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.

Passion and spirit only a team brings

HOW WE TEST

Sonos Arc • Sonos might be late to the party, but its first Dolby Atmos soundbar turns out to be an absolute belter

Sony KD-49XH9505 • The XH9505 looks similar to the model it replaces, but it is the latest in a long line of superb 49in TVs from Sony

Technics EAH-AZ70W • Technics’ first true wireless earbuds are a predictably premium-sounding success

Marshall Uxbridge Voice • Alexa in an iconic-looking wireless speaker, but does this Voice hit the high notes?

Zorloo Ztella • The name might draw a blank but this fledgling Hong Kong-based brand has a little gem on its hands

Audio-Technica Kokutan / ATH-AWKT • At this premium level, buyers should demand a sound that offers subtlety and sophistication. Here, they get both

Samsung QE55Q80T • The Q80T QLED is the first mid-range 55-incher we’ve seen this year –and it sets a formidable benchmark for its rivals

SUBSCRIBE WHAT⋆HI FI? TO TODAY! • GET THESE FANTASTIC KLIPSCH T5M WIRED EARPHONES

KEF’S JACK OCLEE-BROWN: “THE JOB OF THE SPEAKER IS SIMPLY TO NOT GET IN THE WAY” • Jack Oclee-Brown, KEF’s Head of Acoustics, tells us about his early experiences in hi-fi, drive unit engineering and his mum’s singing

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

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS • 13 combinations, 46 components, one outcome – we help you settle on the system that’s right for you

TABLET WITH TURNTABLE

DOUBLE DIGITAL

VINYL WITH STREAMING: 1

VINYL WITH STREAMING: 2

MINIMALIST WIRELESS

VINYL WITH CD/STREAMER

HIGH-END 1: VINYL + STREAMING

HIGH-END 2: VINYL + STREAMING

HIGH-END 3: CD-BASED

PORTABLE

PERSONAL

DOLBY ATMOS IS EVERYWHERE – AND THAT ISN’T A GOOD THING • Dolby Atmos is an immersive sound experience that brings cinema to life; but, editor in chief Joe Cox argues, the trend towards Atmos-badged TVs, soundbars and smartphones is lowering the benchmark for quality sound

TV: SOUNDBAR-BASED

TV: HOME CINEMA

21 OF THE BEST 80s MOVIES YOU’VE NEVER SEEN • Our list of lesser-known 80s films that you really ought to watch

TEMPTATIONS • EXPENSIVE, YES. BUT YOU KNOW YOU WANT THEM

Grado GS3000e

ON SALE NOW!

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

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

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

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

BLU-RAY PLAYERS • ENJOY HIGH-DEF MOVIE THRILLS

HOME CINEMA AMPLIFIERS • POWERFUL SOUND THAT TRULY BRINGS MOVIES TO LIFE

PROJECTORS • BECAUSE A MASSIVE PICTURE IS HOME CINEMA

SET-TOP BOXES • THE BEST WAY TO ACCESS THE WORLD OF TELEVISION

SOUNDBARS & SOUNDBASES • A BRILLIANT WAY TO IMPROVE YOUR TV’S...