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.

VARIATIONS ON A THEME

HOW WE TEST

LG OLED65G2 • LG dazzles with its finest OLED TV yet

Q Acoustics Concept 30 • Q Acoustics’ latest standmounters offer flagship tech for less than flagship money

Vertere Sabre MM • If you thought moving-coil cartridges were the only way to go at this price, this Vertere begs to differ

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra • Is this the new benchmark for flagship phones?

Braun LE01 • Fabulous brutalist looks, but the LE01 is woefully underdressed sonically

Xgimi Aura • An entertaining short-throw projector with punchy colours and great sound

Samsung The Freestyle • Samsung’s imaginative and innovative new projector wants to take over your life

B&W Panorama 3 • The Panorama 3 is a competent, detailed and weighty soundbar

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ROB WATTS: THE MAN BEHIND CHORD’S MULTI-AWARD-WINNING DACS • The mastermind responsible for the Poly, Hugo, Mojo and more reveals the advantages of taking paths less travelled

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

GO WITH THE FLOW • Everyone’s streaming these days, and thanks to recent tech advances there’s no need to compromise on quality. Meet the top 10 in our streamer hit parade

AUDIOLAB 6000N PLAY

BLUESOUND NODE (2021)

CAMBRIDGE AUDIO CXN (V2)

ARCAM ST60

CAMBRIDGE AZUR 851N

NAD C 658

TECHNICS SL-G700

NAIM ND5 XS 2

CHORD 2GO/HUGO 2

NAIM NDX 2

THE PROBLEM WITH HI-RES AUDIO IS HOW YOU MIGHT BE LISTENING TO IT • Just because kit can play hi-res audio doesn’t mean it will do it justice

The best music streaming services • From free streams to hi-res audio, we round up the seven biggest players in music streaming to find out which one is best on catalogue, quality and price

TIDAL

SPOTIFY

APPLE MUSIC

AMAZON MUSIC UNLIMITED

DEEZER

QOBUZ

YOUTUBE MUSIC

11 OF THE BEST TRACKS TO TEST YOUR HEADPHONES • Get your ears around these can-tastic test tracks

ALL TOGETHER NOW… • Marrying music streamer with amplifier, these all-in-one combos will happily provide two-thirds of your stereo system in a neat, fuss-free box

AUDIOLAB 6000 A PLAY

BLUESOUND POWERNODE (2021)

MARANTZ PM7000N

ARCAM SA30

NAD MASTERS M10

NAIM UNITI ATOM

KEF LS50 WIRELESS II

AUDIOQUEST CHICAGO • Often given barely a second thought, connecting cables nevertheless play a critical role in shaping your system’s sound quality, so it is important not to compromise on them. Follow our trail to four affordable gems

WIREWORLD LUNA 8

KIMBER TONIK

ATLAS ELEMENT ACHROMATIC

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT APPLE SPATIAL AUDIO • What is it? How do you get it? Apple’s 3D audio tech for Apple Music and movie soundtracks explained

Rotel Michi X3 • EXPENSIVE, YES. BUT YOU KNOW YOU WANT THEM

Bricasti Design M3

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

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

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