
Alastair Stevenson
Alastair is What Hi-Fi?’s editor in chief. He has well over a decade’s experience as a journalist working in both B2C and B2B press. During this time he’s covered everything from the launch of the first Amazon Echo to government cyber security policy. Prior to joining What Hi-Fi? he served as Trusted Reviews’ editor-in-chief. Outside of tech, he has a Masters from King’s College London in Ethics and the Philosophy of Religion, is an enthusiastic, but untalented, guitar player and runs a webcomic in his spare time.
Latest articles by Alastair Stevenson

Best Mini LED TV: all the top, mid-range and affordable options fully reviewed
By Tom Parsons, Tom Wiggins, Alastair Stevenson last updated
Our expert TV reviewers highlight the very best Mini LED TVs at each price and size.

After months of searching, we’ve got a new cheap TV recommendation for serious movie fans
By Alastair Stevenson published
We’ve finally found 2025’s diamond in the rough

Best cheap TVs 2025: affordable sets tried, tested and recommended
By Tom Parsons last updated
best buys For very little money you can buy a 4K HDR TV with a great smart platform and decent gaming specs.

Five-star hi-fi headphones, a CD playing turntable, Dolby Atmos musings and more
By Alastair Stevenson published
Our hi-fi and home cinema experts detail the top stories you need to know about

Five top-tier movies we've been using to test all the latest TV and AV kit in our test room
By Robyn Quick published
From the latest horror to wholesome animation...

We've tested the best OLED TVs side by side – there is one clear winner, but we'd each choose a different one to take home
By Lewis Empson, Tom Parsons, Alastair Stevenson published
We all agree on one thing, but when it comes to personal taste...

Best surround sound systems 2025: home cinema speakers and soundbars put to the test
By Lewis Empson last updated
best buys Looking for the perfect home theatre set-up? From powered speakers to soundbars to 5.1 packages, our experts have tested the best for all budgets.

There's a problem with small OLED TVs – and it may not be what you think
By Alastair Stevenson last updated
I’m one of our main small OLED reviewers and I’m seeing very little improvement year on year

The AirPods Pro 3 and iPhone 17 are cool, but I really wanted a key new portable music player from Apple – and it’s not an iPod
By Alastair Stevenson published
I know the tech’s not there yet, but with its arch-rival making big steps forward, why isn’t Apple even trying?

Dolby Atmos is getting better – and awesome new home cinema kit is only partly to thank
By Alastair Stevenson published
Superman jetting through Metropolis, Brad Pitt destroying his F1 car, vampires doing an Irish jig – 2025’s filmmakers are getting much more creative with their use of audio

A long-awaited Spotify upgrade, new Apple AirPods Pro 3 and KEF speakers tested
By Alastair Stevenson published
All the latest hi-fi and home cinema news explained by our experts

We’ve spent months testing 2025’s latest sets – and three new OLED TVs are a cut above the rest
By Alastair Stevenson published
Our home cinema experts have had their hands full (of OLEDs) recently

Apple event 2025 live: all the AirPods Pro 3 and iPhone 17 news direct from our experts
By Alastair Stevenson last updated
Keep on top of all the Apple news in real time with our live hub!

Small Dolby Atmos soundbars, a new Vision for home cinema, Technics turntable and more
By Alastair Stevenson published
Last week was a particularly eventful one for our hi-fi and home cinema experts

Five-star OLED TVs galore, incredible hi-fi speakers and more tested and recommended by our experts
By Alastair Stevenson published
It was a hugely busy but rewarding month for our hi-fi and home cinema experts

We asked Dolby all the big questions about Dolby Vision 2 – and we have good and bad news
By Alastair Stevenson published
You may want to sit down if you recently bought a flagship OLED TV…

Samsung S95F (QE65S95F)
By Tom Parsons published
Not only Samsung’s best-ever OLED, but perhaps its best-ever TV, period.

With Sonos dragging its feet on the Beam (Gen 3), I'm excited about Marshall's new Dolby Atmos rival
By Alastair Stevenson published
We need more small, good sounding Dolby Atmos soundbars

OLED support, how it works and more – 4 big questions we have about Dolby Vision 2
By Alastair Stevenson published
We’ve asked Dolby and TV manufacturers for more information...

Five-star Fyne speakers, new Dolby Atmos soundbars, retro “Walkman” headphones and more
By Alastair Stevenson published
Welcome to the latest entry into our weekly Rewind hi-fi and home cinema news digest

Speaker mismatches, lopsided cables or cat related catastrophes – what was the biggest hi-fi mistake you ever made?
By Alastair Stevenson published
We’ve all had our hi-fi Homer Simpson moment and for this month’s Ask The Reader we want to know yours!

Start small, put the music first and don’t get caught up in the hype – our readers have some sage advice for hi-fi newbies
By Alastair Stevenson published
Getting into hi-fi doesn’t have to be expensive

After weeks of testing we have two new recommended Panasonic OLED TVs
By Alastair Stevenson published
Good news for movie fans who favour balance over oomph
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