Innholdsfortegnelse for September 2020 i Hi-Fi Choice

“Sitting in a room, alone, listening to a CD is to be lonely. Sitting in a room alone with an LP crackling away, or sitting next to the turntable listening to a song at a time via 7in single is enjoying the sublime state of solitude.” These are the wise words of Henry Rollins and I’m sharing them with you because I was wondering if anyone else felt the same way about record players as I do. I’m not talking about the allure of vinyl here; the warmth, depth and humanity that explains its appeal over the digital delivery of music has already been well and passionately documented. What I’m talking about is the player itself; the tonearm, the plinth, the actual act of placing the platter on the deck…

PRICE: £630 AVAILABLE: NOW WEB: RUARKAUDIO.COM Ruark Audio is launching its R3 all-in-one system, which will stream from Spotify Connect, Tidal, Amazon Music and Deezer over wi-fi or aptX Bluetooth, and features Smart Radio functionality to tune into internet, DAB/DAB+ or FM stations, or spin CDs using the onboard transport. The R3 can also be part of a TV and Smart Home setup, with switchable analogue and digital inputs for hookup to a TV, Alexa Echo Dot or Google Home Mini. It measures 420 x 167 x 220mm (WxHxD), weighs 5.3kg and is driven by a high-fidelity two-channel Class A-B amplifier (nominal 30W output) and comes in a choice of rich walnut or soft grey lacquer finishes bundled with an infrared remote control.…

PRICE: £250 AVAILABLE: NOW WEB: SOUNDTECH.CO.UK/MUSIC-RETAIL/AKG WITH MANY OF us recently having been forced to spend a little more time at home due to you-know-what, one upside has been the chance to discover new ways to express ourselves and be creative. Enter AKG whose Podcaster Essential bundle is a neat opportunistic launch. Designed to give amateurs who wish to engage in podcasting, video producing and content creating a professional edge, the AKG Podcaster Essentials bundle includes an AKG Lyra USB mic, K371 headphone, Ableton Live 10 Lite recording software, four-part Berklee Online recording class and audio cables including a headphone splitter. The Lyra is an ultra-HD, multi-mode USB microphone that delivers 24-bit/192kHz audio quality, with four capture modes suited to a wide range of recording applications. AKG claims it’s: “the…

Cas Oostvogel Product Manager, NAD Electronics HFC: Can you tell us a bit more about the Eigentakt circuitry… CO: Eigentakt is the brainchild of Bruno Putzeys and Lars Risbo, both leading pioneers in Class D amplification. Together they identified a form of distortion that affected music playback much more than people realised. This ‘Hysteresis distortion’ is eliminated through clever algorithms and careful application of feedback. Eigentakt is the next step: superb measured performance at the edge of what can be measured with even the best equipment. Not only excellent at max power, but notably so at low power levels where most people tend to listen. Are there any specific speakers you’d recommend to partner it? The very best speakers you have available! In our findings we noticed that the M33…

DS: Why do we need audio calibration? JC: Speakers are designed to work in an acoustically ‘clean’ environment. The designers of speakers generally listen to them in rooms that are designed to minimise reflections. Many manufacturers use anechoic chambers when testing that remove, as much as possible, any impact the room will have on the audio. This is so they can measure only the speakers and not the effect that the surroundings have on the audio within the room. They strive to build the best speakers they can, but they cannot control what happens after that. What room will they be in? Where will the speakers be placed? So, even if you have high-quality speakers, all they can do is reproduce the information given to them as best they can…

CD Rough Trade SINCE COCKER’S BRITPOP heyday with Pulp, his solo career has wandered intriguingly down the byways and back alleys of popular culture as a dilettante actor, broadcaster and musician. His latest project takes another fascinating left-turn. Conceived as a way of “writing songs in collaboration with an audience”, the seven tracks here were developed and recorded live and then overdubbed and processed in the studio. The synth-driven five-piece generates a kind of 21st-century hybrid of prog/art-rock, over which Cocker sometimes sings and sometimes recites his recondite commentary on modern life, channelling David Bowie’s falsetto one minute and Leonard Cohen’s reverberating bass the next. He might not capture the zeitgeist as Common People once did, but Swanky Modes and Am I Missing Something? are supremely eloquent and witty observations of…

