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06 FIRST TESTS This month’s packed reviews section features new kit from Denon, KEF, Rega, Technics, Bose, Epson, Samsung, AWOL Vision and Philips 28 INSIDER AUX R.I.P The once ubiquitous auxiliar y input may soon be extinct – and we will certainly mourn its passing 30 INSIDER TOP FIVE This month’s best new releases from Marantz, Philips, Naim, Ear fun and more 32 STEP-UP AMPLIFIERS For those about to upgrade, we salute you. Our pick of the best amps around the £350-£700 mark will elevate your system 50 AV RECEIVERS We round up four of the best premium home cinema amplifiers. Movie nights will go with more of a convincing bang with these... WORTH £33.99 SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Your special offer: save up to 45 per cent on the cover price! See page 26 4 www.whathifi.com
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44 HEAD TO HEAD: HEADPHONES Bose and Sony duke it out 62 HEAD TO HEAD: STREAMERS Bluesound vs Cambridge 42 BUDGET STEREO AMPS Why aren’t there more? 60 AURACAST The revolutionary Bluetooth sharing tech 68 T EM P TAT I ONS The Moon 681 streamer shines brightly 48SYSTEMS vs S E PA R ATE S Can they coexist in hi-fi? 66 FREE MUSIC STREAMING You needn’t pay a penny 72 T EM P TAT I ONS Ta n n o y ’s latest retro- styled speakers look the business 122 BEST MUSE TRACK TO TEST HI-FI Terrific test tracks from the Teignmouth trio BUYER’S GUIDE FIND THE BEST KIT AROUND, FAST! Every product worth owning. Starting on page 75 CONTENTS THIS MONTH WE GIVE THE DEFINITIVE WORD ON THESE PRODUCTS AV AMPLIFIERS Yamaha RX-A6A Pioneer VSA-LX805 Arcam AVR31 JBL SDR-38 52 54 56 58 IN-EAR HEADPHONES Denon PerL Pro Philips Fidelio T2 STEREO AMPLIFIERS NAD D3020 V2 Cambridge Audio AXA35 Marantz PM6007 Rega io Mission 778X Rega Brio Cambridge Audio CXA61 22 24 34 35 36 37 39 40 41 HEADPHONES Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones 44 Sony WH-1000XM5 44 MUSIC STREAMERS Cambridge Audio MXN10 Bluesound Node (2021) Moon 681 62 62 68 PHONO STAGE Rega Fono Mini A2D Mk2 PROJECTORS AWOL Vision LTV-3500 Pro Epson EH-LS650 SMARTPHONE Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra SOUNDBAR Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar STEREO SPEAKERS KEF LSX II LT Tannoy Stirling III LZ Special Edition TURNTABLE Technics SL-1200GR2 12 14 22 16 10 6 72 18 www.whathifi.com 5

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44 HEAD TO HEAD: HEADPHONES Bose and Sony duke it out 62 HEAD TO HEAD: STREAMERS Bluesound vs Cambridge

42 BUDGET STEREO AMPS Why aren’t there more?

60 AURACAST The revolutionary Bluetooth sharing tech

68 T EM P TAT I ONS The Moon 681 streamer shines brightly

48SYSTEMS vs S E PA R ATE S Can they coexist in hi-fi?

66 FREE MUSIC STREAMING You needn’t pay a penny

72 T EM P TAT I ONS Ta n n o y ’s latest retro- styled speakers look the business

122 BEST MUSE TRACK TO TEST HI-FI Terrific test tracks from the Teignmouth trio

BUYER’S GUIDE FIND THE BEST KIT AROUND, FAST! Every product worth owning. Starting on page 75

CONTENTS

THIS MONTH WE GIVE THE DEFINITIVE WORD ON THESE PRODUCTS

AV AMPLIFIERS Yamaha RX-A6A

Pioneer VSA-LX805

Arcam AVR31

JBL SDR-38

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54

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58

IN-EAR HEADPHONES Denon PerL Pro

Philips Fidelio T2

STEREO AMPLIFIERS NAD D3020 V2

Cambridge Audio AXA35

Marantz PM6007

Rega io

Mission 778X

Rega Brio

Cambridge Audio CXA61

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24

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HEADPHONES Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones 44 Sony WH-1000XM5 44

MUSIC STREAMERS Cambridge Audio MXN10

Bluesound Node (2021)

Moon 681

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62

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PHONO STAGE Rega Fono Mini A2D Mk2

PROJECTORS AWOL Vision LTV-3500 Pro

Epson EH-LS650

SMARTPHONE Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

SOUNDBAR Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar

STEREO SPEAKERS KEF LSX II LT

Tannoy Stirling III LZ Special Edition

TURNTABLE Technics SL-1200GR2

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14

22

16

10

6

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