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06 FIRST TESTS Sony’s Bravia Theatre Quad speaker system, Dyson OnTrac headphones, Beats Pill, Hisense U8N, Triangle Capella and more 26 INSIDER MINI LED VERSUS OLED Could this be the year that Mini LED panel tech matches up to the might of OLED TVs? 28 INSIDER TOP FIVE This month’s key new launches from Pro-Ject, Google, JBL and Bluesound 30 HI-FI SYSTEMS We’ve put together a whopping 10 stereo combinations that will work together brilliantly, whatever your listening needs 54 AV SYSTEMS These carefully considered entertainment set-ups will give you hours of immersive gaming and home cinema joy WORTH £33.99 SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Your special offer: save up to 33 per cent on the cover price! See page 24 4 www.whathifi.com
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52 10 ICONIC ALBUMS 1994 was a very good year. Thirty years may have passed, but these great albums have stood the test of time, and are a fantastic test of hi-fi too 68 T EM P TAT I ONS SME’s superb Model 20 Mk 2 turntable and Series V cartridge combo is unbeatable, even at this elevated level 72 T EM P TAT I ONS YG Acoustics’ latest very-metal Carmel 3 floorstanders show a scarcely believable amount of low-end muscle 122 BEST INSTRUMENTAL TEST TRACKS Vocal-free tracks to give your system a workout 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 AMPLIFIERS Rega io 36 Mission 778X 38 Arcam A15 40 Rega Elex Mk4 42 Naim Nait XS3 46 Naim Supernait 3 48 AV AMPLIFIERS Sony TA-AN1000 58 Marantz Cinema 30 62 Denon AVR X2800H 66 BLU-RAY PLAYERS Panasonic DP-UB820EB 56 Panasonic BDP-UB450 58 Panasonic DP-UB9000 62 Panasonic DP- UB150EB 68 CD PLAYER Arcam CD5 50 GAMES CONSOLES Sony PlayStation 5 56, 60 Xbox Series X 58, 60 HEADPHONES JBL Live Beam 3 18 Apple Airpods Max 64 HIGH END VIDEO PLAYER/SERVER SYSTEM Kaleidescape Strato C & Terra Prime SSD 62 MUSIC STREAMERS WiiM Pro Plus 36 Cambridge Audio MXN10 38 OVER-EAR HEADPHONES Dyson OnTrac 10 Grado SR80x 34 PHONO STAGE Rega Phono Mini A2D Mk2 32 PROJECTORS Anker Nebula Mars 3 Air 16 JVC DLA-NZ800 62 BenQ W1800 66 SMARTPHONE Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 22 SOUNDBAR Samsung Q990 D 56 Sonos Beam (Gen 2) 60 SPEAKER PACKAGE Wharfedale Diamond 12.1 HCP 56, 66 Fyne Audio F8SP AV 62 STEREO SPEAKERS Wharfedale Diamond 2.1 36 Dali Oberon 38 Monitor Audio Studio 89 40 PMC Prodigy 5 42 Bowers & Wilkins 607 S3 44 Neat Petite Classic 46 Epos ES14N 48 JBL4329P Studio Monitor 50 YG Acoustics Carmel 3 72 STEREO SYSTEMS Denon D-M41DAB 32 Ruark R2 Mk4 34 Technics SL-G700M2 42 STREAMING AMPLIFIERS Audiolab 9000N 40 Roksan Attessa 44 Naim ND5 XS2 46 STREAMING SERVICE Tidal 50 TABLETS Apple iPad 10th Gen (2022) 34 Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) 64 TELEVISIONS Hisense U8N 14 Samsung QE65S95D 56 LG OLED65C4 58 LG OLED42C3 60 TURNTABLES Pro-Ject Primary E 32 Rekkord Audio F110 36 Pro-Ject Debut Carbon Evo 38 Technics SL1500C 42 Audio-Technica AT-LP5x 44 Rega Planar 8/ Apheta 2 46 Vertere DG-1 S/ Magneto 48 SME Model 20 Mk2/ Series V 68 VIDEO STREAMER Apple TV 4K 66 WIRELESS SPEAKER SYSTEM Sony Bravia Theatre Quad 6 www.whathifi.com 5

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06 FIRST TESTS Sony’s Bravia Theatre Quad speaker system, Dyson OnTrac headphones, Beats Pill, Hisense U8N, Triangle Capella and more

26 INSIDER MINI LED VERSUS OLED Could this be the year that Mini LED panel tech matches up to the might of OLED TVs?

28 INSIDER TOP FIVE This month’s key new launches from Pro-Ject, Google, JBL and Bluesound

30 HI-FI SYSTEMS We’ve put together a whopping 10 stereo combinations that will work together brilliantly, whatever your listening needs

54 AV SYSTEMS These carefully considered entertainment set-ups will give you hours of immersive gaming and home cinema joy

WORTH £33.99

SUBSCRIBE TODAY!

Your special offer: save up to 33 per cent on the cover price!

See page 24

4 www.whathifi.com

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