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.

GLOOM AND DOOM? MAKE A COSY ROOM

HOW WE TEST

Panasonic TX-55JZ1500B • Panasonic has made its flagship screen technology available in a more-affordable format. Poor compromise or neat sweet spot?

Tivoli Model One Digital • A top update on a top wi-fi radio, now with AirPlay 2 and Chromecast

iFi Zen DAC V2 • An Award-winning budget DAC/headphone amp, improved

Reavon UBR-X100 • A classy first 4K Blu-ray player from Reavon

KLH Albany II • KLH has a second stab at its budget Albany bookshelf speakers

Bluesound Node (2021) • Bluesound reasserts its authority in the budget music streamer market

JBL Tour One • JBL’s premium wireless noise-cancelling headphones struggle to impress

LG Eclair QP5 • LG’s tiny Dolby Atmos soundbar proves to be more of a fondant fancy than a refined audio delicacy

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INSIDE THE BOWERS & WILKINS FACTORY • We take a tour of B&W’s factory in Worthing, West Sussex to see the latest 800 Series Diamond speakers being manufactured

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

Living it large • There’s no subtitute for size when it comes to home cinema. A 65in TV will bring some serious cinematic scale into your lounge. Here’s our pick of the best

LG OLED65C1

Philips 65OLED806

Samsung QE65QN95A

Philips 65OLED806

THE FUTURE OF TV? • Everything you need to know about the game-changing new television tech, QD-OLED

Monkey business • Here we have the best TVs you can pick up for less than a monkey - that’s £500 to you, guvnor

Hisense 43A6GTUK

Samsung UE43AU7100

Hisense Roku R50A7200GTUK

Toshiba 50UK3163DB

Samsung UE50AU8000

TCL 55RP620K

WE COMPARE Samsung QE55QN94A Sony XR-55A80J • Two top performers with competing technologies go head-to-head at an affordable price point, but which is the most talented?

WE COMPARE

Mark Levinson No.5105 • EXPENSIVE, YES. BUT YOU KNOW YOU WANT THEM

Franco Serblin Accordo Essence

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

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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 • 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 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

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