CD Seattle Symphony Media FOLLOWING ON FROM his recent CD of Nielsen’s Symphonies 3 and 4, Thomas Dausgaard and the Seattle SO continue the cycle with taut bracing accounts of the first two symphonies. The more I hear these two symphonies, the more I like them. Both were recorded live, but there is little or no evidence of audience noise – aside from some well-deserved applause at the very end. The sound is detailed and clear with excellent clarity. Dausgaard’s performances are strongly profiled, and the Seattle Orchestra plays Nielsen’s tersely argued music with effortless confidence and impressive virtuosity – just sample the opening of the second symphony. JH Do you agree with our reviewers? Decide for yourself and listen to some of this month’s tracks at www.hifichoice.co.uk…

CD Onyx I WAS LUCKY enough to catch Ehnes and Armstrong playing the first four Beethoven violin Sonatas at London’s Wigmore Hall last October, and their playing was every bit as perfect live as their recordings. The two play as one, and seem in complete accord. Ehnes’ intonation is accurate, even in the most florid passages, and he is ably supported by Andrew Armstrong’s solid authoritative playing. The recordings are smooth, open and very natural, accurately capturing Ehnes’ sweet tone in a warm yet clear acoustic. Neither instrument sounds artificially spotlit, but clarity remains excellent throughout. JH…

On the occasion of the release of his 15th solo album, the thrillingly experimental On Sunset, the one and only Paul Weller recommends some of the music that has inspired and sustained his illustrious career through The Jam and Style Council to the present day The Zombies Odessey And Oracle CBS (1968) Probably my own personal favourite all-time record,” quoth his Modness a few years back. “It’s criminally overlooked… People will probably know Time Of The Season because it’s been sampled and stuff like that, but every track’s great. It’s not really a concept record, but it’s got a certain very wistful, melancholic, sort of autumnal and very English feel to it in the melodies and arrangements.” A bona fide sixties masterpiece to match anything by The Beatles, Love or Kinks.…

CD Sleepy Night Records THIS DOUBLE ALBUM recorded at a concert in Vienna in 1971 has never previously been released and as the only legacy of a stellar band is a treat. With Keith Jarrett on keyboards, Gary Bartz on sax, Stevie Wonder sideman Michael Henderson on bass and a trio of percussionists, the ensemble plays with the loudness and intensity of a rock band on material drawn from albums including In A Silent Way, Bitches Brew and Live Evil. There’s no electric guitar, but Davis makes up for it by playing high notes on his trumpet through a wah-wah. NW…

SACD Pentatone WHILE THERE’S NO shortage of modern recordings of Vivaldi’s Seasons, this one from Steinbacher is unusually refreshing. Why? Well, for starters it’s beautifully played and extremely well recorded. But what pleases most is its lack of affectation. Vivaldi’s Seasons are so frequently recorded that new versions go to extremes – as if trying to shed fresh light in order to justify themselves. This one is quite ‘straight’; no annoying tricks or clever points being made. You just get the music, played with passion and conviction. Each Vivaldi Season is interspersed with one from Piazzolla, so you’re taken from one world to another. It works surprisingly well, despite the extreme mix of styles from different centuries. The playing of soloist and orchestra are beyond criticism, while Pentatone’s DSD recording sounds…

Vinyl Bureau B, BRIEF HISTORY LESSON: Schnitzler was in the first recorded lineup of Tangerine Dream and this album was produced by Peter Baumann. The kit list – sequencer, portable EMS Synthi and Korg synthesisers – provides markers in the sonic landscape, but don’t expect user-friendly Tangerine Dreamscapes. Metall I is at the drones-and-tones end of the musical spectrum, while Black Nails wouldn’t be out of place on a Throbbing Gristle album. No period piece, Con remains a challenging listen – in the best possible sense. SB…

