Black Friday hi-fi deals: the best prices on five-star turntables, stereo amplifiers, speakers and more

Wireless speakers don’t get much better looking than this. If you like the whole retro revival (and who doesn’t?), the JBL Authentics 300 will be right up your street. It’s big and bold, sure, but it’s hard not to be suckered in by those debonair looks.

JBL’s handsome beast has also crashed to its lowest-ever price of £229 at Amazon and Richer Sounds, a massive £151 discount from its usual £380 RRP which goes beyond every previous deal we’ve tracked for it so far. Happy days!

Happy Black Friday proper! What better way to celebrate than with a Wharfedale Diamond 12.3 floorstanding speaker deal? A fine aperitif, if nothing else.

Originally £499 but now just £399 at Richer Sounds, the Award-winning towers are a superb pick for anyone looking to build a decent, affordable hi-fi system in the Black Friday sales. Thanks to their articulate, expressive and dynamically engaging performance, not to mention lovely build and reasonably compact dimensions, the current Award-winners are a cracking buy.

Starting us off is a rare deal on the Award-winning Technics AAH-AZ100, which you can pick up for £209 on Amazon (save £49).

Our editor in chief, Alastair Stevenson, picked them for a couple of reasons. First, because they don’t get discounted often. They’ve only gone down this low once before, at the start of November. Second, because they sound sublime, offering you a transparent, spacious sonic profile that will delight serious music fans.

Second, there is a stellar £2000 saving on the Sony VPL‑XW5000ES, which is available for £3999 at Richer Sounds. Recommended by TV and AV editor, Tom Parsons, this is a great unit that offers serious movie fans a compelling “proper” home cinema projector. For your money, you’ll get a native 4K long throw capable of dazzling HDR performance.

Finally, there’s hi-fi and audio editor, Kashfia Kabir’s recommendation: the Arcam A5. Though the unit has since been dethroned by its successor, the A5+ with Richer Sounds’ current discount, it’s a stellar option for music fans on a budget. For just £499 (save £250), you’ll be treated to a versatile, well-made stereo amp capable of excellent audio quality when matched well.

With a veritable smorgasbord of sub £200 options to choose from, including several former What Hi-Fi? Award winners, the deals are so good, our hi-fi and audio editor, Kashfia Kabir even penned a piece personally recommending them to newbies and bargain hunters.

So if you’re on the hunt for a bargain price pair of bookshelf speakers, then look no further – at least one of these stellar pairs from Wharfdale should meet your needs!

The earbuds have had an atypical discount, shedding £49 off their regular £259 price tag, letting you pick them up on Amazon for £209.99.

Here’s a secret: I haven’t stopped thinking about the Naim Nait 50 amp – an homage to the iconic Nait 1 integrated made to celebrate Naim’s 50th anniversary – ever since I first laid eyes on it in 2023. I loved using it and hearing it when we got a sample in our test rooms, and this charming, super fun amp has stayed in my mind for two years.

I finally took the plunge and bought it this year. The main issue? As a limited edition model, it originally cost a hefty £2699. While the price did come down to £1199 earlier this year, it has absolutely nosedived to an astonishingly low £999 right now. If you have been eyeing up this charming retro amp, don’t hesitate anymore – I use this amp nearly every day and I absolutely adore its design, its upgraded internals and build, and its hugely energetic, punchy, clear and lively character. It’s simply a lot of fun, with such a strong heritage behind it.

Only 1973 units of this model were made, and I think that, at this lowest-ever price, stocks will fly off the shelves. So don’t wait too long!

Cambridge Audio is gifting us with a whole bunch of Black Friday deals on plenty of great hi-fi. The Award-winning MXN10 streamer, the Evo One all-in-one music system and the CXA81 MkII amp are all enjoying discounts, but it’s the budget AX range that has the more affordable gems.

The five-star AXA35 amplifier can be snapped up for just £299 at Richer Sounds, while its matching AXC35 CD player is also yours for the same price. That’s a £100 total reduction in price from products that were already entry-level to begin with!

