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AUDIO FEATURES
The Greatest			(KK) 50/1
Radio Days: Part 2			(AMc) 82/1
Get Down to Earth			(BD) 80/2
Satellite Radio News			(RW) 59/3
Golden Turkeys			(KK) 78/4
Julian Vereker MBE Tribute			(KK/PMs/MC) 75/4
Lossy Compression Part I			(KH) 74/5
Lossy Compression Part II			(KH) 68/6
Mega Bass Meets Mega Bucks			(DC) 74/6
Satellite Radio			(RW) 79/6
How much power?			(KH) 70/7
SACD			(JK) 81/7
Trifield: A missed opportunity?			(KH) 68/8
Home Deck			(PC) 75/8
Satellite Radio			(RW) 77/8
The how and why of Supertweeters			(KH) 58/9
Interview with Mark Levinson			(KK) 64/10
AAC: Life Beyond MP3			(KH) 68/10
British Audio Awards 2001			15/11
Loudspeaker phase I: Can we hear speaker phase?			(KH) 78/11
Loudspeaker phase II: Yes, we can hear loudspeaker phase			(KH) 78/12

INTERVIEWS
Cable Lowdown: William E Low			(SH) 60/12
The voice of dissent: Peter Qvortrup			(SH) 60/11

SYSTEM SETUP
The Art of Good Sound			(SH) 60/10
West End high-end - Marcus Margulies			(KK) 56/11
Bedroom Suite			(DH) 56/12

SHOW REPORTS
The Hi-Fi News Show 1999			70/1
Dublin			(SH) 79/2
Zagreb and Budapest			(MR) 82/2
Warsaw and Ljubjana			(AH/MR) 82/3
Las Vegas CES: Part 1			(KK) 52/4
Las Vegas CES: Part 2			(KK) 64/5
Frankfurt High-End Show			(KK) 66/9
The Hi-Fi News Show 2000 highlights			(KK) 16/12

AMPLIFIERS
Arcam		FMJ five-channel	(AG) 55/5
Arcam		Alpha 10 DAVE	(AH) 70/2
Audio Refinement		Complete amp	(AG) 60/1
Audio Refinement		Complete integrated	(AG) 60/2
Audio Research		Reference Two	(MC) 24/3
Balanced Audio Technology		VK-50SE/VK-60 pre-/power amp	(AG) 49/7
Bryston		BP25/4B-ST	(DB) 44/6
Chord Electronics		SPM12000 power amp	(AH) 38/12
Canary		CA300 monoblock amplifier	(SH) 48/8
Conrad-Johnson		Premier 17 pre-amp	(MC) 26/9
Creek Audio		P43R pre-amp/A52SE power amp	(TB) 48/5
Croft		Vitale pre-amp	(KK) 42/2
Cyrus Electronics		aCA7 pre-amp	(MC) 52/2
Cyrus 7		integrated amplifier	(TB) 51/6
Densen		Beat 200/300	(DB) 38/8
Electrocompaniet		EC1-3	(MC) 44/3
EAR		864 pre-amplifier	(KK) 30/1
Fase		Nimis Naif	(KK) 38/2
Krell Industries		KAV-150a power amp/KAV-250p pre-amp	(AG) 24/5
Linn		Kolektor/LK140	(AH) 28/11
McCormack		pre-/power amp	(AG) 50/10
McIntosh		MC2000 power amp	(KK) 28/6
Meracus		Intrare	(DB) 54/3
Musical Fidelity		A300 integrated amp	(IH) 50/3
Musical Fidelity		A3 pre-/power amp	(DB) 36/6
Musical Fidelity		HT600	(KK) 50/9
Musical Fidelity		Nu-Vista M3	(KK) 24/12
Musical Fidelity		X-A2 amplifier	(DB) 37/10
Musical Fidelity		X-P100/X-S100	(AH) 28/11
Myryad		MP100/MA240 amplifier	(MC) 36/4 & (AH) 28/11
NAD		C160/218 THX	(AH) 28/11
Naim Audio		NAP 500	(MC) 26/8
Nightingale		Armonia amp	(KK) 47/10
Parasound		HCA-3500	(AG) 28/7
Parasound		HCA-2205 amplifier	(AG) 68/2
Pass Labs		Aleph P pre-/350 power amplifier	(AG) 49/2
Pioneer		multichannel amplifier	(MC) 68/3
Primare		A10 amplifier	(TB) 28/12
Pro-Ject		Phono Box pre-amplifier	(TB) 40/7
Quad		II-forty mono power/QC-twenty-four pre-amp	(KK) 36/11
Samuel Johnson Audio		pre-/power amp	(IH) 22/4
Sharp		SM-X100 digital amp	(MC) 51/11
Sugden		Masterclass	(KK)37/3
TAG McLaren Audio		DPA32R pre-amp	(MC) 33/10
Theta Digital		Dreadnaught	(KK) 64/3
Trilogy		integrated valve amp	(KK) 40/10
Talk Electronics		Hurricane 2.1/Tornado 2.1	(AH) 28/11
Technics		SU-C1010/SE-A1010	(AH) 28/11
Unison Research		SR1	(KK) 34/7
Viking		pre-amplifier	(MC) 41/1

