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Headphones

Best cheap headphones 2026: great music quality on a budget

By Joe Svetlik last updated

Best Buys The best budget headphones in the world, featuring in-ear, over-ear and Bluetooth headphones, and all tested by our expert reviewers.

Best Buys
Apple AirPods Max in blue with an iPhone and a WHF Talking Heads roundel

I love spatial audio, but there's one feature I can't get my head around

By Harry McKerrell published

Am I missing something?

Headphones
SoundMagic E80D wired in-ear headphones

Best wired earbuds 2026: top in-ear models tried and tested by our experts

By Harry McKerrell last updated

Best Buys These are the best earbuds we've tested, including cheap pairs as well as premium options for serious listening.

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Best wired headphones 2026: the 5 top pairs tested by our review experts

By Becky Roberts last updated

Best buys Wired is the way if you want the best sound for your money

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Tribit’s budget noise-cancelling headphones can play music for nearly five days straight!

By James Cook published

The QuietPlus 81 take aim at the Award-winning Sonys

Wireless Headphones

Sennheiser's new budget headphones will work easier with your phone thanks to this simple change

By Joe Svetlik published

The German company has brought USB-C to its budget headphones and earbuds.

Headphones

Hi-Fi

The best turntable deals 2026: lowest-ever prices on five-star record players

By Kashfia Kabir last updated

Deals Super savings on high-quality decks from Audio-Technica, Pro-Ject and Technics

Deals
Yamaha C-5000/M-5000 pre/power amplifier

Yamaha C-5000/M-5000

By Ketan Bharadia published

Yamaha’s classy 5000-series pre/power is beautifully made and performs with a rare sense of poise.

Stereo Amplifiers
Astell & Kern SP4000 Copper edition

Astell & Kern's copper-clad portable hi-res player vows to elevate the brand's flagship model to new sonic heights

By Harry McKerrell published

A metal twist on A&K's flagship SP4000 player

Portable Music Players

Ask the Reader: is bigger always better, or are you more interested in smaller, but still great-sounding, hi-fi?

By Alastair Stevenson published

There’s been a lot of great, small hi-fi appearing recently, but there’s something undeniably special about giant speakers and a full hi-fi rack…

Hi-Fi

Ask The Reader: hi-fi fans can’t be bribed with “luxury baubles” (apart from two big exceptions)

By Alastair Stevenson published

As expected, good sound is what matters most to What Hi-Fi? readers

Hi-Fi
Hi-fi rack: Atacama Elite ECO 24 Reference

Best hi-fi and AV racks 2026: well-built supports for your products

By Kashfia Kabir last updated

Best buys Support your equipment with a top-quality specialist rack and your system components will benefit from a stable support and being allowed to perform their best.

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