What Hi-Fi?
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| Categories | Hi-fi, home cinema and home audio |
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| Frequency | Monthly magazine, daily website |
| Circulation | 28,935 ABC Jan–Dec 2017 |
| First issue | October 1976 |
| Company | Future plc |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Website | whathifi.com |
What Hi-Fi? is a magazine published thirteen times a year by Future. It is a buying guide to consumer electronics, featuring reviews and articles on hi-fi, home cinema, television and home audio. What Hi-Fi? claims to be "the world's leading independent guide to buying and owning hi-fi and home cinema" and home to "the most trusted tech reviews in the world". However it has been criticized[by whom?] to be too biased towards certain manufactures such as Samsung, Rega and Marantz in recent year reviews.
The magazine has nine international editions, and its publisher claims that its total readership is in excess of one million per issue.[1] whathifi.com has a comprehensive, constantly updated library of audio and video hardware reviews, plus news, features, advice and opinion from the editorial team. In the course of 2017, whathifi.com hosted over 24 million unique users.
What Hi-Fi? was sold to Future Publishing by Haymarket in multi-brand deal for £14m.[2]
References[]
- ^ "What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision". Haymarket Media Group. Archived from the original on 2008-08-19.
- ^ "Future To Acquire Five Specialist Titles From Haymarket Media Group". Future. 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
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- Monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom
- Music magazines published in the United Kingdom
- Science and technology magazines published in the United Kingdom
- Magazines established in 1976