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.
SIZE SHOULDN’T BE EVERYTHING
HOW WE TEST
HOW WE SCORE
Sky Stream • Watching Sky has never been more affordable or more convenient
Bowers & Wilkins 705 S3 • B&W delivers an impressive level of performance but, at this price, is it enough?
Google Pixel 7 • It’s not Pixel perfect, but it’s OK, Google
Chord Company RumourX (2022) • Tweaked metallurgy makes the Chord Company RumourX cable even better
Focal Bathys • Focal’s deep dive into wireless noise-cancelling headphones proves a worthy exploration
Apple iPad (2022) • The iPad gets a serious facelift for its 10th Generation, but is its beauty surface deep?
Loewe Bild i.55 • Premium German TV brand Loewe is back – with a vengeance
Bowers & Wilkins Px8 • These ANC headphones push price levels but deliver on performance
Triangle AIO Twin • A talented, versatile and great-sounding all-in-one system that can do it all
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THIS IN-CAR APPLE SPATIAL AUDIO SYSTEM MAKES PEOPLE CRY – AND IT’S THE FUTURE • Mercedes-Benz and Burmester want to make the ultimate in-car audio system, and the early signs are seriously impressive, reports Joe Cox
TOP FIVE LAUNCHES • Five products to look out for this month
HONEY, THEY SHRUNK THE TVS • Small can indeed be beautiful, as these 42 and 43-inch sets that pack in all the clever tech and great picture quality of their larger flagship siblings prove
Samsung QE43QN90B
LG OLED42C2
Sony XR-42A90K
Pro-Ject Debut Pro vs Rega Planar 3: which mid-price turntable is better? • These two decks are both titans in their field – and here’s where they clash. It was a hard fight, but we have a winner
Pro-Ject Debut Pro system • These four talented components will work beautifully with our winning deck
“All I want for Christmas is…” • Short of gift ideas? Try our wide selection of sound and vision-based goodies
All quiet on the earbuds front • Trying to enjoy your music without invasive outside sounds? These premium buds go to war on noise…
SONY WF-1000XM4
SAMSUNG GALAXY BUDS 2 PRO
SENNHEISER MOMENTUM TRUE WIRELESS 3
APPLE AIRPODS PRO 2
BOSE QUIETCOMFORT EARBUDS II
Hearing is believing • Big-screen TVs look great, but to really bring films to life you need quality sound too. These soundbars have it
Harman Kardon Citation Multibeam 1100
Philips Fidelio FB1
Sonos Arc
Sony HT-A5000
Arcam AVR31
Focal Utopia
BUYER’S GUIDE • The definitive guide to the best home-entertainment kit you can buy
The Perfect Christmas Gift from just £6
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...