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.
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LG OLED65C1 • LG’s C-series has been the go-to of its OLED range for years, but without an OLED Evo panel, is the C1 still the top choice?
Cowon Plenue D3 • Cowon proves that small really is beautiful with its matchbox-sized portable music player, the Plenue D3
Sennheiser HD 560S • A sub-£200 product for the audio enthusiast is a bold move; so has Sennheiser pulled it off?
Piega Ace 30 • Swiss brand Piega serves up its most affordable aluminium speakers to date – and they are truly tiny
Humax Aura • It’s a Freeview recorder and 4K Android app platform rolled into one; so is this set-top box set to top Humax’s previous box?
KEF Mu3 • KEF’s first pair of wireless noise-cancelling earbuds are capable rivals for Apple’s AirPods Pro
Hisense Roku R50A7200GTUK • It looks almost identical to its five-star predecessor, but this version of the UK’s only Roku TV is a little different
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NILS FRAHM: “WHEN I LIKE SOMETHING I WANT TO KNOW WHY; I WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE PRINCIPLE” • The celebrated composer on the piano – and finding good music
TOP FIVE LAUNCHES • Five products to look out for this month
Every good turn… • Okay, our vinyl special issue may not highlight every great turntable, but it certainly gives you our pick of some top choices for every budget. After the decks, don’t miss our pick of amps and phono stages to make your system sing
Pro-Ject Primary E
Rega Planar 1
Sony PS-HX500
Audio Technica AT-LP5x
Pro-Ject Juke Box E
Pro-Ject Debut Carbon Evo
Rega Planar 3/Elys 2
Technics SL-1500C
Rega Planar 6/Ania
Rega Planar 8
Vertere DG-1
Rega Planar 10/Apheta 3
SME Model 6
VPI Prime 21+
Vertere MG-1 MkII/Mystic
Technics SL-1000R
MADE FOR THE STAGE • The vinyl revival means a phono stage is now a key part of your hi-fi kit. With manufacturers adding them to integrated amps, there’s more choice than ever
REGA IO
MARANTZ PM6007
REGA ELEX-R
NAIM NAIT XS 3
ELECTROCOMPANIET ECI 80 D
IS THERE SUCH THING AS ‘BRITISH HI-FI SOUND’? • Dan Sung asks the experts who make the products we love
THEY CAN BE HEROES • It won’t be much to look at and its function is less than glamorous, but your system’s phono stage is critical to its performance. Here are five of the best
iFi ZEN PHONO
REGA FONO MM MK3
CAMBRIDGE DUO MC/MM
MOON 110LP V2
VERTERE ACOUSTICS PHONO-1 MKII
Nagra Classic Phono
Wharfedale Elysian 4
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BUYER’S GUIDE • The definitive guide to the best home-entertainment kit you can buy
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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 • Turntables might not be cutting-edge tech, but for their look and feel – not to mention thrillingly articulate analogue sound – you can’t beat them. The only thing your record collection lacks is portability, but there is a way to take those LPs with you wherever you go…
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