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MARANTZ CD6007

A small but significant improvement on its predecessor

CAMBRIDGE AUDIO AXC35

This slimline, no-frills CD player is a capable contender

NAD C 538

A solid CD player worthy of serious consideration

AUDIO TECHNICA AT-LP3

This brilliant budget turntable combines features and performance to great effect

LENCO L-85

Great features make this a highly recommended budget plug-and-play deck

REGA 10

Signature Rega sound in a highly accessible package

NAD D 3020 V2

It's difficult not to love this spruced-up version of NAD's classic amp

MARANTZ PM6007

Marantz refines its Awardwinning budget amp recipe

CAMBRIDGE AUDIO AXA35

A musical budget amplifier with all-round appeal

Sony XR-55X90L

Sony's latest X90 LCD TV could be king of the mid-range

Sennheiser HD 660S2

Will Sennheiser's latest audiophile headphones become a cult classic?

Astell & Kern A&norma SR35

Astell & Kern won't stop; its 'entry-level' music player just keeps getting better and better

LG USC9S

A strong feature set? Tick. Wide compatibility? Tick. Good-quality sound? Hmm...

Yamaha YH-5000SE

Mention Yamaha to us and it is the brand’s enviable track record with home cinema amplifiers that comes to mind

Wilson Benesch A.C.T.3Zero

We listen to hundreds of products every year. Some are bad, many are good and the odd few are truly excellent. But then, once or twice in a decade, if we’re lucky, we come across something as sublime as Wilson Benesch’s A.C.T. 3Zero

8 most exciting British hi-fi products launching in 2023

It’s been a thrilling year so far in hi-fi, and there’s more still to come

7 of the best British hi-fi innovations and technologies

MAT, Continuum, current dumping, flux capacitors (okay, not the last one) – British hi-fi makers have provided some genius advances in sound

BRITISH TREASURES

In recognition of Britain’s fine hi-fi pedigree, we have put together four stereo systems that showcase great British kit

Bowers & Wilkins Pi7 S2

Premium earbuds with not-so-premium performance

Amazon Fire TV Cube (3rd Generation)

Should the Apple TV 4K be worried?

LG G3 (OLED65G3)

The first Micro Lens Array-equipped OLED is a shining star

Sony NW-WM1ZM2: Portable music player

We just happened to be reading a Steve Jobs biography the other day. Among all the interesting insights and anecdotes, we came across a story about the original Apple iPod. It is said that, throughout the development of this landmark music player, Jobs feared that Sony would get to market first with this type of product.

WHAT HI-FI SHOW REPORT 2023

In our quest to bring the finest sound and video to our fans and industry as a whole, the What Hi-Fi team works tirelessly to stage the annual show. As always, the support and enthusiasm from the fraternity is humbling and makes us push ourselves even beyond the norm. In a bid to be more inclusive to all sorts of music lovers, we invited some of the world's finest headphones, AV receivers and even the most talked about bookshelf speaker of the year! Besides the large demo spaces and substantial displays by AK International showcasing the finest that Focal and Naim have to offer, even the colossal Grande Utopia EM EVO made an appearance as a showstopper. Expectedly, it did leave everyone dumbfounded with its sheer size and sticker price!

DOWN TO THE WIRE

Wireless headphones are basking in the limelight but, when it comes to sound quality, a cable makes all the difference

Bridging the gap between Sim and reality

Italian brand Sim2 celebrates 30 years of projector innovations and will be showing off their entire range at this month’s What Hi-Fi Show in the Sound & Vision demo room. Nishant Padhiar talks to Massimo Zecchin International Sales Director and finds out what makes them different

Nothing Phone (1)

Is this new ‘flagship killer’ Nothing special?

AKG K371

AKG’s wired headphones are powerful, punchy and neatly put together

Nothing Ear (2)

Nothing’s new Ear (2) look to add some substance to a not-inconsiderable amount of style

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

Is this Galaxy as Ultra as its name suggests?

Sonos Five

Does Sonos deserve a high five for its latest wireless speaker?