Astin Trew AT3500
This upsampling CD player with valve output stage could be an affordable
champion
TacT Audio RCS 2.2 XP
TacT's' revised room EQ processor adds dynamic level-dependent correction,
and needs no PC
Siltech Pantheon
The Dutch cable brand has created a mighty two-box loudspeaker, named
after the temple of the gods
Thorens TD 2030
Thorens' transparent-plinthed turntable
Pioneer PDP-LX608D
Pioneer's latest 60in Full HD plasma screen
NAD T765
This seven-channel 100W AV receiver may lack some features, but will
it win out in simple performance?
Group Test: Amplifiers
Arcam A32, Creek Destiny, Primare I30, Roksan Caspian M Series-1 and
Unison Research Unico II
Sonus faber Cremona M
A new verison of the Italian brand's Cremona loudspeaker
PS Audio Power Plant
More than a mere mains filter unit, PS Audio's Premier is a complete
mains regenerator
Goldring 2300 and Ortofon 2M Blue
Two new moving-magnet cartridges priced at a reasonable £100 and
£135
Super Systems
Exposure electronics are blended with Neat Acoustics standmount speakers
in this bi-amp system
Features
Tokyo Show Report
Robert Kelly reports back from The International Audio Show in Japan
Futuretech
Barry Fox looks at trends in the world of hi-fi and AV, this month focusing
on a new labelling protocol for HDMI
Hi-fi @ Home
Born in Finland, raised in Sweden, living in the UK one audiophile's
home is a haven for great music, with a cinema room too
Audio Exposed
Hearing Explained Pt 2: Dr Doug Mahar and Barry Willis continue a discussion
about the workings of the ear, including spatial awareness
Inside Story: Vinyl tech
Jim Lesurf returns to the subject of vinyl technology, this month determining
the practical recording levels achievable on real world LPs
Movers & Shakers: Noel Lee
Paul Miller talks to founder and head of Monster Cable, Noel Lee, with
a discussion of the company's readiness for an HDMI-cabled future
Classic Kit
He may have developed the first British recording system in 1926, but
Paul Voigt is best known for his work with horn loudspeakers. John Howes
has the story on this British pioneer