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410 Reviews   •  English   •   Music (Hi-Fi)
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COMMENT
7 Incoming! Your views on all things audio

FEATURES
10 Ferrari Purosangue how Ferrari’s first four-door supercar can sound thanks to Burmester’s excellent in-car audio system
17 Achieving Audio Nirvana in a 4ft × 4ft space. Is this the ultimate in small room systems?
97 Power Feature is your power all its cracked up to be?

EQUIPMENT REVIEWS
26 Naim Audio NSC 222, NPX 300, NAP 250 line preamplifier/streamer, power supply and stereo power amplifier
37 Wilson Audio Alexx V floorstanding loudspeakers
46 Atoll IN300 integrated amplifier/DAC
51 Vimberg Amea stand-mount loudspeakers
57 Aqua Acoustic Quality La Diva M2 CD transport
63 Galion Audio TS120 SE integrated valve amplifier
69 PSB Alpha iQ active loudspeaker streaming system
75 T+A Solitaire T wireless headphones
81 Quiescent T100SPA stereo power amplifier
87 OePhi Reference interconnect, loudspeaker, and power cables
93 Platanus 3.0S moving coil cartridge

MUSIC
104 A Beginner’s Guide to... Musique Concrète
Perhaps the most important avant garde musical form of the 20th Century
111 Billy Valentine The veteran US soul singer and songwriter on his latest album
119 The Long Ryders The founding fathers of alt‑country Americana on loss and new music
127 Music Reviews Contemporary, classical and audiophile music

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120 Competition! Computer Audio Design USB II-R cable worth £1,500 must be won!
135 Subscriptions Subscribe and save!
135 Advertiser index
136 Next Issue Find out what’s happening next time!
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hi-fi+ ISSUE 218 COMMENT 7 Incoming! Your views on all things audio FEATURES 10 Ferrari Purosangue how Ferrari’s first four-door supercar can sound thanks to Burmester’s excellent in-car audio system 17 Achieving Audio Nirvana in a 4ft × 4ft space. Is this the ultimate in small room systems? 97 Power Feature is your power all its cracked up to be? EQUIPMENT REVIEWS 26 Naim Audio NSC 222, NPX 300, NAP 250 line preamplifier/streamer, power supply and stereo power amplifier 37 Wilson Audio Alexx V floorstanding loudspeakers 46 Atoll IN300 integrated amplifier/DAC 51 Vimberg Amea stand-mount loudspeakers 57 Aqua Acoustic Quality La Diva M2 CD transport 63 Galion Audio TS120 SE integrated valve amplifier 69 PSB Alpha iQ active loudspeaker streaming system 75 T+A Solitaire T wireless headphones 81 Quiescent T100SPA stereo power amplifier 87 OePhi Reference interconnect, loudspeaker, and power cables 93 Platanus 3.0S moving coil cartridge MUSIC 104 A Beginner’s Guide to... Musique Concrète Perhaps the most important avant garde musical form of the 20th Century 111 Billy Valentine The veteran US soul singer and songwriter on his latest album 119 The Long Ryders The founding fathers of alt‑country Americana on loss and new music 127 Music Reviews Contemporary, classical and audiophile music PLUS 120 Competition! Computer Audio Design USB II-R cable worth £1,500 must be won! 135 Subscriptions Subscribe and save! 135 Advertiser index 136 Next Issue Find out what’s happening next time!


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COMMENT
7 Incoming! Your views on all things audio

FEATURES
10 Ferrari Purosangue how Ferrari’s first four-door supercar can sound thanks to Burmester’s excellent in-car audio system
17 Achieving Audio Nirvana in a 4ft × 4ft space. Is this the ultimate in small room systems?
97 Power Feature is your power all its cracked up to be?

EQUIPMENT REVIEWS
26 Naim Audio NSC 222, NPX 300, NAP 250 line preamplifier/streamer, power supply and stereo power amplifier
37 Wilson Audio Alexx V floorstanding loudspeakers
46 Atoll IN300 integrated amplifier/DAC
51 Vimberg Amea stand-mount loudspeakers
57 Aqua Acoustic Quality La Diva M2 CD transport
63 Galion Audio TS120 SE integrated valve amplifier
69 PSB Alpha iQ active loudspeaker streaming system
75 T+A Solitaire T wireless headphones
81 Quiescent T100SPA stereo power amplifier
87 OePhi Reference interconnect, loudspeaker, and power cables
93 Platanus 3.0S moving coil cartridge

MUSIC
104 A Beginner’s Guide to... Musique Concrète
Perhaps the most important avant garde musical form of the 20th Century
111 Billy Valentine The veteran US soul singer and songwriter on his latest album
119 The Long Ryders The founding fathers of alt‑country Americana on loss and new music
127 Music Reviews Contemporary, classical and audiophile music

PLUS
120 Competition! Computer Audio Design USB II-R cable worth £1,500 must be won!
135 Subscriptions Subscribe and save!
135 Advertiser index
136 Next Issue Find out what’s happening next time!
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