Best CD players 2024: tried and tested models for every budget
Oct 24, 2024 · CDs are also enjoying a resurgence for the first time in nearly 20 years. According to data from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), CD sales rose by 11 per cent to $537 million in 2023.Naturally, you'll want a good quality CD player if you want to enjoy your CDs (new and old) to the fullest degree, so we're here to help.
Apple HomePod Mini review - What Hi-Fi?
Nov 11, 2024 · Apple HomePod Mini review What Hi-Fi? Awards 2024 winner. Apple’s Siri-powered smart speaker is tiny and mighty Tested at £99 / $99 / AU$149
QLED vs LED TV: what are the differences? | What Hi-Fi?
Sep 12, 2024 · Initially, LEDs ran around the edges of the screen, but the technology developed so that an LED backlight could sit directly behind the LCD panel and shine light directly through it, creating a brighter and more evenly distributed contrast across the entire screen. Both methods still exist today and are called 'edge-lit' or 'direct' (or 'full-array'), with the latter more …
Apple AirPods Pro 2 review - What Hi-Fi?
Sep 21, 2023 · Spot the difference: AirPods Pro 2 with new USB-C case (left) and original Lightning case (right). (Image credit: What Hi-Fi?) The AirPods Pro 2 (with the original Lightning case) first launched at £249 / $249 / AU$399 in September 2022, and it's a price tag that’s unchanged from the launch price of the original AirPods Pro (2019), which is both surprising …
Best Dolby Atmos soundbars 2024: our reviewers curated …
Oct 23, 2024 · The Bravia Theatre Bar 9 is the successor to the Sony HT-A7000 which previously sat at the top of this list. Testing the two directly against one another, we found the Bravia Theatre Bar 9 isn’t just a solid step up on its older sibling – it’s …
Sony WH-1000XM4 review - What Hi-Fi?
Nov 22, 2023 · (Image credit: Sony) The headline feature for the WH-1000XM4 is the introduction of what in 2020 was a brand-new sound processor. Sony switched from DSEE HX to the newer DSEE Extreme engine, which it has stuck with for the XM5.
LG C4 OLED TV review: LG’s C-series is back on top - What Hi-Fi?
Apr 5, 2024 · Like previous C-series models, the C4 sits between the new B-series and G-series. Much has been made of the gap between the C4 and G4 being wider than before on account of a difference in processor for the first time, as well as a shortening of the gap between the B4 and C4 thanks primarily to the former featuring four HDMI 2.1 sockets in a first for the B-series.
We tested 20+ compact hi-fi systems – and these are the 5 we'd …
Oct 25, 2022 · For the just-announced What Hi-Fi? Awards 2022, we tested more than 20 systems in our ‘Systems’ category alone, from just-add-speakers streaming amplifiers to all-in-one and active speaker systems.We saw examples of the former from the likes of Naim, Marantz, Mission, Technics and Audiolab, and those of the latter from KEF, Audio Pro, Triangle, Q …
Apple AirPods Max review - What Hi-Fi?
Nov 6, 2024 · Assuming you are a keen Apple user, the AirPods Max are among the very best wireless headphones you can buy. Their authenticity, detail, crispness and spaciousness elevate them so far above the previous crop of wireless noise-cancellers deemed 'premium' that the comparison starts to become a little redundant, and you instead begin to consider them …
Sonos Arc Ultra review - What Hi-Fi?
Nov 13, 2024 · There are plenty of non-Sonos rivals that should also be considered, most notably the Award-winning Sony Bravia Theatre Bar 9, which is officially a fair bit more expensive (£1399 / $1400 / AU$1795) but is already available from time to time with big discounts.The Samsung HW-Q990D is a new favourite in this category, too. Again, it's a fair bit more expensive than the …