December 2009 issue on sale today + free Christmas Gift Guide!

December 2009 issue

It's packed with enticing hi-fi and home cinema kit to tempt you, from budget Blu-ray players and a selection of our Best Buy TVs, to headphones, MP3 players, DAB radios and iPod docks.

And in the main issue you'll find a host of exclusive First Tests, including Sony's BDP-S560 Blu-ray player, the LG 42SL8000 and Sharp LC40LE700E HDTVs, Samsung's ingenious HT-BD8200 Blu-ray soundbar and Mordaunt-Short's standmount Aviano 2 speakers.

This month's Supertest is a mighty battle between all the big-name 46-47in flatscreen TVs, including models from Panasonic, Philips, Sony and Samsung.

If you're tempted by 3DTV, then don't miss our special 3DTV feature in which we sort fact from fiction.

We've also got Roundups of internet radios, analogue interconnects and in-line mic headphones.

For hi-fi aficianados, there are Group Tests of £300-£350 CD players from Cambridge Audio, Denon, Marantz and NAD, and £650-£750 floorstanding speakers including the all-new Monitor Audio Silver RX6, Mordaunt-Short Aviano 8 and Tangent Evo E45.

Got a bit more cash to splash? Then check out our Temptations section, in which we put ATC's CA-2/P1 pre-power combo, Leema's Antila II CD player and Marantz's UD9004 universal Blu-ray player through their paces.

All this and more is in the bumper December 2009 issue of What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision, on sale now. Don't miss it!

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