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

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Best Buys Looking for the best speakers for your record player? We've rounded up a versatile range of options to suit all budgets and needs.

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We all love our creature comforts, even with hi-fi

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Another week, another sea of hi-fi and home cinema news to wade through…

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The best discs we've had in the test room so far

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Best Buys Want a great pair of headphones for phone calls and video chats? These are the best options we've tested.

By Alastair Stevenson Published
Toshiba’s OLED has a very low price tag and solid on-paper features, but is that enough?

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2026 is well and truly off with a bang for hi-fi and home cinema fans

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A picture paints a thousand words, and hopefully, we’ll get one of Dolby’s future-tech sooner rather than later

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Here are the most exciting home cinema and hi-fi products we spotted in Las Vegas

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Do you factor style into your hi-fi purchase decisions? We want to know for our latest Ask The Reader column!

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OLED TVs are evolving, but in an unexpected direction – at least if CES is anything to go by…

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Good sound is good sound, but musical equipment has a very different job than consumer hi-fi

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We caught up with Cambridge Audio’s sound head honcho to talk about its new active speaker

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Our team is on the ground reporting live on CES 2026’s biggest audio and TV announcements

By Alastair Stevenson Published
It’s all to do with a key upgrade the team and I have been waiting for in its step-down range

By Alastair Stevenson Published
We sent 2025 off in style with six hi-fi and home cinema gems earning five-star ratings from our reviewers

By Alastair Stevenson Published
Cue the Rocky montage...

By Alastair Stevenson Published
Will LG’s lifestyle TV offer style and substance?

By Alastair Stevenson Published
Our audio wizards have dusted off their crystal balls…

By Alastair Stevenson Published
New OLED tech, surprise unveilings, a milestone for LED and more are on the cards

By Joe Svetlik Published
Good or bad, it's certainly been an eventful 12 months in AV tech

By Alastair Stevenson Published
The mid-range speaker and amp market saw a lot of awesome stuff appear this year

By Alastair Stevenson Published
I really hope 2025’s great run for home cinema fans on a budget wasn’t a flash in the pan
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