Music systems

When you think of ‘proper’ hi-fi, what do you see? If you’re anything like me, you’re imagining a stack of identically proportioned black boxes attached to some equally statuesque speakers. There have

Thoughts of Cambridge Audio’s original CXA81 bring a wistful smile to our face, as it won back-to-back What Hi-Fi? Awards for four years. In fact, we named it our Product of the Year in the stereo amp

Nearly all modern TVs sound rubbish – that’s the price of flatness. So, for audio to match the picture, get one of these thumpin’ soundbars…

A sonic force to be reckoned with from the big-speaker experts

Acoustic Energy? That’s a name we haven’t featured for a good while. It’s not that the company hasn’t been making capable products over the past few years, but rather that they seem to do it more quie

Q Acoustics has found something of a magic formula with its current 5000 series lineup. The Q Acoustics 5050 floorstanders (£1299) scooped a What Hi-Fi? Award last year for their seamless combination