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.

40 YEARS AND COUNTING

HOW WE TEST

HOW WE SCORE

OUR PRODUCTS OF THE YEAR

Technics SA-C600 • A compact, well featured just-add-speakers system that shines

LG CineBeam HU715Q • Could this projector replace your TV?

Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II • A new benchmark for noise-cancelling wireless earbuds?

Apple iPhone 14 • …or should that be ‘iPhone 13S’? That’s debatable

Astell & Kern A&norma SR25 MKII • This isn’t portable audio; this is portable hi-fi

Sonos Sub Mini • The Sonos Sub gets a mini-me, but is it a biter?

Hisense 65U8HQ • Ground breakingly cheap for mini LED – but there’s a catch

Mission 700 • Can the new 700 standmounters reinforce Mission’s current retro-fuelled success?

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WHAT HI★FI? AWARDS 2022 • More than 100 five-star products that we believe to be the best kit you can buy right now

WIRED HEADPHONES • For the true audiophile, these expressive wired headphones will enhance your listening experience

THE BEST TRACKS TO TEST YOUR HEADPHONES • Tracks that will highlight the most important aspects of your headphones’ performance

PORTABLE MUSIC PLAYERS • These portable devices bring impressive hi-fi quality to your music, wherever you want to take it

FIVE OF THE BEST PRODUCED ALBUMS SINCE 2000 • Great recordings released since the turn of the millennium that make for stellar tracks for testing kit

TABLETS • These are the best portable devices for watching movies and listening to music on the go

SMARTPHONES • These are the best handheld devices for watching movies and playing music on the go, that also happen to be great phones

WIRELESS SPEAKERS • Whether you are out and about or listening at home, these speakers are versatile, talented – and sound great

THE BEST TRACKS TO TEST YOUR BASS • Songs that showcase bass subtlety and detail, and just might rattle your rib cage

RADIOS • The humble ‘wireless’ has evolved into a thoroughly modern music box with streaming smarts

CD PLAYERS • They may not be the most fashionable format, but your CDs will sparkle when played through these

WIRELESS HEADPHONES • With active noise-cancelling and other sonic tech moving at a rapid pace, this is a fascinating category

FIVE OF THE BEST PRODUCED ALBUMS OF ALL TIME • These fantastically recorded albums deserve to be heard through a great pair of headphones

MUSIC STREAMERS • Want to add music streaming to your hi-fi system? These dedicated streamers are simply sensational

FIVE OF THE BEST ALBUMS ON TIDAL MASTERS • Master Quality Authenticated albums you need to hear in all their hi-res glory

STREAMING SERVICES • Our top choices for movies and music set a high standard in a crowded marketplace

TURNTABLES • Whether you’re buying new records or dusting off old ones, these great players will do your vinyl justice

FIVE TRACKS THAT SOUND BEST ON VINYL • Some songs just sound better on record – here are a handful of our analogue faves

DACs • Digital-to-analogue converters are often overlooked, but the best ones can transform your system’s sound

STEREO AMPLIFIERS • Despite the arrival of some fine new amps, it is these old favourites, backed by decades of amplification know-how, that still lead the way

STANDMOUNT SPEAKERS • These standmounters...