HIFICRITIC Vol 10 No 2 Excerpts for free download

April to June 2016
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  • About this issue
  • Editorial
  • Reviews
  • Features
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Our latest, HIFICRITIC Volume 10 No 2 April to June 2016, issue offers a fascinating range of reviews and features from the exuberantly capable Wilson Audio Sabrina full range loudspeaker to the desktop, compact XTZ active system with Dirac digital audio processing.

​Then there is the elegant and powerful Focal Sopra 2 floor standing speaker design, and a miniature full active system from Audiosmile. There are phono head amps and equalisers, single ended and hybrid amplifiers, and a reference grade power amplifier from Naim.

We cover a slew of the most important line controls and passive pre amps, while an exclusive research feature investigates why digital audio WAV files sound different from FLAC. DCS feature with their splendid Rossini clock-player-DAC combination while from Rogue Audio an amplifier wows the editor, and it is Class D no less.

Then we have our highly regarded music reviews, Jazz, Pop and Classical, plus a favourites feature penned by guest writer Tim Chorlton of Divine Audio
Paul Messenger's Editorial
The editor is still waiting for his NAP 500 DR Upgrade (scheduled for July), but Martin Colloms has managed to blag a review sample of Naim's latest two-box power amp.
NVA didn't really want a review, but readers looking for a serious bargain could well find it here
Martin Colloms tries out the Wilson Audio Sabrina, a well priced floor standing, three-way moving coil loudspeaker with ample power handling
Stan explains the history behind and some endemic problems of the separate pre-/power amplifier combo, and why a music centre might represent the future
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