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.

TEAM BUILDING NEEDS THOUGHT

Panasonic MZ2000 (TX-65MZ2000B) • Panasonic’s all-singing OLED flagship gets a brightness-boosting MLA upgrade

Q Acoustics 5040 Home Cinema Package • Want to inject some energy into your home cinema sound? Look no further

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds • Out with the old Bose and in with the new

iPad Pro 12.9 6th Gen • The best tablet for movies and music is now even better

Sennheiser Accentum Wireless • The Accentum sound solid enough, but they’re hardly a thrilling listen

Cyrus Classic Amp • Cyrus’s integrated amp is new but still ever so familiar

Audio Pro Link 2 • A decent addition to the ever-expanding list of capable budget streamers

Technics EAH-AZ40M2 • These Technics earbuds are good, but are they class leaders elect?

Leica Cine 1 • Can UST projection hit the home cinema sweet spot?

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COMPACT DISC’S STAR HAS FADED, BUT WE LOVE IT ANYWAY • What Hi-Fi? Technical Editor Ketan Bharadia explains why the original silver music disc still appeals

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

TEAMING WITH TALENT • With so many great hi-fi products on sale, matching them up can be tough. So we have done it for you

SYSTEM 1 A DISCREET ALL-ROUNDER

SYSTEM 2 A MODERN CD TRIO

SYSTEM 3 STEP-UP STREAMING ALL-ROUNDER

SYSTEM 4 PREMIUM STREAMING COMBO

SYSTEM 5 HIGH-END TURNTABLE COMBINATION

5 SIMPLE DEMO STEPS TO HELP YOU REACH HI-FI SYSTEM NIRVANA • Choosing the right hi-fi kit can be tricky. Here, What Hi-Fi?’s technical editor Ketan Bharadia reveals how to audition and compare components with confidence

Wire we waiting? • These high-end headphones will provide a real treat for your ears – maybe it’s time to upgrade

Grado RS1x

Beyerdynamic T1 (3rd Generation)

Focal Clear Mg

Sennheiser IE 900

Sennheiser HD 820

Sony MDR-Z1R

SCREEN STARS • These systems pick from the cream of the AV crop to provide the most immersive experience possible

SYSTEM 1 BEST GAMING SYSTEM

SYSTEM 2 BEST BUDGET BIG-SCREEN SET-UP

SYSTEM 3 NEXT-GEN TV SET-UP

SYSTEM 4 PROJECTOR PERFECTION

SYSTEM 5 DISCREET ULTRA SHORT-THROW PROJECTOR PAIRING

7 OF THE QUIRKIEST HI-FI AND HOME CINEMA PRODUCTS ON THE PLANET • Enough of the serious stuff, time for some oddballs…

Rega Naia/Aphelion 2 • EXPENSIVE, YES. BUT YOU KNOW YOU WANT THEM

Grado GS3000x • EXPENSIVE, YES. BUT YOU KNOW YOU WANT THEM

PLAY AND DISPLAY

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

How to digitize your vinyl collection • 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, but there is a way to take those LPs with you

MUSIC STREAMERS • THE BEST WAY TO SHARE YOUR TUNES AROUND THE HOUSE

RADIOS • THE ORIGINAL WIRELESS IS STILL GOING...