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.

PRICE VERSUS VALUE. DEBATE…

HOW WE TEST

KEF Coda W • No network streaming, but talented all the same

Mitchell & Brown QLED1811 • A British TV (yes, really) that takes the battle to budget kings TCL

Sony WF-1000XM6 • Sony’s only gone and done it again…

Wanbo Vali 1 • Small price, big picture

Harman Kardon Enchant 900 • A worthy contender that values energy and emotion over precision

Onkyo GX-30ARC • A talented, versatile and affordable pair of powered desktop speakers

Cambridge Audio Evo 150 SE • A feature-laden streaming amp that’s lovely to use

Sony K65XR55 (Bravia 5) • Oodles of Sony polish for relatively little cash

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BACH WITH MORE BITE • Many say he’s the greatest classical composer of all. But, asks Harry McKerrell, are you hearing him at his best?

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

Good things, small packages • Affordable standmount speakers may be small in stature but the best ones are big on performance. Take these five…

Elac Debut 3.0 DB53 • Elac takes its Debut line in a new sonic direction

Q Acoustics 3020c • The 3020c herald a new age for the established 3000 series

Dali Kupid • Small speakers with a bright personality

Fyne Audio F5E • Capable standmounters with a great sense of cohesion

Dali Oberon 1 • A quality pair of speakers with an unfussy nature

IN PRAISE OF SMALL SPEAKERS • How their inherent design limitations can work to their benefit

Five reasons to get behind ’bars • As the five models we have chosen here show, buying a budget soundbar can reap rich rewards. So we fully support their cause

Hisense HS214 2.1 Soundbar • It’s hard to dislike the inexpensive but effective HS214 Soundbar

Sony HT-SF150 • A budget soundbar that’s a step up from your TV’s speakers

Creative Stage Pro • This cheap and likeable soundbar is better than it has any right to be

Sonos Ray • An assertive, punchy and petite soundbar with sparkling vocal clarity

Hisense AX5125H • A genuine Dolby Atmos bargain

Sony Bravia 8 II vs Philips OLED910: a flagship OLED TV battle for the ages • This OLED head to head is one of the tightest TV contests in years

Desk job • Three neat, desktop solutions compete to bring high-fidelity music to your laptop/phone and wired headphones set-up

Audiolab D7 • Neat, capable and packed with features

Cambridge Audio DacMagic 200M • Cambridge’s generously featured DAC keeps the magic alive

Chord Mojo 2 • ‘Mobile Joy’ is in even more lavish supply in this re-engineered sequel

Verdict WINNER Chord Mojo 2 • All three DACs in our test are worthy of consideration, but the quirky and portable Mojo 2 triumphs here for its sensational sonic ability

Apple AirPods Pro 3 vs Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen): which noise-cancelling earbuds are better? • Our head to head between these premium in-ears becomes a battle for the best ANC

Rega Mercury/Solis

ProAc K3

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...