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Astell & Kern A&futura SE100 review
whathifi.com - By What Hi-Fi? Review
Anyone looking for a high-end portable music player may be subliminally swayed by the name of the Astell & Kern A&futura SE100. But a considered …
Headphones
The best deals at the Bristol Show 2019
whathifi.com - By Andy Clough News
Visitors to the annual Bristol Hi-Fi Show, running from 22nd-24th February, are in for a treat. You see and hear all the latest and greatest hi-fi …
Neat
That Was Then... Neat Petite review
whathifi.com - By Andy Madden British Hi-Fi Week
Neat Acoustics began life as a hi-fi shop based in Darlington, County Durham. North Eastern Audio Traders, as it was called then, saw a gap in the …
Headphones
TaoTronics headphones: Are they any good? What are the best deals?
whathifi.com - By Andrew Murphy Advice
If recently you’ve been in the market for a pair of cheap headphones, TaoTronics is a brand likely to have emerged in your search results. And we mean …
9 of the best British stereo amplifiers of all time
whathifi.com - By Becky Roberts British Hi-Fi Week
The brains and brawn behind your hi-fi, underestimate the amplifier's importance in how your system sounds at your peril. This list of the best stereo …
11 of the best KEF products of all time
whathifi.com - By Andy Madden British Hi-Fi Week
KEF is one of the most well-respected British brands in world hi-fi and has been for well over 50 years. The company’s ethos is based around …
Revel Concerta2 F35 review
whathifi.com - By What Hi-Fi? British Hi-Fi Week
Our previous dealings with Revel’s Concerta2 range saw a five-star, three-time What Hi-Fi? Award-winner emerge, in the shape of the M16 …
Samsung Galaxy
Samsung announces true wireless Galaxy Buds
whathifi.com - By Becky Roberts News
As expected, Samsung has used its Galaxy Unpacked event to announce its next pair of true wireless earbuds, the logically-named Galaxy Buds. The …
Dolby Atmos
Samsung Galaxy S10 launches with HDR10+ Plus and headphone jack
whathifi.com - By Joe Cox News
Samsung has revealed its latest addition to the all-conquering Galaxy range, the Samsung Galaxy S10. The new Galaxy phone comprises more models than …
Samsung Galaxy S10
Hands on: Samsung Galaxy S10, S10+, S10e review
whathifi.com - Not yet rated By Joe Cox Review
The 10th anniversary of the Samsung Galaxy range has been marked with the launch of not one but three new Samsung Galaxy S10 phones. The expected …
Foldable Phones
Samsung confirms Galaxy Fold foldable phone - and it's pricey
whathifi.com - By Becky Roberts News
Samsung has kicked off its Galaxy Unpacked event tonight by shedding light on its long-awaited, much-anticipated and highly-teased foldable phone. For …
Ionic Sound System: the world’s first speaker system made from sand
whathifi.com - By Becky Roberts News
Following its introduction of the world’s first speakers 3D printed from a wooden composite, Czech design studio Deeptime has today unveiled the …
That Was Then... Audiolab 8000DAC review
whathifi.com - By Andy Madden British Hi-Fi Week
Audiolab's mighty M-DAC dominated its area of the market for the best part of five years, and remains an effortlessly brilliant piece of kit. And it …
Naim NDX 2 review
whathifi.com - By What Hi-Fi? British Hi-Fi Week
Naim Audio’s formidable reputation may have been built on the excellence of its amplification, but in recent years, it’s the quality of the company’s …
17 of the best British speakers of What Hi-Fi?'s lifetime
whathifi.com - By Becky Roberts British Hi-Fi Week
We're celebrating all things British hi-fi this week on What Hi-Fi?, so we had to include a round-up of our favourite sets of speakers to have emerged …
Dolby Vision
Save over 50% on five-star Denon budget AV receivers
whathifi.com - By Becky Roberts News
Here at What Hi-Fi? we scour the web for the best US deals on everything hi-fi and AV, and today we've spotted savings on Denon's 2017 AV receivers, …
Remote Controls
Old amplifier vs. new amplifier: Which is better?
whathifi.com - By What Hi-Fi? British Hi-Fi Week
Back in the early 1980s, Cyrus Audio was founded as the electronics offshoot of Mission Loudspeakers. Indeed, in its early years the brand was called …
12 of the best British CD players of all time
whathifi.com - By Andy Madden British Hi-Fi Week
Since the format first landed in 1983, CD has had a huge impact on how we consume music and over the years, it's fair to say we've been spoiled by …
That Was Then... A&R Cambridge A60 (1976) vs. Arcam A19 (2013)
whathifi.com - By Joe Cox British Hi-Fi Week
Amplification & Recording Cambridge was founded back in 1976. Now known as Arcam, the company’s success was built on its first amplifier, the A60 …
Swimming Pools
8 albums recorded in strange places
whathifi.com - By Andrew Murphy Feature
The ubiquity of digital workstations these days means that, using little more than a smartphone and an app, even the least technically gifted can …
Vinyl Records
The making of: Rega Planar 3
whathifi.com - By Verity Burns Feature
With the excitement around the vinyl revival rising to fever pitch during the approach of Record Store Day, it's easy to forget the role of the …
Dolby Vision
Sony announces pricing for XG95 range of premium 4K LCD TVs
whathifi.com - By Andy Madden News
Sony launched its X95 range of premium 4K LCD TVs at CES back in January, and now we finally have pricing. The 55in KD-55XG9505 costs £1899, the 65in …
Wharfedale D310 review
whathifi.com - By What Hi-Fi? British Hi-Fi Week
Even before hearing these Wharfedale D310 standmounters, we can tell they have a lot going for them. After all, their heritage lies with one of the …
Turntables
10 of the best British turntables of all time
whathifi.com - By Joe Cox British Hi-Fi Week
Vinyl is the music format that just won't go away. And we're very glad of that fact. But what good is loving vinyl without a having a decent …
Dolby Atmos
Panasonic's two new Atmos soundbars feature Chromecast
whathifi.com - By Becky Roberts News
Samsung's Blu-ray player production may be no more, but Panasonic's output appears to be in good shape. In addition to a healthy 4K TV line-up, …
Turntables
Record Radar is a new service that finds vinyl from your Spotify playlists
whathifi.com - By Andrew Murphy News
Shopping around for vinyl could soon become a thing of the past thanks to Record Radar, a service that collates available records based on your …
That Was Then… KEF Reference Model 101/3
whathifi.com - By What Hi-Fi? British Hi-Fi Week
When we think of classic KEF Reference speakers of the 90s, the legendary 105/3s come to mind. These floorstanders set the hi-fi world alight with …
CES
Panasonic reveals full 2019 OLED and LED 4K TV line-up
whathifi.com - By Becky Roberts News
When it came to TV announcements at CES 2019 last month, Panasonic chose to focus exclusively on revealing its flagship GZ2000 4K OLED, rather than …
Blu-Ray
Samsung confirms it's ending Blu-ray player production
whathifi.com - By Joe Cox News
Samsung has confirmed it will no longer be making Blu-ray or 4K Blu-ray players. The company last announced any new disc players at CES 2017 and has …
Soundbar
Bose SoundTouch 300 soundbar review
whathifi.com - By What Hi-Fi? Review
Bose’s latest soundbar offering, the SoundTouch range, is much like the Build-A-Bear concept. Choose your basic product first, then accessorise away …