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Pick of the Month: Panasonic’s OLED TVs shine, while Bose’s flagship headphones earn five stars
November is over and what a month it was. Not only did we reveal the Product of the Year winners at the What Hi-Fi? Awards 2023 for each category, we also contended with the annual deals bonanza that is Black Friday. As a final treat, before we go into full-on festive mode, we have one…
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Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Special episode 2 live stream: how to watch Wild Blue Yonder for free online
Watch Doctor Who episode 2 Episode 2 of the Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials – titled Wild Blue Yonder – airs on Saturday, December 2. Travelling abroad? You can use a VPN to watch the Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials on iPlayer from anywhere. Full details on the Doctor Who specials and how to watch…
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Save up to 21% on our top-rated affordable Bluetooth turntable as Black Friday deals continue
Good record players aren’t normally cheap and it’s rare to find good turntable deals in the Black Friday sales. But, there were deals on the affordable and five-star Sony PS-LX310BT – and you can still save money today, even though the official Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales are fast becoming a distant memory. This…
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How to connect a turntable to wireless speakers or a multi-room system
If you think vinyl is old fashioned, you couldn’t be more wrong. While the basic technology behind turntables hasn’t changed much in the last decade or so, the surrounding audio ecosystem has come on leaps and bounds. And it’s not leaving the humble deck behind. With the right kit – and the right knowhow –…
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We’ve built a discreet vinyl and streaming system that includes a 4K OLED TV
Sometimes discreet is better. In the early years of What Hi-Fi?, and certainly before then, home entertainment kit was hidden away, or disguised as other pieces of furniture. There were stereograms the size of sideboards and televisions hidden away in cabinets. Often the only equipment not lurking out of view was a pair of loudspeakers. …
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The hi-fi keyboard DAC is something I never imagined would exist and now I must have one
After 16 or so years in this industry, I was pretty sure I’d seen it all – and then the FiiO KB3 ‘hi-fi keyboard’ popped up in my inbox and I immediately decided that I must have one. It may look like a gaming-focused compact keyboard, what with those flashy mechanical keys, but the KB3…
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Technics EAH-AZ40M2 review
Like the Return Of The King or The Dark Knight Rises, the new Technics EAH-AZ40M2 feel like the conclusion to a trilogy. Following the premium EAH-AZ80 and the upper-mid-range EAH-AZ60M2, the revamped AZ40M2 are the most affordable of Technics’ current trio of wireless earbuds released this year. Competition is fierce at this end of the…
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Neat Acoustics’ new floorstanders are small speakers with big ambitions
We’re rather fond of Neat Acoustics’ speakers. The County Durham-based brand has been delighting us for years with its incredibly tiny but very sonically enjoyable speakers, from the dinky Iota speakers to the compact floorstanding Motive SX2 models. Earlier in the year at the Bristol Show 2023, Neat Acoustics unveiled the floorstanding Elite model to…
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Elipson’s latest speakers aim to bring the vintage revival to your home, without the high price tag
French audio brand Elipson is rounding off its chic Heritage range of speakers with the final addition to the line. The new XLS 7 speakers have arrived sporting the same vintage aesthetic as their siblings, the XLS11 and XLS15, to create a family of speakers that, according to Elipson, “reflect today’s vintage feel of styling…
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