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Monitor Audio’s compact S150 Bluetooth loudspeaker (£150) is constructed from a mineral-filled polymer surrounding a cluster of four specialised drivers. These includea proprietary gold dome C-CAM tweeter flanked on angled baffles by dual 3in C-CAM metal cone bass drivers and a rear-firing Auxiliary Bass Radiator (ABR). The C-CAM drivers are powered directly by Class D amplifiers, generating a claimed 40W, and are fed by a hi-res DAC. Frequency range is quoted at 80Hz-25kHz.

One of Britain’s leading contemporary composers has written what is thought to be the longest single piece of music ever to be recorded. Sleep is eight hours long – and has been composed with the sole purpose of sending the listener off to the land of nod. “It’s an eight-hour lullaby,” says its composer, Max Richter. The piece is scored for piano, strings, electronics and vocals, but features no vocals as such.

Welcome to the October 2015 issue of Hi-Fi Choice – the essential guide to getting the best possible sound from your hi-fi, whether you're buying, tuning or tweaking. . . 


 Our cover story this month is an exclusive review of Inspire's stunning Elevation turntable package, raising vinyl playback to new heights.

Andrea Bocellihas announced details of his new albumCinema, which is due for release worldwide on23 October. Cinemacelebrates Bocelli's pick and interpretation of the greatest movie songs of all time and reunites a team of musical legends including David Foster, Humberto Gatica and Tony Renis who worked together on Bocelli’s best-selling album Amore. Bocelli’s first new studio recording in two years, Cinema includestheme songs featured in movies including Gladiator, The Godfather and Breakfast At Tiffany’s, as well as popular songs from stage musicals, immortalised by their film versions, likeWest Side Storyand Evita. True to his status as an international artist, Bocelli has recorded songs in five different languages (Italian, French, Spanish, English and Sicilian) and has partnered with Ariana Grandeon E Piu Ti Penso from Once Upon A Time In America/Malena andNicoleScherzingeron Evita's Don’t Cry For Me Argentina (available on the deluxe version of the album).

DALI has unveiled its latest wireless loudspeakers in the shape ofthefloorstandingZENSOR 5 AX (above) and the bookshelf ZENSOR 1 AX (pictured below). Each pair features one speaker withanintegrated 2x 50w digital Class D amplifier built in, while wireless connectivity comes in the shape of aptXBluetoothwireless. Connections include a subwoofer output for additional bass grunt, alongside an optical Toslink input and a single analogue input. Prices are £499 for theDALI ZENSOR 1 AX and £799 for theDALI ZENSOR 5 AX.

PRODUCT:Musical FidelityMX-DAC ORIGIN:EU TYPE:32-bit/192kHz PCM& DSD-capable DAC WEIGHT:1. 9kg DIMENSIONS(WxHxD):220 x 53 x 215mm FEATURES 2x coaxial; 2xoptical; 1x USBdigital inputsRCA phono,balanced XLRaudio outputs 2-position digitalfilter setting DISTRIBUTOR Musical Fidelity Ltd TELEPHONE 0208 9002866 WEBSITE musicalfidelity. com Read full reveiw in issue 401 . .