Jez Ford

Yamaha tweaks a small soundbar and adds a subwoofer: it's a bargain combo.

An ‘Ultra Slim’ bar means less room for drivers, sockets and sound reproduction. The style benefits are obvious, but will the sound be similarly slimline?

Marantz amplification with HEOS delivers a versatile ‘just-add-speakers’ solution for streaming as much as playing from traditional sources.

Audio-Technica flips its classic Sound Burger portable turntable with Bluetooth and a rechargeable battery.

Soundstaging thrills from these classic-style French standmounts with hidden talents

A solid amp which looks traditional but is actually Denon's first hi-fi offering fully converted for the new age of streaming.

Local ingenuity and Danish componentry combine in these Aussie standmount rippers.

Projection made portable, with battery power, a smart Android TV interface, and built-in speakers. It even looks cute.

This 11-channel powerhouse of a soundbar system may be expensive, but its immersive audio is well worth the cost.

Luxurious wireless noise-cancellers get a major revision to bring them back among the market leaders.

The price may make you wince, but the sound of this high-end soundbar will have you cheering. The Devialet Dione shows that soundbars don’t have to be a compromise solution.

BenQ brings rapid reaction for gamers along with impressive 4K brightness and colour for movie fans.

This attractive hi-fi turntable keeps full focus on sound quality, including a moving-coil cartridge, while still bringing convenience features such as Bluetooth output

This very different soundbar-and-subwoofer solution delivers a dynamite performance for the price from the combo of small lozenge-shaped soundbar and a more substantial subwoofer.

Meet the smaller of KEF’s latest Blades, the ultimate expression of the company’s single point source concept.

Why do you need a hulking great receiver to enjoy surround sound? Canton’s neat little amplifier proves that there is another way.