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.

GOLDEN YEARS AND CH-CHANGES

HOW WE TEST

Sony Bravia 9 II • The brightest path yet towards OLED-rivalling picture quality

Dali Sonik 1 • The baby of Dali’s Sonik range has rather a lot to say for itself

AWOL Vision Aetherion Max • AWOL Vision nonchalantly delivers our favourite UST projector yet

Philips The Roller • Philips’s retro Bluetooth speaker is an enjoyable blast from the past

KEF R Meta 5.1 Speaker System • Refined floorstanders lead the way to massive movie magic

Yamaha YH-C3000 • Closed-back headphones that contribute to one of head-fi’s greatest comebacks

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 • Samsung’s all-new Z Fold 8 is a pricey but brilliant portable movie machine

Lyngdorf TDAI-220 • A modern, digital-first alternative to the class leaders

Bose Lifestyle Ultra Soundbar • Bose’s most premium soundbar is here – but can it deliver an ultra-impressive experience?

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THE END OF AN ERA • We look back through the evolution of this budget CD player range over the past two decades

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

WHAT HI★FI? • Half a century and counting of the world’s favourite hi-fi and AV magazine

A LOOK BACK TO 1976 AND THE FIRST ISSUE OF WHAT HI-FI? MAGAZINE • 50 years of five-star reviews, features and more

WHAT A COVER UP • Clare Newsome reflects on a defining decade running the world’s biggest hi-fi and home cinema magazine, as technology took over the world

EGG-FI FROM SONY • The hi-fi industry in the 2000s and 2010s could be a curious place – but it was also a time of revolution, writes Richard Melville

CH-CH-CH CHANGES • The late ’00s brought streaming, iPads, 3D tellies and more, while What Hi-Fi? added more TVs and home cinema to its mission and went online…

50 YEARS YOUNG • 4K Blu-ray, OLED TVs, Dolby Atmos, and six unforgettable years at What Hi-Fi?

Stylus and substance • Three terrific turntables with pedigree priced at around a grand are put to the test in our listening rooms. Only one can triumph…

Pro-Ject Debut Reference 10 • The Reference 10 is the most premium member yet of Pro-Ject’s established Debut range

Rega Planar 3 RS Edition • Clever upgrades make for an elevated performance at a competitive price

Technics SL-1500CS • Under-the-skin upgrades take the directdrive SL-1500 to new sonic heights

Rega Planar 3 RS Edition • All three contenders would be fantastic options for vinyl fans, but for the sheer joy of playing records, the Rega proves hard to beat

1976 vs TODAY • All we have gained… and arguably lost on the way

1976 • Like What Hi-Fi?, these great songs are turning 50 this year

Silver and gold • New CD players have been like rare metals of late, but these gold-star spinners will serve fans of the silver digital disc beautifully well

Marantz CD 70 • Marantz keeps the CD-player flag flying with excellent results

Arcam CD5 • Affordable, capable and enjoyable

TEAC VRDS-701 • Premium price, premium build and an excellent sound

Cyrus 40 CD • Cyrus hits another home run with its premium CD player

Esoteric K-05XD • Those after the last word in stereo disc replay should start here

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