PRICE: £16-£18 AVAILABLE: NOW WEB: DESIGNMUSEUM.ORG/EXHIBITIONS RUNNING UNTIL 14 February 2021, the Electronic: From Kraftwerk To The Chemical Brothers exhibition has been designed to recreate a club experience with a surround sound system supplied by PMC and a 3D show capturing Kraftwerk’s music and stage performances. “Kraftwerk has been using PMC speakers for many years and compiled their audio/video documentary collection, 3-D Kraftwerk Concert, on a PMC 9.1 Dolby Atmos setup,” says PMC Business Development Manager Chris Allen. “The system we are installing at The Design Museum will complement the signal accuracy, excellent dispersion and unparalleled level of image integrity of their main system and allow the museum to convey the clarity and transient response that Kraftwerk demand.” A spokesperson for Kraftwerk says the band invited PMC to support them…

DETAILS PRODUCT Duevel Venus ORIGIN Germany TYPE Omni-directional 2-way loudspeaker WEIGHT 20kg DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 280 x 970 x 260mm FEATURES 33mm soft dome tweeter 220mm carbon fibre mid/bass driver Quoted sensitivity: 88dB/1W/1m (4ohm) DISTRIBUTOR Signature Audio Systems UK TELEPHONE 07738 007776 WEBSITE duevel.com signaturesystems.co.uk As hard as they try, due to their very physics it’s often difficult for speakers to be worthy of the ‘Exotica’ tag that’s attached to this section of HFC. They are, after all, in the simplest of terms a series of drivers (admittedly made from increasingly enticing materials) configured in a cabinet – invariably made from wood. Aside from colour, size and finish there’s not really a lot to separate, say, a £500 speaker from a £5,000 when it comes to aesthetics. So it comes as…

DETAILS PRODUCT JBL Club 950NC ORIGIN USA/China TYPE Closed-back, Bluetooth headphone WEIGHT 372g FEATURES 40mm drivers Claimed frequency response: 16Hz-40KHz (passive) Bluetooth 5.0 DISTRIBUTOR Harman International TELEPHONE 0161 2223325 WEBSITE uk.jbl.com JBL’s noise-cancelling headphones cost a little below the ‘premium’ offerings available without much in the way of meaningful differentiation in the spec. The Club 950NC is a rung down from the flagship Club One and continues to offer a lot of bang for your buck. It’s built around a pair of 40mm dynamic drivers mounted in closed back, circumaural enclosures. If you wish they can be connected via a cable, but JBL sees this very much as a last resort. Wireless operation is supported by Bluetooth 5.0 with 22 hours of wireless and noise cancelling use and 55 hours…

YOUR LETTERS & QUESTIONS ANSWERED THIS MONTH ED SELLEY EXPERTISE: REVIEWER Active in the industry since 1999, Ed’s first record was Boss Drum by The Shamen. He splits his time between reviewing and protecting hi-fi kit from his son Will. NEVILLE ROBERTS EXPERTISE: ENGINEER Neville has an eclectic taste for classical baroque and jazz. His wife was forced to marry his transmission line speakers in the eighties and he collects BBC test card music. JASON KENNEDY EXPERTISE: REVIEWER Editor of HFC from 1998 to 2001, Jason’s first turntable was Rega’s Planar 3 and Elvis’ 40 Greatest Hits was his first vinyl, so don’t go stepping on his blue suede shoes. CHRIS WARD EXPERTISE: REVIEWER Like his first kiss, Chris will never forget the sound of his first amp – an…

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CD Domino IN THE PAST, the Liverpool-based trio have described their sound as “the Bee Gees on diazepam” and listening to this you can see why. Celebrating the universal virtues of love, loss, sex, friendship and dance, their third album gets the head nodding in a relaxed, low-key groovy way. There’s a real summer vibe that permeates throughout, meaning that Heart Of Mine, Elegy (with its Khruangbin-style guitar) and Bad Advice, wouldn’t sound out of place on a Radio 1 playlist from 1986. It’s a bright and breezy record with shimmery echoes of yacht rock, and is perfect for flinging open the windows and playing loud. PH…

180g vinyl Gearbox LEGENDARY TENOR SAX player Pharoah Sanders was a member of John Coltrane’s mid-sixties groups and has been making music ever since, his early seventies work with Alice Coltrane put him at the forefront of the soul jazz movement, but that is just a fraction of his total output. Journey To The One hails from 1980 and features fellow legends Eddie Henderson on flugelhorn and Idris Muhammad on drums alongside a young (pre Van Morrison) Mark Isham cutting his teeth on synth. On the lighter side Kazuko finds Sanders playing quietly with Yoko Ito Gates on koto, which has hints of the music he made with Ms Coltrane. He also plays John Coltrane’s After The Rain, which is nuanced and melodic with piano accompaniment from John Bonner. The piano…

