Latest articles by Max Langridge
Boxing Day audio & AV sales in Australia 2025: all you need to know about the final sale of the year
The Boxing Day deals are right around the corner. Here's everything you need to know to get yourself the best audio and AV deals...
VAF DC-2S bookshelf speakers
Hand-built and made-to-order at the company's Adelaide facility, these talented standmounts will reward you with a dynamic, engaging listen from the get-go
Black Friday 2025 in Australia: the 25+ best AV deals still live
Black Friday Black Friday has ended for another year. However, some retailers have kept their deals live, and we're tracking them all.
Samsung AU's Black Friday sale has up to AU$2,700 off five-star and award-winning TVs
Samsung's Black Friday sale has discounts aplenty across TV, home cinema and mobile – these are are our top recommendations for savings on five-star screens.
The Sony Bravia 8 II is our TV Product of the Year and AU$1,552 off in this epic Black Friday deal
The Sony Bravia 8 II swept this year's What Hi-Fi? Awards, and it's now received a monster discount for Black Friday direct from the maker.
Amazon Prime Big Deal Days 2025 day 7: the best Australian headphone, hi-fi and home cinema discounts now live
Amazon Prime Day Amazon's big October Prime sale is back for another round in 2025, and there's still excellent audio and AV bargains worth considering
Irresistible: the Award-winning Sony WF-C510s have dropped to an all-time Aussie low on the final day of Amazon's October sale
Sony is no stranger to producing excellent pairs of headphones, and the WF-C510 deliver one of the best sound-for-pound performances you can find.
The five-star KEF LS50 Meta speakers are now down AU$500 at Amazon – with a couple of caveats
The KEF LS50 Meta standmount speakers are sensational, and they're now on the receiving end of a significant discount.
I’ve found five post-Prime Day deals on 5-star audio tech that shouldn’t be missed
If you're looking for discounted audio gear, I've found some great prices on Sony and Sennheiser headphones, JBL Bluetooth speakers and more.
KEF’s Award winning LSX II active speaker system gets a AU$600 price cut for Prime Day
One of the finest powered speaker systems we've ever heard is now down to an unbelievable price.
Our favourite affordable Sony headphones are now insanely cheap in this unmissable pre-Xmas deal
Grab the Award winning WH-C720N at their lowest price ever
Sony's Bravia 8 is our favourite TV of 2024, and this Black Friday deal makes it cheaper than ever
The Award winning Sony Bravia 8 is the best TV for most people and it's now received a huge discount for Black Friday.
The 7 vinyl records I'm buying in Amazon's Prime Day sale
Amazon Prime Day isn't just a one-stop shop for discounted tech, as these vinyl bargains prove.
AirPods aren't Amazon Prime Day's best-selling headphones – what is might surprise you
We expected AirPods to be a huge seller during Prime Day, but one set of cans has them beat.
Don't bother with the iPad (2022), buy the iPad (2021) instead – here's why
Both versions of Apple's entry-level iPad are in the Amazon Prime Day sales, but we'd recommend one over the other.
The Indulgence Show takes place in London this October
The inaugural Indulgence Show will see “the full hi-fi experience back in London for the first time in years”, with three zones on high-end hi-fi, portable audio and lifestyle products.
LG's new V20 smartphone boasts a Quad Hi-Fi DAC and B&O Play headpones
LG's new premium V20 smartphone has a serious hi-fi slant thanks to a built-in 32-bit, Quad Hi-Fi DAC, and the fact it comes with a pair of B&O headphones...
Sony's PS4 Pro is a 4K HDR PlayStation, sort of
Sony has launched the PS4 Pro, a brand new, 4K and HDR compatible PlayStation. The only drawback is that it doesn't support 4K Ultra HD Blu-rays...
Tannoy to keep Prestige speaker production in Scotland
Following Tannoy’s takeover by Music Group, and the rumours suggesting moving production to China, the company has said it will keep production in Scotland and is considering a brand new factory.
Weekend Wrap: BBC Proms in 3D, 4K Chromecast, B&O Play autumnal colours and Teufel in-ear headphones
With all the news coming out from IFA, you'd be forgiven for forgetting there's plenty of activity going on away from the show. This week there's news that the BBC has recorded some of the Proms in binaural 3D sound, and Pioneer and Onkyo have become the latest hardware partners to use DTS's Play-Fi wireless streaming technology.
Pure introduces Evoke H series of digital radios
Pure is calling the new range an “evolution of an icon” as it succeeds the Evoke D series that included the Award-winning Evoke D2.
Klipsch launches Stream multi-room audio system at IFA 2016
Klipsch is entering the multi-room audio system market for the first time with a number of speakers, soundbars, audio converters and USB DACs, all of which use DTS Play-Fi technology to stream from almost any audio source.
BBC iPlayer users will require a TV licence from 1st September
Every household in the UK wanting to use BBC iPlayer will have to pay the TV licence fee from September 2016 - previously it was free if you only watched catch-up content.
Leema Acoustics celebrates 10 years of the Tucana amp with Anniversary edition
The first Tucana integrated amplifier was released 10 years ago - it was also Leema’s first electronics product. To commemorate the occasion, Leema has announced a special Anniversary edition that features several upgrades over the Tucana MKII.
Sony introduces Xperia XZ and X Compact smartphones with triple image sensing technology
Sony has once again used the IFA show in Berlin to announce new smartphones. The XZ is the first flagship of Sony’s new Xperia X series of smartphones but the Compact still delivers a premium performance. Both come fitted with Sony’s latest smartphone camera technology which includes laser autofocus.
