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.

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HOW WE TEST

Yamaha True X Surround 90A • Yamaha’s latest soundbar system is sometimes brilliant, but not quite perfect

Spotify Lossless • Our experts have tested Spotify Lossless – was it worth the four-year wait?

Arcam SA35 • Arcam’s impressive streaming all-in-one ticks a lot of boxes

Audio-Technica ATH-R30x • Affordable open-backs that punch above their price tag in more ways than one

Sony Bravia Projector 7 • Sony’s sophisticated middle-child projector should not be overlooked

Roberts Reva • Powerful sound and a classy design

Hisense U8QTUK • Further proof that Hisense now sits comfortably at the top table in TV land

JBL Bar 300MK2 • Powerful, bassy yet pleasingly subtle; it’s hard not to like this JBL soundbar

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SPOTIFY LOSSLESS Everything you need to know • Spotify’s Lossless audio tier has finally arrived, just four years late…

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

POWER TOOLS • There are plenty of brawny stereo amplifiers out there that will deliver great sound without drilling a massive hole in your finances. On the following pages, we look at five of the best

Rega io • Signature Rega sound in a highly accessible and compact package

Mission 778X • Rewind and reload for the 778 amp

Musical Fidelity B1xi • Bold sound, ample features, admirable pedigree

Arcam A5+ • Arcam puts a positive spin on its Award-winning A5 stereo amplifier

Rega Brio Mk7 • The most capable Rega Brio yet?

Bluesound Node Icon vs Cambridge Audio CXN100: Which premium five-star streamer reigns supreme? • Two GOATs of the music streamer world share the battlefield once more

A PICTURE OF HEALTH • The market for affordable TVs has never looked better – or more diverse. Here we (literally) look at four budget-beaters

Samsung UE43U8000F • A little goes a long way with this mostly impressive all-rounder

TCL 50C6KS • A Mini LED TV this cheap can’t actually be good… can it?

Sharp 70GK4245K • Is Sharp’s 70-inch Tivo beast this year’s biggest TV bargain?

Metz 65MQE7600 • Tivo smarts aren’t enough to put Metz on the map

Dali Kupid vs Wharfedale Diamond 12.1: which five-star bookshelf speakers are better? • Colourful new kids take on established champs

THE LIGHT FANTASTIC • Three cracking projectors go head to head in our Group Test of models around the £5K mark. But which comes out on top?

BenQ W5850 • Can a new lens promote BenQ’s latest 4K projector from bridesmaid to bride?

Epson EH QB1000 • A serious movie projector that’s also great for gamers

Sony VPL-XW5000ES • This superb Sony laser projector is a cut-price stunner

Verdict WINNER Sony VPL-XW5000ES • A couple of worthy newcomers from Epson and BenQ enter the fray, but Sony does enough to remain top dog at this level

Rotel Michi Q5

Michell Apollo

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

How to digitize your vinyl collection • Turntables might...