{"id":635071,"date":"2026-10-19T07:52:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T07:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/635071\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T07:52:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T07:52:13","slug":"111-award-winners-revealed-naims-new-all-in-one-an-amp-and-cd-player-pairing-from-nad-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/635071\/","title":{"rendered":"111 Award winners revealed, Naim\u2019s new all-in-one, an amp and CD player pairing from NAD and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week was a big one for hi-fi and home cinema announcements, not least because we revealed the What Hi-Fi? Award winners for 2026.<\/p>\n

But we also saw some big announcements from key brands too, with Apple<\/a>, Cambridge Audio<\/a>, NAD, Naim<\/a> and Rega all launching products that we can\u2019t wait to get into our test rooms.<\/p>\n

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Join us for a quick recap of all the key stories that you need to know about\u2026<\/p>\n

Latest Videos FromWhat Hi-Fi?<\/p>\n

We announced 111 Award winners<\/p>\n

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After weeks of blood, sweat and tears, our team of expert reviewers took the wraps off the What Hi-Fi? Awards 2026. We released the names of no fewer than 111 winning products across 24 hand-picked categories.<\/p>\n

From turntables to TVs, speaker packages to stereo amplifiers, every single one is a worthy winner. All that\u2019s left now is to announce the very best of the best, i.e. our Product of the Year winners for each category, at our special Awards night on the 12th November\u2026<\/p>\n

You may like<\/p>\n

Read the full story:<\/p>\n

The What Hi-Fi? Awards 2026 winners have been revealed!<\/a><\/p>\n

The latest hi-fi, home cinema and tech news, reviews, buying advice and deals, direct to your inbox.<\/p>\n

Apple finally made the announcement we\u2019d been waiting for<\/p>\n

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After what felt like years of waiting, Apple finally unveiled the latest iteration of its Apple TV 4K streaming box.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s promising big upgrades for picture and sound with the addition of a brand new video decoder and the ability to create a wireless four-speaker surround system using HomePod<\/a> speakers.<\/p>\n

Speaking of which, Apple also took the opportunity to announce the HomePod Mini 2. The latest version of its dinky smart speaker comes with a more powerful processor and is available in a range of new colours too.<\/p>\n

What to read next<\/p>\n

Read the full story:<\/p>\n

Apple finally unveils a new Apple TV 4K streamer \u2013 and it comes with major surround sound, picture and Siri AI upgrades<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s official! The HomePod Mini 2 has finally landed \u2013 and there’s good news and bad news<\/a><\/p>\n

Cambridge Audio dropped a new deck<\/p>\n

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Turntables haven\u2019t been a huge part of Cambridge Audio\u2019s hi-fi offering in recent years, but last week the company took the wraps off a new \u00a3329 \/ $499 player, Spira.<\/p>\n

According to Cambridge Audio, \u201cSpira has everything you need straight out of the box,\u201d including a pre-fitted Audio-Technica cartridge, a built-in phono stage and a Bluetooth transmitter for streaming to wireless headphones or Bluetooth speakers.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s available in a range of colourful finishes to match the company\u2019s L\/R S active speakers, and we can\u2019t wait to get our hands on one.<\/p>\n

Read the full story:<\/p>\n

Cambridge Audio\u2019s new Spira turntable is \u201cbuilt to grow alongside\u201d your record collection<\/a><\/p>\n

Naim unveiled a huge all-in-one system<\/p>\n

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We\u2019re huge fans of Naim\u2019s Mu-so range of wireless music systems, so we were excited to see its brand new addition, the Mu-so Utopia, in the flesh for the first time last week.<\/p>\n

As we said in our news story, \u201cit combines Naim-powered amplification with trickle-down technology taken from Focal\u2019s high-end series of Utopia loudspeakers\u201d. It\u2019s packed with streaming smarts, hi-res audio support and HDMI eARC, and you can read more in our hands-on review.<\/p>\n

Read the full story:<\/p>\n

Naim\u2019s high-end all-in-one system boasts Dolby Atmos support alongside HDMI eARC and an expansive streaming suite<\/a><\/p>\n

Hands on: Naim Mu-so Utopia review<\/a><\/p>\n

Rega launched a new entry-level record player<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: Rega)<\/p>\n

Rega knows how to make a decent record player, so we were excited to see it launch a brand new entry-level deck boasting an all-new design. The Replay is a plug-and-play design and is attractively priced at just \u00a3259.<\/p>\n

It features some of the core elements of its five-star Planar 1, including the platter and tonearm, but with a new minimalist plinth. Needless to say, this is another turntable our review team has its eye on, so stay tuned for our verdict.<\/p>\n

Read the full story:<\/p>\n

Rega\u2019s new budget turntable wants to \u201cremove all the paranoia and confusion\u201d for vinyl newbies with a minimal plug-and-play design<\/a><\/p>\n

NAD\u2019s new matching hi-fi separates caught our eye<\/p>\n

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The sight of new electronics from a big hi-fi brand always gets us excited, so we were extremely pleased to see a press release for the C 359S streaming amp (\u00a31099) and C 569 CD player (\u00a3749) appear in our inbox.<\/p>\n

The C 359S brings streaming smarts to a traditional Class A\/B amplifier design via Bluesound\u2019s BluOS platform, while the C 569 uses NAD’s Dynamic Digital Headroom (DDH) and QRONO d2a technologies in an attempt to bring out more detail and depth from your CD collection.<\/p>\n

Read the full story:<\/p>\n

Modern Classics: NAD unveils a new streaming amplifier and CD player in its Classic Series<\/a><\/p>\n

MORE:<\/p>\n

Our pick of the best CD players<\/a> you can buy<\/p>\n

And the best stereo amplifiers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Last week was a big one for hi-fi and home cinema announcements, not least because we revealed the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":635072,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[111,139,69,145],"class_list":["post-635071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/635071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=635071"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/635071\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/635072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=635071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=635071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=635071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}