If you’re looking to set up your first hi-fi system with dependable, sleek-looking products with respectable hi-fi heritage that also sound enjoyable, then this duo is worth checking out.

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Chord Electronics’ Mojo 2 DAC is one of our most oft-recommended products, with the portable unit boosting your desktop and headphones-based listening to such an astonishing degree – it’s a multiple Award winner and a firm fixture in our best DACs list. The Mojo 2 sounds beautifully detailed and transparent, is tremendously agile and precise with rhythms, and delivers an open, musical sound like no other.

This dinky device has just dropped to its lowest-ever price of £249 at Peter Tyson, and none of its rivals can come near its quality. Yes, the buttons can be a little convoluted, but we’ll put up with it for just how good it sounds. Plug in some great wired cans, and enjoy the Mojo’s magic.

We were hoping this Black Friday deal would come around again this year, and our prayers have been answered. Being half-width makes it more flexible and versatile than traditional designs, but the Mission 778X stereo amplifier is more than just a good-looker.

It sounds great too, with an awesome level of insight and a penchant for making voices sound superb thanks to its excellent midrange and top-end performance. Add a solid spec list and a consistent sound across all connections, and you have a solid deal that’s worth shouting about.

Good news, budget hi-fi fans! The WiiM Ultra has dropped from £349 to just £279 at Amazon, Richer Sounds, Peter Tyson and Sevenoaks, a spicy saving of £70 on a five-star network player.

For delivering excellent sound in a lovely package, all for a very modest price, the Ultra is right up there with the best of them. That said, this saving won’t last forever, as WiiM’s versatile music streamer only tends to be discounted during major sales events such as Amazon Prime Day or Black Friday, so if you want to take advantage of this deal, now is the time to strike.

We don’t need to hype certain deals up. The JBL SA550 Classic is a very solid stereo amplifier, and now that its price has plummeted from £1749 to an unbelievably low £599 at Peter Tyson, we feel that we don’t need to do much to persuade you to check it out. That’s a gigantic saving of over £1000!

The SA550 Classic may have gotten four stars at full price, but don’t let that deter you – this massive saving increases its sound-per-pound value. During testing, we found it delivered “music with enough energy to communicate the vibe and feeling of any track sent its way”.

The Q Acoustics 5050 weren’t just Award-winners last year, they were our flippin’ Product of the Year. That makes them the best of the best in the floorstanding category for 2024, and easily up there with the best floorstanding speakers we’ve tested in the last few years.

Naturally, new contenders have come along to scoop gongs of their own in 2025, but that doesn’t mean the 5050 aren’t suddenly worth your consideration. Quite the opposite: with £180 off their RRP at Richer Sounds, Sevenoaks and Peter Tyson, they’re well worth your consideration as they drop to £1119 in place of their usual £1299 tag. That, as far as we can tell, is the lowest they’ve ever been.

The former Award-winning Arcam A5 amp has recently been supplanted by the excellent (and newly crowned 2025 Award winner) Arcam A5+, so it seems as though retailers are clearing out the last stock before the first-gen amp shuffles off to enjoy a well-earned retirement.

With stocks potentially low, prices are also plummeting. The A5 has fallen to a mere £499 at Richer Sounds, down from its original £749, making this one of Black Friday’s best-ever hi-fi deals.

The A5 may be heading out to pasture, but it’s still a superb amplifier, and at this price, you really can’t lose when it comes to a £250 saving on a fantastic all-rounder.

These speakers have also nabbed a 2024 What Hi-Fi? Award win, and a new Diamond 12i range was only just announced last week as a successor to this established, well-regarded speaker line-up.

This means, however, that the excellent Diamond 12.1 have plunged in price – you can save a sizeable £70 off their full price and snap them up for just £179 at Richer Sounds. If you’re after truly affordable speakers or looking to set up your first hi-fi system, these are the ones we highly recommend.