What Hi-Fi?

What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision is the world's leading independent guide to buying and owning hi-fi and home cinema products. Our comprehensive tests help you buy the best equipment for your cash, with the magazine's advice sections giving you step-by-step information on how to get even more from your music and movies.

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HOW WE TEST

Cambridge Audio L/R S • Do these stylish and compact desktop speakers hit the mark?

Hisense UR9 • Charge of the backlight brigade

Acoustic Energy AE309 Mk2 • Acoustic Energy’s 300 Series speakers serve up another sonic

Sonos Play • Is this speaker the best of both worlds?

Optoma UHZ78LV • Blistering brightness meets rare Dolby Vision support

Sony Bravia Theatre Bar 7 + S • Sony’s soundbar and subwoofer duo is a match made in heaven

Merlin Tarantula • Understated aesthetics, solid specification and capable performance

Samsung HW-Q990H • Samsung’s new soundbar package is a refinement of an Award-winning formula

Spendor A7.2 • Building on success isn’t always an easy thing to do

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I LISTENED TO DAVID BOWIE IN A 360-DEGREE SHOW, AND NOW I’VE SEEN WHAT SPATIAL AUDIO CAN DO • Joe Svetlik salutes a fitting tribute to the master of Sound And Vision

INSIDER TOP FIVE LAUNCHES • Five products to look out for this month

Grand designs • For £1000, or a little over, these great integrated stereo amplifiers all have something to say for themselves – but which one speaks to you?

Arcam A15+ • Strategic circuit tweaks improve an already excellent performer

Cambridge Audio CXA81 MKII • One of our favourite integrated amplifiers of the 21st century gets a sequel

Quad 3 • Vintage looks, modern features, smooth sound

Rega Elex Mk4 • Updated amplifier delivers a wonderfully revealing and accomplished performance

Arcam A15+ • In a closely fought contest, it’s our current Award-winner at the price that takes the win, thanks to its expressive performance

System of the month • A stereo amp as good as the Arcam A15+ deserves some classy playmates. Together, they are a revelation

Cambridge Audio Evo 150 SE vs NAD C 3050 (with MDC2 BluOS-D module): which streaming amplifier is king? • A pair of talented streamers go head to head

A four-taste of heaven • Compared with most TVs, all of these premium soundbars sound divine. But which one reaches the sonic heights? We have the answer

JBL Bar 1000MK2 • An unconventional and innovative soundbar design that could spice up your living room

LG Sound Suite H7 • LG’s Sound Suite, unfortunately, doesn’t sound sweet

Sonos Arc Ultra • A superb-sounding ’bar with improvements to more than just bass

Sony Bravia Theatre Bar 9 • How do you follow a three-time Award-winning soundbar? This is how

Sonos Arc Ultra • The others have their strengths, but with so many impressive qualities at its disposal, the Sonos sees off its rivals with relative ease

“THEY FULLY DESERVE THEIR LEGENDARY STATUS” • As technical editor Ketan Bharadia discovers, Wilson Audio’s The WATT/Puppy speakers are a resurrection with a modern twist

The best of both worlds • The finest ‘coffee-table’ projectors artfully combine true home-cinema quality with instant flexibility. Here are our picks across a range of prices

Nebula X1 • A sleek and sophisticated projector with lots to love

BenQ W2720i • BenQ’s W2720i is truly a projector for all reasons

Valerion VisionMaster Pro 2 • This lifestyle projector boasts some serious skills for the money

Xgimi Horizon 20 Max • Xgimi...