CD eOne Music + SomeOthaShip Connect FAR FROM SMOOTH jazz, this has got all the wrong bits left in. Wonky rhythms, wayward harmonies and tunes that need sorting out. No surprise that two Charles Mingus ‘tunes’ are covered and they’re the accessible ones. Muldrew (Jyoti was a nickname gifted by Alice Coltrane) plays everything – very well – and is the lone vocalist. There are some prime moments, Our Joy is well structured and Orgone has a stately piano underscoring the multi-layered vocals, but The Cowrie Waltz instrumental is marred by an excruciating electric guitar that comes in midway and refuses to leave. An interesting listen, but not an endearing one. PSH…

CD Deutsche Grammophon WITH THE ABILITY to travel subject to ongoing restrictions due to Coronavirus, why not accompany Lisa Batiashvili on a sonic tour of 12 different cities? Musically, it’s a varied mix of styles encompassing classical, jazz, pop and everything in between with Batiashvili’s violin soaring aloft like a bird in the sky. So just go with the flow and remember; no 14-day quarantine or face-masks to worry about when you get to your destination. Great recording; clear, forward and very immediate, with excellent detail. Trouble is – you might want to jump on a plane and go visit some of these places after listening. Stay safe. JH…

CD Jazzland RYMDEN IS MADE up of former e.s.t. rhythm players Dan Berglund and Magnus Öström alongside keyboard maestro Bugge Wesseltoft, and Space Sailors is a good distance from jazz trio norms. Berglund’s heavily fixed bass and Öström’s heavy rock drums are obvious from the off, but the piano keeps things off kilter and takes the band to gentler shores when it can. The sound is powerful and a little dark, but there’s plenty of life and energy alongside some beautiful playing especially on My Life In A Mirror. The only fly in the ointment is abrupt track endings, no the CD player isn’t broken. JK…

CD Sony Classical EVERYONE KNOWS BEETHOVEN’S 5th isn’t what it used to be. We’ve been complaining about it for years. I mean, you’re sitting there expecting Fate to batter down your door, and all you hear is a polite knock. Fortunately, Teodor Currentzis and MusicAeterna knock with all the finesse the local constabulary display when paying villains a surprise visit at 6am in the morning. It really is a fast and feisty account that explodes in your face. At just over 30 minutes, the disc is very short measure. But I’m not sure one could have taken any more after this. Certainly not me; I was out for the count. Clear sharp punchy recording – play it loud! JH…

CD Alpha Classics WHILE FEW WOULD describe Franck’s dramatic D minor Symphony as popular, the number of recordings it has received tells a different story. A big serious piece, many conductors like it and want to record it. Mikko Franck (no relation) delivers a strong bold account. His version is committed, but sanely proportioned and always under control. The open transparent recording clarifies Franck’s slightly dense orchestration without obvious mic spotlighting. Meanwhile, Franck’s rarely heard symphonic poem makes for an interesting fill-up. JH…

I’m more than happy to talk records all day long, so it’s a pretty perfect job.” Meet Richard Onslow, owner of independent South Records, Southend-on-Sea, in the business of buying and selling new and used vinyl for six-and-a-half years. First record sold? The Fall’s Fall Heads Roll. Good start. It’s Richard’s self-confessed dream gig, but it’s also one that requires putting in the hours.“For the first three years, I was in the shop seven days a week, nine hours a day, which I can tell you, got pretty tedious,” Richard laughs. “I now have a few friends that help out the odd day here and there so I have time to do all those things around the house I pretended I didn’t have time for.” South Records wasn’t a huge…

These pages are a must-read if you’re thinking about buying used kit, or if you have hi-fi you want to sell. It’s free – simply submit your ad with no more than 50 words (we reserve the right to edit it if not), remembering to include your email, phone number and county. Simply email your ad to: letters@hifichoice.co.uk. This service is open to private advertisers only. Just one ad per household and please note that images are for illustration only and do not represent what is for sale. FOR SALE REGA DAC-R £300 ono, Cambridge Audio CXC CD Transport £180 ono, both mint condition + Chord Clearway RCA-to-RCA digital cable £35 ono. All bought new in 2018: 07985 781177 or email: colinchantler1@gmail.com (Holyhead). LINN Krystal moving-coil cartridge, four years old,…

