What Hi-Fi?

What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision is the world's leading independent guide to buying and owning hi-fi and home cinema products. Our comprehensive tests help you buy the best equipment for your cash, with the magazine's advice sections giving you step-by-step information on how to get even more from your music and movies.

All aboard for hi-fi heaven…

HOW WE TEST

Sony KD-55A8 • Drawing on its recognised strengths in TV tech, Sony has produced a little gem that is sure to have its rivals worried

Astell & Kern A&norma SR25 • A&K has a long line of excellent entry-level portable music players and they continue to get better and better

iFi hip-dac • iFi's hipflask-shaped digital-to-analogue converter delivers high-quality sound on the move

1MORE True Wireless ANC In-Ear Headphones • Do 1MORE’s premium true wireless noise-cancelling in-ears have what it takes to beat Apple and Sony?

Audio Pro BT5 • With stylish Scandinavian looks and weighty sound, can the BT5 fill a gap in the Bluetooth speaker market?

Shure Aonic 50 • With its first pair of wireless, noise-cancelling headphones, Shure is aiming to take on the class-leaders

Monitor Audio Bronze 100 • Monitor Audio’s latest standmount speakers shoot for the stars… but, unfortunately, they miss by a surprising margin

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THE STORY BEHIND… REGA NAIAD • How an R&D turntable became a £30,000 limited-edition reality

TOP FIVE LAUNCHES • Five products to look out for this month

Best bargain buys! • We present a full round-up of our favourite kit under £500 to help you onto the home-entertainment upgrade ladder

Dali Spektor 2

Elac Debut B5.2

Q Acoustics 3030i

Bowers & Wilkins 607

Fyne Audio F302

Ruark Audio MR1 Mk2

Cambridge Audio AXA35

Rega io

NAD D 3020 V2

Marantz PM6006 UK Edition

Pro-Ject Primary E

Audio-Technica AT-LP5x

Rega Planar 2

Sony PS-HX500

Zorloo Ztella

Cyrus soundKey

iFi Zen DAC

Audiolab M-DAC nano

Audioquest DragonFly Cobalt

Audio Pro multi-room

Bluesound Generation 2i multi-room

Google Home multi-room

Sonos multi-room system

iFi Zen Blue

Bluesound Node 2i

Audiolab 6000N Play

Hisense R50B7120UK Roku TV

Samsung UE43RU7020

Sony UBP-X700

Panasonic DP-UB820EB

Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K

Google Chromecast (2018)

Apple TV 4K

Yamaha YAS-207

Sonos Beam

25 OF THE GREATEST CIVIL RIGHTS PROTEST SONGS • Powerful songs from more than a century of fight

Audio Research Reference CD9 SE

Kudos Titan 505

BUYER’S GUIDE • The definitive guide to the best home-entertainment kit you can buy

HI-FI AMPLIFIERS • THE BEATING HEART OF YOUR HI-FI SYSTEM

CD PLAYERS & TRANSPORTS • GET THE RIGHT PLAYER AND CD CAN STILL SHINE

DACs • A DIGITAL-TO-ANALOGUE CONVERTER IS A MODERN HI-FI MUST

How to digitize your vinyl collection

MUSIC STREAMERS • THE BEST WAY TO SHARE YOUR TUNES AROUND THE HOUSE

RADIOS • THE ORIGINAL WIRELESS IS STILL GOING STRONG

STEREO SPEAKERS • THEY BRING THE MUSIC TO YOUR EARS – SO CHOOSE WITH CARE

Positioning your speakers

SYSTEMS • CONVENIENCE DOESN’T HAVE TO MEAN LOWER QUALITY

TURNTABLES • DECKS TO KEEP THE VINYL REVIVAL THRIVING

WIRELESS SPEAKERS • FREE YOUR MUSIC WITH ONE OF THESE STREAMING WONDERS

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