Hi-Fi Choice Issue 375 September 2013

[Hi-Fi Choice Magazine]

<div readability="32"><p>The September 2013 issue is on sale Thursday!</p></div><div readability="70.5495070724">
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<img alt="" src="http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/sites/17/images/website_images/hfc375cover163.jpg"/><strong>The September 2013 issue of Hi-Fi Choice magazine has the usual wide range of features and equipment reviews, including the highly respected group test. It's packed with products for getting the best possible sound from your hi-fi, whether you're buying or tuning and tweaking...</strong></p>
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<strong>Brands featured*this month:</strong>*Astell&Kern,*Analogue Innovation, Audience, Audio-Technica,*Bel Canto, Clearaudio, Crystal Acoutsics,*Epiphany Acoustics, Epos, Goldring, Grado, HiFiMAN,*Icon Audio, ISOKinetik, Jays, Linn, Mains Cables R Us, Micormega,*Naim, Nagaoka, Onkyo, Ortofon, Russ Andrews, Panasonic, Pure, Tannoy, Teac *</p>
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<strong>PRODUCT REVIEWS</strong></p>
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<strong>CARTRIDGES GROUP TEST</strong></p>
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Six affordable cartridges that will help*bring the very best out of your vinyl.</p>
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<strong>TANNOY PRECISION*6.2*</strong></p>
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Exclusive*review of the*new mid-priced floorstanders.</p>
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<strong>TEAC UD-501</strong></p>
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The £700 DAC/headphone amp comes with DSD playback capability through its USB inputs.</p>
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<strong>EPOS ELAN 10</strong></p>
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Malcolm Steward*takes a close look at*the compact*standmount loudspeakers.</p>
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<strong>ICON AUDIO STEREO 40 MK III KT88</strong></p>
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The new valve*integrated amplifier that's hard not to like, says David Price.</p>
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<strong>ASTELL&KERN AK120</strong></p>
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Hi-res portable music*gets an*upgrade.</p>
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<strong>FEATURES</strong></p>
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<strong>AVID LISTENING</strong></p>
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Insider feature: Avid has made a huge impact on turntable design, but as*Ed Selley discovers, its ambition doesn't stop there.</p>
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<strong>RETRO: NAIM NAIT</strong></p>
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A look back at the charismatic, cult amplifier of the 80s that's now a classic.</p>
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<span><b>SOUND AFFECTS</b></span></p>
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UK*psychedelia: 1965-1968.</p>
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<strong>NEWS AND COMMENT</strong></p>
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<span><b>AUDIOFILE</b></span></p>
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Onkyo CS-255DAB: micro hi-fi system with*iPhone 5 docking.</p>
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<span><b>OPINION</b></span></p>
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Lee Dunkley,*David Price,*Jason Kennedy*and Malcolm Steward*opine on*matters audiophile...</p>
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<span><b>HI-FI*CHOICES</b></span></p>
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All your audio-related questions, with our advice given for free. Email us at*<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>!</p>
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<span><b>BACKCHAT</b></span></p>
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Our monthly missive on the audio industry rumours and*forthcoming products, plus this month's Desert*Island Discs*from Steve Halsall of GP Acoustic (UK) Ltd.</p>
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<strong>DOWNLOADS</strong></p>
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