Heading to the Bristol Hi-Fi Show this weekend and wondering what to see? Luckily for you, I’ve spent all of Friday (the first day of the show, on the 20th February) going around the show to see what’s new so you don’t miss out – from various new speakers and turntables to fresh streaming products and a few teasers, too.

I’ve been going to the Bristol Hi-Fi Show for over a decade, and the show itself has been running for over three decades. It’s a chance for hi-fi and audio manufacturers to showcase their latest and greatest products to the public, as well as offering a sneak peek of what’s coming up next.

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Planar 6 RS Edition comes fitted with the RB880 tonearm, the Nd9 cartridge and features the rather fetching brushed aluminium finish we liked so much in the Award-winning 3 RS. Set to cost £2000 and is out in April/May – it’s certainly a looker, but will it continue Rega’s winning streak?

Mk2 floorstanders are barely knee-high, and features an upgraded mid/bass driver and updated crossover – similar to the changes made in the Neat Iota II. These are the smallest floorstanders we’ve seen, but their sound is anything but titchy.

EL50 Anniversary edition is limited to 50 models only, available from March, and costing £49,500 per pair. Better start saving up.

Debut Reference 10 is priced at £999 and boasts that it’s the most “accomplished” Debut turntable yet.

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Fitted with a 10-inch tonearm, a Pick it Pro Balanced cartridge, and featuring a hand-painted MDF chassis (similar to the one in the Award-winning Debut Pro), an aluminium sub-platter, an acrylic platter and electronic speed switching.

The current Debut Evo 2 is an Award-winner, so we have high hopes for the Reference 10 – we can’t wait to hear it.

Onkyo‘s new products since its comeback into the world of hi-fi in 2024. The brand has two new ranges to show the UK public: first is the Icon range, and you can see the P-80 streaming preamp and M-80 power amp in the main image at the top of this article, with Klipsch speakers.

But what caught my eye more were the even newer Muse Y-50 and Y-40 streaming amplifiers: these are smart-looking units with a snazzy, responsive display that moves in unison with the large control and volume dials. Released as part of Onkyo’s 80th anniversary this year, the new Muse streaming amps have Class D amplification and the expected suite of streaming features and connectivity, and are set to cost $1499 and $999, with UK pricing TBC.

Give them a whirl.

Dali’s new Sonik speaker series is a breath of fresh air as it sits in the mid-priced to premium range. It replaces the excellent Oberon speaker range and featuring many of Dali’s innovative technologies for the first time at this price point, such as the tweeter and SMC Essential Magnet systems.

You can see the full Sonik range at the show, and my attention was caught by fairly slim and petite Sonik 5 (£899), although check out the second photo in the gallery above for the step-up Sonik 7 on demo (£1299) – Dali expects both these models to do well here.

Response DB1R sees the decade-old DB1 standmount model gain a ribbon tweeter, while aiming to continue its legacy of delivering expressive, articulate and musically engaging sound.

We’ve had good experience of ProAc’s ribbon tweeter performance in its speakers we’ve tested, such as Response D2R and the D20R, so here’s hoping the DB1R follows in much-lauded footsteps.

Cyrus 80 Series range is here. On show are the 80 AMP streaming amplifier (£5400), 80 PRE preamp (£4400) and the 80 PWR power amplifier (£4000), and they are due at retailers in a couple of months.

Cyrus’s MD Nick Clarke told us that the team had actually started sketching out the design for the 80 series when they were developing the 40 series, which explains the design cohesion between all products.

You can see and hear the new 80 AMP in action – we’re excited to find out what this new era of full-width, high-end Cyrus hi-fi has in store for us.

Cyrus 80 Series(Image credit: What Hi-Fi?)Cyrus 80 AMP(Image credit: What Hi-Fi?)

Revolv (a step up from the entry-level Tecnodec) and the new Gyro (which replaces the Gyrodec and Gyro SE).

We saw them launched last year, but now is your chance to feast your eyes upon these two new Michell turntables, both of which are in action with the brand’s Apollo phono stage and PMC’s Prophecy speakers.

JBL room is Harman Kardon’s latest SoundStick 5 model – a 2.1 speaker system with see-through design and colour-changing lights.

The original model was co-developed with Apple in 2000, and it’s a turn-of-the-millenium design that still catches our eye. You can get a fully wi-fi-enabled SoundSticks 5, but the one we saw is the Bluetooth-only model which also includes HDMI.

Tidal Connect, AirPlay 2, wi-fi 6 and Bluetooth. The tiny Link Mini is designed to bring wi-fi powers to any old system, the Link Pro music streamer and Link Amp feature HDMI ARC, and the Link Amp streaming amplifier has a 300W Texas Instruments amp and DAC inside.

Price-wise, they’re set to cost £49.95, £199.95 and £249.95 respectively (undercutting the basic WiiM rivals) and are due out later this year.

R810 MiE system that’s kicking off Ruark’s 40th anniversary celebrations, you’ll get your first glimpse at the Talisman-R floorstanders. We spy some design similarities with its Sabre-R standmount siblings, but we don’t know the price or any details yet – the Talisman-R will officially launch at the High End Show in Vienna in June, so here’s an early sneak peek.

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