Hi-Fi Choice is the essential guide to audio excellence in the home. It is a no-nonsense guide to the finest products available, from vinyl and valves, to multi-channel digital audio and high-fidelity video. Hi-Fi Choice sorts the best from the rest with rigorous test processes and a highly experienced team of reviewers.
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Welcome • hifichoice.com Issue No. 525 March 2025
Maker’s mark • Soon-to-come new powered speakers from Japan
Three’s company • FiiO gets busy with a trio of brand new products
Disc jockey • Brand new CD player
The Ultimate • Wireless bookshelf speaker for late Summer
Party on, dudes! • A trio of new good-time speaker imports
Top-tables • Three new affordable UK decks and a stabiliser
A bigger splash • Bluetooth in-ears for sporty types
Mat’s entertainment • UK-made stabiliser and mat to enhance record playing experience
Viva la Evolution! • Three turntable variants from Pro-Ject
Follow the leader • New “reimagined” UKmade speaker cable
Highland swing • Retro-styled Scottish speaker range
Cheer up! • A bunch of Swedish headphone imports
Triple whammy! • Customisable streaming processor from America
Inch perfect • US in-ear monitor import with Nine Inch Nails’ approval
The sound of colour • Introducing a bundle of affordable products from the US
Fatal attraction • Why exactly should one consider demagnetising an LP? Neville Roberts seeks to set the record straight
Flex appeal • Mark Craven puts the latest of Emotiva’s many affordable products through its considerable paces
The contender • There’s probably never been a better time to buy a budget standmount speaker, but is the R-60M the one? David Vivian finds out
Freshly laundered • Fresh from updating the SL-1200, Technics has created the more ‘domestic’ SL-1300G. Ed Selley takes it for a spin
Max Headroom • iFi’s latest portable powerhouse gets a dual-DAC upgrade. Cliff Joseph signs up for the ride
Head first • To celebrate 50 years since its debut headphones, AT unveils this open-back offering. Neville Roberts sees how it fares
Double decker • David Vivian wonders if a smaller, more affordable version of MF’s double-plinth flagship turntable sounds as good as it looks
Tangerine dream • REL’s T/9x subwoofer gets a multicoloured Special Edition makeover. Living basshead Richard Stevenson checks it out
Spaced out! • Neville Roberts slips on a set of Audeze ’s latest flagship planar magnetic headphones to see how they fare
Think inside the Box • Not content with having a turntable for every occasion, Pro-Ject has unveiled a new CD-fronted system. Ed Selley checks it out
Freshly laundered • Clean records are vital to the best analogue performance, so Ed Selley sees how this interesting two-stage solution scrubs up
Having it large… • Flagship of the new KORE-derived Epikore range, DALI’s big floorstander boasts impressive tech and in-room presence
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Silence is golden • Tinnitus is one of the most common problems associated with hearing and can interfere with our enjoyment of music. Neville Roberts listens in to the latest research
The life of a record • As a friend is reunited with some long-forgotten, albums Steve Sutherland savours the personal stories hidden inside every vinyl collection
Hi-fi choices • YOUR LETTERS & QUESTIONS ANSWERED
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