The Bristol Hi-Fi Show is set to open its doors later this week, and we're counting down the days until we set our sights on the latest new audio products on show.
A staple of every hi-fi fan's calendar, the Bristol Hi-Fi Show is the UK's biggest and longest-running hi-fi show (now in its 36th year) and offers the general public a chance to see and hear the newest audio products for the first time. We're already expecting some exciting world debuts from brands ranging from big-name heavyweights to boutique hi-fi outfits, with this year hosting the likes of Cyrus, Rega, Michell Engineering, PMC, Pro-Ject, Quad, WiiM and many more.
If that wasn’t enough to tempt you, there’s also the What Hi-Fi? demo, where we show off some of the best audio-visual hardware currently available. The What Hi-Fi? team will also be circulating the show all weekend, so please say hello if you're visiting and spot us sporting one of our rather natty black t-shirts.
With over 150 brands set to exhibit and the show starting this Friday, you may wonder what new products you can expect to see (and hear). Here to help, we’ve compiled this preview guide detailing where the Bristol Hi-Fi Show 2025 will take place, how to get tickets and what new products you can expect to see.
Ticket information
When is the Bristol Hi-Fi Show 2025?
The Bristol Hi-Fi Show 2025 is set to take place from Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd February. Doors will be open between 10am - 5pm.
Where is the Bristol Hi-Fi? Show 2025
The Bristol Hi-Fi Show will take place in the same place as previous years, specifically at the Delta Hotels Marriott, Bristol City Centre Hotel, Lower Castle Street, Bristol BS1 3AD.
Ticket prices
Under 16-year-olds accompanied by an adult can get into the Bristol Hi-Fi Show for free. Everyone else needs to purchase a ticket.
Thankfully these are available on the Bristol Hi-Fi Show’s website now.
Pricing this year is:
Adult One Day Tickets: £17
Adult Two Day Tickets Sat/Sun: £28
Adult Two Day Tickets Fri/Sat: £30
Students & Senior Citizens (over 65) One Day Tickets: £15
Students & Senior Citizens (over 65) Two Day Tickets Sat/Sun: £24
Students & Senior Citizens (over 65) Two Day Tickets Fri/Sat: £26
Students & Emergency Workers Sunday After 2pm: £7.50
Online booking fees apply.
What you can see at the Bristol Hi-Fi Show 2025
Over 150 audio brands are confirmed to be exhibiting at the Bristol Hi-Fi Show 2025. You can see the full exhibitor list on the official Bristol Hi-Fi Show website, but the short version is that the list includes household names, powerhouse multinationals and boutique, family-run hi-fi makers.
Big names include Naim Audio, Rega Research, Cyrus Audio, Wharfedale, Audiolab, Mission, PMC, Pro-Ject, Arcam and more. Many brands tend to keep their new products under wraps, unveiling them only at the show or displaying them as prototypes, while plenty of other brands head to the West Country to show off their latest kit to the public for the first time.
Below is a preview of what we're expecting to see at the show, and we will update this section with more news as we get closer to the event.
Quad
Quad is set to demo two of its biggest recent launches at Bristol Show 2025. First up is the Quad 33/303 preamp and power amp which, as a reimagined version of the units from the 1960s, boasts new circuitry, a low-noise toroidal transformer and 50W of Class A/B power. Landing alongside the 33/303 will be a new pair of Quad ESL-2912X electrostatic speakers – this will be the first time Quad has revealed an electrostatic pair since 2012, making this something of a big deal.
Read our Quad ESL and 33/303 news
Wharfedale
Tied to Quad's upcoming showcase will be a showcase of Wharfedale's Super Linton speakers. The new Quad 33 preamp and a pair of 303s will power a pair of the Super Linton, first launched last November and featuring upgrades to their cabinet, crossover and drive units, making for a combination that sounds too tantalising to miss.
Read our Wharfedale Super Linton news
Wilson Benesch Horizon
Wilson Benesch has become something of a fixture at Bristol over the past few years, and 2025 is no different. The British brand will be launching a new pair of high-end floorstanders, the Horizon, joining the brand's established series of Fibonacci loudspeakers. We don't know the prices yet, but given that Wilson Benesch tends to operate well within the realm of at least five figures, don't expect any free samples to be given away if you're heading down this year.
Read our Wilson Benesch Horizon news
Rotel
Rotel's latest high-end Michi products will be on demo, mainly the Michi Q5 CD transport/DAC and X5 integrated amplifier, played through Spendor speakers. Other products on show are the Award-winning Rotel A8, the All and RA1592 integrated amplifiers, the CD14 CD player and the RA5000 streaming amplifier.
Read our Rotel Michi Q5 news
Acoustic Energy
British loudspeaker brand Acoustic Energy has completely redesigned its mid-range 300 Series speakers, refusing to carry over a single part of the 2018 line to the new range. The redesigned line comprises the AE300² standmounts, AE309² and AE320² floorstanders and the AE307² centre channel and debuts a new mid-woofer, Reference Series cabinet technology and a tweeter design derived from the brand's Corinium floorstanders from 2024. Well worth a listen if you have the time.
Read our Acoustic Energy 300 Series news
Cyrus Audio
Cyrus will be showcasing its latest 40 Series of hi-fi products, including the five-star 40 ST BluOS-powered music streamer and 40 AMP integrated that we've reviewed. The 40 CD player will also be on demo alongside the TTP turntable, all being played through Audio Physic's Sparks standmount speakers. The upcoming 40 PPA phono preamp will also be on display for a first-look.
