The Bristol Hi-Fi Show is gone and dusted for another year. We've seen – and heard – some of the latest new audio products from some of the world's biggest hi-fi brands this weekend.
A staple of every hi-fi fan's calendar, the Bristol Hi-Fi Show is the UK's biggest and longest-running hi-fi show (now in its 36th year) and offers the general public a chance to experience exciting new audio products for the first time. Head to the show and you'll see evidence of the latest launches from the likes of Quad, Rega, Musical Fidelity, WiiM, Arcam, Cyrus, Wharfedale and more.
There’s also the annual What Hi-Fi? demo, where we show off some of the best audio-visual hardware currently available. The What Hi-Fi? editorial team will be at the show all weekend too, answering any questions you have.
Below you'll find our highlights from the Bristol Hi-Fi Show 2025, from hands-on photos, our favourite products (including a video) from the show and details on all the new products from all the brands exhibiting.
Highlights from the Bristol Hi-Fi Show 2025
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Over 150 audio brands are exhibiting at the Bristol Hi-Fi Show 2025. You can see the full exhibitor list on the official Bristol Hi-Fi Show website. Below is a guide to what's on demo and the new products being launched at this year's show, including hands-on photos from the show.
Musical Fidelity
Musical Fidelity has launched two new goodies at Bristol Hi-Fi Show 2025: the B1xi stereo amplifier and the B1xCD CD player. The B1xi is a Class A/B amplifier which houses oversized transformers for greater dynamic handling, packing 50 watts of power into 8 ohms and boasting the likes of HDMI ARC, coaxial, optical and phono inputs. The new disc spinner, meanwhile, is a tray load model with various analogue and digital outputs alongside front-mounted buttons, a headphone port and a central digital display. Read our Musical Fidelity news
Fyne Audio
The Scottish-based brand unveiled the new F500S mid-range speaker series at Bristol. A step up above the refreshed entry-level F500E line, the F500S range features Fyne's proprietary IsoFlare driver technology and consists of two standmounts and two floorstanders, available this spring. Read our Fyne Audio F500S news
Michell
Michell Engineering, famed for its iconic Gyro turntables, has unveiled an Apollo phono stage with a Muse power supply. The duo aims to reduce as much noise as possible from affecting vinyl reply, are made out of solid aluminium billet and have a specifically designed cable link. The duo will cost £3500 when it goes on sale in March. Read the Michell Apollo/Muse news
Neat Acoustics
Neat Acoustics has announced a sequel to its ultra-compact (and ultra-cute) Iota speakers, aptly named the Iota II. The new standmounts will be on show to the public for the first time at the Bristol Hi-Fi Show 2025, featuring an upgraded mid/bass driver with the same footprint as the first-gen model in pursuit of a sound that goes well beyond their diminutive stature. Read the Neat Iota II news
Quad
Quad is set to demo two of its biggest recent launches at Bristol Show 2025. First up is the Quad 33/303 preamp and power amp which, as a reimagined version of the units from the 1960s, boasts new circuitry, a low-noise toroidal transformer and 50W of Class A/B power. Landing alongside the 33/303 will be a new pair of Quad ESL-2912X electrostatic speakers – this will be the first time Quad has revealed an electrostatic pair since 2012, making this something of a big deal. Read our Quad ESL and 33/303 news
Wharfedale
Tied to Quad's upcoming showcase will be a showcase of Wharfedale's Super Linton speakers. The new Quad 33 preamp and a pair of 303s will power a pair of the Super Linton, first launched last November and featuring upgrades to their cabinet, crossover and drive units, making for a combination that sounds too tantalising to miss. Read our Wharfedale Super Linton news
Wilson Benesch
Wilson Benesch has become something of a fixture at Bristol over the past few years, and 2025 is no different. The British brand will be launching a new pair of high-end floorstanders, the Horizon, joining the brand's established series of Fibonacci loudspeakers. We don't know the prices yet, but given that Wilson Benesch tends to operate well within the realm of at least five figures, don't expect any free samples to be given away if you're heading down this year. Read our Wilson Benesch Horizon news
Rega
We have a new Brio! The Brio Mk7 stereo amplifier has been unveiled, featuring digital inputs for the first time in the line's history. It sports the same half-width design but is a little bit deeper, has 50 watts per channel, an MM phono stage, and will cost £799. Read our Rega Brio Mk7 news
Rotel
Rotel's latest high-end Michi products will be on demo, mainly the Michi Q5 CD transport/DAC and X5 integrated amplifier, played through Spendor speakers. Other products on show are the Award-winning Rotel A8, the All and RA1592 integrated amplifiers, the CD14 CD player and the RA5000 streaming amplifier. Read our Rotel Michi Q5 news
Acoustic Energy
British loudspeaker brand Acoustic Energy has completely redesigned its mid-range 300 Series speakers, refusing to carry over a single part of the 2018 line to the new range. The redesigned line comprises the AE300² standmounts, AE309² and AE320² floorstanders and the AE307² centre channel and debuts a new mid-woofer, Reference Series cabinet technology and a tweeter design derived from the brand's Corinium floorstanders from 2024. Well worth a listen if you have the time. Read our Acoustic Energy 300 Series news
WiiM
The budget wonder that is WiiM has its Ultra streamer on show, but even more exciting is the debut of WiiM's first integrated stereo amp with no streaming. With the same design and footprint as the Ultra, the Vibelink Amp boasts 100W per channel into 8 ohms, a selection and analogue and digital connections and is set to cost around £320 when it launches in March.
