Hi-Fi

CDs have been with us for just over 30 years, so it’s hardly surprising that we’ve seen more than a few attempts to get more out of the format in that time. Trouble is, anyone wanting to change the basic set-up runs the risk of falling foul of ...

Bang goes another good reason for a trip to the States: as Virgin Media here announced the launch of its music download service, the last of the USA's Virgin Megastores, the flagship branch in New York's Times Square, closed down at the ...

In best Arkwright from Open All Hours tones, I have to say "It's been a funny old day...". This morning the news media was all abuzz with a survey saying Britain's favourite 'hi-fi' would leave you change from £20, the assumptions behind ...

It's a long-running audiophile argument – how do you know whether your system sounds as good as it can? Are you listening to an inferior copy of what was recorded in the studio?The only answer, some say, is to get access to the studio masters – ...

 Onkyo has announced a brand new pair of two-channel hi-fi products for the UK.A new CD player, the C-S5VL, and integrated stereo amplifier, the A-5VL, will both hit these shores in June. While exact prices have not been set, Onkyo ...

What have I learned about Denmark in the last day or two? It takes a year’s apprenticeship before you can even pretend you serve a decent Smørrebrød (elaborate open sandwich); the wind will find the slightest gap in your overcoat and exploit it, ...

You may remember a couple of months back I reported from the huge record shops I found in the Yongsan Electronics Market in Seoul, Korea. Well, this just in from a Scottish reader, and it may explain how all those empty bins are being filled. ...

One fascinating thing about my day spent in Seoul's Yongsan Electronics market was the huge amount of vinyl on sale. I found this massive store full of secondhand discs, with the staff busy unpacking boxes and pricing up more stock to fill the ...

Bang & Olufsen chose the Copenhagen Opera as the venue for the launch of its new BeoSound 5 digital music player, due on sale in March next year. The player itself comprises the striking-looking  main control unit, with its ...

The second day of the Bang & Olufsen BeoSound 5 launch program took us north-west from Copenhagen to Jutland, and B&O's hometown, Struer. Here the company has its headquarters, at The Farm, so called because it resembles a traditional ...