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Insider Multi-room music p22Will 2014 be the year of multi-room music? We look at whats in store as more players include this feature

Subscriptions p86A free pair of RHA MA-350 headphonesPlus save up to 54% on the shop price of What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision

That Was Then p162A glimpse into the What Hi-Fi? pastWe travel back to 2001 with a look at a surround package from Monitor Audio

TemptationIts fair to say theyre the most capable in-ears weve heard

Group test Video streamingFor as little as 5.99 per month,you can bend television to yourevery viewing whim

Group test DACsWeve pulled together fourof the serious contendersat this price to seehow they fare

62 Interconnects A round-up of eight stereo interconnect cables as the chasing pack looks to knock our Award-winner off its perch.

65 Speaker packages We review efforts from KEF, Dali, Acoustic Energy, Monitor Audio and Tannoy in a titanic clash of speaker packages priced 2000+

76 Temptations Featuring a pair of impressive in-ear phones from Shure, and a talented CD player/DAC from American hi-fi brand Aesthetix.

82 Playlist Pixies return with their first album in 23 years as David O. Russells crime caper American Hustle hits Blu-ray, and we look forward to Sam Mendess horror-inflected TV series Penny Dreadful.

Revamped hi- guide!1500 products rated p89With new categories and key tech specs, weve made it even easier for you to pick the best kit for your cash.

Find outSetting up your home cinema p98Jargon buster: loudspeakers p121What is it? Chromecast p139

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