Soon to hit doormats is the final HIFICRITIC of 2021, and here's what's inside:

ANDY WHITTLE
Having designed for some of the biggest names in hi-fi, he’s now spearheading the revival of the Rogers brand, with new products made in the UK

STAN’S SAFARI
Teaching an old dog new tricks? Stan says there are some lessons of the past today’s amplifier engineers would do well to learn

KUZMA’S COMPLETE PLAYER
Martin Colloms assesses a vinyl playback system from Slovenian manufacturer Kuzma. He finds it delivers breathtaking results

HIFI ROSE RS 250
The name may be unfamiliar, and the large touchscreen eye-catching, but this network player is a compelling listen. Oh, and it’ll stream 4K video, too

ROON REDISCOVERED
Martin may be a relative latecomer to Roon, but having installed one of the company’s Nucleus+ control units, he finds it’s taking over most of his listening – especially with a little tweaking

BOWERS & WILKINS 805 D4
It may be the entry-level model in the British company’s all-new flagship speaker range, but this compact standmounter offers more than a tantalising glimpse of the magic these latest designs can deliver

TOWNSHEND PODIUM LOUDSPEAKER PLATFORMS
Will these speaker isolation devices elevate Martin’s listening and have him floating on air? It’s not quite as simple as that...

CHORD ELECTRONICS ANNI
Designed as a desktop companion for the Qutest DAC, this tiny 10W amplifier is ideal for personal listening. But there’s rather more to it than that

FINKTEAM KIM REVISITED
Martin liked these innovative speakers so much, he bought a pair – and the production version is even better

KUDOS SUPER 20A
The result of extensive development, this compact floorstanding speaker more than lives up to its Super title

QOBUZ CHEZ COLLOMS
How Martin has discovered the joys of streaming his music

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO MOTIONAL FEEDBACK?
Once heralded as a major speaker breakthrough, MFB has all but faded into obscurity. Keith Howard explains why

GOING TO GROUND
Can system grounding lead to huge sound quality gains? Kevin Fiske explores, with the help of expert advice and boring machines

iFi AUDIO ZEN STREAM
This £400 streaming transport offers remarkable performance for the money. Could it be all the streamer you need?

LFD MISTRAL 50
A new no-nonsense amplifier from one of British audio’s unsung heroes deserves to be better-known, says Chris Frankland

VERTERE DOES VINYL
You know the London company’s turntables – now explore its arm, cartridges and even a phono stage

APPLE AIRPODS 2
Martin is delighted with his now bargain-priced wireless earbuds

ROTEL A14 MkII
The top amplifier in Rotel’s entry-level 14 Series range combines flexibility of inputs with a fine, powerful sound

432 EVO STANDARD
This Belgian-made network player is a superb performer with a novel approach to sound-tuning

JON HASSELL
Mark Prendergast reflects on the career and influence of the man called ‘the most famous trumpet player on the planet’

MUSIC
Views on releases old and new, from the latest classic arrivals to jazz and more on DSD – and some enticing secondhand stars

SOUNDSTAGE
Is Spatial Audio the future of hi-fi listening? Steve Harris isn’t so sure...

Magazine should be shipping in the next week or so, though deliveries to the EU may be subject to delays due to the VAT regulations and associated admin charges. We're working on ways of resolving this situation.

It's been under ongoing discussion.

I'm afraid I can't answer your questions, as Martin deals with all the magazine distribution and subscriptions, etc. I'll drop him a mail alerting him to your post, in case he hasn't seen it.

Regards

A

Distribution went awry
please email martin@hificritic.com about a missing oct-dec 2021 issue
Martin

Delayed oct-dec issue HIFICRITIC

Our sincerest apologies to many of our subscribers who have not received the latest issue Oct-Dec 2021.
On investigation, while we delivered them into the UK Royal Mail postal system on a trade order bulk mail out in the third week of December, (partly due to printer backlogs) it appears that our mail bags have been dumped with many tons of other mail in a pile at the Royal Mail London despatch office.
They explain that short staffing and Covid has made things worse.
It is said that several weeks may remain before the backlog is cleared and finally delivered.
After waiting nearly six weeks with no result and no communication from Royal Mail we have ordered a reprint of the issue, which we now have completed, and we are mailing the issue out for the second time. It is only a guess, but we hope these will be nearer the top of the pile and that you will receive your copy soon.

Martin Colloms

Arrived today - thanks all for sorting. Looking forward to a good read.

Cheers

James

…and in Norfolk…