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Review: Tim Jarman,  |  May 01, 2025  |  First Published: Apr 01, 2025
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Illustrative of a ‘new wave’ in both the mechanical design and ergonomics of early-1970s turntables, Braun’s fully automatic PS 450 was an idler-drive of some distinction

Braun’s hi-fi activities are little known in the UK, although the company’s Regie 510 and Regie 350 receivers have been featured in previous Vintage Reviews [HFN Jun ’16 & Apr ’17]. At its peak, the Braun hi-fi range was as broad and as sophisticated as that of any rival manufacturer, in addition to the kitchen, personal care and photographic equipment that the company also produced. Unlike some, Braun designed and manufactured its own turntables and these were engineered to the very highest of standards.

Steve Sutherland  |  Apr 30, 2025  |  First Published: Apr 01, 2025

There’s pop and rock brilliance to be found in this 1970 album from the New York four-piece – even if it tore them apart. Steve Sutherland hears the 180g reissue

Review: Adam Smith,  |  Apr 29, 2025  |  First Published: Apr 01, 2025
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From the Japanese founder of the Zoot Sims Fan Club comes a range of artisan moving-coils, all joining distributor Absolute Sounds’ TEN collection. Entry starts with the EX300

If the closure of Japanese cartridge manufacturer, Koetsu, in 2024 left a gap in the lives of analogue fans the world over, it also left a gap in the portfolio of its UK distributor, Absolute Sounds. In this case, the door led to cartridge brand Analog Relax, and the EX300 under consideration here is its entry level model, retailing in the UK for £2698.

Dave Berriman & Paul Miller  |  Apr 27, 2025  |  First Published: Apr 01, 2025
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This pre/power system from the boutique UK marque benefits from its designer’s attention to detail and tube know-how, says Dave Berriman

Every so often, you stumble across something a bit special. Well, ‘stumble’ is perhaps not quite the right word, but I did hear a rather captivating sound coming from the GATE room at one of the UK’s smaller audio shows a year or two ago, and then again at the Heathrow-based Hi-Fi News Show last year.

Review: Ken Kessler,  |  Apr 26, 2025  |  First Published: Nov 01, 2024
hfnoutstandingHigh style meets high mass in EAT’s flagship turntable, coupled here with one of the most flexible tonearm solutions ever seen – the F-Note even includes an alignment laser!

If anyone doubts we are treated to as much, if not more novelty than back in the day when LPs ruled, EAT’s Fortissimo turntable and F-Note tonearm will put paid to that. Like TechDAS’s vacuum hold-down and air bearing [HFN Jun ’19], or the Reed deck [HFN Apr ’24] available in idler- and belt-drive versions, this EAT combination bursts with clever features.

Peter Quantrill  |  Apr 26, 2025  |  First Published: Oct 01, 2024

This month we review: Vrána, Janácek Phil Ostrava/Hron; Sydney SO/Robertson, Explore Ens; Claire Booth, Christopher Glynn; Mishka Rushdie Momen

Steve Harris  |  Apr 26, 2025  |  First Published: Oct 01, 2024

This month we review: Pat Metheny, Cornelia Nilsson, Antonio Faraò, and Sam Braysher

Mike Barnes  |  Apr 26, 2025  |  First Published: Oct 01, 2024
This month we review: Wand, The The, Pohl, and Personal Trainer
Ken Kessler  |  Apr 26, 2025  |  First Published: Oct 01, 2024
This month we review: Audiophile Masters, The Art Of HiFi, Holly Lerski, and Charlie Mingus
Peter Quantrill  |  Apr 26, 2025  |  First Published: Oct 01, 2024

Classical heroes, Communist ideology, the lapping waves of a lagoon... Peter Quantrill explores the disparate origins of Nono’s sound-world though a rich recorded legacy

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