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June 2008 issue
on sale Wednesday 30th April 2008

LOUDSPEAKERS
LOUDSPEAKER GROUP TEST
Adam Smith checks out six pairs of super new sub-£1,000 floorstanders.

SPENDOR SA1
David Price listens to the company's smallest ever standmounting loudspeaker.

VIENNA ACOUSTICS HAYDN GRAND
These baby standmounters get the treatment from Adam Smith.

DIGITAL
SONY BDP-S500
Noel Keywood has audio-visual fun with Sony's new £500 Blu-ray player.

YAMAHA CD-S2000
David Price is wowed by Yamaha's new flagship CD/SACD spinner.

TRENDS AUDIO UD10.1
David Price checks out trends Audio's diminutive USB DAC.

NETWORK MUSIC PLAYERS
Steven Green beams music around his house with the help of network players from Pinnacle and Terratec.

ARCAM MS250
Patrick Cleasby explores the delights of Arcam's much anticipated music server.

CONSONANCE FORBIDDEN CITY ORFEO
Adam Smith listens to Consonance's new non-oversampling CD player.

AMPLIFICATION
CHORD CPA3000/SPM650
Andrew Harrison auditions Chord's relatively 'affordable' new pre and power amplifier combination...

QUAD II-EIGHTY
The wait is over, as Quad's new flagship power amplifiers finally arrive. Noel Keywood lavishes glowing praise...

SYSTEMS
SHANLING MC3000
Does the bigger brother of the lovely MC30 hit the spot? David Allcock decides.

HEADPHONES
AUDIO TECHNICA AT-H1000W
David Price shuts the world out with the help of these exotic headphones.

DIY SECTION
GOLD CHANGES
Peter Comeau details how to update the obsolete Audax gold dome tweeters in your World Audio Designs' KLS3s.

 FEATURES
BI-CURIOUS
Noel Keywood presents a simple guide to bi-wiring and bi-amping.

iTUNING IN
David Price navigates you through the brave new world of Apple's iTunes.

PICTURE PERFECT
Noel Keywood takes a look at new Blu-ray test discs from Silicon Optix.

SHOWTIME
Adam Smith details the high points of the March Heathrow High Fidelity Show.

OLDE WORLDE - CARBON DATING
David price tells the story of Sony's long lost SS5050 'Carbocon' loudspeakers.

WORLD STANDARDS
A freshly updated guide to our favourite hi-fi components available today.

AUDIOPHILE CD
Paul Rigby rounds up the latest audiophile CD releases.

CLASSIC CUTS
Channa Vithana remembers My Bloody Valentine's classic 1991 album, 'Loveless'
COMPETITION
Your chance to win a Raysonic CD128 CD player, worth £1,500! Just answer a few simple questions and it could be yours!
VINYL WORLD SECTION
VINYL NEWS
Paul Rigby with all the latest black plastic releases.

THORENS TD160HD
Adam Smith checks out the latest version of a turntable classic.

WHEST TWO
Whest Audio's new entry level phono stage gets the once-over from Adam Smith.

NAGAOKA MP150
Noel Keywood listens in to this interesting new £125 MM cartridge.
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 June 2008 issue
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