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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Denon AVR-X2600H • Denon has kept up its annual tradition of producing another multi-talented, future-proofed AV receiver

Pro-Ject T1 • Our first encounter with Pro-Ject’s new T-line range reveals a deck with a lot to like–and one that rekindles a swings-and-roundabouts rivalry with the company’s main competitor

Ortofon Quintet Blue • It’s modestly priced by moving-coil cartridge standards, but the Blue delivers an excellent all-round performance

Elac Debut 2.0 5.1 Home Theatre System • A speaker package that sounds so smooth, transparent and utterly immersive, you might even forget where you put them

LG SL9YG • LG’s Dolby Atmos soundbar nails the surround sound tech–which makes its sonic shortcomings even more of a shame

BenQ W2700 • This is a budget-friendly 4K HDR projector with a solid picture and good hi-res handling. But though it’s good for the money, it’s not the best projector you can buy

Wharfedale D330 • Full-bodied bass and subtle treble all tied up in a budget-friendly package–but these D330s lose out on a modicum of dynamic detail

Sonos IKEA Symfonisk bookshelf • At this price, you won’t get a better-sounding multi-room speaker

Sony WF-1000XM3 • Combining effective active noise cancelling with a fine sense of musicality, these WF-1000XM3s set a new benchmark for true wireless earbuds

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CEDIA EXPO 2019 • Shaping the smart home of the future at the world’s biggest home-technology convention

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

End of their tether • Where’s the music coming from? These two-box systems can do it all on their own

KEF LSX

Totem Acoustic KIN Play

Piega Premium Wireless 301

KEF LS50 Wireless

Bowers & Wilkins Formation Duo

Wedding of the centuries • These five decks have something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue

Audio Technica AT-LP60XBT

Sony PS-LX310BT

Pro-Ject Juke Box E

Elipson Omega 100 RIAA BT

Cambridge Audio Alva TT

Unleash the beats • No longer tethered to your device by cables, a pair of wireless headphones sets you free to enjoy your music

SoundMagic E11BT

Sennheiser CX Sport

Cambridge Audio Melomania 1

Bose SoundSport Wireless

RHA TrueConnect

Sony WF-1000X

Apple AirPods (2019)

Sennheiser Momentum Free

Bose SoundSport Free

Sony WF-1000XM3

Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless

Conversion therapy • Even DACs, once the preserve of the true hi-fi enthusiast, are getting the wireless treatment, and the future is looking extremely bright

Audiolab M-DAC nano £149

iFi xDSD £399

Chord Hugo 2 £1800

Chord Hugo TT 2 £3995

Best of both worlds • These four stereo amps take what’s best about traditional hi-fi and bring it into the 21st century

Yamaha R-S202D £199

NAD D 3020 V2 £399

Audiolab 6000A £599

Roksan Blak integrated amplifier £2800

HOW TO ADD A STREAMER TO YOUR EXISTING HI-FI SYSTEM • Getting the best results requires more than just plugging in and playing

RELEASE THE SOUNDS • You can let your tunes off the leash with these ten class-leading one-box speakers

Amazon Echo Dot (3rd...