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.

HI-FI IS HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT

HOW WE TEST

Sony WF-1000XM5 • It’s all change for Sony’s new premium wireless earbuds

Hisense 65U8KQ • The best Hisense TV we have tested yet

T+A Solitaire T • Extraordinary price, extraordinary performance

Musical Fidelity A1 • An iconic amplifier design of the 1980s makes a welcome return

BenQ W4000i • Boldly goes where no projector this price has gone before

Atacama Elite ECO 24 • Excellent hi-fi support that doubles up as beautiful furniture

Sennheiser Ambeo Mini • Sennheiser’s smallest soundbar is a sonic swing and a miss

Sharp 55FN2KA • A 55in TV for £399? Surely some mistake…

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FAITHFUL TO THE MUSIC: RECREATING AN ICON • We speak to Musical Fidelity designer Simon Quarry about his work and the philosophy behind the resurrected A1 integrated amplifier

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

THE STREAM TEAM • This trio of budget streamers will give you super sounding streaming for a seriously small outlay

AUDIOLAB 7000N PLAY • An affordable, well-made music streamer, but does the 7000N Play give enough in terms of sound?

BLUESOUND NODE (2021) • Bluesound reasserts its authority in the budget music streamer market

CAMBRIDGE AUDIO MXN10 • Small, affordable and… superb

TEST WINNER CAMBRIDGE AUDIO MXN10 • Giving you the best of both worlds sonically, the MXN10 is the complete package at this price

Sony WF-1000XM5 vs Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II • Sony has a new weapon with which to take on Bose’s Award-winners

Musical Fidelity A1 (1985) • Distinctively styled, hot running and a sublime sound

HOW TO BE GOOD AT EVERYTHING • All-in-one stereo speaker systems used to be about compromise – now they are about excellence

ELAC DEBUT CONNEX DCB41 • A neat, affordable and talented entry into the speaker systems market

TRIANGLE AIO TWIN • A talented, versatile and great-sounding all-in-one system that can do it all

KEF LSX II • A fantastic, multi-talented streaming system perfect for smaller rooms

JBL 4305P • Miniature monitors make for decent entries into streaming-savvy hi-fi

KEF LS50 WIRELESS II • An innovative and entertaining sequel

JBL 4329P STUDIO MONITOR • One of the most sophisticated pairs of streaming speakers we have heard

KEF LS60 WIRELESS • KEF takes all-in-one hi-fi to a whole new level

THE BEST GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY TRACKS TO TEST YOUR HI-FI SYSTEM • What Hi-Fi?’s own Awesome Mix Tape will give your stereo set-up a good run out

Class A, Class A/B and Class D amplification WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN? • We explain why some amplifiers run hot and others don’t

dCS Lina DAC • EXPENSIVE, YES. BUT TOU KNOW YOU WANT THEM

Wharfedale Dovedale • EXPENSIVE, YES.BUT YOU KNOW YOU WANT THEM

BUYER’S GUIDE • The definitive guide to the best home-entertainment kit you can buy

HI-FI AMPLIFIERS • THE BEATING HEART OF YOUR HI-FI SYSTEM

Preamplifiers and power amps

CD PLAYERS & TRANSPORTS • GET THE RIGHT PLAYER AND CD CAN STILL SHINE

DACs • A DIGITAL-TO-ANALOGUE CONVERTER IS A MODERN HI-FI MUST

MUSIC STREAMERS • THE BEST WAY TO SHARE YOUR TUNES...