Hi-Fi Choice

The French audio specialist adds the elegant closed-back headphone to join its top-tier Utopia open-back design

This month's reviews include Q Acoustics’ Concept 300 standmount, SME’s Synergy all-in-one turntable pack, Audiolab’s 8300CDQ CD player & hi-res DAC, Quad’s Vena II integrated amp, B&W’s 603 floorstander, plus six desktop audio players go head-to-head.

The all-in-one package with a built-in phono stage will set you back just £200. Too good to be true? Let's find out...

For those moments when you want a great-sounding compact loudspeaker that ditches the wires, this tuned by AKG solution from Samsung ticks lots of boxes