Our Verdict Best style package £1800+, Awards 2014. This Bowers & Wilkins Home Theatre package is an impressive evolution – it ticks all our performance boxes For Subtly improved design and styling dynamic, powerful and beautifully integrated sound strong in stereo and surround sound Against Some care needed when partnering to avoid brightness in treble B&W’s all-new MT-60D home cinema speaker package It’s good that the B&W MT-60D home cinema speaker package is such an exciting product – after all, it’s been a while coming! B&W’s Mini Theatre concept has been an Award winner in various guises since its inception, so the absence...

I’ve had the HEOS by Denon system for several months now. My wife and I use the HEOS 7 as our primary TV speaker. We enjoy the deep lows and clear sound that allow us to hear word and feel every explosion. As a matter of fact, we even received our first noise complaint from our apartment neighbors… the speaker was at 50%. Oh well. The Denon HEOS 1 is something different, and we were excited about a model specifically designed for outdoor use. The HEOS 5 makes for a great bedroom speaker while the HEOS 3 takes residence in...

The Yamaha BD-S681 is a blu-ray disc player that comes with a variety of modern features, including the built-in Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Direct. There is also 4K Ultra HD video upscaling, so it is fully compatible with 4K televisions. This Blu-ray player supports a number of different disc formats as well as high-resolution audio reproduction. The rigid overall construction of this blu-ray player makes it incredibly stable and reliable. Yamaha is definitely a major, trusted brand name when it comes to electronics, so you can trust that it is certainly not just another cheap knockoff. The high-quality circuitry that was...

Our Verdict: 5 Stars Their price tag will be a consideration, but the B&W P9s wholly make up for it in the way they sound For: Stunning midrange clarity Superb detail levels Weighty, agile bass Precise but exciting character Comfortable and sturdy build Against: Bass a touch on the rich side for neutral ears Fifty years is a milestone that deserves celebrating. A time to reflect on what has been, and what’s yet to come. While most do that with cake and a glass or two, Bowers & Wilkins has done it with a brand new pair of headphones. And...

We’ve recently tested Klipsch’s The One and The Three Bluetooth and WiFi speakers, the latest additions to the American manufacturer’s Heritage range. It thus comes as no surprise that the compact, portable Bluetooth speaker The One and its WiFi-enabled big sister The Three have inherited their esthetic codes from the Klipsch Heresy III speakers. Klipsch The One: presentation Klipsch’s The One speaker is equipped with a Bluetooth 4.0 receiver as well a line-level input to enable wireless playback (audio files, online radio programs, Deezer, Spotify, etc.) once paired with a smartphone, tablet, portable computer or even certain DAPs. According to...

Want to rip vinyl to hi-res? This entertaining turntable has that unique ability… Reviewed on 17th May 2016 by What Hi*Fi? Our Verdict An entertaining turntable unique in its ability to rip vinyl to hi-res files For… Rips vinyl to hi-res WAV or DSD file Simple set-up Lively and transparent sound Big, spacious soundstage Against Doesn’t look all that special No one loves the vinyl revival more than us – well, perhaps other than Sainsbury’s, which is probably raking it in after recently becoming the biggest vinyl retailer on the high street. But the good ol’ record wasn’t brought back...