LOUDSPEAKERS
Acoustic Energy		AE120	(AG) 25/10
Acoustic Research		Phantom	(DB) 60/8
Acoustic Research		Status S20	(TB) 49/4
ALR Jordan		Note 3	(AG) 53/3
Audio Physic		Libra	(MC) 45/2
Audio Research		Reference Phono	(MC) 30/6
AvantGarde		Uno	(SH) 22/5
AVI		Gravitron	(AG) 34/3
Bang & Olufsen		BeoLab 1	(MC) 20/10
Blue Room		Minipod	(AH) 39/7
B&W		601 S2	(AG) 59/2
B&W		ASW 4000 subwoofer	(MC) 66/6
BKS		Hybrid 107 Mk II	(AG) 55/6
Castle Acoustics		Inversion 50i	(AG) 25/10
Castle Acoustics		Richmond	(AG/AH) 59/6
Castle Acoustics		Severn 2SE	(TB) 53/8
Celestion		C Series (C6s/C5R/C2/C4c)	(DB) 67/7
Definitive Technology		BP3000 TL	(AG) 72/2
Dynaudio		Contour T2.5	(KK) 46/8
Elac		CL82 Mk II	(AG) 36/12
Elac		310i JET	(AG) 49/3
Final		0.3	(IH) 43/7
Genelec		HT208 active monitors	(AH) 29/12
Heil		Aulos Speakers/Ergo headphones	(AG) 48/6
Heybrook		HB4 2000	(AG) 25/10
JMlab		Mezzo Utopia	(AG) 31/9
KEF		Concerto One	(IH) 41/3
KEF		Cresta 2c	(TB) 33/12
KEF		Reference Four-Two	(IH) 42/11
KEF		Q65.2	(AG) 25/10
Martin Logan		Prodigy	(MC) 42/8
Mirage		MRM-1/BPS150I subwoofer	(AG) 40/4
Mirage		OM-7	(IH) 50/8
Mission		782	(AG) 46/1
Mission		fs-2 NXT	(AG) 46/11
Naim Audio		NBL	(MC) 24/11
Orchid		LWO Deep Resolution	(KK) 35/12
Opera		Mini	(AH) 45/9
PMC		FB1 Monitor	(DB) 52/7
Quad		ESL-989	(KK & DB) 24/7
Ruark Acoustics		Prologue	(AG) 25/10
REL		Strata III subwoofer	(KK) 69/4
REL		Storm	(MC) 75/2
REL		Q200E	(MC) 75/2
Spendor		S3/5	(KK) 38/5 & (MC) 51/12
Tannoy		Revolution R3	(AG) 25/10
Tannoy		ST-200 supertweeter	(AG) 55/10
Wilson Audio		Maxx	(MC & SH) 26/2
Wilson Audio		System 6	(MC) 26/4

CD PLAYERS
Advantage		CD-1S	(IH) 50/5
Arcam		FMJ CD23	(AG) 33/5 & (AG/AH) 42/12
Audio Refinement		Complete	(AG) 60/2
Cyrus		dAD Q24	(AH) 38/1
Cyrus		CD7	(AG/AH) 42/12
Krell		KAV-250 CD	(AG) 24/5
Marantz		CD-17 Mk II	(AG/AH) 42/12
Musical Fidelity		A3CD	(AH) 41/2
Naim Audio		CD 5	(AG/AH) 42/12
Rotel		RCD-991	(AG/AH) 42/12
Sony		SCD-777ES SACD	(DB) 28/5
Sony		SCD-XB940	(AG) 36/8
T+A Elektroakustik		CD1220R	(MC) 40/6
T+A Elektroakustik		CD1210R	(AG/AH) 42/12
Wadia Digital		860x	(AH) 32/8

CD RECORDERS
Denon		CDR-1000	(AH) 43/10
Marantz		DR6000	(AH) 43/10
Philips		CDR775	(AH) 37/9
Philips		CD-R951	(AH) 43/10
Pioneer		PD-R509	(MC) 34/5

CD TRANSPORTS AND D/A CONVERTERS
Assemblage		DAC-2.5	(CM) 57/2
Audio Note		DAC5 converter	(MC) 33/2
Chord Electronics		DSC 1500E	(MC) 24/1
dCS		Delius	(KK) 34/4
North Star Design		StarDAC	(AH) 21/1
Samuel Johnson		pdc 100 DAC	(IH) 34/9
Wadia Digital		270 transport/ 27ix DAC	(AG) 32/1

TURNTABLES
Dual		CS455-1	(AH) 53/10
Pro-Ject		Debut	(TB) 40/7
VPI		Aries	(AH) 24/6

