Hi Fi News

Since its launch in June 1956 - two years before the commercial realisation of stereo - Hi-Fi News & Record Review has been delivering insightful reviews of the key products and technologies that lie behind our shared hobby... the passion of listening to music on the very best equipment available to the enthusiast. Every issue, Hi-Fi News delivers uniquely in-depth reviews of high-end audio equipment, including the best in vinyl replay and iconic vintage gear from the early days of audio. It is essential reading for all music enthusiasts.

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Poland’s Pylon premiere • PASSIVE AND ACTIVE SPEAKER BRAND JOINS HARMONY STABLE

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The sounds of ’56 • From orchestral symphonies to rock ’n’ roll, musicals to jazz, Ken Kessler, Steve Harris and Christopher Breunig bring you 20 landmark releases from the year HFN was born

The hi-fi news & Record Review Reader Pledge • Hi-Fi News’ readers can take full confidence in the fact that every product featured on our front cover, across the magazine and on our website has been comprehensively examined (inc. photography), lab tested and auditioned at our purpose-built facility

Aurender N50 • This three-box flagship streamer/network bridge from Aurender includes a separate server, digital interface and PSU. Does this approach pay off in superior performance?

Perlisten A4t • The new A series is the ‘entry level’ gateway into the world of Perlisten, led by the visually imposing A4t floorstander

Ayre KX-8/VX-8 • The Colorado brand’s 8 series is its most affordable yet, distilling core technologies into new, modular components including the KX-8 pre with its DAC and streaming options

Aavik I-188 • From the same stable as Børresen loudspeakers, the Danish-born I-188 is the ‘starter’ model in a range of three related, and deeply intriguing, integrated amplifiers…

DALI Sonik 9 • Building on the legacy of its earlier, high-value Oberon range, DALI’s seven-strong Sonik series is led by the ’9 floorstander

Seven decades of hi-fi • Hi-Fi News has reflected the history and evolution of our audiophile passion for 70 years – here are some of our favourite technical and product highlights of the decades

London Decca Reference II • True to Decca’s original ‘positive scanning’ concept, this re-imagined classic cartridge features a superior stylus profile and shrewd choice of magnets, coils and iron cantilever

Thorens TD 404 DD • Thorens’ inaugural direct-drive turntable pre-dated the first issue of Hi-Fi News by three years! Fast forward seven decades and this storied brand now has a trio of DD decks

Leak TruStream/Stereo 230 • A familiar name to ’50s audiophiles, Leak’s latest range has burst onto the market a full half century after its ’70s heyday. We pair its new streamer with the flagship integrated

Bernstein Candide • An American opera buffa, a hot political satire, a show too big for 1956 Broadway… Leonard Bernstein’s take on Voltaire is all these things and more, says Peter Quantrill

Elvis Presley Elvis Presley • Now celebrating its 70th anniversary, the King of Rock ’n’ Roll’s self-titled debut LP was a thrilling blend of blues, country and boogie that set the bar for where popular music was headed...