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The Hi-Fi Headlines

Australian hi-fi at the Australian Hi-Fi Show

Naim's new Classics celebrate 50 years

New Sound Burger restocked!

Motion Gen4 at MartinLogan

Sennheiser's latest HD 600 variant

CES • The days when CES was huge for hi-fi are long gone, but the annual Las Vegas tech-fair is back to full strength, and loaded with tech wonders. Here's our pick…

WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH 8K?

Apple's spatial cinema

Revival Audio adds two conventional models

Mania: now you can get a Devialet ‘to go’

Multichannel McIntosh

More ‘Ambeo stereo' now running on Netflix

Krix: ISE 2023 + a new line in electronics

Yes yes the comfy chair: Row One Kingsley

ISE Best of Show

CEDIA's new cinema school

DALI Phantoms

A big Plus • Sennheiser's second Ambeo bar is still large, despite coming with a optional subwoofer. Can it deliver similar wonders to its bigger sibling?

Who made the Ambeo Plus?

Movie ticket • Seven versatile channels of power bring Hollywood movies to life — and the Marantz Cinema 60 also comes loaded with useful extra abilities.

The new path • The Michi brand gives Rotel somewhere to go when it wants to aim high. And this 29kg integrated amplifier shows exactly what it can achieve.

It's all about the timing • Use one box alone as a standalone DAC, or add a second box to refine the digital signal before it under- goes conversion.

Pro-Ject Debut Pro + Pick it Pro cartridge • Pro-Ject celebrated its longevity with a sophisticated rethink of its Debut turntable design: the Debut Pro.

Cambridge Audio Alva ST + Audio-Technica AT-VM95E cartridge • Cambridge Audio loads up on extras — Bluetooth and a built-in phono stage — with an excellent deck underneath.

Rega Planar 3 + Elys 2 cartridge • It's a classic, but a classic which has kept pace with competition to retain its attractions.

Technics SL-1500C + Ortofon 2M Red cartridge • Technics left vinyl behind, but then decided to come back. Its latest hi-fi turntables are proving to challenge the top names.

Pro-Ject X2 B + Ortofon Quintet Red + Pro-Ject Phono Box S3 B • The ‘B' is for balanced, keeping the signals fully separate for purity, in order to build on the already excellent fundamentals of this turntable and phono stage.

CHECK YOUR SPEED! • EVERY VINYL LOVER SHOULD HAVE A STROBE CARD and here's a free one! It has been printed on this page at actual size, ready to be trimmed1, its centre hole opened up, and then used to evaluate the rotational accuracy of your turntable. It is optimised for Australian conditions, including 50 cycles main power.2 Best results will be achieved by having a lamp directly over the turntable

Clearaudio Concept + Concept mm cartridge • Clearaudio's top turntable starts at $226,999. Happily you can enjoy the Concept turntable for 1.3% of that price.

Double takes • Double the time, with space to stretch: double LP sets show bands at their most creative – or most indulgent…

TRIPLES! • When two is not quite enough

GAVIN BRYARS The Sinking Of The Titanic • First album on Eno's Obscure label gets deserved reissue.

BRIAN JONESTONWN MASSACRE

ROGER WATERS

GAZ COOMBES

BABYMETAL

IGGY POP Every Loser • Former Stooges firebrand finds dazzling late-career form.

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