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What Hi-Fi?, founded in 1976, is the world's leading independent guide to buying and owning hi-fi and home entertainment products. Our comprehensive tests help you buy the very best for your money, with our advice sections giving you step-by-step information on how to get even more from your music and movies. Everything is tested by our dedicated team of in-house reviewers in our custom-built test rooms in London, Reading and Bath. Our coveted five-star rating and Awards are recognised all over the world as the ultimate seal of approval, so you can buy with absolute confidence.
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Amazon Spring Deal Days: the best TV, hi-fi, home cinema and audio deals already live
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Amazon Prime Day Amazon Spring Deal Days starts next week, but there are already lowest-ever prices on five-star products.

Grab this stunning Astell&Kern audio system for less than half price
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There's a huge £1300 off Astell&Kern's just-add-speakers system.

Hisense HS214 2.1 Soundbar
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Updated Budget TV player Hisense brings its cheap and cheerful approach to AV with the HS214 soundbar, an accessibly priced speaker to improve your TV’s sound quality

New issue of What Hi-Fi? out now: budget music streamers that deliver true hi-fi sound
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Budget music streamers that deliver true hi-fi sound, plus portable projectors and more.

Triangle Borea BR03
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Triangle’s talented standmounters take the fight to the established class leaders.

Sonos Ray
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Updated Can Sonos deliver aspirational home cinema sound on a budget without lowering its high standards?

Rega io
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Updated Rega’s io amplifier has all the hallmarks of its Award-winning Brio sibling, but in a cheaper, smaller package.

ProAc Response D2R
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The Response D2R are a significant sonic upgrade on a long-running classic, and some of the best speakers at this price.

KEF Q Concerto Meta
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Updated The Q Concerto Meta may pay homage to a KEF great of the past, but it delivers a forward-looking performance that challenges the best at the price.

Rega Elicit MK5
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Updated A Rega amplifier with a built-in DAC – whatever next?

Yamaha A-S3200
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Updated The Yamaha A-S3200's retro-styled exterior hides a thoroughly modern amplifier packed with ability.

Panasonic DP-UB150EB
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With few features and a no-frills approach, does this Panasonic Blu-ray player make the grade on performance alone?

Sony UBP-X800
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Sony’s first 4K Blu-ray player sets a new benchmark for the money...

Denon AVR-X2800H
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The price has risen but the AVR-X2800H is still an excellent-value AVR that redefines expectations at its level.

Denon AVC-X3800H
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Updated A newly refined sound and future-proofed features make the AVC-X3800H tough to beat – even at its relatively high price.

Sonos Beam (Gen 2)
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Updated Can the second-generation Sonos Beam succeed where others have failed and deliver immersive audio from a compact unit?

Yamaha RX-A6A
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Updated Yamaha’s RX-A6A upstages the competition with its spec and its sound.

QED Reference XT40i
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Updated QED’s Reference XT40i is a reasonably priced cable that will help your system sound as clean as possible.

ProAc Response DT8
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Updated These musical towers deliver a sparkling performance and are are some of the best floorstanders we've heard at this price.

Cambridge Audio DacMagic 200M
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Updated Cambridge’s top-of-the-line DAC is a superb performer with plenty of features.

Q Acoustics Concept 30
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Updated Q Acoustics packs flagship technology into more accessible standmounters, and to mostly good effect

Sonos Amp
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Updated Sonos returns to its roots with a just-add-speakers music system that demands to be taken seriously.

Sony HT-SF150
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Sony gets a lot of things right with this entry-level soundbar, which will improve the sound of almost any TV.
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