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Best surround sound systems 2025: home cinema speakers and …
Dec 6, 2024 · Looking for true cinematic sound? You've come to the right place, as we take home cinema surround sound deadly seriously. Whether it's a traditional 5.1 system, a modern wireless surround alternative, or even an Award-winning Dolby Atmos soundbar complete with wireless surround speakers and subwoofer, we've rooted out the best options on the market that deliver cinematic sound that properly ...
Best hi-fi systems 2025: CD, vinyl and streaming music players for …
Dec 4, 2024 · Each kind is covered below with our top 10 picks (and Also Consider alternatives), but they all share one thing in common: class-leading performance at their price. They combine best-in-class features and intuitive control too. Our expert in-house reviews team tests hi-fi systems throughout the year and across the market, with each one benchmarked against its closest competitors.
Best wireless speakers 2025: tried and tested by our expert team
Dec 16, 2024 · The past few years have been huge for wireless speakers – many are included in our Award-winning stable, with 2024 already seeing further strides in this exciting arena.With Sonos impressing us with their Era 100 and Era 300, the resurgence of the Apple HomePods and some stellar news efforts from Audio Pro and KEF, you're spoiled for choice.
Best speakers 2025: reviewed and recommended by our experts
Dec 16, 2024 · What Hi-Fi? has been reviewing stereo speakers for over four decades, so we know exactly what a great pair of speakers should deliver at every price point. Clarity and detail, engaging dynamics and rhythms, even tonal balance and accurate soundstaging are the sonic traits our experienced review team listens out for, along with ensuring the build quality is of a good standard for the price.
Best music streamers 2025: top network audio players tested by …
Jan 3, 2025 · Despite our love of physical formats such as CD and vinyl, streaming music wirelessly is convenient, versatile and space-saving. Whether you have meticulously curated hard drives full of hi-res digital downloads and CD rips, or enjoy streaming in high quality from Tidal or Qobuz, playing music and internet radio from one box using a wi-fi or wired connection is a versatile and high-performance ...
Best budget soundbars 2025: affordable home cinema sound …
Aug 7, 2024 · I’m What Hi-Fi?’s TV and AV Editor, and I’ve been testing TVs and home cinema products (as well as hi-fi kit and headphones) for over 16 years.As TVs' screens have become slimmer, their audio has worsened, as there’s less room inside for decent speakers. It always amazes me every time I test a new TV just how poor the audio is, especially compared to the stunning picture quality.
Best computer speakers 2025: upgrade your desktop audio with …
Dec 8, 2024 · The computer speakers below – tested by What Hi-Fi?'s team of audio experts – all have amplification built-in, making them active or powered and therefore ideal to plug straight into your machine. These will fire out your Tidal or Spotify playlists, YouTube videos or even Zoom calls with far greater skill than your laptop could on its …
Best speakers 2025: budget to premium models tested by our …
Dec 16, 2024 · The original LS50 speakers were absolutely terrific in their own right, but KEF eventually decided that they could do better. Eight years on from the original LS50, the LS50 Meta were born, and they've proven to be a truly worthy upgrade. And with multiple Award wins to their name, the LS50 Meta continue to impress us with their incredibly subtle, transparent and entertaining performance.
Best stereo amplifiers 2025: 8 class leaders chosen by our review ...
Nov 19, 2024 · You can cover amplification by connecting sources straight into active speakers, which have amplifiers built into the cabinets, or by opting for a pre/power amplifier pairing where the necessary preamp and power amp duties are housed in separate boxes.But the most simple, convenient, space-efficient and indeed popular option is buying a one-box integrated amplifier, which is the focus of this ...