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Dali Rubicon 2 C

Stereo speakers | ₹TBA The Danish company has form when it comes to active-speaker design, so we plug in these new standmounters with no little anticipation

Cyrus One Cast

Amplifier - Cyrus has made its One amplifier smarter, but does it sound better?

Bel Canto e.One Stream

Streamer - This streamer eschews features and focuses on the music

Astell & Kern Kann Cube

Portable music player | ₹TBA Astell & Kern’s most powerful personal music player prioritises hi-fi hook-up, but it isn’t exactly portable

Arcam SA30

Streaming system - Visually, this modest-looking unit seems to be nothing to get excited about. But this is one book you shouldn’t judge by its cover

Wireless speaker 2,99,000 - Linn Series 3

Can the most expensive wireless speaker we’ve tested supply the performance to justify its price tag?

Mission QX-2 - 39,900

The affordable speaker market is a tough place to compete – especially as prices continue to slide. As we'll soon see in this Round-up, there's plenty of talented, keenly priced competition for these Missions to respect. But they need not fear it.

Monitor Audio Silver 100 - 1,24,999

If we review any more products in Monitor Audio’s sixth-generation Silver range, we may need a new thesaurus. Having reviewed the Silver 200s and the corresponding surround package, we have already used up quite a few of our superlatives.

Sonically sound Shure

Shure Aonic 50 | Over-the-ear ANC Wireless Headphones ₹ 38,990

Kanto Audio TUK - Powered speakers | 59,980

As a no-fuss, plug-’n’-play option, the TUKs are as versatile as you like

KEF Q350 48,000

If there’s one overriding theme with the KEF Q350s, it’s refinement. One of the designers' key aims was to achieve a cleaner, more sophisticated presentation – both sonic and physical – than that of the speakers' predecessors.

Fyne Audio F500 74,900

It has been a couple of years since we were first introduced to Fyne Audio, but we remain impressed by this British speaker manufacturer’s output. And the F500 standmounters do not let the family down.

Dynaudio Emit M20 - ₹ 60,000

The Danes can teach us a thing or two about how to live – take ‘hygge’, candles, cosiness and 11am lunches – but they also know how to make awesome speakers.

Dali Oberon 1 - ₹ 36,900

As far as we're concerned, Dali is long past having to prove itself when it comes to producing quality budget speakers. Its cluster of What Hi-Fi? Awards makes the point clearly enough. And, in quality terms, the Oberon 1s are typical of the brand.

Bridging emotion and music

Lindemann Limetree Bridge | Network Switch ₹ 89,000

Speeding To The Top Of The Charts

Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 2 | TWS in-ears | ₨ 24,990

TWS with a twist

Sony WF-XB700 | TWS in-ears | ₨9990

OnePlus serves slim seconds

OnePlus U Series 55in | 4K LED TV | ₨ 49,999

LG OLED55C9PLA ₨ 2,29,990

The LG OLED55C9PLA is a smaller version of a fantastic LG C-Class OLED television that we’ve previously reviewed.

Triangle Borea BR03 - Stereo speakers ₨ POR

Triangle’s talented standmounters take the fight to the established class leaders

LG 65SM9800PLA - 4K Television ₨2,54,990

Here at What Hi-Fi?, a new TV from LG is always eagerly anticipated. This time, however, the hardware took us completely by surprise

Samsung QE55Q90R ₨ 3,18,700

The 55in Samsung QE55Q90R is the smallest version available of Samsung’s top-of-the-line 2019 4K TVs.

INSIDER

The recently confirmed release of the 2020 soundbar range from LG reveals a 7-strong lineup

Affordable fun

Creative Outlier Air | TWS In-ears | ₨7499

Acoustic Energy AE120 - Stereo speakers ₨ 1,49,990

An unusual three-way configuration makes its presence felt in these compact floorstanders, which will suit those who are short on space

Wharfedale Evo 4.4 VS Fyne Audio F501

Can the Award-winning F501 floorstanders survive a challenge from Wharfedale’s daring newcomers? Prepare to be surprised

LG SL8YG - Soundbar

Does this affordable Dolby Atmos soundbar’s performance match its lengthy features list?

Samsung UE43RU7470 - 4K television

With so much activity in the the big-screen arena, it’s good to see a well-equipped smaller TV of real quality break cover

JBL Flip 5 - Wireless speaker

JBL’s latest Flip is a Bluetooth speaker with no frills – can it survive in today’s feature-laden market?

Epson EH-TW9400 - Projector

Epson’s pixel-shifting projector offers the power and flexibility for a superb home theatre experience