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.

SIZE SHOULDN’T BE EVERYTHING

HOW WE TEST

HOW WE SCORE

Sky Stream • Watching Sky has never been more affordable or more convenient

Bowers & Wilkins 705 S3 • B&W delivers an impressive level of performance but, at this price, is it enough?

Google Pixel 7 • It’s not Pixel perfect, but it’s OK, Google

Chord Company RumourX (2022) • Tweaked metallurgy makes the Chord Company RumourX cable even better

Focal Bathys • Focal’s deep dive into wireless noise-cancelling headphones proves a worthy exploration

Apple iPad (2022) • The iPad gets a serious facelift for its 10th Generation, but is its beauty surface deep?

Loewe Bild i.55 • Premium German TV brand Loewe is back – with a vengeance

Bowers & Wilkins Px8 • These ANC headphones push price levels but deliver on performance

Triangle AIO Twin • A talented, versatile and great-sounding all-in-one system that can do it all

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THIS IN-CAR APPLE SPATIAL AUDIO SYSTEM MAKES PEOPLE CRY – AND IT’S THE FUTURE • Mercedes-Benz and Burmester want to make the ultimate in-car audio system, and the early signs are seriously impressive, reports Joe Cox

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

HONEY, THEY SHRUNK THE TVS • Small can indeed be beautiful, as these 42 and 43-inch sets that pack in all the clever tech and great picture quality of their larger flagship siblings prove

Samsung QE43QN90B

LG OLED42C2

Sony XR-42A90K

Pro-Ject Debut Pro vs Rega Planar 3: which mid-price turntable is better? • These two decks are both titans in their field – and here’s where they clash. It was a hard fight, but we have a winner

Pro-Ject Debut Pro system • These four talented components will work beautifully with our winning deck

“All I want for Christmas is…” • Short of gift ideas? Try our wide selection of sound and vision-based goodies

All quiet on the earbuds front • Trying to enjoy your music without invasive outside sounds? These premium buds go to war on noise…

SONY WF-1000XM4

SAMSUNG GALAXY BUDS 2 PRO

SENNHEISER MOMENTUM TRUE WIRELESS 3

APPLE AIRPODS PRO 2

BOSE QUIETCOMFORT EARBUDS II

Hearing is believing • Big-screen TVs look great, but to really bring films to life you need quality sound too. These soundbars have it

Harman Kardon Citation Multibeam 1100

Philips Fidelio FB1

Sonos Arc

Sony HT-A5000

Arcam AVR31

Focal Utopia

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

The Perfect Christmas Gift from just £6

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...