Latest articles by Becky Roberts
My top tip to test-drive your home cinema system? Put away the movies
Testing your surround sound home cinema with anything other than a movie may sound as preposterous as learning the guitar without holding one, but hear me out...
How to build the perfect home cinema system
If you’re serious about transforming movie nights, taking the time to properly shape an AV system will pay off in spades.
18 of the best movies of the 1990s to test your home cinema
With both bonafide classics and quirkier cult gems, this '90s film list should help you find some home cinema entertainment gold.
Monitor Audio Studio 89 speakers reimagine an '80s classic with great success
Monitor Audio's striking Studio 89 pay homage to their Studio ancestor from 1989 in both name and aesthetic.
24 of the best film scenes to test surround sound
Looking for the best film scenes to show off your surround sound system's potency? We have just what you need...
Meze Audio's Alba are affordable wired earbuds for the 21st century
Having made their debut at High End Munich in May, Meze Audio's Alba IEMs are now available to pre-order for £139 / $159.
Buying a music streamer? Avoid these 10 easy mistakes
Avoid these 10 easy-to-make mistakes and stream like a Gen Z pro…
Tidal scraps MQA and spatial audio format – here's what that means for subscribers
From July, 360 Reality Audio and MQA streams will no longer be available on the hi-res service.
Outgrown your wireless speaker? Here are the 3 affordable music systems I recommend to friends
Real-money music set-ups with asking prices that won’t make you wince.
Disc-less Xbox Series X Digital Edition (and two more consoles) get release date
Microsoft has announced a release date for its anticipated all-digital Xbox, plus Special Edition Series X and white Series S variants.
Sonos Move vs Sonos Move 2 portable speaker: what are the differences?
Should you take advantage of the final, discounted Move stock or spend a little more to get the improved sequel? Having reviewed both portable speakers, we discuss which is more worthwhile...
Euro 2024 is a disappointing death blow for 4K broadcasts – but there’s hope for HDR
Euro 2024 not being captured in 4K is very disappointing for football fans who for years have had the tasty UHD carrot dangled in front of them.
The Sony WH-1000XM6 are this year’s most anticipated headphones – but I'm waiting for something else
Sony’s headphone catalogue spans as many types and budgets as any other, but it has a glaring gap...
New to vinyl? Here’s the humble hi-fi accessory you never knew you needed
Be on the safe side and don’t – we repeat, don’t – risk ruining your records...
I swapped my music listening from stereo to spatial for a week – here are 5 things I learned
To gauge how far Dolby Atmos music has come in the past three years, I listened exclusively to spatial audio songs for seven days...
4 ways the Sonos Ace headphones beat Sony, Bose and Apple (and 2 ways they don't)
Sonos's first headphones have more than one ace up their sleeve, but they could also learn from their rivals.
12 of the best Dolby Atmos tracks on Tidal, Amazon and Apple Music (and 5 to avoid)
A collection of our favourites that we believe are great adverts for the execution and potential of Dolby Atmos in music, plus a few examples of those that, to our ears, are unlistenable.
Tannoy Autograph 12 speakers pay tribute to iconic driver 70 years after the originals
The Tannoy Autograph launched in 1954, seven years after the Dual Concentric driver was invented. And now we have a modern-day sequel...
Sonos Ace wireless headphones leaked – this is what they look like
A website blunder appears to have shed light on Sonos' first Bluetooth headphones.
12 of the best songs to test your speakers
Everyone has their favourite tracks they can rely on to test their hi-fi system. Here's our selection of songs that we think are great for testing stereo speakers...
Seinfeld fans will love this “delightful” comedy hitting Netflix today
Jerry Seinfeld takes up the director’s chair for an origin tale about America’s beloved Pop-Tarts.
NAD reveals flexible, future-proofed C 379 amplifier ahead of High End Munich show
NAD has drawn the curtains on its latest Classic Series amplifier, which it will show off at next week's High End Munich hi-fi show.
Is there really a ‘right’ hi-fi sound for different music genres?
Are imprinted sonic characteristics sometimes preferable or is transparency and faithfulness king every time?
