Top 5 hi-fi deals that I've spotted during Amazon Prime Day

Fingers using the touchscreen display on WiiM Ultra streamer

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This year's Amazon Prime Day sales event is well underway, and while we haven't had the biggest variety of deals on hi-fi products, these are biggest savings I've found on five-star products we highly recommend.

I always have a hitlist of products that I'm hoping will enjoy big savings during any of these big sales events, and I'm delighted to see that the two WiiM streamers and Cambridge Audio desktop DAC I was hoping would drop in price are enjoying significant Prime Day savings.

I've also found a superb lowest-ever price on a pair of budget bookshelf speakers, and there is a Bowers & Wilkins headphones deal (sadly, not on a speaker yet...) that I just couldn't ignore.

These products are great value at full price anyway – as evidenced by the five-star rating we gave them during our reviews – but we all love a discount, and the big savings you can currently get on these excellent products are worth shouting about.

Cambridge Audio DacMagic 200M desktop DAC

Cambridge Audio DacMagic 200M lifestyle with Sennheiser headphones — (Image credit: What Hi-Fi?)

This one may be a few years old, but I still use the DacMagic 200M at home: it's the perfect desktop size, has extensive hi-res audio support (including DSD and MQA files) and is a dream to use.

Sound-wise, it has a full, smooth tonality that's complemented by an open, expressive and authoritative manner. It digs out a great amount of detail – a true all-rounder.

Used with a good pair of wired headphones, this DAC and headphone amp will boost your laptop-based music performance considerably. It's a nicely made DAC, too, and we've never seen it drop down to such a low price before.

WiiM Pro Plus budget music streamer

Music streamer: WiiM Pro Plus — (Image credit: What Hi-Fi?)

Our favourite budget music streamer can do it all. A tiny box that brings you easy wi-fi streaming from all the most popular apps and supports all streaming methods, this unit is easy to use, has a great control app, and sounds great for the price.

The Pro Plus remains our current Award-winner, and we can't recommend it enough. This Prime Day deal drops the price to £175 – we'd snap it up if you want the best (and most affordable) way to inject streaming into your hi-fi system

WiiM Ultra music streamer

Qobuz Connect playing on WiiM Ultra streamer — (Image credit: What Hi-Fi?)

WiiM's top-of-the-range streamer is its best yet, with the WiiM Ultra offering a lively, engaging sound and a powerful platform. The touch-screen interface is a joy to use, and its only con is that it lacks AirPlay. It also works as a preamp and headphone amplifier.

This is the first time we're seeing a significant deal on the five-star Ultra, with this £70 saving available across Amazon and specialist hi-fi retailers.

Q Acoustics 3010i bookshelf speakers

3010i speakers — (Image credit: Q Acoustics)

While I was hoping we'd spot a good deal or two on newer speakers, it's hard to ignore this fantastic drop in price on a pair of Q Acoustics 3010i standmount stereo speakers.

These have been on the market for many years now, but they are five-star performers that are easy-going, musical and will work happily with just about any partnering equipment and in most spaces. While newer speakers from Elac, Dali, B&W and Q Acoustics themselves deliver finer detail and greater precision, we still appreciate just how unfussy these 3010i are.

And with this plunge in price to just £149, the 3010i are a great bargain buy.

Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3 headphones

Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3 over-ear headphones — (Image credit: What Hi-Fi?)

While not strictly hi-fi, this great deal on a premium pair of wireless headphones deserves a mention.

One of the best-sounding new wireless headphones we've tested this year, Bowers & Wilkins took the fight to Sony, Bose, Apple and more rivals with the luxurious Px7 S3 over-ears.

They look and feel fabulous, with 30 hours of battery life, support for decent ANC, higher-quality Bluetooth codecs and wired listening. Sound-wise, they are mightily impressive, bringing out even more detail and insight, along with plenty of punch, dynamism and refinement.

You might have expected the Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3 to have their biggest discount at Amazon considering it's currently Prime Day, but Peter Tyson has swooped in and stolen its thunder with an extra £10 off. Stocks are low at the moment, but we expect them to be replenished in the coming hours and days due to the popularity and quality of the five-star noise-cancelling over-ears.

If not, see the Amazon deal below for a £40 saving on fantastic headphones.

Price check: £359 @ Amazon (£359) with a Prime membership

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Kashfia is the Hi-Fi and Audio Editor of What Hi-Fi? and first joined the brand 13 years ago. During her time in the consumer tech industry, she has reviewed hundreds of products (including speakers, amplifiers, turntables and headphones), been to countless trade shows across the world and fallen in love with hi-fi kit much bigger than her. In her spare time, Kash can be found tending to an ever-growing houseplant collection and shooing her cat Jolene away from spinning records.

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