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.

Forget 2020: embrace music

HOW WE TEST

Philips 65OLED805 • The Dutch company has managed to combine performance improvements with aggressive pricing to hit a very sweet spot

Bose QuietComfort Earbuds • Bose’s sub-brand has delivered a brilliant pair of wireless noisecancelling earbuds – these are up there with the best of them

Mission LX-4 MKII • These are capable speakers in many ways, but they aren’t the fully rounded proposition we had hoped for

Roku Streambar • A well specified, easy to use streamer/soundbar hybrid that performs well and represents great value

Beyerdynamic T1 (3rd Generation) • As if to keep the opposition on its toes, the German manufacturer has refined these premium headphones to great effect

Amazon Echo (4th Generation) • The new spherical Amazon Echo gives us the news and controls our home, but can we trust it with our music?

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Apple AirPods Max: THE PRICE OF SUCCESS? • Apple’s first pair of over-ear headphones launched with a price tag of £549, which seems excessive until you consider what they offer

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

LOUD AND PROUD! • You know what they say: “If you’ve got it, flaunt it.” All of these sub-£1000 amplifiers have exceptional talent and are ready for you to hear just what they can do

Cambridge Audio AXA35

Rega io

NAD D3020 V2

Marantz PM6007

Audiolab 6000A

Rega Brio

Musical Fidelity M2si

Cambridge Audio CXA61

Rega Elex-R

Cancel culture? In this case, yes… • Noise-cancelling cans were once a hugely expensive luxury. These sub-£150 bargains tell a different tale…

JBL Tune 600BTNC

Lindy BNX-60

AKG N60NC Wireless

Sony WH-CH700N

Philips PH805

Sennheiser HD 450BT

Masters of their universe • All-in-one streaming systems offer great sound and space-saving convenience. Here are four of the best

Arcam SA30

Linn Majik DSM

NAD Masters M10

Naim Uniti Atom

Naim Uniti Atom

Luxman D-10X • EXPENSIVE, YES. BUT YOU KNOW YOU WANT THEM

Fyne Audio F1-8

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

HI-FI 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 CHOOSE WITH CARE

Positioning your speakers

SYSTEMS • CONVENIENCE DOESN’T HAVE TO MEAN LOWER QUALITY

TURNTABLES • DECKS TO KEEP THE VINYL REVIVAL THRIVING

WIRELESS SPEAKERS • FREE YOUR MUSIC WITH ONE OF THESE STREAMING WONDERS

HOME CINEMA BLU-RAY PLAYERS • ENJOY HIGH-DEF MOVIE THRILLS

HOME CINEMA AMPLIFIERS • POWERFUL SOUND THAT TRULY BRINGS MOVIES TO LIFE

PROJECTORS • BECAUSE A MASSIVE PICTURE IS HOME CINEMA

SET-TOP BOXES • THE BEST WAY TO ACCESS THE WORLD OF TELEVISION

SOUNDBARS & SOUNDBASES • A BRILLIANT WAY TO IMPROVE YOUR TV’S SOUND

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