Andy Clough's blog

Blu-ray and HD DVD don’t just offer awesome pictures – thay can also offer substantially better sound quality too. We’ve written a great deal about compression formats, usually when discussing the pros and cons of MP3. But it’s equally an ...

Lottery winners roll up! If you want to get one up on your neighbours, we’ve got just the thing: a marble fireplace designed to hide your flatscreen TV when it’s not in use. Picture House has created the Kiara, yours for the princely sum of ...

Armour Home Electronics has taken the wraps off its new Systemline hard disc drive music server, available now for £1250. The 160GB device allows users to store, navigate and play their CDs, selecting music by genre, album or artist, and to ...

Denon is returning to its hi-fi roots with the launch of the budget 500 Advanced Evolution series – the PMA-500AE hi-fi amplifier (£180), and matching DCD-500AE CD player (£160). Both components are designed to offer high performance at ...

So, the BBC reckons some parts of the country will never get DAB radio as it's too expensive. Given my own experience of the format, I wouldn't worry too much, says Andy Clough. DAB is supposed to give crystal-clear sound without the ...