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Hi-Fi News Magazine May 2024 Back Issue

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310 Reviews   •  English   •   Leisure Interest (Hi-Fi)
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In the may issue of HiFi News

Definitive product reviews

PS Audio’s new AirLens streamer includes an I2S/HDMI link to the partnering DirectStream DAC MK2. See p48

Generation Z – Luxman’s L-509Z integrated amplifier, see p52

Silver coils and tickled-up magnets distinguish the new SE version of Goldring’s flagship Ethos MC. Our exclusive review gets into the groove on p56


Vinyl & Record Reviews

Passion through a cinematic lens, ABC’s The Lexicon Of Love is our Vinyl Icon (p82), while Steve Sutherland goes transcendental as Kate Bush’s The Sensual World reappears on 180g (p80)

Vinyl Icon: ABC burst out of the Steel City with a shimmering sound that seduced a generation of ’80s pop fans. Mike Barnes looks at the making of their debut album, The Lexicon Of Love (p84)


Vintage

Vintage Review: The Philips AH585 from 1979 was a third-generation Motional Feedback speaker designed to bring enthusiasts with more traditional tastes into the MBR fold. How will it sound today? (p120)


The Vault: It’s HFN Jul ’91 and Ken Kessler is assessing Apogee’s Centaurus Major and Minor hybrid speakers. Ribbons to be cheerful? (p126)

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May 2024 In the may issue of HiFi News Definitive product reviews PS Audio’s new AirLens streamer includes an I2S/HDMI link to the partnering DirectStream DAC MK2. See p48 Generation Z – Luxman’s L-509Z integrated amplifier, see p52 Silver coils and tickled-up magnets distinguish the new SE version of Goldring’s flagship Ethos MC. Our exclusive review gets into the groove on p56 Vinyl & Record Reviews Passion through a cinematic lens, ABC’s The Lexicon Of Love is our Vinyl Icon (p82), while Steve Sutherland goes transcendental as Kate Bush’s The Sensual World reappears on 180g (p80) Vinyl Icon: ABC burst out of the Steel City with a shimmering sound that seduced a generation of ’80s pop fans. Mike Barnes looks at the making of their debut album, The Lexicon Of Love (p84) Vintage Vintage Review: The Philips AH585 from 1979 was a third-generation Motional Feedback speaker designed to bring enthusiasts with more traditional tastes into the MBR fold. How will it sound today? (p120) The Vault: It’s HFN Jul ’91 and Ken Kessler is assessing Apogee’s Centaurus Major and Minor hybrid speakers. Ribbons to be cheerful? (p126) Plus News & Opinion, and so much more!


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In the may issue of HiFi News

Definitive product reviews

PS Audio’s new AirLens streamer includes an I2S/HDMI link to the partnering DirectStream DAC MK2. See p48

Generation Z – Luxman’s L-509Z integrated amplifier, see p52

Silver coils and tickled-up magnets distinguish the new SE version of Goldring’s flagship Ethos MC. Our exclusive review gets into the groove on p56


Vinyl & Record Reviews

Passion through a cinematic lens, ABC’s The Lexicon Of Love is our Vinyl Icon (p82), while Steve Sutherland goes transcendental as Kate Bush’s The Sensual World reappears on 180g (p80)

Vinyl Icon: ABC burst out of the Steel City with a shimmering sound that seduced a generation of ’80s pop fans. Mike Barnes looks at the making of their debut album, The Lexicon Of Love (p84)


Vintage

Vintage Review: The Philips AH585 from 1979 was a third-generation Motional Feedback speaker designed to bring enthusiasts with more traditional tastes into the MBR fold. How will it sound today? (p120)


The Vault: It’s HFN Jul ’91 and Ken Kessler is assessing Apogee’s Centaurus Major and Minor hybrid speakers. Ribbons to be cheerful? (p126)

Plus News & Opinion, and so much more!
read more read less
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