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We have been helping the world discover the best in hi-fi and home entertainment for more than 45 years, and have more than 100 years of reviewing experience under our collective belts – so you can count on our expert opinion. We test every product a

A huge summer of sport is now well under way – but the biggest of big hitters, The Olympic Games, is yet to come. No better time, then, to consider investing in a new TV to see all the action in its most glorious light. The 2024 cohort of sets is now

All review verdicts are agreed upon by the team as a whole – not any individual reviewer. Each product will be listened to and/or viewed by several members of the test team, who will then discuss the final verdict before it appears in the magazine or

Standmount speakers | £2000 | View offers whf.cm/Monitor_Studio89 Monitor Audio would like you to think of the Studio 89 as a brand new speaker; one that invokes memories of past greats, particularly the Studio 15 model introduced in 1989. See what t

DAB radio | £30 | View offers whf.cm/PetersfieldGo Smartphones, app-based internet radio and wireless speakers may have killed the once-popular pocket radio, but small DAB/FM radios still have their place. There are plenty of people who favour local

Home-cinema projector | £2999 | View offers whf.cm/EH_LS1000W Everything about the Epson EHLS11000W tells you it wants to be taken very seriously. Its colossal bodywork, for starters, is far too big to be mistaken for some namby-pamby casual ‘home-en

Over-ear headphones | £300 | View offers whf.cm/HD_620S We have long been fond of Sennheiser’s HD 600 range of open-back headphones, which have been impressing us since the late ’90s all the way through to current incarnations, for their wonderfully

85in 4K TV | £1579 | View offers whf.cm/TCL_85C805K The 85C805K is a quintessential example of why TCL has now become such a threat to the more established TV industry grandees. For starters, there’s the gloriously straightforward mismatch between it

Smartphone | £899 | View offers whf.cm/iPhone15Plus Last year’s iPhone 14 Plus should have been a hit among big-screen phone fans, but it ended up feeling like something of an also-ran. The Plus brought big-screen appeal to Apple’s entry-level line f

Floorstanding speakers | £2999 | View offers whf.cm/Aura_3 Has Wharfedale made some sort of mistake with the Aura 3’s price? That’s our first thought as we unpack these elegant floorstanders. Few rivals at this level look as luxurious or as comprehen

AV receiver | £4000 | View offers whf.cm/Marantz_Cinema_30 It has been a long while since we had a Marantz AVR in for review. The premium brand has taken something of a back seat while its parent company (previously Sound United, now Masimo) has inst

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£4195 High-end audio manufacturer Lumin has launched a compact music streamer with quite a few tricks up its sleeve. The P1 Mini features ethernet and fibre network connections for streaming via Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect, Qobuz, FLAC Lossless Ra

Whether its escapism from your morning commute or background music for your stroll in the park, wireless headphones allow us to spend quality time with our favourite tunes. Donning a pair has become an important part of our daily ritual, especially n

Is it a café? Is it a shop? Is it an exhibition space? After spending an hour or two in KEF’s new Music Gallery, it’s clear to me that it is all of the above and a whole lot more. KEF Music Gallery London joins the KEF Music Gallery Hong Kong and KEF

View online review whf.cm/BoseQC_Ultra £450 It’s fair to say a lot has happened in the world since Bose’s last flagship Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 launched back in June 2019 for £350. So, you probably won’t be surprised to learn that the QuietCo

View online review whf.cm/B_WPx8 £599 In the newest ‘premium’ Bluetooth headphones category established by the Airpods Max, the Px8 certainly look the part. They stick to the company’s trademark classy aesthetic design that superbly manages the diffi

Each model tested here offers something quite different. The Sonos Ace have unique selling points for Sonos customers, and also promise to deliver more moving forward. But we can only judge in the here and now and for all the positives relating to de

View online review whf.cm/SonosAce £449 Sonos has already nailed the soundbar, wireless speaker and multi-room markets, but can it ‘ace’ the wireless headphones sector too? Some of the brands here are huge hitters and were making headphones before So

View online review whf.cm/AirPodsMax £499 The AirPods Max arrived in 2020 as the most expensive pair of wireless headphones we had had the pleasure of wearing on our heads. At £549, they cost a good third more than the flagship pairs from Sony and Se

Bigger is better, right? Or is it ‘small is beautiful’? There is, of course, no definitive right answer: just as we embrace the idea that ‘many hands make light work’, we also acknowledge that ‘too many cooks spoil the broth’. When it comes to TVs, t

