Australian HiFi

Australian HiFi is the definitive magazine for discerning listeners and Hi-Fi enthusiasts. Every issue is packed with equipment and music reviews, new product information and ‘how-to’ articles. Australian Hi-Fi magazine is dedicated to helping you find the best quality sound for your home.

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Digital utopianism

Beyer goes big for 100th birthday

SLAM dunks?

Ambitious debuts

Masters of mixing and music listening

Marantz covers more bases

Three in one: CD player, transport & DAC

Ruark returns to its roots

Qobuz backs DSD

Icon goes pro

Direct-drive and semi-automatic

Richter Merlin S6plus

Laboratory Test Report • Readers interested in a full technical appraisal of the performance of the Richter Merlin S6plus loudspeakers should continue on and read the LABORATORY REPORT published on the following pages. Readers should note that the results mentioned in the report, tabulated in performance charts and/or displayed using graphs and/or photographs should be construed as applying only to the specific sample tested.

Silent Angel Munich MU

VAF Signature i93 MKV

Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista 800.2

Laboratory Test Report • Readers interested in a full technical appraisal of the performance of the Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista 800.2 Amplifier should continue on and read the LABORATORY REPORT published on the following pages. Readers should note that the results mentioned in the report, tabulated in performance charts and/or displayed using graphs and/or photographs should be construed as applying only to the specific sample tested.

Austrian Audio The Composer

Resurrecting Vinyl: how to clean your turntable and records properly • Dust off that deck, shine up that shellac

Rotel A8

Tannoy SGM 10

Laboratory Test Report • Readers interested in a full technical appraisal of the performance of the Tannoy SGM 10 Loudspeakers should continue on and read the LABORATORY REPORT published on the following pages. Readers should note that the results mentioned in the report, tabulated in performance charts and/or displayed using graphs and/or photographs should be construed as applying only to the specific sample tested.

Is Tidal truly lossless? • In a search for streaming losslessness, Stephen Dawson takes a deep dive into Tidal's claims… and while he's at it, Spotify's too

B&W 805 D4 Signature

Laboratory Test Report • Readers interested in a full technical appraisal of the performance of the B&W 805 D4 Signature loudspeakers should continue on and read the LABORATORY TEST REPORT published on the following pages. Readers should note that the results mentioned in the report, tabulated in performance charts and/or displayed using graphs and/or photographs should be construed as applying only to the specific sample tested.

The Wombles were GOATs. The furry litter-pickers are my guilty secret…

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