Read the WiiM Vibelink Amp news
Pro-Ject
Pro-Ject isn't just about turntables, sometimes it does complete do-it-all systems with a turntable included! What you get with the Colourful Audio System 2 is the whole shebang, including a Debut Evo 2 record player, amplifier, stereo speakers, cables and a cartridge, all in a single box. It's even upgradable over time, so you can swap out elements as your confidence, and budget, grows. We wonder which of the seven available finishes it will be daubed in at Bristol... Read our Pro-Ject Colourful Audio System 2 news
Atacama Apollo
Inspired by HiFi Racks Ltd's Podium range, the new Apollo Podium 6 HiFi Rack and the Podium 10 AV support will make their debut at the Bristol Show. The two Podium equipment racks are made of solid European oak shelves and legs and will be available in three shelf heights for a modular design. The Apollo Storm 6 XL Limited Edition crafted from rare Sapelli Mahogany will also be shown, with limited supply of this hardwood available, meaning once stock is gone, it's likely gone forever.
Meze Audio
Meze's new Poet open-back headphones will be on show if you're heading down to Bristol, but if you're expecting this post to rhyme all the way through, we might struggle. Clocking in at a cool £1850 / $2000 / €2000, the Poet won't come cheap, but their decent pedigree, open-backed design and planar-magnetic drive design make them an intriguing proposition. Now that you know it, go and see the Poet. (Sorry.) Read our Meze Audio Poet news
Ruark Audio
Ruark Audio will be showcasing its new Sabre-R bookshelf speakers, which were revealed last year. The new standmounts deploy a two-way design with a 26mm silk dome tweeter and 15cm treated natural fibre cone mid/bass driver alongside a quoted sensitivity of 86dB/W/m. This will be the first time that Ruark has had a pair of passive speakers on demonstration at the show for over 20 years, so it's not one to miss! Read our Ruark Sabre-R news
PMC
PMC's Prodigy line blew us away last year, with both the Prodigy 1 standmounts and Prodigy 5 floorstanders earning five-star reviews and plenty of plaudits. PMC's new premium range, the Prophecy, consists of five new models – a standmounter, three floorstanders and a centre speaker – with each member using PMC's trustworthy transmission-line design alongside brand-new drive units across the board. If you're heading to the Bristol Show this year, the PMC room (the SS Great Britain Suite on the ground floor) isn't to be missed. Read our PMC Prophecy range news
Fiio
Fiio will be showing off an armful of its latest launches, including the new flagship FT7 over-ear headphones, the K17 headphone amp/DAC, the budget JM21 hi-res portable music player, and the retro-styled Snowsky Nano portable DAC. Read the Fiio FT7 headphones news
Kanto
Kanto's latest powered desktop speakers – named UKI – will be on show after their debut at CES earlier this year. The very small speakers have a curved cabinet, Bluetooth and physical connections and are set to cost just £199 per pair.
Cyrus Audio
Cyrus will be showcasing its latest 40 Series of hi-fi products, including the five-star 40 ST BluOS-powered music streamer and 40 AMP integrated that we've reviewed. The 40 CD player will also be on demo alongside the TTP turntable, all being played through Audio Physic's Sparks standmount speakers. The upcoming 40 PPA phono preamp will also be on display for a first look.
Devialet
Devialet is shooting for the stars (metaphorically at least) with its new Astra integrated streaming amplifier. As you'd expect from a company that tends to operate in a more rarefied atmosphere when it comes to cost and design, the new integrated amp looks divine (if you like that sort of thing) and costs an unholy $20,000. For that, you get 600 watts of power delivering "bar-raising" sonic performance alongside support for Google Cast, AirPlay, Bluetooth 5.3, Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect and Roon Ready.
