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Best CD players 2024: tried and tested models for every budget
WEBAug 15, 2024 · CDs are also enjoying a resurgence for the first time in nearly 20 years. According to data from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), CD sales rose by 11 per cent to $537 million in 2023.Naturally, you'll want a good quality CD player if you want to enjoy your CDs (new and old) to the fullest degree, so we're here to help.
Best projectors 2024: Full HD, 4K, and short-throw | What Hi-Fi?
WEBAug 1, 2024 · I'm a Staff writer here at What Hi-Fi? who also happens to really like projectors. I've tested everything from serious 4K units that cost upwards of £15,000 to ultra-short throw TV replacements. As a self-proclaimed film enthusiast, I find that projectors are easily one of my favourite things to test, as they allow me to watch some of my favourite movies in the way they were meant to be seen.
HDMI ARC and HDMI eARC: everything you need to know
WEBNov 8, 2023 · What is HDMI? HDMI launched way back in 2002, and the first consumer kit to feature this high-tech connector hit the shops in 2004. It was billed as a convenient way to send high-quality digital picture and sound data ‘upstream’ from a source to a TV, amplifier or soundbar.
Apple Music lossless: which devices will (and won't) play lossless …
WEBOct 31, 2023 · (Image credit: Future) Another new addition to Apple Music is Spatial Audio, which is designed to provide "multidimensional sound and clarity" delivering surround sound and 3D audio via your headphones (and other devices).. Spatial Audio was initially launched as part of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, and the newer Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos feature for Apple Music arrived as part of the iOS 14.6 ...
Best Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray players 2024: budget to premium disc ...
WEBJul 22, 2024 · 4K Blu-ray has so many benefits, such as a higher bitrate than streamer for more detailed picture and sound, there's no internet required so say goodbye to buffering, and they usually support at least one of the latest dynamic HDR formats (Dolby Vision or HDR10+) as well as Dolby Atmos or DTS:X audio.
Bluetooth 5: everything you need to know - What Hi-Fi?
WEBJun 3, 2024 · With the ever-growing popularity of wireless headphones, speakers, systems and wearable devices, Bluetooth is more common than ever – if you don't believe us, just ask the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), who estimate a whopping 7 billion Bluetooth devices will ship worldwide during 2026, which is nearly 2 billion more than in 2022. . S
Apple AirPods Pro 2 review - What Hi-Fi?
WEBSep 21, 2023 · Spot the difference: AirPods Pro 2 with new USB-C case (left) and original Lightning case (right). (Image credit: What Hi-Fi?) The AirPods Pro 2 (with the original Lightning case) first launched at £249 / $249 / AU$399 in September 2022, and it's a price tag that’s unchanged from the launch price of the original AirPods Pro (2019), which is both surprising (there were rumours of a price ...
Should you buy a Hisense TV in 2024? The best models worth …
WEBJun 7, 2024 · (Image credit: Hisense) Sizes: 55-inch, 65-inch, 75-inch, 85-inch Display type: Mini LED Resolution: 4K Refresh rate: 144Hz HDR: HDR10, HDR10+ Adaptive, Dolby Vision, HLG Audio: Dolby Atmos, DTS Virtual:X ARC/eARC: eARC Hisense's step-down Mini LED TV shares plenty of features with its bigger sibling, including the Hi-View Engine PRO tech, quantum dots, Total HDR Solution and Dynamic Tone ...
We tested 20+ compact hi-fi systems – and these are the 5 we'd …
WEBOct 25, 2022 · For the just-announced What Hi-Fi? Awards 2022, we tested more than 20 systems in our ‘Systems’ category alone, from just-add-speakers streaming amplifiers to all-in-one and active speaker systems.We saw examples of the former from the likes of Naim, Marantz, Mission, Technics and Audiolab, and those of the latter from KEF, Audio Pro, Triangle, Q Acoustics and JBL.