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February 2009 issue
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SYSTEM SUPERTEST
REGA P3-24/MARANTZ PM8003/MA RADIUS 90

David Price chooses a vinyl based solid-state set-up...

SHANLING MC-30/KLIPSCH RB-61
...whereas Paul Rigby goes for a valve powered lifestyle design...

EXPOSURE 3010S CD/INTEGRATED/KEF XQ30
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..and Patrick Cleasby takes on a conventional CD-based separates system.

DIGITAL
AUDIO LOGIC MODEL 34MXL DAC
Andrew Harrison auditions this high end tube aspirated DAC.

LOUDSPEAKERS
DALI LEKTOR 6
Noel Keywood is pleasantly surprised by these mid-price floorstanders.

ROBSON ACOUSTICS GREYSTOKE & KINGSOUND PRINCESS II
Two unusual standmounting mini-monitors are compared by Noel Keywood.

GURU QM10P
David Price samples the delights of these quirky mid-price Swedish standmounters.

ADAM HM3
Adam Smith gets to grips with these rugged studio monitor speakers.

AMPLIFICATION
ELECTROCOMPANIET NEMO 10
These massive monoblocks rock Noel Keywood's floorboards!

NAIM NAIT XS
David Price is most impressed by Naim Audio's brand new mid-price integrated.

ACCESSORIES
PHILIPS SRU8015
Noel Keywood is all fingers and thumbs with this new universal remote control!

OLDE WORLDE
QUAD ESL63 64
Haden Boardman revisits Quad's classic eighties electrostatic.

DIY
OPEN BAFFLE LOUDSPEAKERS
Peter Comeau looks at the difficulities behind a modern design.

SOUNDBITES
Quick reviews of Chord Company's Epic Super Twin speaker cable and Musical Fidelity's V-DAC, and Pure's EVOKE Mio radio and Ringmat's Pure Power mains cable.

 FEATURES
NORTHERN LIGHT
David Price meets Electrocompaniet's Mikal Dreggevik in his native Norway...

SHOWTIME
Robert Kelly chases the rising sun to the Tokyo International Audio Show...


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

COMPETITION
Your chance to win a superb kit of Chord Company cables and an Arcam FMJ A18 amplifier, together worth well over £1,000!

VINYL WORLD SECTION
VINYL NEWS
Paul Rigby with all the latest black plastic releases...

THORENS TD550/TP125
Adam Smith enjoys this new top of the range Thorens turntable.

JELCO SA-750D
Adam Smith auditions the spiritual successor to Sumiko's legendary MMT tonearm.

PRO-JECT DEBUT III USB
Andrew Harrison auditions this fine budget computer transcription turntable.

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 February 2009 issue
on sale Wednesday 31st December 2008
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