Diora Acoustics
Polish manufacturer Diora Acoustics is set to showcase its Polaris Series of loudspeakers at this year's Bristol Hi-Fi Show. We saw Diora at last year's event demonstrating its high-end Perun and Chors ranges, with this new line incorporating a passive radiator and high-quality components in pursuit of improved performance and exceptional sonic clarity. Definitely one to check out.
Lyngdorf Audio
Lyngdorf Audio's FR-2 floorstander, a speaker made for wall placement which saw the light of day last year, will be showcased at this year's Bristol Show. Compact, discrete-looking and designed "to work with the room acoustics rather than against them", the £2000 FR-2 could be a fascinating set of speakers if you're short on space but have a bit of cash to spend. Read our Lyngdorf Audio FR-2 news
Morgan Acoustics
If you want to experience a powerful, large-scale set of floorstanding loudspeakers, room 416 on the fourth floor of the exhibition might be the place to head first. The Ten-12 promise a wide frequency bandwidth, low distortion and a high dynamic range for a powerful, exciting performance – sounds good to us!
Ultrafide Audio
With its heritage in pro audio, Ultrafide is bringing its talents to the home market, unveiling the DIAS-U8 power amplifier at Bristol. This beast of an amplifier is so big it had to be situated on the floor in its demo room and features Class A/B amplification with a reported 1kW per channel. No word on pricing yet, but we imagine it'll be as massive as its ambitions.
Chord Electronics
Bristol showgoers will be treated to the UK debut of the quirky Suzi Pre and Suzi (power) amplifiers, which originally launched at High End Munich last year. The recently launched Alto headphone amplifier, which was originally developed for pro users, will also be on the stands. Read our Chord Suzi and Chord Alto news
Piega
The Swiss brand Premium Gen2 speaker range – comprising Premium 701 Gen2 floorstanders and the Premium 301 Gen2 standmounts – is heading to UK customers this Spring. Those heading to the Bristol Show will be able to see the Premium 301 Gen2 in action, so head to the Musical Fidelity room for a first look. Read our Piega Gen2 news
Optoma
It's rare to have a home cinema launch at the show, but Optoma will be bringing its newest UHZ68LV 4K laser projector. It has a claimed peak brightness of 5000 lumens, supports Dolby Vision and HDR10+ and 360-degree projection capability, and is set to cost £4000 when it launches later this year. Read the Optoma projector news
What Hi-Fi? demo
As has become tradition, we'll be showing off a spectacular AV demo throughout the show days. This year's demo centres around a whopping great 85in 8K Samsung TV where we'll go through the evolution of video formats leading to bespoke 8K content, while the 7.2 surround sound system will consist of Wharfedale Linton speakers – rather unconventional, but we thought we'd try something fun and different. The system will be powered by the mighty Marantz Cinema 30 AV receiver and we'll have one of Magnetar's premium 4K Blu-ray players as part of the demo too. Don't miss out!
Read the full details of the What Hi-Fi? demo
Deals & Competitions
The Bristol Hi-Fi Show 2025 will be running its annual competition for showgoers, with over £18,000 worth of prizes to give away. Products you can win include the Naim Nait 50 and Cyrus 40 AMP integrated amplifiers, the new Rega Planar 3 RS Edition turntable, premium Dali IO-8 wireless headphones and even a newly launched pair of Acoustic Energy AE309² floorstanders. It's worth the price of admission alone to enter this giveaway, as you could walk away with a superb bit of hi-fi kit.
Exhibitors also tend to offer specific discounts (available at the show only) on the products they’re showing off, so if you’re on the hunt for a new speaker, amp or music streamer, it’s well worth checking who’s at the event using the full exhibitor list.
Ticket information
When is the Bristol Hi-Fi Show 2025?
The Bristol Hi-Fi Show 2025 is taking place from Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd February. Doors will be open between 10am – 5pm.
Where is the Bristol Hi-Fi? Show 2025
The Bristol Hi-Fi Show is taking place at the Delta Hotels Marriott, Bristol City Centre Hotel, Lower Castle Street, Bristol BS1 3AD.
Ticket prices
You can buy tickets on the Bristol Hi-Fi Show’s website. Under 16-year-olds accompanied by an adult can get into the show for free.
Pricing this year is:
Adult One Day Tickets: £17
Adult Two Day Tickets Sat/Sun: £28
Adult Two Day Tickets Fri/Sat: £30
Students & Senior Citizens (over 65) One Day Tickets: £15
Students & Senior Citizens (over 65) Two Day Tickets Sat/Sun: £24
Students & Senior Citizens (over 65) Two Day Tickets Fri/Sat: £26
Students & Emergency Workers Sunday After 2pm: £7.50
Online booking fees apply.
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