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.

CES shindig shines a light

HOW WE TEST

Samsung QE75Q950R • The Korean TV giant continues to throw its weight behind 8K – and with ever-keener prices. But is that enough here?

Acoustic Energy AE120 • An unusual three-way configuration makes its presence felt in these compact floorstanders, which will suit those who are short on space

LG SL8YG • Does this affordable Dolby Atmos soundbar’s performance match its lengthy features list?

JBL Flip 5 • JBL’s latest Flip is a Bluetooth speaker with no frills – can it survive in today’s feature-laden market?

Harman Kardon Citation Tower • Bold, imposing and powerful, these wireless speakers are anything but ordinary

Panasonic DP-UB150EB • This no-frills Blu-ray player shines for its performance and price

Amazon Echo Dot with Clock • The time has come… And it’s helped make this speaker a seriously talented all-rounder

Vertere Acoustics Phono-1 MkII • One of the finest phono stages we’ve heard at the price

Sonos One SL • One key feature allows this sweet-sounding device to justify its place in Sonos’s accomplished line-up

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The best car-audio tech and trends for 2020 • Many of the audio-based automotive displays at this year’s CES made the innovations you see in science-fiction films seem like yesterday’s tech

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

BRISTOL HI-FI SHOW 2020 • The UK’s largest and longest running hi-fi show is back this month. Here’s a taste of what you’ll find…

The A-Stream • Everyone knows about Spotify. But if you want superior sound you’ll need to go with one of the other providers

Amazon Music HD

Deezer

Qobuz

Tidal

Tidal • An excellent user experience, great-sounding streams and a rapidly expanding hi-res catalogue don’t just put this service above the others – they create a new high-water mark in high-quality music streaming

Noteworthy? Or a sporting chance? • When it comes to true-wireless in-ears, you need to decide which is more important: ultimate sonic fidelity, or a rock-solid fit for the gym

Amazon Echo Buds

Cambridge Audio Melomania 1

JBL Reflect Flow

Klipsch T5 True Wireless

Jabra Elite 65t

RHA TrueConnect

Apple AirPods (2019)

Jaybird Vista

Libratone Track Air+

Bose SoundSport Free

2020 vision • The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas is where the major manufacturers reveal the future of television. We look at some of the trends to emerge from CES 2020

LG

PANASONIC

SAMSUNG

SONY

THE BEST OF THE REST • The focus at CES is on the big four manufacturers, but in the scramble to be the best of the rest, you can expect to see top TV tech at budget prices

NEW TV TECH EXPLAINED

11 BEST MUSIC FILMS TO WATCH ON AMAZON PRIME • From iconic recording venues to mystical landscapes via a clutch of eccentric personalities, our list should have something for everyone

Worth their wait… • You may be tempted to splash out on the latest flagship set, but with a bit of patience and some good timing you could bag a top-of-the-range telly at a knock-down price

LG OLED55C9PLA

Panasonic TX-55GZ2000B

Samsung QE55Q90R

Sony KD-55AG9

’STAGE FRIGHT? GET OVER IT…

Sony PS-HX500

Rega Planar 1...