Hi-Fi Choice

Hi-Fi Choice is the essential guide to audio excellence in the home. It is a no-nonsense guide to the finest products available, from vinyl and valves, to multi-channel digital audio and high-fidelity video. Hi-Fi Choice sorts the best from the rest with rigorous test processes and a highly experienced team of reviewers.

Welcome • hifichoice.com Issue No. 535 January 2026

BADGES EXPLAINED

Winning streak • New UK all-in-one speaker

Taking care of business • Xmas treat for Elvis fans

Thank you very much • Hi-fi tribute to the king

Volume control • Affordable new UK turntable

Comfort zone • Snug new cans

May the force be with you • First in a new affordable range of turntables from Canada

Upper level • First in a new line of Brit hi-fi products

Cleaning up • Affordable British stereo interconnect

V for victory • Three-way flagship addition to MoFi’s SourcePoint range

DAC to the future • Affordable new digital-to-analogue converter

Art of noise • Japanese art-inspired limited-edition cans

Top notch • Premium French amps and CD range

Little but having it large • Nifty new DAC and headphone amp

Going solo • Innovative new DAC and headphone amp

On the right Trax • Arrival of affordable Scottish super tweeter

Good wood • Posh, limited-edition anniversary speakers from Norway

Seven up! • Canadian subwoofer import

Centurians! • ‘Reimagining’ of Danish design icons

Hear today • Wired or wireless high-end headphone

Caught by the Fezz • A brace of new Polish tube amps

A kit of alright • A box of tricks to keep your vinyl fresh

RSD BLACK FRIDAY • Some of the goodies that HFC is getting excited about

More Revolv-ers • A brace of new decks

Soft power • The only integrated in the Bryston range is no-nonsense in design and construction. Ed Selley gets to grips with it

Norwegian goods • Arendal’s 1961 range is a compact intro to the company’s philosophy. Ed Selley checks out what this bookshelf can do

City slickers • Kensington Audio launched its first moving-coil carts at The UK Hi-Fi Show Live. Neville Roberts gets his mitts on them and into the groove

Power to the people! • Ditching its all-tube focus with the EVO 300 Hybrid integrated, PrimaLuna follows up with this bridgeable power amp version

Time for T • The first dedicated streaming transport from Eversolo is more focused than its all-in-one brethren. Ed Selley tries it out

Altered carbon • Following the updated Px7 S3, the Px8 S2 takes the same platform and optimises it. Ed Selley considers if it’s worth the outlay

Sound & vision • KEF’s debut soundbar is stunning for both music and movies. Mark Craven is mightily impressed

Third time lucky • There’s a long overdue update for Ruark’s compact and competitively priced stereo system. Cliff Joseph is in favour

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Black Rhodium • Operetta loudspeaker cable

Chord Company • Clearway Digital Tuned ARAY RCA cable

Anti-antisocial music • Classical music has been proven to deter antisocial behaviour in public life, Neville Roberts explores other ways to use it to keep the peace

Death sells • Steve Sutherland found himself baffled by our continuing urge to purchase music by the newly deceased. Then he did a little research…

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