fit earphones 108 Audeze LCD-4z headphones 112 Advanced GT3 universal-fit earphones 115 Massdrop x Noble Kaiser 10 universal-fit earphones 118 EarSonics EM10 custom-fit in-ear monitors


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COMMENT
4 INCOMING!
Your views on all things audio
8 PORSCHE PANAMERA TURBO
Porsche meets Burmester for in-car audio excellence
85 AUDIOPHILE HEAVEN
An audio newcomer goes under the wing of Hi-Fi+ in Denver
89 MEET YOUR DEALER
A Tale of Two Cities with Loud & Clear in Edinburgh and Glasgow

EQUIPMENT+
16 YAR Y-DER, B-YOND, FEELD, CABLES
audio system
23 WILSON AUDIO TUNE TOTS
bookshelf loudspeakers
31 LUMIN X1
network streamer
41 AUDIOVECTOR QR5
floorstanding loudspeakers
47 CONRAD-JOHNSON ET6SE
hybrid valve/solid-state preamplifier
53 ARCAM SA20
integrated amplifier
59 MERRILL AUDIO ELEMENT 118
solid-state mono power amplifiers
67 MELCO N10/D100
music server and CD ripper
75 RUSSELL K RED 120
floorstanding loudspeakers
81 GRAND PRIX AUDIO APEX XL
isolation footers

MUSIC
96 CONTEMPORARY AND AUDIOPHILE MUSIC

+
14 COMPETITION
Win! A Gold Note Valore 425 Plus turntable worth over £1,400!
82 SUBSCRIPTIONS
99 ADVERTISER INDEX
120 NEXT MONTH
Find out what’s happening next month!

ULTIMATE HEADPHONE GUIDE
101 Hi-Fi+’s Ultimate Headphone Guide
103 Incoming: We answer your personal audio questions
106 Campfire Audio Atlas universal-fit earphones
108 Audeze LCD-4z headphones
112 Advanced GT3 universal-fit earphones
115 Massdrop x Noble Kaiser 10 universal-fit earphones
118 EarSonics EM10 custom-fit in-ear monitors
read more read less
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