View online review whf.cm/TCL_32SF540K £149 Perhaps because it has never developed a smart system of its own, TCL has been unusually promiscuous when it comes to the operating systems deployed across its TV range. Roku, Android TV, Google TV and TiVo

View online review whf.cm/KD_32W800 £299 While Sony refreshes most of its TVs every year, the 32in KD-32W800 has, remarkably, stuck around since 2021. Presumably either because it keeps selling well enough to make an upgrade unnecessary, or because S

View online review whf.cm/HD32N200U £250 When Amazon first announced that it was moving into selling its own brand of TV hardware, expectations weren’t high. Surely the resulting sets were just going to be OEM knockoffs with no more ambition than pro

The human race might have made a mess of all sorts of things on this planet, but it has also come up with the wheel, the printing press and the telephone. Music lovers (ie anyone in their right mind) might justifiably add the Bluetooth speaker to the

View online review whf.cm/Micro2 £60 Our first encounter with budget brand Tribit’s ultra-portable, ultra-affordable Stormbox Micro Bluetooth speaker was a success; with it, the company proved you can combine good design and decent sound quality for

View online review whf.cm/Wonderboom3 £90 The latest UE Wonderboom 3 looks similar, has similar features and even retains the same price as its predecessor, making that sub-£100 price point even more attractive. The Wonderboom design formula – colour

View online review whf.cm/Sony ULT Field 1 £119 Aimed squarely at the youthful end of the market, Sony’s ULT line of portable products is designed for people who want big, bold sound that will survive a night on the town or a day at the beach. Just a

View online review whf.cm/Flip6 £130 JBL’s focus with the Flip series has long been on portability and sound quality. To that end, the Flip 6 now supports Bluetooth 5.1, improved IP67 water- and dust-proof rating and a reworked driver configuration t

View online review whf.cm/Addon_C3 £149 Audio Pro’s s Addon C3 is basically the multi-room, wi-fi version of the Addon T3, and it sits below the bigger, also Award-winning Addon C10 MkII in the company’s line-up. From the front it looks almost identi

View online review whf.cm/Roam £159 The Sonos Roam is an offroading, deep-diving speaker with dimensions and a feature set to rival those from JBL and Ultimate Ears. Released in April 2021, the Roam arrived as the most affordable Sonos speaker, thoug

View online review whf.cm/SonosMove2 £329 Bucking the trend of small, rugged, carry-in-your-bag portable Bluetooth speakers, Sonos’s original Move was a big, chunky beast that you could realistically only shuffle in between rooms or venture out into

View online review whf.cm/KatchG2 £349 The Dali Katch G2 brings a raft of improvements to the familiar slender, oval design of the Award-winning original. The upgrades include even more stamina, wider Bluetooth support and tweaks to the audio design.

View online review whf.cm/Soundlink_Max £399 Here’s a bit of fun: with its new SoundLink Max, Bose gives you the chance to name your model during the set-up process. Given the brand’s origins, there’s an American theme to many of the options on offer

The G4 and S95D are two of the most exciting TVs we will see this year, and now we have reviewed both, we can advise on which is right for you. The S95D features a third-generation QD-OLED screen panel, which is Samsung’s brightest yet. It also has a

Go back over What Hi-Fi? television reviews this century – at any rate reviews for what used to be called ‘flat-panel’ sets – and you will see a common theme recurring. No matter how good an image it may be capable of providing, pretty much any moder

■ Integrated amplifier ■ £8500 What Hi-Fi? has reviewed a string of premium integrated amplifiers recently, and the theme that runs through them all is the desire to pack as much as possible into that one box. It plays to the neatness and lack of clu

■ Standmount speakers ■ £3750 We have something of a soft spot for Fyne Audio’s Vintage speaker range. It mixes old-world aesthetics with thoroughly modern engineering in a way that we find hugely appealing. The four-strong series starts with the dim

From 75in 4K TVs to turntables, and from portable Bluetooth speakers to Dolby Atmos surround sound packages, here’s where you will find the perfect hi-fi and AV product, fast. If you don’t believe in love at first sight, take a look at the Roberts Re

View offers whf.cm/BBCDPlayers Best CD player under £500, Awards 2023 No one can accuse Marantz of pushing the boundaries on the CD6007, but it has taken an already excellent CD player and made it a bit better. Type CD transport Outputs Coaxial, opti

