2025 feels as if it’s been an even busier year for the TV and Audio market, with a range of new products launching. At Trusted Reviews, we’ve strived to cover as many areas as we possibly can, and here are the products we rate as the best of 2025.
There are bound to be some shocks and surprises, or perhaps even decisions that some will disagree with. While keeping our core of product areas that we review, we have expanded to newer categories such as best open-ear headphones as market and customer tastes evolves.
But we always strive to find the best product in each category from an objective perspective.
So without further ado, here are the Trusted Reviews Awards 2025 winners for TV and audio.
Best Video Streaming Service
The winner is: Disney+
Despite the upcoming jump in price, Disney+ is still the service we’d rate as the best for the most people, with its high quality catalogue and wide range of content.
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Best Portable Projector
The winner is: JMGO N1S 4K
A big step up in quality from the previous model, the compact JMGO N1S 4K features 4K resolution, higher brightness and better picture quality than before.
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Best Projector
The winner is: JVC DLA-NZ900
Sitting at the top of JVC’s projector line-up, the NZ900 delivers superb picture accuracy and class-leading HDR support that will delight any home cinema fan.
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Best Small TV
The winner is: LG OLED42C5
Another cracking small OLED from LG that delivers good picture and sound for the pirce. If you’re looking for a gaming TV, this is one the best ones out there.
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Best TV Under £600
The winner is: TCL 50C6KS
A Mini LED that offers astonishing value for the price, TCL has hit a home run and more with the C6KS series to reign again as the budget TV kings.
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Best Big Screen TV
The winner is: TCL 98C7K
Another win for TCL as it delivers a super-sized picture performance at a price that will make you (and its rivals) gasp in shock.
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Best Mini LED TV
The winner is: Sony Bravia 9
Though this TV originally launched in 2024, it’s still going, and in our opinion, if you want the best picture quality from a Mini LED TV, this is it.
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Best TV
The winner is: Panasonic Z95B
Panasonic wins again by delivering a picture and sound experience that’s oustanding for a TV.
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Best Amplifier
The winner is: Cambridge Audio EXA100
A seriously capable amplifier that takes everything that the CXA81 MkII predecessor did, and does it all that little bit better.
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Best Soundbar System
The winner is: Samsung HW-Q990F
There is simply no other soundbar system that’s better than what Samsung has delivered here.
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Best Soundbar
The winner is: KEF XIO
A pricey but ultimately superb one-bar effort from KEF that produces the best spatial audio performance we’ve heard from this type of design.
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Best Stereo Speakers
The winner is: Monitor Audio Studio 89
Stylish, capable with all types of music, and thoroughly engaging; the Studio 89 deliver both style and substance.
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Best Powered/Active Speaker
The winner is: Kanto Ren
A versatile powered speaker with a very enjoyable sonic performance at an accessible price? That’ll be the Kanto Ren.
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Best Outdoor Speaker
The winner is: Bang & Olufsen A1 Gen 3
A better all-round effort than the previous gen speaker keeping the same lovely design but adding a bit more substance to the performance.
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Best Party Speaker
The winner is: JBL PartyBox 520
One of the best party speakers around, with excellent sound quality, second-to-none lighting effects and build quality and connectivity that are top-of-the-line.
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Best Wireless Speaker
The winner is: Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Pro
The previous Zeppelin was terrific but this upgrade removes the chaff and ups the quality.
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Best Portable Music Player
The winner is: FiiO JM21
FiiO redefines the expectaions around budget portable players with an impressive performance.
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Best DAC
The winner is: iFi iDSD Valkyrie
One of the most complete and most high-achieving headphone amp/DACs you can buy.
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Best Music Streamer
The winner is: Bluesound Node Icon
The Node Icon is the most formidable Node yet and combines a flexible and comprehensive specification with an excellent user experience
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Best Radio
The winner is: Ruark R2 Mk4
The R2 Mk4 is a radio/music system that offers a solid array of connectivity options, with a fine sound and even finer appearance
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Best Sports Headphones
The winner is: Beats Powerbeats Pro 2
With ts clear, detailed approach to audio, strong noise-cancellation, heart-rate monitor, and long battery life, the these Powerbeats earn their ‘Pro’ name.
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Best Noise Cancelling Headphones
The winner is: Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds 2nd Gen
We didn’t think you could get better noise-cancellation than the performance of the first gen earbuds, and then Bose goes and proves us wrong.
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Best Wired Headphones
The winner is: Austrian Audio Hi-X20
With a nice build quality, and confident, informative sound; these Austrian Audio headphones serve up plenty of value for the price.
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Best Open Earbuds
The winner is: Shokz OpenDots One
Open-earbuds are becoming more popular and these affordable buds from Shokz nail the comfort and sound quality.
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Best Wireless Earbuds under £100
The winner is: Sony WF-C710N
Terrific value. For less than £100, there are no finer true wireless earbuds.
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Best Wireless Headphones
The winner is: Sony WH-1000XM6
The best wireless over-ears from Sony so far. The comfort is good, they sound very good, and.. they can fold.
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Best Wireless Earbuds
The winner is: Technics EAH-AZ100
Technics has been trying for a while to make an impression in the true wireless market. With the AZ100, they’ve made a fantastic pair.
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Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds 2nd Gen
Best Headphones
The winner is: Technics EAH-AZ100
As an all-round effort, the Technics manage to edge its rivals with its performance. A truly excellent pair of true wireless earbuds.
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Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds 2nd Gen
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