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Three phono stages on red grey background

Updating your turntable system? We compared three step-up phono stages to find out which offers the biggest upgrade

By Ketan Bharadia published

A trio of excellent phono stages on test against each other

Phono Preamps

Hi-fi legend: watch Roy Gandy's acceptance speech for winning the Outstanding Contribution Award 2025

By Joe Cox published

Wise words from the turntable master at the What Hi-Fi? Awards

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All I want for Christmas is this record-breaking Mariah Carey demo tape that sold for $50,000 at auction

By Joe Svetlik published

I don't want a lot for Christmas...

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Quad's retro-modern CD transport promises to play your discs with “uncompromised fidelity”

By Kashfia Kabir published

To be paired with the Quad 3 integrated amplifier

CD Players
A 3/4 shot of the FiiO DM15 R2R portable CD player on a grey surface.

FiiO's new portable CD player has hi-res Bluetooth and doubles as a DAC

By Joe Svetlik published

Is there anything it can't do?

CD Players
Audiolab D7 DAC

Audiolab D7

By Ketan Bharadia published

Audiolab’s D7 is a compact and well-equipped DAC that delivers a balanced and insightful performance

DACs
Astell & Kern HC5 DAC plugged into a MAC laptop

Astell and Kern's pocket-sized DAC vows to "set a new benchmark for portable audio performance"

By Harry McKerrell published

Also launched is a very expensive pair of IEMs

DACs

From college-room creations to British hi-fi icons, Arcam’s John Dawson reflects on 50 proud years of electronics engineering

By Becky Roberts published

And his run is far from over

Hi-Fi

Musical Fidelity updates its high-end Nu-Vista range with a “phono stage without limitation”

By James Cook published

The Vinyl S is directly inspired by the flagship Vinyl 2

Phono Preamps

Three formats on their last legs – and one new product about to take the world by storm: we look back to the November 2000 issue of What Hi-Fi?

By Jonathan Evans published

A quarter of a century is a long time in home entertainment – and doesn't the November 2000 issue show it!

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