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In-akustik Referenz LS-4005 AIR speaker cable
Review: Paul Miller,  |  Jul 09, 2025  |  First Published: Jul 01, 2025
hfnedchoiceGermany’s most prolific cable company launches the fifth generation of its ‘AIR Helix’ geometry. We hear its latest copper Referenz speaker cable

From selecting its own copper ore, drawing and refining its strands at a partnering mill and meticulously hand-fashioning its premium products, Germany’s In-akustik has been approaching cable construction with a passion since 1977. The pursuit of an air dielectric, preferable but less practical than PTFE, HDPE, PP or PVC, is a particular mission for this brand and one taken to its next level in the Referenz LS-4005 AIR.

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Classical
Classical, July 2025
Peter Quantrill  |  Jul 09, 2025  |  First Published: Jul 01, 2025

This month we review: Arabella Steinbacher, Bizet, Adam Baldych, and Simone Young

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Jazz
Jazz, July 2025
Steve Harris  |  Jul 09, 2025  |  First Published: Jul 01, 2025

This month we review: Gerald Clayton, Anouar Brahem, Scott Hamilton, and the Alison Rayner Quintet

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Rock
Rock, July 2025
Mike Barnes  |  Jul 09, 2025  |  First Published: Jul 01, 2025

This month we review: Hedvig Mollestad Trio, North Sea Radio Orchestra, Sea Fever, and Floral Image

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Audiophile Digital
Audiophile: Digital, July 2025
Ken Kessler  |  Jul 09, 2025  |  First Published: Jul 01, 2025

This month we review: Yes, Kim Wilde, The Lemon Twigs and The Move

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Audiophile Vinyl
Audiophile: Vinyl, July 2025
Ken Kessler  |  Jul 09, 2025  |  First Published: Jul 01, 2025

This month we review: Donny Hathaway, Art Pepper, The Leaves, and Santana

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Opinion
A call to arms
Steve Harris  |  Jul 09, 2025  |  First Published: Jul 01, 2025

While the Covid pandemic didn’t kill the vinyl revival, it sealed the fate of Japanese tonearm and cartridge maker Jelco. Steve Harris salutes the family firm famous for its ‘knife edge’ bearings

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Opinion
Forty years of ECM
Peter Quantrill  |  Jul 09, 2025  |  First Published: Jul 01, 2025

A new coffee table book of album covers and statistics from Manfred Eicher’s record label will make a happy trip down memory lane for any serious collector, says Peter Quantrill

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Opinion
The missing link
Jim Lesurf  |  Jul 09, 2025  |  First Published: Jul 01, 2025

They’re the hidden heroes in our electrical hardware, but not all of them are the same. Jim Lesurf addresses confusion about fuses as he makes a quick switch to keep a 40-year-old amp in service

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Opinion
Plug-in and play
Barry Willis  |  Jul 09, 2025  |  First Published: Jul 01, 2025

Whether through hardware or software, there are ways to tweak your system sound. But, asks Barry Willis, what’s the appeal in adding vinyl-style artefacts to modern, digital productions?

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