In der aktuellen Ausgabe von Hifi News (UK)

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  TOWERING 13-DRIVER LOUDSPEAKER SET TO STUN AT THE UK HI-FI SHOW LIVE
• Tube or transistor?
  NEW C SERIES MODELS DEBUT APP CONTROL
• Old meets new
  MISSION BOOKSHELF HAS CLASSIC APPEAL
• BAT revisits solid-state
  NEW PREAMP AND POWER AMP ADD TO TUBE-FREE CATALOGUE
• ATC active standmount
  LIMITED EDITION SCM20 CELEBRATES BRAND’S 50TH BIRTHDAY
• Stratton’s in its Element
  ULTRA-SENSITIVE TWO-WAY SPEAKER READY FOR ANY AMP?
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• All-star anthologies
  Rarities, remixes, outtakes and alternate tracks… Ken Kessler picks his way through the latest single-artist compilation albums to bring you the perfectly curated must-have sets
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• D’Agostino Relentless 800
  The hi-fi world’s most powerful amplifier – the aptly named Relentless – has spawned two new offspring, but the ‘baby brother’ of the duo still weighs in at 145kg apiece
• Burmester B38
  German marque’s flagship B series floorstander offers smart bass-tuning potential. Is this the speaker for every room?
• Dethonray Listening M1
  This boutique brand from China’s technology hub squeezes a truly high-end DAC and analogue headphone amp into a bijou, alloy enclosure. It puts the ‘mini’ into minimalism
• Canor Asterion V2
  This Slovakian brand’s premium phono preamp is an all-tube design – with transformer step-up for MCs – and one of the latest to jump aboard the ‘balanced bandwagon’!
• B&W 702 S3 Signature
  The ‘ultimate version’ of B&W’s 700 series flagship gets the Signature treatment, including two bespoke colour options
• Clearaudio Concept Signature
  Clearaudio’s entry-level deck for over a decade, the Concept is refreshed with ‘TSC’ (Tacho Speed Control) and speed selection, plus a selection of arms and cartridges
• JBL CD350/SA550 Classic
  With visuals inspired by JBL’s hi-fi products from the 1960s, the brand’s ‘Classic’ range of separates are populated by technology familiar to audiophiles some 60 years later…
• Joseph Martin Kraus The Swedish Mozart
  Centuries ahead of his time, Kraus was the master of Scandi noir, says Peter Quantrill, in a catalogue of symphonies and theatre pieces crying out for wider recognition
• Jellyfish Spilt Milk
  The San Francisco power pop band chased perfection on their second album – and broke up a little over a year later. Steve Sutherland checks out the 180g reissue
• Tubeway Army Replicas
  Before embarking on a decades-long solo career, Gary Numan was the driving force behind New Wave three-piece Tubeway Army, and his electronic fingerprints are all over their sci-fi-tinged 1979 album, which took synth pop to the very top of the charts
• Quonset Hut Studio
  Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline and a fuzz-effect first… how did an army surplus hut become Columbia Studio B and help country music cross into pop? Steve Sutherland reveals all
• Conversion therapy
  What’s the best method for turning your analogue LPs into a digital stream? Barry Fox seeks the solution as he digs into a confusing world of dongles, A/D converters and open source software
• Return on investment
  Barry Willis has turned some impressive profits reselling vintage audio gear, but these are the exceptions that prove the rule. In fact, much of the time he’s left counting the cost…
• For the record
  Our hi-fi history is often passed over by academics and museum curators, believes Jim Lesurf, which is why books such as Stephen Spicer’s celebration of Leak are so worthwhile
• Baby-faced maestros
  They’re everywhere, says Peter Quantrill, but let’s dispel dyspeptic indignation and instead see young and gifted conductors as a sign of hope when it comes to the future of classical music
• Storage stories
  The BBC isn’t just a creator of content – since the early days of hi-fi it’s collected and archived commercial music. But has its operation become too big to continue, wonders Steve Harris
• Sound Off!
  Correspondents express their own opinions, not those of Hi-Fi News. We reserve the right to edit letters for publication. Correspondents using e-mail are asked to give their full postal address (which won’t be published). Letters seeking advice will be answered in print on our Sound Off pages, but due to time constraints we regret we’re unable to answer questions on buying items of hi-fi or any other hi-fi queries by telephone, post or via e-mail.
• Toshiba XR-V22 CD player
  Gimmick or grand plan as Toshiba looks to spice up the mid-’80s CD scene with a dual-disc player offering over two hours of continuous music. How does it fare today?
• Cor, Lumley!
  What could match a Lumley Stratosphere turntable better than Lumley’s LM2 speakers and PS2/M250 pre/power amps, says Peter J Comeau
• OFF THE LEASH! KEN KESSLER TELLS IT LIKE IT IS…
  Ken Kessler finds that you wait a while and then three turn up together – not buses but Leak amps