View offers whf.cm/BBDACs October 2023 The iFi Go Link feels like the perfect device for enhancing your headphones on the move and on a budget, living up to its brief. Size 13.5cm long Resolution PCM 32-bit/384kHz, DSD 256, MQA Best DAC under £200, A

View offers whf.cm/BBStereoAmps Best stereo amplifier under £400, Awards 2021 Those who are happy with a no-fuss, purely analogue amp and who prioritise entertainment should arguably consider the io their number one choice. Power 30W Inputs Line-in x

Read more at… www.whathifi.com/features 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, b

View offers whf.cm/BBInternetRadios View offers whf.cm/BBDABRadios August 2024 Packed with features and emitting a clearer, richer, more dynamic sound than you might expect, this delightful little portable is a must-have sonic accessory. Battery 20hr

View offers whf.cm/BBMusicStreamers Best music streamer under £300, Awards 2023 As a first, affordable introduction to the many and various charms of music streaming, the WiiM Pro Plus is hard to lay a glove on at the price. Outputs RCA line-level, c

View offers whf.cm/BBHifiSpeakers Best standmount speaker under £200, Awards 2020 The 2s combine Dali’s traditional strengths with a generous dose of entertainment that even Mission and Q Acoustics struggle to match. Size (hwd) 17 x 28 x 28cm Bi-wire

Read more at… www.whathifi.com/features It’s no good spending hundreds of pounds on your new speakers if you then don’t allow them to perform properly. Take care with positioning to get them to sing. Where’s the best place to position a speaker? Some

View offers whf.cm/BBHifiSystems Best hi-fi system under £500, Awards 2023 Denon hasn’t rested on its laurels. It’s managed to better the M40, delivering improved sound and functionality. The best just got better. Inputs CD, line-in, optical x2, BT,

View offers whf.cm/BBTurntables Best turntable under £200, Awards 2023 Pro-Ject has revised a budget deck to nail the under £150 market – and has succeeded on every front. Speed 33⅓, 45rpm Size (hwd) 11 x 42 x 33cm Best turntable under £200, Awards 2

View offers whf.cm/BBWirelessSpeakers April 2023 It’s quite astonishing just how much you get out of this little speaker; an enthusiastic and capable performer at this ultra-budget price. Size (hwd) 10 x 10 x 4.3cm Battery 12 hours “There’s energy in

View offers whf.cm/BBBlurayPlayers March 2020 A highly competent machine at an impressively low price, this 4K Blu-ray player represents a big step up from streaming your UHD content. Compatibility 4K Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD, CD HDMI out 1 Best 4K Blu-

View offers whf.cm/BBHomeCinemaAmps Best home cinema amplifier under £1500, Awards 2023 Sony has delivered an AV amp that has reignited the same excitement that we felt with its last model, here with additional dynamics, scale and accuracy. Power 7 x

View offers whf.cm/BBProjectors Best projector under £1250, Awards 2023 BenQ’s decision to focus with the W1800 on what we guess could be considered good old-fashioned home cinema values pays off handsomely. Throw ratio 1.13-1.46:1 Inputs HDMI x2, US

View offers whf.cm/BBSetTopBoxes Best PVR, Awards 2023 As a Freeview PVR, the Humax Aura is solid, but its useability foibles and lack of Netflix give pause for thought. Tuners 3 Storage 1TB/2TB Ultra HD Yes Best subscription box, Awards 2023 Sky has

View offers whf.cm/BBSoundbars May 2024 If you want clearer, more dynamic and direct sound from your TV at a price that won’t put you off, then this Sony really is an easy sell. Size (hwd) 6.4 x 80 x 12cm Inputs Optical, HDMI eARC Sub No Best soundba

View offers whf.cm/BBSpeakerPackages Best speaker package under £500, Awards 2023 The DX-3 HCP delivers sound above and beyond what most soundbars are capable of while being half the price of most models that we recommend. Size (hwd) Centre speaker 1

View offers whf.cm/BBVideoStreamers Best video streamer under £100, Awards 2020 Despite some caveats, this 4K device supports all HDR formats and delivers excellent picture quality for a very affordable price. Resolution 2160p, 1080p, 720p Storage 8G

View offers whf.cm/BBTelevisions Best 40-43in TV and Best gaming TV, Awards 2023 It’s only marginally better than the C2 it replaces – but that is still good enough for the OLED42C3 to be the best 42-inch TV we have tested. Type OLED HDMI 4 Resolutio

