Latest articles by Becky Roberts
6 of the best genre-swerving tracks to test your hi-fi system
Forget staying in your lane, use these genre-hoppers to give your system a workout.
3 reasons I’m resubscribing to Disney Plus this month (and it’s not just because it’s 60% off)
Highly anticipated catalogue additions and an unmissable deal
Best portable MP3 players 2025: our expert picks of the top hi-res music players
Best buys You can listen to music on your phone or laptop, of course, but if you want optimum sound quality, only a dedicated hi-res audio player will do.
Elipson’s Prestige Facet II speaker series flies the flag for both hi-fi and Dolby Atmos home cinema
Elipson's most traditional range has no fewer than 10 models
Best speaker cables 2025: our 4 expert picks for every budget
Best Buys Don't let the humble looks fool you – speaker cables are one of the heroes of your hi-fi system and could be the most cost-effective upgrade you'll ever make.
Best wired headphones 2025: the 7 top pairs tested by our review experts
Best buys Wired is the way if you want the best sound for your money
Disney Plus has just played an ace in the streaming world, and Netflix should take note
Is a strong TV and movie catalogue still enough?
Best over-ear headphones 2025: wired and wireless pairs tested by our in-house experts
Best Buys Our in-house reviews team picks the best over-ear headphones for both home and portable use...
Samsung's flagship OLED TV, promising PMC and Q Acoustics speakers and more will be star-rated by our experts in June
Six hi-fi and AV products we're most excited to test this month
Rainer Finck on his hi-fi career highlights as a 30-year Marantz engineer and original developer of the Philips Bitstream DAC
He now works with another Fink – Karl-Heinz – at the FinkTeam speaker brand
Best turntable speakers 2025: top options for your record player
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.
Best audiophile headphones 2025: 9 best-sounding luxury pairs for music fans
Best Buys From the relatively modest to the esteemed high-end, the best audiophile headphones hit all the right notes.
Best audio cables 2025: our expert picks of quality interconnects
Best buys Upping your audio cable game is a simple yet very effective way to give your hi-fi system a boost. Here are our favourites...
Our favourite, multi-Award-winning noise-cancelling headphones have finally been beaten after three years at the top
By none other than their own successors
Best headphones 2025: tested by our experts
Best Buys Our expert in-house reviews team picks the very best headphones you can buy, featuring wired and wireless earbuds and over-ears for every price.
Best active speakers 2025: our experts pick the top pairs with integrated amplifiers
Best Buys Great hi-fi sound without the need for a separate amplifier, whether you want to connect a TV, turntable or streamer.
Gryphon Audio honours 30 years of its best-selling power amplifier with the brand-new Antileon Revelation
The fifth-gen Antileon arrives in the Danish company's 40th year
Watch out, Apple! WiiM is launching a HomePod lookalike and another surprising product ‘first’
We’d bet our reference system that the smart speaker will undercut Apple’s, too
The all-new Amp Ultra is exactly the WiiM product we wanted next
Ultra streamer skills plus amplification? It’s a promising proposition
The best music movie of 2025 has finally hit home streaming in 4K, Dolby Vision and Atmos
The eight-time Oscar nominee is available on Disney+ (UK, Australia) and Hulu (US)
Best computer speakers 2025: upgrade your desktop audio with our 5 expert picks
Best Buys The best desktop speakers deliver great sound without taking up too much space, ideal for a small room or home office.
“I guess a product becomes truly special when it’s the first thing you switch on when you’re home.” The man behind Sony’s sound picks the product he’s proudest of
One of the most successful AV products released this side of the millennium.
What is a DAC? And why do you need one anyway?
Got digital music? You should probably learn about digital-to-analogue converters and what they bring to the digital audio party.