PMC
PMC's Prodigy line blew us away last year, with both the Prodigy 1 standmounts and Prodigy 5 floorstanders earning five-star reviews and plenty of plaudits. PMC's new premium range, the Prophecy, consists of five new models – a standmounter, three floorstanders and a centre speaker – with each member using PMC's trustworthy transmission-line design alongside brand-new drive units across the board. If you're heading to the Bristol Show this year, the PMC room (the SS Great Britain Suite on the ground floor) isn't to be missed.
Read our PMC Prophecy range news
Lyngdorf Audio
Lyngdorf Audio's FR-2 floorstander, a speaker made for wall placement which saw the light of day last year, will be showcased at this year's Bristol Show. Compact, discrete-looking and designed "to work with the room acoustics rather than against them", the £2000 FR-2 could be a fascinating set of speakers if you're short on space but have a bit of cash to spend.
Read our Lyngdorf Audio FR-2 news
Devialet
Devialet is shooting for the stars (metaphorically at least) with its new Astra integrated streaming amplifier. As you'd expect from a company that tends to operate in a more rarefied atmosphere when it comes to cost and design, the new integrated amp looks divine (if you like that sort of thing) and costs an unholy $20,000. For that, you get 600 watts of power delivering "bar-raising" sonic performance alongside support for Google Cast, AirPlay, Bluetooth 5.3, Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect and Roon Ready.
Diora Acoustics
Polish manufacturer Diora Acoustics is set to showcase its Polaris Series of loudspeakers at this year's Bristol Hi-Fi Show. We saw Diora at last year's event demonstrating its high-end Perun and Chors ranges, with this new line incorporating a passive radiator and high-quality components in pursuit of improved performance and exceptional sonic clarity. Definitely one to check out.
Morgan Acoustics
If you want to experience a powerful, large-scale set of floorstanding loudspeakers, room 416 on the fourth floor of the exhibition might be the place to head first. The Ten-12 promise a wide frequency bandwidth, low distortion and a high dynamic range for a powerful, exciting performance – sounds good to us!
Ruark Audio
Ruark Audio will be showcasing its new Sabre-R bookshelf speakers, which were revealed last year. The new standmounts deploy a two-way design with a 26mm silk dome tweeter and 15cm treated natural fibre cone mid/bass driver alongside a quoted sensitivity of 86dB/W/m. This will be the first time that Ruark has had a pair of passive speakers on demonstration at the show for over 20 years, so it's not one to miss!
Read our Ruark Sabre-R news
Chord Electronics
Bristol showgoers will be treated to the UK debut of the quirky Suzi Pre and Suzi (power) amplifiers, which originally launched at High End Munich last year. The recently launched Alto headphone amplifier, which was originally developed for pro users, will also be on the stands.
Read our Chord Suzi and Chord Alto news
Fiio
Fiio will be showing off an armful of its latest launches, including the K17 headphone amp/DAC, the FT7 over-ear headphones, the budget JM21 hi-res portable music player, and the retro-styled Snowsky Nano portable DAC.
Kanto
Kanto's latest powered desktop speakers – named UKI – will be on show after their debut at CES earlier this year. The compact speakers have a curved cabinet, Bluetooth and physical connections and are set to cost just £199 per pair.
Atacama Apollo
Inspired by HiFi Racks Ltd's Podium range, the new Apollo Podium 6 HiFi Rack and the Podium 10 AV support will make their debut at the Bristol Show. The two Podium equipment racks are made of solid European oak shelves and legs and will be available in three shelf heights for a modular design. The Apollo Storm 6 XL Limited Edition crafted from rare Sapelli Mahogany will also be shown, with limited supply of this hardwood available, meaning once stock is gone, it's likely gone forever.
Optoma
It's rare to have a home cinema launch at the show, but Optoma will be bringing its newest UHZ68LV 4K laser projector. It has a claimed peak brightness of 5000 lumens, supports Dolby Vision and HDR10+ and 360-degree projection capability, and is set to cost £4000 when it launches later this year.
Read the Optoma projector news
What Hi-Fi? demo
As has become tradition, we'll be showing off a spectacular AV demo throughout the show days. This year's demo centres around a whopping great 85in 8K Samsung TV where we'll go through the evolution of video formats leading to bespoke 8K content, while the 7.2 surround sound system will consist of Wharfedale Linton speakers – rather unconventional, but we thought we'd try something fun and different. The system will be powered by the mighty Marantz Cinema 30 AV receiver and we'll have one of Magnetar's premium 4K Blu-ray players as part of the demo too. Don't miss out!
Read the full details of the What Hi-Fi? demo
Deals & Competitions
The Bristol Hi-Fi Show 2025 will be running its annual competition for showgoers, with over £15,000 worth of prizes to give away. Products you can win include the Naim Nait 50 and Cyrus 40 AMP integrated amplifiers, the new Rega Planar 3 RS Edition turntable, premium Dali IO-8 wireless headphones and even a newly launched pair of Acoustic Energy AE309² floorstanders. It's worth the price of admission alone to enter this giveaway, as you could walk away with a superb bit of hi-fi kit.
Exhibitors also tend to offer specific discounts (available at the show only) on the products they’re showing off, so if you’re on the hunt for a new speaker, amp or music streamer, it’s well worth checking who’s at the event using the full exhibitor list.
What happened last year?
Last year was full of great new products ranging from cutting-edge premium amps to amazing speakers.
Some highlights included our first look at the PMC Twenty 5i Active, Fyne Audio Special Production, Epos ES-7N, Wharfedale Super Denton, Leak Sandwich, Focal Aria Evo X, Acoustic Energy Corinium and Wilson Benesch Discover 3zero.
You can see a video with our other Bristol Hi-Fi Show 2024 highlights below.
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