View offers whf.cm/BBPortableMusicPlayers Best portable music player under £250, Awards 2020 Sony hasn’t carried out an update for the sake of it; the refresh is justified by squeezing more performance into a budget price than ever before. Hi-res 32-

View offers whf.cm/BBHeadphones Best wired in-ear headphones under £100, Awards 2023 The latest version of Soundmagic’s budget in-ears continues to impress with a full-bodied, energetic and informative sound. In-line controls Yes Cable length 1.2m Ap

View offers whf.cm/BBMobilePhones Best smartphone over £500, Awards 2023 A punchier picture and smoother sound make the iPhone 15 Pro Max an unparalleled portable movie and music machine. OS iOS 17 Size (hwd) 160 x 77 x 8.3mm Storage 256GB-1TB “Subtl

Read more at… www.whathifi.com/advice What’s the difference between the various on-ear headphones? Our jargon buster explains the various types, and why you might want to choose one particular model over another 1. First, the most popular headphone d

Read more at… www.whathifi.com/advice Whether you’re a Prime professional or just thinking of signing up, you’ll want to get the most out of the service. Here are a few tips and tricks on how to do exactly that. Amazon Prime Video will recommend cont

December 2016 Its accessibility, ease of use, huge catalogue and more mature music discovery are reasons why Spotify remains at the top of the pile. Sound quality Up to 320kbps Ogg Vorbis Offline playback Yes Best music streaming service, Awards 2023

View offers whf.cm/BBPortableMusicPlayers Best tablet under £150, Awards 2023 There are lots of people who just need a good, affordable tablet. For those people, an Amazon Fire tablet is the obvious choice; it’s also the right choice. OS modified And

View offers whf.cm/BBAudioCables Best analogue interconnect under £100, Awards 2023 Few entry-level interconnects at the price come close to offering the sonic enjoyment that Chord has produced with this cable. Balanced/Single-ended Single Best analo

View offers whf.cm/BBAVHifiRacks November 2023 The cumulative upgrades in absolute audio quality that a rack like Atacama’s Elite Eco 24 Reference offers is worth it to our minds and ears. Width 600mm Modular Yes Cable management No “An essential lux

View offers whf.cm/BBPhonoAmps August 2013 A top-class choice for amplification, but you’ll need a source and a pair of headphones of similar quality if you want the best from it. Inputs Line-in x3, XLR Outputs Line-out, XLR, 6.3mm headphone “The sou

View offers whf.cm/BBMainsProducts September 2015 Great value, the highlight being how well it allows for greater detail, attack and dynamics. For the price, it’s a brilliant entry-level purchase. Type Block Mains filter Yes No. of plugs 6 September

View offers whf.cm/BBPhonoAmps Awards 2017 A fine entry-level phono stage that will deliver a crisp and exciting sound from any good price-compatible moving magnet cartridge. Type MM Dimensions (hwd) 5 x 16 x 11cm April 2024 It is the quality of the

View offers whf.cm/BBCartridges Best cartridge under £100, Awards 2023 This is a wonderfully balanced and entertaining moving magnet cartridge that will work well with a wide range of record players. Type MM Tracking weight 2.0g “The sound it deliver

View offers whf.cm/BBSpeakerCables June 2018 The C-Screen possesses the fantastic ability to mirror a system’s punch and drive. What it does, it does better than anything else at the price. Single or Bi-wire Single May 2018 Features the same characte

View offers whf.cm/BBSpeakerStands Best speaker stand, Awards 2023 A speaker stand that impresses with how weighty and dynamic it allows systems to sound. Considering the price, it’s something of a steal. Height 60cm Fillable Yes Finishes 4 (pole), 3

As one of, if not the, best rock bands of all time, Led Zeppelin’s recorded output is immense and varied, providing classic track after track that are great for testing a hi-fi system’s talents. So, sit yourself down in front of your speakers or clam

Magazine editor Jonathan Evans International technical editor Ketan Bharadia Deputy editor Andy Madden TV and AV editor Tom Parsons Hi-Fi and audio editor Kashfia Kabir Managing editor Becky Roberts Staff writers Lewis Empson, Harry McKerrell, Ainsle

Brilliant new Monitor Audio Studio 89 take on stunning KEF and Neat rivals. Plus: premium AV amplifiers from Denon and Marantz October 2024 issue ON SALE 14th August■