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In this issue

BEST DECKS UNDER A GRAND Five fantastic turntables at three different price points, but all under the £1000 mark PHONO STAGES Our pick of the best phono amplifiers that will help take your vinyl replay to greater heights BLUETOOTH TURNTABLES Vinyl replay can benefit from the convenience of wireless listening with these BT decks. MOVING COIL VS MOVING MAGNET Which type of cartridge is right for you?

Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3

Beautiful headphones with stunning sound

8 mins

Epson EH-QB1000

A serious movie projector that is also great for gamers

6 mins

Rega Brio Mk7

The most capable Rega Brio yet?

5 mins

Amazon Fire TV Soundbar Plus

A rare Dolby Atmos soundbar that actually sounds worse than many TVs

3 mins

Cyrus 40 CD

Cyrus hits another home run with its premium CD player

5 mins

JBL TT350 Classic

JBL's handsome deck fails to get pulses racing

2 mins

Hisense PL2

Can Hisense make lightning strike twice with its follow-up to one of our favourite USTs?

5 mins

THEY SAY YOU SHOULD NEVER MEET YOUR HEROES BUT HEARING MY FIVE HI-FI IDOLS WAS FAR FROM DISAPPOINTING

Technical editor Ketan Bharadia revisits a selection of classic hi-fi separates that still make him smile

5 mins

TOP FIVE LAUNCHES

Five products to look out for this month

2 mins

Spinning class

We kick off our vinyl special by focusing on five terrific turntables that will turn your head and give your music a healthy workout. This is sure to be a rewarding exercise

8 mins

MOVING MAGNET VS MOVING COIL CARTRIDGES

which is right for you?

3 mins

The stage is set...

...for a lovely vinyl listening session. But is it? Is your built-in phono stage as good as it could be? An external one may be just the boost in record playing performance you need

10+ mins

A breed of Blue-bloods

Not long ago, clever people working in hi-fi design mated the traditional record deck with modern wireless technology to create the Bluetooth turntable. We look at six of the best

10+ mins

8 OF THE WORLD'S TOP TURNTABLE DESIGNERS reveal their favourite records

Great-sounding vinyl pressings and how a song or an album had a huge impact on hi-fi experts' lives

8 mins

Vertere SG-1/XtraX

Turntable package £44,605

6 mins

Sonus Faber Sonetto V G2

Floorstanding speakers £5995

4 mins

7 TRACKS WE'VE BEEN ENJOYING IN THE WHAT HI-FI? TEST ROOMS

Summer's here, so you might be expecting us to have been testing with sun-soaked pop bangers and throwaway feel-good tunes.

3 mins

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What Hi-Fi UK Magazine Description:

Publisher: Future

Category: Technology

Language: English

Frequency: Monthly

What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision is the world's leading independent guide to buying and owning hi-fi and home cinema products. Our comprehensive tests help you buy the best equipment for your cash, with the magazine's advice sections giving you step-by-step information on how to get even more from your music and movies.