Pocketmags Digital Magazines
GB
Pocketmags Digital Magazines
   You are currently viewing the United Kingdom version of the site.
Would you like to switch to your local site?
Read anywhere Read anywhere
Ways to pay Pocketmags Payment Types
At Pocketmags you get
Secure Billing
Great Offers
Web & App Reader
Gifting Options
Loyalty Points


Instant Access when you subscribe
Enjoy on your mobile, tablet or computer
Digital subscriptions include the latest issue and all regular issues released during your subscription. Your chosen term will automatically renew unless auto-renew is cancelled in your subscription area 24 hours before the end of the current subscription.

Free Sample Issue
Get your FREE Sample issue of hi-fi+ Global Network today!
Try a FREE sample of hi-fi+ Global Network
READ NOW

hi-fi+ Global Network Magazine

12 issues per year View Reviews   |   Write Review From £1.25 per issue Hi-Fi+ is Europe’s premier English-language high-end audio magazine. Whether it’s the latest in digital audio technology or the best turntable you’ve ever heard, Hi-Fi+ magazine is the ultimate audiophile authority. .. read more

Our goal is clear; to seek out the finest audio components money can buy. Music is the soundtrack to all our lives and we think that the better that soundtrack, sounds the more enriched our lives can be. A good audio system can open up new avenues of music that might surprise you. We don’t differentiate; it could be a classic valve amplifier or a state-of-the-art music server – if it sounds good, we want to know and we want to tell you about it. The difference between good sound and great sound lies in the details… and we are obsessive about detail.

We aren’t constrained by measurement or bogged down in stuffy old paradigms. We are relevant and a little bit irreverent. Hi-Fi+ features some of the best writers in the business, all passionate about making music sound as good as it possibly can. We seek out the finest audio components – and the latest and greatest music – and aren’t afraid of finding the best, whatever the cost.  read less
SELECT FORMAT:

GET INSTANT ACCESS TO THIS ISSUE

Single Digital Issue hi-fi+ISSUE 223
 
£3.99 / issue
Annual Digital Subscription Plus the last 3 back issues for free Now £14.99 billed annually
Save
69%
£1.25 / issue
6 Month Digital Subscription £8.99 billed twice a year
Save
62%
£1.50 / issue
Please note that the calculations are for illustration purposes only. Savings are calculated on the comparable purchase of single issues over an annualised subscription period and can vary from advertised amounts. Complete your collection savings are based on the RRP of the latest issue.

Issue Cover

hi-fi+ Global Network  |  hi-fi+ISSUE 223  


COMMENT
7 Incoming! Your views on all things audio


FEATURES
10 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet with Burmester Audiosysteme
in-car entertainment
96 Meet Your Maker Michael Hedges of Monitor Audio

EQUIPMENT REVIEWS

17 Gold Note DS-1000 EVO streaming DAC
27 Sonus faber Guarneri G5 stand-mount loudspeaker
36 Kudos Audio Titan 808 floorstanding loudspeaker
43 PrimaLuna EVO 100 phono preamplifier
52 Karan Acoustics Master Collection POWERb STEREO stereo power amplifier
57 Java Hi-Fi Single Shot integrated amplifier
63 Davone Reference One floorstanding loudspeaker
69 Børresen X3 floorstanding loudspeaker
74 Balanced Audio Technology VK80i integrated amplifier
79 Vertere Acoustics Imperium Motor Drive turntable power supply
83 Purist Audio Design Jade interconnect, power, and loudspeaker cable
89 Coherence Systems ADDPowr Sorcer Apprentice power conditioner
93 Stack Audio AUVA 100 loudspeaker isolators

MUSIC
104 A Beginner’s Guide to. .. read more .. The Blues Part 3
The Blues moved to Chicago, and found new champions in guitar heroes!
112 Iraina Mancini Singer-songwriter, DJ, and model, Mancini discusses her new album... and Jane Birkin.
118 The Bees The Mercury prize winning Isle of Wight superstars, on their first album in 13 years!
127 Music Reviews Contemporary, classical and audiophile music

PLUS

115 Back Issues Build your library!
124 Subscriptions Subscribe and save!
135 Advertiser index
136 Next Issue Find out what’s happening next time!
  read less
Hi-Fi+ is Europe’s premier English-language high-end audio magazine. Whether it’s the latest in digital audio technology or the best turntable you’ve ever heard, Hi-Fi+ magazine is the ultimate audiophile authority.

Our goal is clear; to seek out the finest audio components money can buy. Music is the soundtrack to all our lives and we think that the better that soundtrack, sounds the more enriched our lives can be. A good audio system can open up new avenues of music that might surprise you. We don’t differentiate; it could be a classic valve amplifier or a state-of-the-art music server – if it sounds good, we want to know and we want to tell you about it. The difference between good sound and great sound lies in the details… and we are obsessive about detail.

We aren’t constrained by measurement or bogged down in stuffy old paradigms. We are relevant and a little bit irreverent. Hi-Fi+ features some of the best writers in the business, all passionate about making music sound as good as it possibly can. We seek out the finest audio components – and the latest and greatest music – and aren’t afraid of finding the best, whatever the cost.
As a subscriber you'll receive the following benefits:

  A discount off the RRP of your magazine
  Your magazine delivered to your device each month
  You'll never miss an issue
  You’re protected from price rises that may happen later in the year

You'll receive 12 issues during a 1 year hi-fi+ Global Network magazine subscription.

Note: Digital editions do not include the covermount items or supplements you would find with printed copies.
Your purchase here at Pocketmags.com can be read on any of the following platforms.

You can read here on the website or download the app for your platform, just remember to login with your Pocketmags username and password.


The Pocketmags app runs on all iPad and iPhone devices running iOS 13.0 or above, Android 5.0 or above and Fire Tablet (Gen 3) or above. Our web-reader works with any HTML5 compatible browser, for PC and Mac we recommend Chrome or Firefox.

For iOS we recommend any device which can run the latest iOS for better performance and stability. Earlier models with lower processor and RAM specifications may experience slower page rendering and occasional app crashes which are outside of our control.
4.3
/5
Based on 416 Customer Reviews
5
203
4
149
3
47
2
7
1
4
Write Review View Reviews

Really interesting

Very good magazine for all those fans of hi-fi information and news Reviewed 09 April 2022
SUBSCRIBER

Hi-Fi+

Well, over the (many) years as an Audiophile, I have read (many) Audiophile magazines...My first impressions of Hi-Fi+ came from reading a printed issue (unfortunately, landed to someone who should have sent it back to me but didn't), but that issue whetted my appetite, so I paid for the digital edition. Great reviews, of important products, well-written....very satisfied. Will re-activate my subscription when it expires (in two month's time). Thanks a lot! Reviewed 17 January 2021
SUBSCRIBER

Hi-Fi+

Excellent magazine, well written articles, technically accurate, informative and entertaining. Reviewed 17 January 2021
SUBSCRIBER

Hi-Fi+

Love the magazine for its well written reviews of equipment and music. Reviewed 28 September 2020
SUBSCRIBER

Hi-Fi+

always excellent Reviewed 02 September 2020

// btn2.addClass('active').find('.selectorico').removeClass('fa-circle').addClass('fa-circle-dot'); //active button set