The 11 most exciting hi-fi products we saw at High End Munich 2025
High End Munich 2025 was one to remember, featuring major reveals and launches from Burmester, Cyrus, Fyne Audio, JBL and many more.
Hi-Fi
I've tried Astell & Kern's flagship portable music player – and it's a behemoth in both size and price
Astell & Kern knows how to make a portable music player, with the flagship A&ultima SP4000 looking to be its best ever.
Gryphon Audio honours 30 years of its best-selling power amplifier with the brand-new Antileon Revelation
The fifth-gen Antileon arrives in the Danish company's 40th year
First look: Chord Electronics unveils flagship Ultima Phonostage at High End Munich 2025
Officially launching later this year
Mark Levinson’s new 600 Series “redefines what’s possible from preamplifiers and amplifiers”
New high-end range of amps means business
NAD launches next-gen Masters Series amplifiers
The M33 V2 is a new streaming amp, while the M23 V2 is a stereo power amplifier.
"A boron cantilever in a moving-coil cartridge priced below £1000... I think that’s pretty magic." Meet the driving force behind Ortofon's new MC X range
We speak to Ortofon's Product Director, Peter Wieth Hjordt, about the company's new MC X moving coil range and the future of cartridges
Speakers
7 of the quirkiest and strangest pairs of speakers we saw at High End Munich 2025
We've rounded up our selection of the coolest, quirkiest and downright strangest speakers from this year's High End Munich showcase.
I've had a first look at the HomePod-rivalling WiiM Sound smart speaker – and Apple should be worried
The circular touchscreen display is a smart-looking design
Triangle's latest speakers pledge greater sonic clarity thanks to upgraded cabinets, crossovers and drivers
Triangle has added to its Borea line of speakers with the standmount Borea BR04.
JBL aims high with three high-end speakers joining its flagship Summit Series
The JBL Makalu, Pumori, and Ama are all named after Himalayan mountaintops, and promise peak performance to match.
TV & Home Cinema
Sharp GM6245K (43GM6245K)
Sharp’s surprisingly good 43-inch TV with TiVo and Freely smarts costs less than many people pay for a pair of headphones.
BenQ W2720i
BenQ puts smart Android streaming within a full-size home cinema projector; the combination makes for both powerful and convenient delivery.
Dolby Atmos FlexConnect is a pipe dream with promise – even if TCL is struggling to believe in it
TCL's stab at Dolby Atmos FlexConnect seems promising, even if its future isn't secure.
Amazon Fire TV Soundbar Plus vs Sony HT-S2000: which ’bar is better?
Let's find the right soundbar for you
Streaming & Entertainment
I love the quality that Tidal offers – but please, make it more user-friendly!
Tidal is clearly a great music streaming service. If it could fix some usability issues, it would be absolutely world-beating.
4 movies we have been watching non-stop in the What Hi-Fi? test rooms
Barbie, Sisu, and more
Before you see the new Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, spy the movie that started it all on Netflix
The whole series is available to stream via Paramount Plus
Qobuz Connect officially launches, with wide support across hi-fi brands
Promises to "transforms the listening experience"
More from What Hi-Fi?
High End hi-fi galore, the Sony XM6 arrive in style, new OLED TVs and more
Our team of experts detail the top hi-fi and home cinema stories from last week
Bowers & Wilkins finds a new home, what to expect from High End Munich, a new B&O speaker and more
Our experts detail the top hi-fi and home cinema highlights from last week
Rega’s latest amp tested, 3 excellent Dolby Atmos shows, Nagagoka’s new cartridge and more
Our hi-fi reviewers were particularly busy last week
B&W headphones, an affordable hi-fi amp, a stellar Sony TV and more earn five stars
Top end amps, turntables, wireless earbuds, Mini LED TVs and more tried and tested by our team of experts.
