Hi-Fi Choice

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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System matching • Why finding the perfect synergy between your chosen integrated amplifier and favourite speakers holds the key to maximising your system’s potential

Advance Paris X-i50 BT • New to the UK, Advance Paris plans to deliver the high life at a low cost, and we can’t help but think its entry-level amp hits the spot

Arcam Radia A25 • The first all-new Arcam range in a number of years is finally here, so let’s take a gander at this flagship offering

Musical Fidelity A1 • It’s time to feel the heat with this new version of a renowned Eighties Class A classic integrated amplifier

Naim Nait 50 • Time to pop the champagne and celebrate Naim’s 50th anniversary with its new, limited edition, Nait 50 integrated amp

PrimaLuna EVO 200 • Launching in 2003, this Dutch company has become a popular brand for value-conscious tube aficionados

Rega Aethos • Stripped down to the absolute minimum of features, who says going back to basics doesn’t pay dividends?

Trafomatic Audio Rhapsody • Hailing from Serbia, the Rhapsody is a glorious single-ended, 300B-based triode tube amp. You just need to save up for it…

Cyrus Classic PRE • A well-thought-out balance of features and functions helps Cyrus turn this into a Classic performance

Exposure 3510 Pre-Amplifier • The Exposure might be a rather traditional design, but it makes simplicity a considerable virtue

Eversolo DMP-A8 • The astonishingly flexible Eversolo attempts to do everything… and by-and-large goes ahead and does so

Pro-Ject Pre Box RS2 Digital • The Pro-Ject is a small box with some decidedly big – and surprisingly unusual – ideas

Marantz MODEL 50/CD 50n • Marantz’s latest arrivals might have a decidedly retro tinge, but everything they offer is still bang up to date

Chord Electronics BerTTi • With the tabletop-sized TToby power amp retired, CE’s BerTTi replacement ushers in bold new tech. Prepare to be impressed

Electrocompaniet AW 300 M • As the Norwegian brand’s heavyweight AW 800 M flagship is split in two to reveal the AW 300 M, we ask… are these ‘manageable monoblocks’ truly a chip off the old, ahem, block?

Setting up your turntable • Proper record player installation pays dividends when it comes to performance. It’s time to shine a light on the dark art

Kestrel Audio KT-100 • The new young upstart on the turntable block shows you can teach an old dog new tricks

Pro-Ject Debut EVO 2 • The original Debut EVO turntable took the Debut to new heights and it looks as though the EVO 2 promises more of the same

Rega Planar 1 Plus • Is the fact you have to remove the platter to change the speed enough to put newcomers off?

Rekkord F110P • Meet the sister company of Pro-Ject, catering for those that don’t want the hassle of manual operation

AVID HIFI Pellar • Debuting AVID HIFI’s range of phono stages, the Pellar phono preamp is a highly refined proposition

Cyrus Classic PHONO • The Cyrus Phono Signature was an all-time great phono stage, but can its successor still cut the vinyl mustard?

Gold Note Vasari Shibata • Gold Note has beefed up its Vasari MM cart, for those looking for a premium high-output option, and we think it’s onto a winner

Grado Opus3 • The Grado cuts a completely different aesthetic to any other cart and does things in its own way

Rega Nd5 • After...