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410 Reviews   •  English   •   Music (Hi-Fi)
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COMMENT
7 Incoming! Your views on all things audio
99 Meet Your Maker We travelled to Athens in search of fine digital audio from Ideon Audio

EQUIPMENT REVIEWS
17 JMF Audio PRS 1.5/HQS 9001 line preamplifier and mono power amplifiers
24 Bowers & Wilkins 705 S3 stand-mount loudspeaker
33 SOULNOTE D-2 digital to analogue converter
39 Audio Research I/50 integrated valve amplifier
45 Triangle Magellan Quatour 40th Anniversary floorstanding loudspeaker
51 AVM CS 8.3 Black Edition integrated system
57 Karan Acoustics Master Collection PHONOb phono stage
63 Ortofon MC Diamond moving coil cartridge
69 Stax SR-X9000/SRM-T8000 electrostatic headphone and headphone amplifier
79 Astell&Kern A&ultima SP3000 portable music player
84 CAD USB II-R USB cable
89 Allnic Audio Mu-8R interconnect cables
93 Synergistic Research Foundation SX loudspeaker and interconnect cables
97 Russ Andrews SuperRouter Signature grounding block

MUSIC
106 A Beginner’s Guide to... Shoegaze Introspective guitar-led indie rock from the 1990s. The antidote to jangly indie pop and Grunge
113 Andy Fairweather Low The Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist from Amen Corner
120 The Kynd British 1990s power-pop band on their follow-up second album... 24 years later
127 Music Reviews Contemporary, classical and audiophile music

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135 Advertiser index
136 Next Issue Find out what’s happening next time!
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hi-fi+ ISSUE 217 COMMENT 7 Incoming! Your views on all things audio 99 Meet Your Maker We travelled to Athens in search of fine digital audio from Ideon Audio EQUIPMENT REVIEWS 17 JMF Audio PRS 1.5/HQS 9001 line preamplifier and mono power amplifiers 24 Bowers & Wilkins 705 S3 stand-mount loudspeaker 33 SOULNOTE D-2 digital to analogue converter 39 Audio Research I/50 integrated valve amplifier 45 Triangle Magellan Quatour 40th Anniversary floorstanding loudspeaker 51 AVM CS 8.3 Black Edition integrated system 57 Karan Acoustics Master Collection PHONOb phono stage 63 Ortofon MC Diamond moving coil cartridge 69 Stax SR-X9000/SRM-T8000 electrostatic headphone and headphone amplifier 79 Astell&Kern A&ultima SP3000 portable music player 84 CAD USB II-R USB cable 89 Allnic Audio Mu-8R interconnect cables 93 Synergistic Research Foundation SX loudspeaker and interconnect cables 97 Russ Andrews SuperRouter Signature grounding block MUSIC 106 A Beginner’s Guide to... Shoegaze Introspective guitar-led indie rock from the 1990s. The antidote to jangly indie pop and Grunge 113 Andy Fairweather Low The Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist from Amen Corner 120 The Kynd British 1990s power-pop band on their follow-up second album... 24 years later 127 Music Reviews Contemporary, classical and audiophile music PLUS 124 Subscriptions Subscribe and save! 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
99 Meet Your Maker We travelled to Athens in search of fine digital audio from Ideon Audio

EQUIPMENT REVIEWS
17 JMF Audio PRS 1.5/HQS 9001 line preamplifier and mono power amplifiers
24 Bowers & Wilkins 705 S3 stand-mount loudspeaker
33 SOULNOTE D-2 digital to analogue converter
39 Audio Research I/50 integrated valve amplifier
45 Triangle Magellan Quatour 40th Anniversary floorstanding loudspeaker
51 AVM CS 8.3 Black Edition integrated system
57 Karan Acoustics Master Collection PHONOb phono stage
63 Ortofon MC Diamond moving coil cartridge
69 Stax SR-X9000/SRM-T8000 electrostatic headphone and headphone amplifier
79 Astell&Kern A&ultima SP3000 portable music player
84 CAD USB II-R USB cable
89 Allnic Audio Mu-8R interconnect cables
93 Synergistic Research Foundation SX loudspeaker and interconnect cables
97 Russ Andrews SuperRouter Signature grounding block

MUSIC
106 A Beginner’s Guide to... Shoegaze Introspective guitar-led indie rock from the 1990s. The antidote to jangly indie pop and Grunge
113 Andy Fairweather Low The Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist from Amen Corner
120 The Kynd British 1990s power-pop band on their follow-up second album... 24 years later
127 Music Reviews Contemporary, classical and audiophile music

PLUS
124 Subscriptions Subscribe and save!
135 Advertiser index
136 Next Issue Find out what’s happening next time!
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