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.

Now’s the time for home cinema

HOW WE TEST

B&W Formation Wedge • The Zeppelin was a hit – can B&W do it again with this quirky standalone successor offering flexible multi-room potential?

Fyne Audio F500 • These bass-heavy standmounters are scaled down versions of the F501 towers – and they don’t let the Fyne family down

JBL Charge 4 • JBL has given its Charge range a spring clean by fine-tuning the sound and improving battery life

Denon AVR-X3600H • Denon’s Award-winning home cinema amplifier gets more than a tweak

Atacama Evoque Eco 60-40 SE2 • This tweaked version of Atacama’s Award-winning Evoque equipment support remains a fine option

Pro-Ject Pick-it DS2 • Pro-Ject goes own brand, producing a talented moving-coil cartridge that works well with all genres of music

Panasonic TX-55GZ950B • This Panasonic television offers the widest range of HDR tech in a great-value, great-sounding OLED package

AKG K175 • Solid studio headphones with an enthusiastic, but slightly aggressive, sound

Amazon Echo Show 5 • The addition of video to Alexa’s repertoire at a reasonable price makes this little box of tricks a winner

KEF R5 • These elegant R5 floorstanders are classy and refined performers, but they’re up against some tough competition

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HDMI ARC and HDMI eARC: everything you need to know • What are they? What do they do? Are they worth using?

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

Oscars? Bravo! • Make every night movie night – or, these days, box-set night – with a stunning home cinema system

SEAMLESS SYNERGY AT A KEEN PRICE

SIGHT AND SOUND IN SWEET ACCORD

A TRUE-4K DREAM COME TRUE

REMARKABLE VALUE FOR MONEY

A SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE SYSTEM

A SYSTEM MADE TO PLAY 4K CONTENT

SIMPLY STUNNING SOUNDING 4K TV

I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW • This quartet of Blu-ray players proves the disc is still king when it comes to optimum picture quality

CAMBRIDGE AUDIO CXUHD

SONY UBP-X1100ES

PANASONIC DP-UB9000

PIONEER UDP-LX500

DOLBY ATMOS: WHAT IS IT? HOW CAN YOU GET IT? WHAT SPEAKERS DO YOU NEED? • Everything you need to know if you’re planning to immerse yourself in a bubble of surround sound

WE HAVE YOU SURROUNDED • You’ll hear the action as if you were there with one of these sterling surround sound packages

Wharfedale DX-2

Q Acoustics 3010i 5.1

Dali Zensor 1 5.1

Fyne Audio F302 AV

Jamo S 807 HCS 7.1

Q Acoustics 3050i 5.1

Monitor Audio Bronze B5 AV

Elac Debut 2.0 5.1

Plinius Reference M-10/Reference A-300 • EXPENSIVE, YES. BUT YOU KNOW YOU WANT THEM

Rega Aura

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

ON SALE NOW!

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

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

RADIOS • THE ORIGINAL WIRELESS IS STILL GOING STRONG

STEREO SPEAKERS • THEY BRING THE MUSIC TO YOUR EARS – SO...