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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Sony A95L (XR-65A95L) • Sony’s second-generation QD-OLED TV is very special indeed

Ruark Audio R410 • The R410 has great sound and the looks to match

Sony Xperia 5 V • Sony’s latest smartphone continues its trend of AV excellence

JBL Charge 5 Wi-Fi • A superb Bluetooth speaker boosted by wi-fi powers

Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S2e • The complete portable headphones package, inside and out

Arcam CD5 • An affordable, capable and enjoyable CD player

Ultimate Ears Epicboom • Is this heavyweight portable speaker a sonic boom or a misfiring bust?

Panasonic MZ1500B • A reliable OLED TV for movie fans who value authenticity over flashy tricks

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A STREAM COME TRUE • What Hi-Fi? managing editor Becky Roberts charts the extended evolution of the music streamer, from primitive pre-Spotify players to modern-day multi-taskers

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

TALL, DARK AND HANDSOME • Most floorstanding speakers have a certain elegance – but the eight pairs featured here are more than just pretty faces

Q Acoustics 3050i • Q Acoustics reaffirms its strong position in the midrange floorstander market

Wharfedale Diamond 12.3 • Refined, entertaining and affordable floorstanders

Fyne Audio F302i • A change of tweeter makes the Award-winning F302 an even more attractive proposition

Dali Oberon 5 • Superb floorstanders, right up there with the best

Triangle Borea BR08 • Superb performers capable of thrilling results

Q Acoustics 5040 • New cone technology and a shift in sonic character

Fyne Audio F501 • A thrillingly accomplished pair of floorstanders

PMC Prodigy 5 • PMC’s slimline floorstanders deliver a sonic masterclass

The GIFTS of sound and vision • These audio-visual treats will bring joy to any film- or music-lover’s world

SPEAKERS TO PUT ON A PEDESTAL • Welcome to our round-up of the 13 pairs of standmounters that we rate head and shoulders above their rivals

Wharfedale Diamond 12.1 • Surprisingly sophisticated for their size and price

Elac Debut B5.2 • These Elacs are very talented speakers for the money

Dali Oberon 1 • A quality pair of speakers with an unfussy nature

Triangle Borea BR03 • Sophisticated and savvy musical performers

Bowers & Wilkins 607 S3 • B&W’s newest, smallest, entry-level speakers are a delight

Bowers & Wilkins 606 S3 • The new 606 S3 speakers are a bold step forward

Focal Vestia No.1 • Focal’s smallest Vestia speaker has a big personality

Sonus Faber Lumina 1 • Classy, compact speakers with a surprisingly grown-up sound

KEF LS50 Meta • These standmounters set the standard at the price

PMC Prodigy 1 • Prodigies indeed, these newcomers have what it takes to trouble the class leaders

Dali Menuet SE • Tiny speakers that pack plenty of sonic talent

ATC SCM11 • Long-running favourites that still manage to impress

KEF R3 • These superb standmounters set the standard at this price

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