CARTRIDGES
Clearaudio		Victory	(AH) 43/3
Clearaudio		Virtuoso	(TB) 46/7
van den Hul		Black Beauty SP-X	(MC) 36/7
Grado		Platinum Signature	(TB) 46/7

PHONO STAGES
Audio Research		Reference Phono	(MC) 30/6
Cyrus Electronics		aEQ7 phono amp	(MC) 52/2 & (AH) 42/4
Lehmann Audio		Black Cube	(AH) 42/4
Michell Engineering		Delphini	(AH) 42/4 & 40/9
Musical Fidelity		X-LP2	(AH) 42/4
Paul Hynes Design		VV1 and VH1	(AH) 42/4
Sphinx		Phono Equiliser	(AH) 42/4

SYSTEMS
Audio Note		Zero System	(AH) 34/6
Myryad		Cameo System	(AH) 31/12

MINIDISC
Sony		MDS-JB555	(TB) 36/1
Sony		MZ-R55 portable	(MC) 49/1
Sony		MDS-JE640	(IH) 26/12

MP3 PLAYERS
Aiwa		MM-VX100 MP3 player	(AG) 59/6
Diamond		Rio 500	(AH) 28/3
HanGo		Jukebox	(AH) 33/4
GMT		J-Box software	(AH) 57/10
Maycom		Merit	(AH) 28/3
Philex		MPress 3	(AH) 28/3
Pine		D'music	(AH) 28/3
Pontis		MPlayer 3	(AH) 28/3
MusicMatch		Jukebox Deluxe software	(AH) 57/10
Thomson		Lyra	(AH) 28/3

TUNERS
Sony		STD-777ES	(AG) 38/9
TAG McLaren Audio		T32R w/digital tuner	(AH) 31/7
Technics		ST-GT1000	(AMc) 40/5 & (AG) 38/9

DVD PLAYERS
Denon		DVD 2500	(AG) 63/7
JVC		XV-723GD	(SH) 49/10
Kenwood		DVF-9010	(AG) 63/7
NAD		T-550	(AG) 63/7
Nakamichi		DVD 10S player	(KK) 65/6
Philips		DVD750	(AG) 63/7
Pioneer		DV-525	(AG) 63/7
Pioneer		DV717	(AG) 63/7
Sony		DVP-S725	(AG) 63/7
Sony		DVP-S7700	(AG) 63/7
Theta Digital		Carmen	(KK) 54/9
Technics		DVD-A10	(MC) 57/7 & (AG) 41/11
Toshiba		SD-9000	(AG) 63/7
Wharfedale		Tesco DVD player	(KK) 59/5
Yamaha		DVD-S795	(AG) 63/7

A/V PROCESSORS/AMPS
Dynavector		Superstereo Adp-2	(IH) 71/4
Roksan audio		DSP processor	(KK) 57/8

MUSIC FEATURE
Matthias Bamert			(JT) 91/1
G¸her & S¸her Pekinel			(JT) 87/2
Maria Kliegel			(JT) 89/2
Louis Lortie			(BN) 85/4
Rued Langgaard			(CM) 85/5

CABLES
Accessories Club		Earth Henry	(BD) 80/2
van den Hul		Royal Jade/CS122 Hybrid/D352 Hybrid	(MC) 44/1
Kimber		Powerkord	(TB) 57/6
Sonik Link		S-Gold	(TB) 57/6
Straight Wire		Symphony II/Rhapsody II/Harmony	(TB) 21/2
True Colours Industries		mains cable	(TB) 57/6

MISCELLANEOUS
BIAS		Peak software	(AH) 44/5
Cetech		Platform	(AH) 21/1
Clearaudio		Exact Stylus Gauge	(AH) 21/2
Crystal Cloud		platform	(TB) 48/11
Digigram		VXpocket PC Card	(AH) 44/5
Harman Kardon		TC1000 remote control	(AG) 57/3
Moth		RCM Mk II cleaning machine	(AH) 48/11
Nagra		SNST-R tape recorder	(KK) 45/11
Nakamichi		DR8 cassette deck	(TB) 21/2
Pagode		equipment stands	(MC) 43/9
SOTA		record cleaner machine	(AH) 57/3


The Authors
DB	David Berriman	IH	Ivor Humphreys
TB	Tony Bolton	JK	Jonathan Kettle
DC	Dave Clapp	KK	Ken Kessler
MC	Martin Colloms	AMc	Angus McKenzie
PC	Peter Comeau	PMs	Paul Messenger
BD	Ben Duncan	PM	Paul Miller
AG	Alvin Gold	BN	Bill Newman
SH	Steve Harris	MR	Martin Reed
AH	Andrew Harrison	PS	Peter Stillwell
DH	Dan Houston	JT	Joanne Talbot
KH	Keith Howard	Back to the top>>

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