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Sony Bravia Core: price, release date, free trial, quality and latest news

Home News (Image credit: Sony) Bravia Core is Sony’s high-end movie streaming service. It promises picture quality to rival 4K Blu-ray, the world’s largest selection of IMAX Enhanced movies and the latest box office releases from Sony Pictures. But is it right for you? And how can you get it? Here’s everything you need to… Read more

Best ceiling speakers 2021: Top architectural picks for home cinemas and discreet playback

(Pocket-lint) – Ceiling and in-wall speakers give you all the benefits of room-filling sound while remaining out of the way of your furniture and out of sight. Whether you’re looking to install them as part of a home cinema surround sound setup, or you just want to discreetly have music filtered in all around you,… Read more

Humax Aura

Our Verdict As a Freeview PVR, the Humax Aura is hard to beat , but its incomplete smart platform requires a pause for thought For Excellent recording and playback Full-bodied, exciting sound Useful Aura mobile app Against No Netflix app HDR picture could be better User interface a touch convoluted Even without an Oxbridge education,… Read more

Panasonic 2021 TV lineup: everything you need to know

Home Advice (Image credit: Panasonic) Having announced its new flagship OLED, the JZ2000, at CES back in January, Panasonic has now released the details of the rest of its 2021 TV line-up. It comprises four OLED models and three LCD TVs and includes the brand’s first-ever 48-inch OLEDs – in fact, there are three of… Read more

Sony PlayStation Pulse 3D Wireless Headset

Our Verdict Pretty much the only wireless headset you should consider if you’re a PS5 gamer For Punchy and exciting sound Convincing 3D audio Comfortable over long sessions Against Mic picks up background noise Extravagant design One of the best features of the Sony PlayStation 5 is its support for 3D audio. Sony’s so-called Tempest… Read more

10 of the best Arcam products of all time

Home Features (Image credit: Future) There must be something in the water in Cambridge, England. Not only did Cambridge Audio emerge from the university city, but so too did another bastion of British hi-fi. Amplification Recording and Cambridge (as it was known originally) was founded back in 1976, the brainchild of John Dawson and Chris… Read more

Linn’s next-gen Klimax DSM flagship streamer introduces Organik DAC

Home News (Image credit: Linn) Linn has taken the wraps off its next-generation flagship Klimax DSM music streamer, the original of which kickstarted the British company’s successful journey into hi-fi streaming way back in 2007. According to Linn, the all-new Klimax DSM represents “a complete reimagining” of its top of the line streamer. That’s largely… Read more

12 of the best KEF products of all time

Home Features KEF is one of the most well-respected British brands in world hi-fi and has been for well over 50 years. The company’s ethos is based around engineering, design and development found in trademark technology such as the Uni-Q driver, which still features heavily in its products today. In recent years the brand hasn’t… Read more

Bluesound claims new Dolby Atmos Pulse Soundbar+ “is to audio what the 8K TV is to video”

Home News (Image credit: Bluesound) Looking for a brand new Dolby Atmos soundbar? Bluesound just added the Pulse Soundbar+ to its lineup of wireless home cinema products, and this one features a ‘3D immersive audio engine’ with support for Dolby Atmos. Bluesound says the Soundbar+ takes the firm’s original Pulse Soundbar 2i (which we awarded… Read more

Sonos Roam vs Sonos Move: how Sonos’ Bluetooth speakers compare

Home Advice (Image credit: Sonos) Sonos has just announced a new Bluetooth portable speaker. The Roam is only the firm’s second-ever, following the 2019-launched Sonos Move and marking another break away from its traditional at-home Sonos system. It’s smaller and consequently more portable than Move – cheaper, too. And it’s shaping up to be a… Read more

Best subwoofers: deep bass for music and movies

Home Best-buys Best Subwoofers Buying Guide: Welcome to What Hi-Fi?’s round-up of the best subwoofers you can buy in 2021. Who doesn’t like bass? Whether you have a stereo system or a home cinema system, there’s a lot to be said for bringing a subwoofer to the party. It’s not just all-action movies and dancefloor… Read more

How to add a turntable to your existing music system

Home Advice Has the resurgence of vinyl got you excited? Perhaps you’re a lapsed lover of the big, groovy discs, with a collection in the loft just begging to have the cobwebs blown away – or maybe a newcomer looking to inject a little analogue into your current, exclusively digital musical diet. But what if… Read more

33 Spotify tips, tricks and features

Home Advice (Image credit: Spotify) As of February 2021, Spotify boasts 155 million Premium subscribers and 345 million monthly active users. The platform has long been the world’s most popular music streaming service, and with good cause – it got in on the ground floor and its simple interface and vast library make it a… Read more

Epson EpiqVision EH-LS300B

Our Verdict Epson’s EH-LS300 UST projector is practical for everyday use, with some limitations, as well as for truly immersive bigscreen movie nights. For Powerful bright image Free-to-air TV catch-up services Convenient way to get a really large picture Against No Netflix or Prime support No Ethernet 1080i/50 and 576i/50 issues Sound+Image mag review (Image… Read more

10 of the best sports films and documentaries on Amazon Prime Video

Home Features (Image credit: Amazon / HBO) The power of sport to thrill, entertain and enthrall is right up there with music in our book. To follow our recent suggestions for some Netflix home fixtures, here are ten winners from Amazon Prime. As so often, sport, while the hook to draw the viewer in, isn’t… Read more