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.

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LG G3 (OLED65G3) • The first Micro Lens Array-equipped OLED is a shining star

Cambridge Audio Alva TT V2 • A gentle evolution of the classy original turntable

Bowers & Wilkins Pi7 S2 • Premium earbuds with not-so-premium performance

Nothing Ear (2) • Nothing’s new Ear (2) look to add some substance to a not-inconsiderable amount of style

Samsung QE65QN95C • Samsung’s latest Mini LED TV takes the fight to OLED

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HI-FI SEPARATES ARE BACK – GOOD NEWS FOR ALL OF US • Hi-fi separates are all the rage again. That’s something to celebrate, says Kashfia Kabir, who highlights some of the key products coming our way

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

SONOS SPECIAL • The American multi-room speaker specialist celebrates its 21st birthday this year with the launch of two all-new smart speakers. Our 22-page special rates their impact. Has the brand truly come of age?

Sonos Era 300 • Sonos’s new Era 300 is an immensely immersive experience

Sonos Era 300 v s Apple HomePod 2: which smart speaker is better? • Can Sonos’s all-new, feature-packed contender trump Apple’s long-established titan?

APPLE SPATIAL AUDIO What is it, and how do you get it? • Everything you need to know about Apple’s 3D audio tech for Apple Music and movie soundtracks

13 OF THE BEST Spatial Audio tracks in Dolby Atmos on Apple Music • Want your music to really engulf you? Get your ears around these immersive Dolby Atmos-powered tracks

Everything you need to know about DOLBY ATMOS MUSIC • Listen to songs in surround sound with Dolby’s spatial audio tech

Sonos Era 100 • Sonos delivers a terrific step up in performance and features

Sonos Era 100 vs Sonos One: which Sonos smart speaker should you buy? • The Era 100 supersedes Sonos’s One, but the One is not done yet. Hold tight for our One vs 100 head to head…

YOUR GUIDE TO THE SONOS APP • We take you through the main functions of the app that is the key to controlling the company’s various smart speakers

Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max vs Google Chromecast with Google TV: which is better? • Tech giants face off in our battle of the 4K streamers

OFF-PEAK CALLS • Our pick of smartphones that offer the best possible performance at a less steep price

Nothing Phone (1) • Is this new “flagship killer” Nothing special, or something special?

Sony Xperia 10 IV • Sony’s budget mobile performs better than its price suggests

Google Pixel 7 • It’s not Pixel perfect, but it’s perfectly OK, Google

OnePlus 11 5G • OnePlus takes on the heavyweight flagships with a packed feature set

Apple iPhone 14 • An iterative update that adds little from last year’s model, but it’s still a great phone

Goldmund Mimesis 37S NextGen/Telos 300

Martin Logan ElectroMotion ESL X

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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

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