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Wison Audio's exquisite Sasha V floorstanding loudspeaker, Origin Live Sovereign S/Agile turntable/tonearm, Final Audio ZE8000 true-wireless earbuds, Astell&Kern AK PA10 portable headphone amp, Aretai Contra 100S standmount speaker and an integrated amplifier Group Test

Inside this month's issue: six of the best MM and MC cartridges in our Group Test, Rotel's superb Michi P5/S5 preamp and power amp combo, Klipsch's The Fives standmount, Elipson's Chroma 400 BT turntable, Astell&Kern's SE200 DAP and much more...

Welcome to the October 2016 issue of HFC. . . Whether you’re returning to the vinyl format after a 20-year hiatus, say, or a newbie just starting out with the black stuff, you’re in for a treat as six of the newest mid-priced decks go head to head in this month’sGroup Test.

Network music streaming continues to be a convenient way for many of us to listen to music at home, and its appeal is clear to see. With access to millions of digital files at the tap of a touchscreen and CD-quality sound or better on offer from hi-res subscription services like Qobuz Sublime or Tidal Master, streaming is a remarkably slick way of playing music and this month’s Group Testlooks at six low-cost network audio navigators to get you started. Despite streaming being a thoroughly modern way to listen to music, physical formats continue to play on in many systems, with vinyl being by far the most popular for readers to get their music listening kicks, judging by the number of votes that it received in our recent twitter poll asking: “What is your favourite music format?”. It seems that we’re a diverse bunch when it comes to ways to listen, but for those looking for something that combines both worlds, check out Yamaha’s MusicCast Vinyl 500.

Welcome to our January 2015 issue. This month’s group test looks at the latest USB DACs to upgrade your hi-fi and sound on the go, and we also go In-depth with a stunning Primare pre/power combo. Four of the best sounding DAB radios get rated, plus we listen to B&W’s T7 Bluetooth speaker and celebrate Topic Records at 75! Clickhereto buy a copy or become a subscriber by clickinghere. .

Officially launched at the Munich High End Show at the beginning of May, Onkyo’s DP-X1 Digital Audio Player should cover all hi-res needs, thanks to its ability to handle 24-bit/384kHz FLAC/WAV files along with DSD 11. 2MHz and support for lossless MQA (via a free update). The portable player utilises an Android operating system (and so can download additional apps from Google Play, while the pre-loaded OnkyoMusic service allows music download without the use of a PC), boasts 32GB internal storage (of which 7GB is used by the system) and employs ESS Technology’s Sabre ES9018K2M DAC for conversion. There are two microSD card slots for adding extra memory (up to 432GB) and outputs for both 2.