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HIGH END 2012: it started with a Munichorn (or three), and ended with an atomic Antelope and a stealth band
As a voice said, somewhere a few rows back on the 15.05 from Heathrow to Munich last Wednesday, 'It's almost the last real hi-fi show in the world'.That's quite a billing to live up to, but every year the show organised by Germany's High End ...
HIGH END 2012: Sony eyes European launch of its $27,000 SS-AR1 flagship speakers
The Sony SS-AR1 loudspeakers – the company's no-compromise design, already on the receiving end of accolades in the USA – could be coming to the UK.The floorstanding speakers, combining heavyweight birch and maple ply cabinets with ...
The Week in HD - Tuesday 8th May
Hello everyone, welcome back to the The Week in HD, our guide to the week's HD and 3D films, TV shows, and sports. If you missed us yesterday, never fear, we still bring you news of Bank Holiday Blu-ray releases. Here's two: Men ...
Samsung Galaxy S III: first impressions
Click here to read our live report of the Samsung Galaxy S III Samsung pulled out all the stops to launch its latest flagship phone, the Galaxy S III (yes, it's roman numerals not the number 3). A huge event at Earl's Court in London gave the new ...
The Week in HD - Monday 30th April
Welcome back to The Week in HD, where we guide you through our favourite HD and 3D TV shows, films, sports, and Blu-ray releases. Here's our pick of the week: Monday 30th April Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol - ...
The Week in HD - Monday 23rd April
Hello everyone, welcome to The Week in HD - our guide to the week's best HD & 3D Tv shows, films, sports, and Blu-ray releases. Here's our pick of what to watch this week: Monday 23rd April The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo ...
CEDIA Awards 2012: From invisible TVs to swimming pool cinemas
Whether you're planning to fit a new flatscreen, or plotting how you can have true home cinema without burying your room in wires and boxes, you can learn a lot from the CEDIA professionals tackling such projects every day. These guys have ...
Shopping, 2012-style: will it be there, and will it be new?
The ability of British retail to shoot itself in the foot never ceases to amaze. While high-street and out-of-town retailers face an ongoing threat from those with no 'bricks and mortar' presence, for many purchases it's becoming ...
Linn joins the furniture trend with streaming sideboard, while Lenny Kravitz takes the Starck seat
Blimey, it's beginning to feel like I'm turning into whathifi.com's interior design correspondent! Yesterday it was IKEA's furniture/TV combinations, today it's Linn showing at the prestigious Milan Furniture Fair, with a sleek 'audio ...
Sonnets project rolls out the big guns of ancient instrument design
Monday is both St George's Day and Shakespeare's birthday, as you may have noticed from the fact we seem to be having a blizzard of Bard-related stuff coinciding with the run-up to what it's hard not to refer to as 'the Jubilympics'.Actually, ...
