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New issue of What Hi-Fi? out now: stunning step-up turntables, bang-for-buck stereo amplifiers, TVs and more
By Chris Burke published
Impressive turntables, amps, and TVs all feature in our January issue

14 exciting hi-fi and home cinema products we can't wait to review in 2025
By Becky Roberts published
Our review editors have already lined up weeks of newly announced kit for the test team to sink their teeth into after the Christmas break...

Bluetooth 5.0: everything you need to know
By Joe Svetlik last updated
Bluetooth 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and now 5.4 standards bring many benefits to your wireless kit. Read on for the full lowdown.

Rewind: A new Dolby Atmos rival takes the stage, Cyrus delivers a hi-fi holiday treat and more
By Alastair Stevenson published
Welcome to the latest entry to our weekly hi-fi and home cinema news digest.

Pick of the Month: Our verdict on the Sonos Arc Ultra, Copland’s premium valve amp and more
By Alastair Stevenson published
Our reviewers gave only six products perfect five-star ratings in November.

What is Apple Spatial Audio? What devices support it, and is it like Dolby Atmos?
By Tom Parsons last updated
Everything you need to know about Apple’s immersive audio tech, how it works and which devices support it.

Celebrating 40 years of Chord Company: from kitchen table creations to What Hi-Fi? Award-winners
By What Hi-Fi? published
Celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2025, Chord Company has built an international reputation for realistically priced, audiophile-quality interconnects, speaker cables and accessories. Here’s how.

We look back at the 1991 What Hi-Fi? Awards: a new era but a very different AV landscape
By Jonathan Evans published
The 1991 What Hi-Fi? Awards brought new ideas and the best products: but it was a very different beast
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