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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HOW WE TEST
LG OLED65GX • A new OLED screen from LG aims to set the standard not only for the Korean maker’s 2020 range but across the whole TV landscape. So, is it a sight for sore eyes or an eyesore?
Disney Plus • The movie giant hasn’t so much entered the streaming world as erupted into it with a wealth of content and a neat interface
Audio Pro A26 • These powered speakers break plenty of new ground for Audio Pro but miss the mark in a few key areas
iFi Zen Blue • If you’re not sure how to add comprehensive Bluetooth capability to your set-up, this little box can show you the way to enlightenment
Hisense R50B7120UK Roku TV • If you thought a low price meant limited app access and a poor image, this telly will make you think again
Philips PH805 • They have the look and feel of a premium pair of noise-cancellers, but the asking price is far from premium
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THE MAKING OF: ATC SCM50 • We visit ATC’s factory in Gloucestershire to see the legendary SCM50s being made
INSIDER TOP FIVE LAUNCHES • Five products to look out for this month
HIGH-END SPECIAL BEST OF THE BEST • Top-quality equipment is expensive, of course; but it also means you are listening to your music as it was intended
CHORD 2GO / HUGO 2
CAMBRIDGE EDGE NQ
MOON 390
NAIM ND555/555 PS DR
VERTERE ACOUSTICS PHONO-1 MKII
LUXMAN EQ-500
BURMESTER 100
PROAC RESPONSE D2R
JBL L100 CLASSIC
SPENDOR D7.2
WILSON BENESCH PRECISION P1.0
AUDIOVECTOR R3 ARRETÉ
SONUS FABER ELECTA AMATOR 3
ATC SCM50
ProAc Response Two (1989) • ProAc’s original high-end standmount speakers can still measure up to their modern equivalents
REGA PLANAR 10/APHETA 3
VERTERE ACOUSTICS MG-1 MKII/MYSTIC
TECHNICS SL-1000R
SME SYNERGY
CHORD HUGO TT2
DCS ROSSINI DAC/MASTER CLOCK
TECHNICS SL-G700
ATC CDA2 MK2
MARANTZ SA-10
CHORD BLU II/DAVE
Classé CDP-202 (2006) • This high-end CD player from 2006 still looks the part today
COPLAND CTA408
MARK LEVINSON 5805
KRELL K-300I
NAGRA CLASSIC PREAMP/POWER
BURMESTER 088/911 MK 3
AYRE ACOUSTICS KX-R TWENTY/VX-R TWENTY
GRADO GS3000E
SHURE KSE1200
A HISTORY OF THE STRANGEST VINYL RECORDS EVER MADE • And we don’t mean the music: from locked grooves to chocolate discs, this is a celebration of the format’s weirdest physical incarnations
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 wherever you go…
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 CHOOSE WITH...