Australian HiFi – July 2019

HIGH END 2019: Page 46

Australian Hi-Fi 5

68 SUPERFIDELITY

Craft Recordings is releasing re-mastered versions

of classics, such as The Best of R.E.M and James

Taylor’s One Man Band, on 180g virgin vinyl.

How good is that? Find out here!

69 TOP PICKS

Matt Doria and Britt Andrews bring you their top

picks from new releases from Carlos Santana,

J.J. Cale, Father of the Bride, Middle Kids, The

Damned Things and Fluorescence.

70 ROCK ON

Jez Ford reviews the 14 CDs and 148 tracks that are

the 1975 recordings of Bob Dylan’s famous Rolling

Thunder Revue and throws in his take on albums

by Bruce Springsteen, Michael Hutchence and

Carlos Santana for good measure.

71 JAZZ TRACK

Cartoonist Michael Leunig, singer/songwriter Katie

Noonan, saxophonist Zac Hurren and axeman

Steve Magnusson join forces on ‘Gratitude and

Grief’, an album that works oh so well, says our

award-winning reviewer John Shand.

FEATURES

6 SOUNDBITES
Parasound XRM, New ATC distributor, Yamaha
Airplay 2, Magnepan MG30.7, Heschl HAL350,
Canton Smart Soundbox 3, Acoustic Energy
AE308, Oceanic gets Stealthy, Clearaudio Smart
Power 12V, Lumin D2 and Power Amp, NAD
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Super OM5E, Magico A1, Audio Research CD6SE,
Sonus faber Minima Amator II, Schiit Audio Aegir.

46 SHOW REPORT
The High End Show in Munich is now the show
you just have to attend, whether you’re a
manufacturer, a distributor, an audio journalist or
an audiophile. Jason Kennedy was blown away by
the gear on show at this year’s event...

82 HI-FI DECONSTRUCTED
Rod Easdown investigates who’s responsible
for the terrible acoustics of England’s House of
Commons and discovers several culprits, including
Sir Winston Churchill, who are to blame.

3 EDITOR’S LEAD-IN
Voice assistance from voice assistants. Sounds like
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danger of getting it seriously wrong... especially
if they’re planning to sell in the Middle East...
or in Germany, where it’s already gone wrong.

DEPARTMENTS

Audio News 6

Audiophile Recordings 68

Dealer Directory 73

Editor’s Lead-In 3

Esoterica 57

Jazz Track 71

Hi-Fi Deconstructed 82

Hi-Fi Marketplace 74

High End 58

Humour 82

Rock On 70

Show Report 46

Soundbites 6

SoundSites 21

Subscriptions 4

Super Fidelity 68

TopPicks 69

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58 HIGH END REVIEW

‘It’s essentially free of distortion... in fact

it’s probably the cleanest-sounding and

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says reviewer Martin Grahame.