Australian Hi-Fi Magazine

Australian Hi-Fi stands as the ultimate magazine for audiophiles and music lovers. Led by Greg Borrowman, one of Australia's top audio writers, each edition is filled with insightful reviews of audio equipment, music recommendations, and updates on the latest products in the market.

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NAD launches next-gen Masters Series amplifiers

1 day ago | whathifi.com | Joe Svetlik

NAD has announced two new amps in its Master Series range at High End Munich. The M33 V2 BluOS Streaming Amplifier follows the original M33 which reviewed very well indeed, while the M23 V2 Stereo Power Amplifier succeeds the original M23.
JBL aims high with three high-end speakers joining its flagship Summit Series

1 day ago | whathifi.com | Joe Svetlik

JBL has launched three new pairs of high-end speakers in its flagship Summit Series: Makalu, Pumori and Ama. Appropriately launching at High End Munich 2025, these join the existing Everest and the five-star K2 speakers. Like their forebears, each speaker is named after a Himalayan peak. And each promises a suitably large-scale performance, with heavily-braced cabinets, binding posts wrapped in carbon fibre and plated in rhodium.
With 2500w of power, this could be the subwoofer to beat

1 day ago | whathifi.com | Joe Svetlik

Dali has launched its most powerful subwoofer ever, and where better than at High End Munich? Weighing over 50kg, the V-16 F is an absolute monster of a woofer. But while it packs plenty of power (as you would expect from a sub of this size), it also has "the precision and control needed to work in any audio system context and even in small rooms", Dali says.
Clearaudio's N1 aims to set a new benchmark for entry-level moving-magnet cartridges

2 days ago | whathifi.com | Harry Mckerrell

German audio manufacturer Clearaudio has announced its latest moving-magnet cartridge, the N1. Promising to deliver the brand's considerable pedigree in the world of turntables and cartridges to a more affordable price point, the new N1 aims to "set a new benchmark in the entry-level MM cartridge class".
Hurry! Focal's five-star Bathys wireless headphones can still be yours for a fantastic price

2 days ago | whathifi.com | Andy Madden |Harry Mckerrell

If you're looking for premium headphones around the £500-600 mark, the Focal Bathys deserve to be on your shopping list. The five-star Dali IO-8 certainly give them a run for their money, but this is an exceptional set of wireless over-ears that still demand to be heard, especially with this discount. Focal's fantastic noise-cancelling headphones are down to £549 at Peter Tyson, a drop of £150 from their original price and still the lowest figure we've seen since Black Friday last year.
Sony's new flagship Xperia VII smartphone comes with a huge audio upgrade

3 days ago | whathifi.com | Lewis Empson

Sony has officially announced the latest flagship in its long-running Xperia smartphone line, with the Xperia 1 VII touting a wide range of AV upgrades over its predecessor. It's set to provide a picture and sound-first approach – something we've approved of for many generations – with a new partnership that should "take sound quality to the next level". Sony's smartphone team has enlisted the help of the Walkman division to boost audio quality on this new handset.
LG Xboom Buds 2025 review: a reasonable effort, but this will.i.am collaboration won't trouble the class leaders

3 days ago | whathifi.com | Harry Mckerrell |Ketan Bharadia

Your reaction to hearing that will.i.am had a hand (and ear) in helping to tune LG’s latest pair of affordable wireless earbuds might vary depending on your attitude to the former Black Eyed Peas stalwart. If your childhood was soundtracked by the likes of Boom Boom, Pow and Pump It, the prospect of such musical talents bleeding into your in-ear listening might fill you with gleeful anticipation. If hearing Where Is The Love?
We pit the B&W Px7 S3 against the AirPods Max to find out which premium wireless headphones are the better buy.

3 days ago | whathifi.com | Tom Wiggins |Kashfia Kabir |Harry Mckerrell

Bluetooth: 5.3Codec support: SBC, AAC, aptX Adaptive, aptX LosslessNoise cancelling? YesBattery life: 30 hours (with ANC on)Finishes: x 3 (black, blue, white)Weight: 300gWith welcome refinements to the design, impressively insightful and punchy sound, and plenty of features (even if some of them are still to come), B&W's Px7 S3 have raised the bar for the company's wireless headphones.
I think that LG and Samsung could learn a thing or two from Panasonic's new flagship OLED TV

3 days ago | whathifi.com | Lewis Empson

Panasonic's 2025 TV range has been officially unveiled, and I was lucky enough to see the range in all its glory at the company's European HQ in Wiesbaden, Germany. The unveiling involved Panasonic touting its latest AV advancements, with dazzling new OLED TVs taking the spotlight. The Z95B, which I had already seen in action at CES 2025, was the star of the show.
I just reviewed the Hisense PX3 – it's good, but it isn't the UST projector I recommend

3 days ago | whathifi.com | Alastair Stevenson |Lewis Empson

If you’re one of the growing sea of people looking to take the ultra-short-throw projector (UST) plunge, a unit from Hisense is likely on your shopping list, and for good reason. The Chinese tech giant’s recent offerings have impressed our testers enough to earn positive reviews and cement its lead in the space for a good year now.