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The missing Link

\"Battery life on the Sony LinkBuds Open is excellent\"

Old school charmer...

\"It is sonically regimented, particularly through the low end where we expected issues\"

Home-theatre hero

\"Impressive is the way in which it manages to sound clean and o decongested, even during the most complex of passages.\"

Audiovector Trapeze Reimagined

\"The Trapeze Ri may resemble their famed ancestors, but in every other respect they are thoroughly modem\"

Linn Majik LP12 MC

\"We are having fun and encouraged to take a holistic view of the music rather than focus on the details\"

The playlist

Here are our carefully curated recommendations of the best music streaming service for those who value sound quality above all. Form an orderly queue...

MATCH FIT

Our ten recommended hi-fi systems are guaranteed to play together beautifully

THE TRUE PRO

Audio Pro's Director of EMEA Sales talks sustainability, Indian markets and the future of Audio Pro in India

Q Acoustics M40

A pair of powered baby floorstanders that have big shoes to fill

YG Acoustics Carmel 3

On paper, the Carmel 3 from Colorado-based speaker specialist YG Acoustics has a credibility problem. They cost a huge amount of money but are small, rather plain-looking two-way floorstanders.

SME Model 20 Mk 2/Series V

SME launched the Model 20 turntable back in 1992. The partnering tonearm on our review sample, the now legendary Series V, dates back even further to 1986.

TOP FIVE LAUNCHES

Five products to look out for this month

Real slim shady...

FOR Slim profile, superb dispersion, soundstage AGAINST Can get a little expensive

THE BIG PICTURE

This projector-based home cinema set-up aims to please

MOVIES ON THE MOVE

Great pictures and quality sound-wherever you are

DREAM CINEMA

An incredible high-end home cinema experience, at a price

GAMING GEM

Serious gamers will be well served by this serious rig

CINEMATIC STUNNER

A truly immersive system for both gaming and movie nights

SOUNDBAR SUPERSTAR

The benefits of a surround set-up, without the fuss

JBL Xtreme 4

JBL's entertaining Bluetooth speaker gets a well-considered upgrade

Sony Bravia Theatre Quad

Super-convenient, sonically sound and really quite expensive

The slim, not shady soundbar

Shaking up the category and its nomenclature, Sony is pulling no punches with the BRAVIA Theatre Bar 9.

New world charm

The Music System (Gen 2) doesn't mince words, does it? It does exactly what it says on the wrapper play music. Simple.

Singing the verse

One of the most hallowed Indian hi-fi brands, Sonodyne has been making speakers for virtually every kind of application for decades now.

Radio Ga Ga

FOR Build quality, retro design, natural sound, simple controls

Maximizing on Mini

FOR Bright panel, calibrated modes, great picture quality

Vertere Dark Sabre

Details matter in audio design.

INDOOR PLANTS IN FULL BOOM

These premium wireless speakers are designed for use in the home - where they will raise the roof

RAISING THE BAR

Elevate your home cinema sound with this trio of convenient soundbar packages

I SPENT 24 HOURS IMMERSED IN DOLBY ATMOS MUSIC - THESE ARE 8 KEY THINGS I LEARNED

What Hi-Fi? UK deputy editor Andy Madden gained some interesting insights from the world of immersive audio on a visit to a Dolby Atmos studio