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.

SOUND INVESTMENTS

WELCOME

Sony VPL-XW5000ES

Grado RS1x • ‘Exotic’ isn’t a word we have associated with Grado headphones… until now

Amazon Fire 7 • A capable device that won’t burn a hole in your wallet

Triangle Esprit Comete Ez • So you want your music to be fun and exciting? Try these Triangles

Vertere Phono-1 MkII L • Vertere’s Award-winning phono stage gets even better

Xiaomi F2 Fire TV • Amazon Fire TV loses the sticks but finds a telly

Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless • Same old supreme Sennheiser sound, even if something else is missing

Devialet Dione • High-minded and high-priced, but is the Devialet Dione hi-fi?

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7 REASONS WHY A DAC COULD BE YOUR MUSIC PURCHASE OF THE YEAR • Welcoming a DAC into your life can radically improve your enjoyment of music, says managing editor Becky Roberts

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

BEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK SYSTEMS • If you’re looking for the place where sound quality and affordability meet, this collection will show you the way

Micro system

Portable DAC system

Tablet system

CD player system

All-in-one system

Turntable system

Streamer system

10 AFFORDABLE WAYS TO UPGRADE YOUR HI-FI SYSTEM • Don’t think that the quest for better sound always involves wallet-busting outlay. There are a number of inexpensive things you can do to give your set-up a lift – and some of them are completely free

BEST WIRELESS SPEAKERS BELOW £150 • These affordable Bluetooth speakers prioritise great sound as much as portability and convenience

JBL Go 3

Tribit Audio Stormbox Micro

Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 2

Apple HomePod Mini

View online review whf.cm/Flip6 JBL Flip 6 • Sonically impressive

View online review whf.cm/Charge_5 JBL Charge 5 • Still leading the charge

View online review whf.cm/SoundlinkFlex Bose Soundlink Flex • Simple, music-focused portability

HOW TO BUY SECOND-HAND AND VINTAGE HI-FI SPEAKERS • If you’re after premium sound quality on a modest budget, buying used can do the trick. Try our tips for bagging some vintage speakers

BEST HEADPHONES BELOW £150 • Looking for a pair of headphones that deliver on great sound without breaking the bank? Read on…

View online review whf.cm/E11C SoundMagic E11C • Wired in-ears

AKG K72 • Wired on-ears

View online review whf.cm/Melomania1Plus Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 Plus • Wireless in-ears

View online review whf.cm/EarfunAirPro Earfun Air Pro • Wireless in-ears

View online review whf.cm/WF-C500 £59 Sony WF-C500 • Wireless in-ears

View online review whf.cm/HiX15 Austrian Audio Hi-X15 • Wired on-ears

View online review whf.cm/RZ-S500W Panasonic RZ-S500W £95 • Wireless in-ears

View online review whf.cm/PixelBudsA Google Pixel Buds A-Series £100 • Wireless in-ears

View online review whf.cm/ReflectFlowPro JBL Reflect Flow Pro £120 • Wireless sport in-ears

View online review whf.cm/SR80x Grado SR80x • Wired on-ears

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