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VINYL & RECORD REVIEWS NEWS AND OPINION
80 Classical Companion 21 Welcome
This month Christopher Breunig A message from the editor
focuses on the recorded works of 22 News DECEMBER 20
enigmatic conductor Carlos Kleiber Pre and power amp for Levinson
82 Vinyl Release 5000 Series, DS Audio’s third-gen
Steve Sutherland recalls the night optical pick-up, McIntosh unwraps
he went clubbing with Prince as mightiest ever integrated, Scansonic
The Purple One’s Sign ’O The Times and Spendor unveil new speakers
is reissued on 180g vinyl 26 Hi-Fi @ Home revisited
84 Vinyl Icon We talk to a reader whose system
Gospel-like grooves meet 12-bar fi rst appeared in our pages back in
blues as Mike Barnes brings you the 2010 to fi nd out what changes he’s
story behind the recording of made to it over the past decade
Ry Cooder’s Paradise And Lunch 34 Investigation
90 Meet The Producers Tempted to ‘get back into tape’?
Back in the ’80s, The Bomb Squad 46 Grimm Audio MU1 Ken Kessler brings you his Top 10
not only revolutionised hip-hop but Network bridge/server solution with pre-cherished reel-to-reel recorder
turned record production on its custom code promises to be the buys, at prices to suit all pockets
head, as Steve Sutherland explains ‘ultimate digital source’. We fi nd out 104 Opinion
94 Music Reviews 50 Hana Umami Red Insider comment on the hot audio
Our selection of audiophile LPs Urushi lacquer fi nish, open generator, topics of the day from Barry Fox,
and hi-res downloads reviewed by gold-plated pins... does this fl agship Andrew Everard, Jim Lesurf, Steve
our specialists alongside the latest MC pick-up sound as good as it looks? Harris and, from the US, Barry Willis
rock, jazz and classical albums 54 Pass Labs INT-25 114 Sound Off
No-nonsense integrated from the pen The hunt for a classic amp with vinyl
DEFINITIVE PRODUCT REVIEWS of Nelson Pass puts the music fi rst in mind, ridding a tonearm of hum,
without skimping on the muscle why USB interconnects can sound
42 Wilson Audio SabrinaX 58 Denon DCD-A110/PMA-A110 different, more on gapless playback
Company’s smallest fl oorstander is They’re ‘Sound Master’ tuned and use 138 Off The Leash
reimagined with fl agship tweeter, ‘top-of-the-line’ components. We hear Box sets, Baby Boomers and the
new inert cabinet and bass driver. the anniversary SACD player and amp demise of the silver disc... but as
Does it have the ‘X’ factor? 64 Supravox Vouvray LPs outsell CDs in the US, Ken Kessler
Why this retro-looking tube/hybrid wonders if everything is as it seems
integrated amp from pedigree French
brand is such an impressive package
68 Lu Kang Audio Spoey230
Taiwanese company hits the UK with
a beautifully handcrafted standmount
sporting Danish drivers. We listen...
73 AudioQuest William Tell Zero
Speaker cable from premier US brand
is said to deliver superior results
thanks to the use of ‘Zero-Tech’...
74 Pro-Ject Debut Carbon EVO
A fl ourish of fi nishes and damped
metal platter as longstanding Debut
series of decks evolves to a new level
ABOVE: We catch up with readers whose
VINTAGE systems once appeared in our
Hi-Fi @ Home feature.
122 Vintage Review Where are they
How do yesterday’s classics shape up now? See p26
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128 From The Vault
This month’s dip into HFN’s archives
fi nds us in 1978 where four open-reel
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