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AWARDS 2011 > THE TOP 100 PRODUCTS

Televisions

From 24in-55in, £350-£2500

Music streamers

£400-£2500

Blu-ray players

£100-£170

p36

p42

p48

Headphones

£35-£315

p51

Home cinema amplifiers p56 £300-£2000

iPod docks

£100-£550

p60

Stereo speakers/subwoofers p62 £160-£2000

DACs

£150-£300

Speaker packages

£600-£2400

p68

p71

Radios

£100-£200

CD players

£310-£1650

Systems

£300-£800

Portables

Free-£400

Stereo amplifiers

£310-£1650

Accessories

£6/m-£495

Turntables

£230-£1000

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Projectors

£1200-£3200

Digital TV receivers and recorders

£100-£250

p78

p80

p82

p86

p90

p92

p96

p99

p100

p102

iPod docks p60

Stereo speakers and subwoofers p62

Blu-ray players p48

Projectors p100

TVs p36

Systems p82

4 www.whathifi.com First Test p6 As the name suggests, Easy 3D is easy on the eye, with excellent image stability

Home cinema amps p56 The Onkyo flows, rather than steamrollers its way through film soundtracks

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Stereo speakers p62 Eloquent and detailed, the KEF Q300s offer a rare unity of tonal character

First tests

First tests p6

13 pages of new reviews Televisions Philips 42PFL7666 £999 p6 Home cinema Blu-ray player Cambridge Audio Azur 651BD £500 p24 Blu-ray home cinema in a box LG HX906TX £800 p24 Freeview HD box Samsung BD-DT7800 £250 p13 Projectors Panasonic PT-AE5000 £3200 p20 Surround amps & receivers Onkyo TX-NR1009 £1300 p10 Pioneer SC-LX85 £2000 p26 Speaker packages Dali Zensor 5 5.1 £1300 p13 Q Acoustics 2000i 5.1 Pack £600 p18 Wharfedale DX1-HCP £400 p17 Hi-Fi CD Players Audiolab 8200CD £730 p29 Turntables Pro-Ject 2-Xperience Basic+ £600 p18 Stereo speakers Acoustic Insight Aurousal VSx £1650 p23 Boston Acoustics A26 £250 p14 Dock system Monitor Audio ideck 200 £400 p14 Portable Media player Sony NWZ-A866 £220 p10 Radios Pure One Classic II £65 p29 Desktop speakers Frankenspiel FS-1 £130 p23 Accessories Cables QED Performance Opt £40/m p29 Furutech Formula 2 USB £55 p29 Headphones Audio-Technica ATH-WS55i £90 p23 Beyerdynamic MMX 101iE £100 p29

p29 Beyerdynamic MMX 101iE

p10 Onkyo TX-NR1009

p20 Panasonic PT-AE5000

3D projector p18 Q Acoustics 2000i Cinema p26 Pioneer SC-LX85

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Extras

35th Anniversary Timeline p32 The first What Hi-Fi? hit the shelves 35 years ago. We look back at what’s changed since…

Subscriptions p30

A five-star rated Wireworld Luna analogue interconnect for every new subscriber!

Sound Advice p106

Our team of experts dive onto the forums and into the postbag to answer your queries

Competitions p110 and p112 We’ve got one stunning turntable-based system from Scottish based hi-fi specialist Linn to be won on p112 – plus, on p110, everyone has a chance of grabbing one of our Award winners!

Buyer’s Guide

The ultimate AV bible p111

Over 1200 products tested and rated

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