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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Dali Rubikore 2 • Kore, blimey – our first taste of Dali’s ‘Kore era is truly delectable

Philips OLED909 • Philips’ latest MLA OLED shines, yet it is still overshadowed

Sony Xperia 1 VI • Sony’s flagship phone cuts back on features without sacrificing picture and sound performance

Rega Planar 3/Nd3 • A change of cartridge boosts the Rega Planar 3’s performance at no extra cost

Q Acoustics M40 • A pair of powered baby floorstanders that have big shoes to fill

Blok Stax 2G • How well do these shelves stack up?

Bowers & Wilkins Pi8 • Bowers & Wilkins’ new flagship wireless earbuds hit the spot

Ecosse CS2.15Mk2 • Ecosse’s speaker cable gets the basics right

LG S95TR • LG’s take on the one-box Dolby Atmos soundbar system

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I’VE JUST LISTENED TO £250,000-WORTH OF TURNTABLES AND THIS IS WHAT I LEARNED • Technical editor Ketan Bharadia finds that differing engineering philosophies can all yield great results

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

Fit for purpose • Not only are they comfier than ever, today’s wireless earbuds are also better able to do their job; delivering high-quality sound into your ears. Here’s our pick of the bunch

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

JBL Live Beam 3 • These mid-range JBL earbuds stand out from the crowd

Cambridge Audio Melomania M100 • Can Cambridge Audio bring its hi-fi talents to its first ANC earbuds?

Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro • Samsung sends the Galaxy on a quest to outdo Apple and co

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

Sony WF-1000XM5 • Sony’s premium wireless earbuds deliver a stunning sonic performance

Apple AirPods Pro 2 • Are these the best-sounding AirPods?

The playlist • Here are our carefully curated recommendations of the best music streaming service for those who value sound quality above all. Form an orderly queue…

Amazon Music Unlimited • A solid streaming service to rival Apple Music and Spotify

Apple Music • Apple aces many things, but is streaming music one of them?

Qobuz • The music streaming service for audiophiles

Spotify • Is Spotify still the world’s best music streaming service?

Tidal • The best music service for streaming-savvy audiophiles

A happy medium • Television brings us all joy, but there’s even greater satisfaction when you get terrific-looking pictures from a big-screen OLED TV that doesn’t cost the earth

LG C4 (OLED65C4) • LG’s C-series is back on top

Philips OLED809 (65OLED809) • The Philips OLED809 is a great mid-range OLED TV designed for the masses

Sony Bravia 8 (K65XR80) • Can the Bravia 8 pick up where the awesome A80L left off?

Linn Majik LP12 MC

Audiovector Trapeze Reimagined

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

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...