Hi-Fi Choice

Hi-Fi Choice is the essential guide to audio excellence in the home. It is a no-nonsense guide to the finest products available, from vinyl and valves, to multi-channel digital audio and high-fidelity video. Hi-Fi Choice sorts the best from the rest with rigorous test processes and a highly experienced team of reviewers.

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You can a-fjord to… • Brand new speaker range from Norway

Surreal sounds • New hi-fi headphones

Three and easy • UK plug-and-play turntable

Go pro • Studio-quality closed-back headphones from France

Stream engine • Sophisticated new affordable Chinese streamer

DAC’s the way to do it! • New portable Chinese converter

Famous five • Italian CD player with digital and analogue connections

Heavy petal • Sophisticated new DAC from Korea

Box of tricks • German speaker import

Bling quartet • Four new products from Cyrus

Sea change • UK company launches new Caspian range

A fistful of spinners • US music centre and player imports

Easily Led • Upgrade of uniquely shaped wireless speaker

Classics revisited • A pair of Sixties amps updated

Top of the Q • Updated speaker series from KEF

Leader of the pack • Turntable upgrade from Pro-Ject

Moon landing • French turntable import

Viva Eight! • Three-way speaker from the US

The revolution will be televised! • Powerful new sophisticated subwoofers

Get into the groove • Retro-styled record cleaner from the Isle Of Wight

Go Johnny, go! • Cheap and cheerful turntable

Join the professionals • Precision UK amp released to wider audience

Master piste • Austrian Audio gets back to basics with its new low-cost over-ear headphone. Cliff Joseph listens in

Bellissimo! • The dream is that Italian speakers sound as good as they look. David Vivian thinks the new Aviator Ghibli gets as close as any

Step back in time • Inspired by its long-running Studio series, born in the Eighties, Monitor Audio presents its new 89 model. Mark Craven goes retro

Four to the floor • Apple’s entry-level earbuds get two updates and the addition of noise cancelling for the first time. Cliff Joseph dives in

Small wonder • Of the two standmounts in SVS’ new Ultra Evolution series, the Nano looks the real deal. Consider David Vivian wowed

Ultra flexible • For its latest streamer, WiiM has boosted the functionality to the point where Ed Selley isn’t sure if it’s a streamer any more…

Chasing EXcellence • The EX Series is intended to bridge the gap between Cambridge’s CX and Edge ranges. Ed Selleysees if they are up to the task

Cry me a Rivo • Italian software supremo Volumio’s streaming transport has plenty going for it. Ed Selley puts it through its paces

Sign up! • Coming in at a competitive price point, you could argue that SA’s standmount is up against it. Mark Craven tries it on for size

Camp it up! • When is a soundbar so much more than a soundbar? When it’s from Canvas HiFi, of course… Mark Craven explains all

Blue notes • Cliff Joseph discovers that iFi Audio’s new offering is so much more than a mere digital-to-analogue converter

Heavier than heaven itself • The hi-fi world’s most powerful amplifier – the aptly named Relentless – has spawned two new offspring, but the ‘baby brother’ of the duo still weighs in at 145kg apiece

In sync with the music • According to the latest research, there’s an unusual cardiovascular response when people listen to classical music together. Neville Roberts digs into the findings

Polling poison • Are multi-millionaires the ideal people...