DETAILS PRODUCT B&W 705 Signature ORIGIN UK/China TYPE 2-way standmount loudspeaker WEIGHT 9.3kg DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 200 x 407 x 285mm FEATURES 1x 25mm carbon dome tweeter 1x 165mm Continuum mid/bass driver Quoted sensitivity: 88dB/1W/1m (8ohm) DISTRIBUTOR B&W Group Ltd. TELEPHONE 0800 2321513 WEBSITE bowers-wilkins.co.uk A quick history lesson: Bowers & Wilkins updated its entry-level CM6 series 2 floorstander in the autumn of 2017 to the 705 S2. This is the latest in a long line of standmounts, stretching back to the old 600 series that later became the CM1 in 2014. Then, in 2020 the company produced this special Signature version of the 705 you see before you. I must admit that I wasn’t a fan of the old CM series designs, or indeed the 600 that came before. Yet…

DETAILS PRODUCT Triangle Borea BR03 ORIGIN France/China TYPE Standmount loudspeaker WEIGHT 6.3kg DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 206 x 380 x 314mm FEATURES 25mm soft dome tweeter 160mm cellulose mid/bass driver Quoted sensitivity: 90dB/1W/1m (8ohm) DISTRIBUTOR Elite Audio Distribution TELEPHONE 01334 570666 WEBSITE trianglehifi.com New Triangle speakers don’t appear that often, the company being in the habit of replacing ranges when it has a reason to rather than routinely scheduling updates. The Borea range sits above its entry-tier Plaisir with two standmounts, three floorstanders and a centre. The BR03 is the larger of the two standmounts. It combines a 160mm untreated cellulose mid/bass driver with a 25mm silk dome tweeter. The former is the same as that used in the Esprit EZ series and is augmented by a pair of forward-firing circular bass…

DETAILS PRODUCT Magnepan LRS ORIGIN USA TYPE Quasi-ribbon, two-way loudspeaker WEIGHT 18kg DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 370 x 1,220 x 25mm FEATURES 2-way quasi-ribbon Frequency response: 50- 20kHz Quoted sensitivity: 86dB/1W/1m (4ohm) DISTRIBUTOR Decent Audio TELEPHONE 05602 054669 WEBSITE decentaudio.co.uk At some point, many of us may have wondered if it’s possible to squeeze some ‘Maggies’ into our listening rooms. Maybe you’ve heard them at a hi-fi show, and were blown away by the speed, purity and coherence. Then there is that awful dawning realisation that you don’t actually live in a palatial mansion and would have to buy a new house first. Well, Magnepan has clearly listened and may just have answered your prayers. The LRS (Little Ribbon System) stands just 1.2m tall and can be yours for the relatively modest…

CD Columbia YOU’VE NO DOUBT read the five-star ‘reviews in the national papers. You may even have seen the Twitter storm David Baddiel started when he called Dylan’s new music “unlistenable sh**e”. So now the dust has settled and we’ve lived with Rough And Rowdy Ways, what is the measured judgment on what is likely to be his final album of new material? Reluctantly, one concedes Baddiel may have a point, if only a small one: those of us who grew up on Dylan were desperate for a bravura swansong and the desire to proclaim his genius one last time was perhaps less than objective. As for being “unlistenable”, nobody would claim that his voice has grown more tuneful with age – but then it always was an acquired taste. Yet…

SACD BIS RECORDED LIVE AT the opening of the 2018 Salzburg Festival, this recording of Penderecki’s powerful St Luke’s Passion took place in the presence of the composer. It’s a tough work and is never an easy listen. But the score holds interest by virtue of its variety, imaginative use of spatial perspectives and spiritual depth and sincerity. Kent Nagano delivers an accomplished performance, and the SACD captures everything without flinching. However, the composer’s 1999 recording on Argo reveals more of the work’s intensity. Nagano is slightly cerebral; Penderecki, full-blooded and apocalyptic. A great disc for big systems. JH…

