Best Hi-Fi Product

We’ve never – never – heard a standalone audio system that sounds as good as KEF’s wireless speakers. Without any sort of external amp or preamp needed, KEF has created a set of active speakers with bass that wows and a top end that can make your hair stand on end, with all the connectivity options that matter.

iFi xDSD

iFi’s Bluetooth DAC can handle hi-res sources and MQA tracks. Whether through your speakers or your headphones (using iFi’s Cyberdrive preamp) it’s audio like you’ve never heard, with wireless convenience.

Pro-ject Juke Box 3

Rarely does any company hit the mark as squarely as Pro-ject has with its Juke Box 3 turntable. Because it’s also a phono stage. And an amp. And a preamp. And it’s Bluetooth-connected – all you need to do is add speakers.

Chord Qutest

Simple outwardly, yet otherworldly inside, the Qutest DAC will be the cutest addition you make to your audio setup, at least if you want to enhance your audio using a complex and precise processing engine with minimum fuss.

Ruark MR1 Mk II with Rega P1 pack

The fun-size MR1s are unreasonably good, besting most larger cone cabs with the richness, loudness, and clarity of their sound. Add the P1, and you have a full-on vinyl and wireless setup with an incredibly small footprint.

Astell & Kern KANN

Few pocket devices deserve a spot in any hi-fi setup, but A&K’s hi-res player knows it’s good enough, and has the line-level output to prove it. Bluetooth output with aptX HD beams crystalclear tracks just as well. SweetVinyl SugarCube SC-1 Vinyl is, by its nature, imperfect. But you don’t need to switch to a digital source; with the SugarCube, you can clean up those clicks and pops in real time, without losing the warmth and depth of analogue. A revelation.