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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SoulNote A-2 Integrated Amplifier

Laboratory Test Report • Readers interested in a full technical appraisal of the performance of the SoulNote A-2 integrated amplifier 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.

Ferrum Audio Hypsos Hybrid Power System

Wired-standard sound meets wireless convenience

GoldenEar BRX Bookshelf Speakers

Laboratory Test Report • Readers interested in a full technical appraisal of the performance of the GoldenEar BRX Loudspeakers should continue on and read the LABORATORY REPORT. 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.

Tips for buying second-hand hi-fi and vinyl • Being thrifty can be nifty… if you do it right

Perfect the art of crate digging • A checklist for sniffing out goodcondition records

Mighty McIntosh • Solid-state or valve… or how about both?

Dallas Clarke: a hi-fi Geppetto

McIntosh • C12000C Controller | C12000ST Preamp | MC3500 MkII Mono Power Amps

EISA AWARDS 2022-2023

Top Picks

FROM THE DESK OF LEN

All the new headphones • We may have lost the headphone logo in our branding, but headphones remain an important category for us, and we have recently received a few excellent new models

MX-Stream

BlueSound Hub

NAD C 700

Perreaux

Bowers & Wilkins Promotion

Triangle

Rega System One

The latest on Home Theatre • We have a lot happening with our Home Theatre market at the moment. We are in the process of designing a new dedicated high-end Home Theatre space in our showroom, and have taken the opportunity to go back to basics. We have researched the market from scratch, which has resulted in some new brands among our offerings.

Naim/Focal celebrate 10 years

Reavon UBR-X110 UHD Blu-ray player

PrimaLuna Evo 300 Hybrid Integrated Amplifier • The best of both worlds? PrimaLuna’s new EVO300 Hybrid Integrated delivers a sweet-sounding ‘valve experience’ but in a high-powered amplifier…

All things vinyl

IsoAcoustics GAIA series • The GAIA speaker isolation devices from IsoAcoustics will improve the performance of any loudspeaker or subwoofer. They replace the existing feet or spikes, isolating the speaker from the surface it is sitting on as much as possible.

Musical Fidelity M-Series Integrated Amplifiers

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