180g vinyl UMC/Island WHEN THE WONDERFUL Polly Jean Harvey released her band’s debut LP in 1992, the first 5,000 copies came bundled with the demo versions of Dress, Sheela-Na-Gig et al. Now released for the first time since, those that missed out can hear how the tracks started off life. Though this is about as far from a remastering as it’s possible to get, the strength of Harvey’s performance and power of her lyrics ensures that the stripped-back simplicity of these demo versions reveals a new side to an album that remains as vital now as it did upon release. JDW…

CD LAWO THESE COLOURFUL SHOWPIECES have long been popular demo pieces due to their glittering orchestration. Petrenko and a very fine Oslo Orchestra deliver vivid, extrovert, highly musical performances. The orchestra plays with precision and stunning virtuosity. Just listen to the end of the Capriccio Espagnole to hear them step up a gear and marvel at how effortlessly they do so. The recordings are smooth yet vivid and detailed, with a very natural open tonality. While perhaps not quite as overtly ‘hi-fi’ as some sonic blockbusters from the Golden Age, the sound is always well balanced and truthful. JH…

CD Bella Union “IF YOU’RE GOING to deconstruct the modern psyche,” notes Moss, “you might as well dance to it.” The former Duke Spirit frontwoman is true to her word on her second solo album and her new role as a parent at a time of ecological and political upheaval clearly has taken its toll. The 10 songs here are powerful, moving and lyrically insightful. Gone is her former band’s indie/punk guitar and in comes much more of a pop sensibility – think synths and breathy, swooning melodies – while still retaining gravitas. Nummah is a case in point: driving tempo, stabby synths and Moss’ vocals to the fore. It’s an accomplished album. PH…

Vinyl Ahead Of Our Time WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM Soweto, LA and London, this energetic collaboration is what happens when electronic popinjays Coldcut accept an invitation to make a joyful racket from the luminaries of South Africa’s jazz scene. It hits the ground running with Future Toyi Toyi’s infectious call and response chant and percussion. Then there’s Freedom Groove sounding like The Chemical Brothers led by a resurrected Terry Callier. On 5&1 someone seems to have unplugged Coldcut’s electronic arsenal leaving conga, flutes and vocals to carry the tune. An album full of highlights. PSH…

CD All Saints IN A CAREER that has spanned almost 50 years, some of Brian Eno’s most interesting work has been with other collaborators. Whether it be Robert Fripp, David Bowie or David Byrne, Eno has always played nicely with others. Now, 30 years after it was first released, his partnership with former Velvet Underground icon, John Cale, gets a welcome re-release. This is ostensibly a pop record, and unashamedly so. It may be highly mechanical in its creation and full of the pair’s own idiosyncrasies, but there’s a Talking Heads-style funkiness to songs (like One Word), that makes it sound immediately contemporary but also very much of its time. PH…

CD Blue Note FRISELL’S DEBUT UNDER his own name, this is languid, spacious jazz. The ever-coverable Burt Bacharach’s What The World Needs Now Is Love is given a playful, summery airing, stretching the familiar here and there while never departing for good on a jazz reverie. Frisell and his small crew take We Shall Overcome and place it in the musical equivalent of a hammock on a sun-dappled porch – less ‘protest' and more ‘prostrate’ song. This, as with the entire album, is a gentle, polished-toperfection performance of such tasteful execution you’ll be hard pressed to find better this year. PSH…

Selected by Richard, here are eight eclectic greats picked from the vinyl crates of South Records – a whistle-stop tour from modern ambient bliss to fiery free jazz and back again Luke Schneider Altar Of Harmony “A Nashville-based pedal steel player, known for playing with his city’s country musicians. Here he uses echo, delay and reverb to make a Harold Budd/Enoindebted ambient wonder.” Felt Me And A Monkey On The Moon “The tenth, and final, album. Released in 1989, this is the pinnacle of Martin Duffy’s time with the band and eighties indie in general.” Miles Davis Dark Magus “Often overlooked in favour of Live-Evil (also great), but this 1974 live album is absolutely killer from start to finish. It’s pretty heavy, so tread carefully.” The Shaggs Philosophy Of The…