MAY/20

摘要

As a matter of good publishing principle, we try to keep mention of current affairs out of Hi-Fi News. After all, something that seems of great public or political interest one day can seem incongruous if read in the context of a column or review a year or two later. Nevertheless I feel safe in assuming that the Coronavirus pandemic, and the upheaval -both trivial and tragic - will live forever in our collective memory. So this will be a far more personal and heartfelt 'Welcome' than our regular readers might have become accustomed. Hi-Fi News & Record Review is the world's oldest hi-fi magazine, publishing uninterrupted for 64 years. And that tradition will not be derailed by a 100nm virus. So here I am, 'self isolating' and solo at Hi-Fi News towers, surrounded by the photo studio, the lab, the listening room, more exclusive high-end audio than is decent, and all the production resource I need to keep the show on the road!