These are the top 5 hi-fi deals you won’t find in Amazon’s October Prime Day

The Technics SA-C600 wins again, being the best hi-fi system below £1500
(Image credit: Technics)

Amazon's two-day flash sales event – called Big Deal Days or Prime Day in October – is currently under way, and just as surely as we have been scouring for the biggest wireless earbuds discounts and TV deals (of which there have been a healthy amount), I have also been on my usual annual hunt to find the best hi-fi deals… that aren't on Amazon.

Some of us aren't overly keen to hand over our hard-earned to Bezoz's empire, and I have discovered, in my time covering these big sales events, that you may well find far better savings (and better warranty and customer service) at specialist retailers such as Richer Sounds, Sevenoaks, Peter Tyson and similar.

So I have cherry-picked the best deals currently live on some terrific hi-fi and audio products – including on some of our newly minted What Hi-Fi? 2024 Award winners! These are the lowest prices we have seen for these products, so if you have been saving up for that new stereo speaker, sleek music system or pair of audiophile headphones, then now might be the best time to pounce upon some significant discounts.

Technics SA-C600 CD/streaming system

Technics SA-C600 was £899, now £789 at Peter Tyson (save £110)
There isn’t much the Technics SA-C600 system can’t do. It will play your CDs, stream music from your favourite service, play vinyl from a connected turntable, and it has a 30W per channel amplifier inside so all you need to do is plug in a pair of speakers and you're good to go. It looks and feels elegant, and sounds even better. A charming, entertaining, talented hi-fi system.
What Hi-Fi? 2024 Award winner

Deal also available at Richer Sounds and Sevenoaks

Q Acoustics 5040 floorstanding speakers

WiiM Pro Plus streamer

B&W 603 S3 floorstanding speakers

Sennheiser HD 820 wired headphones

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Kashfia is the Hi-Fi and Audio Editor of What Hi-Fi? and first joined the brand 13 years ago. During her time in the consumer tech industry, she has reviewed hundreds of products (including speakers, amplifiers, turntables and headphones), been to countless trade shows across the world and fallen in love with hi-fi kit much bigger than her. In her spare time, Kash can be found tending to an ever-growing houseplant collection and shooing her cat Jolene away from spinning records.