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12 of the best Spotify playlists to listen to right now

By Becky Scarrott published 21 January 22

Get out of your music rut by taking some of these regularly updated Spotify playlists for a spin.

Enjoy your favourite music on the go with this brilliant portable hi-fi system

Enjoy your favourite music on the go with this killer portable hi-fi system

By What Hi-Fi? published 17 January 22

One of the best portable hi-fi systems we've heard combines smartphone, DAC and headphones to great effect.

34 of the best 80s movies you've never seen

By Dan Sung, Mary Stone published 16 January 22

Hidden gems from the 1980s that you really need to see – these are the best 80s films that (probably) passed you by.

17 of the best music-related films and TV shows to watch on Netflix UK

By Andrew Murphy, Mary Stone published 16 January 22

Feature Musical icons, seminal tracks, those who inspired and those whose due success never arrived: Netflix has it all covered.

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How to (legally) watch all the streaming video services for the price of one

By Jez Ford published 14 January 22

OPINION: A new type of cancel culture may appeal to those wanting TV content on a budget.

Listen to the What Hi-Fi? playlist 2022

By Mary Stone published 12 January 22

Every time a new issue of What Hi-Fi? is published, we update our playlist (on Deezer, Qobuz, Spotify and Tidal) with music we've been listening to in the last month. So please, join us.

Any HDMI connection can now be labelled as HDMI 2.1, and that's not okay

By John Archer published 7 January 22

The HDMI Licensing Administrator has decreed that all HDMI sockets are now 2.1, even if they're not.

11 of the best podcasts for music lovers

By Andrew Murphy, Becky Scarrott published 7 January 22

You can find a podcast covering just about anything these days, and that includes some brilliant music podcasts.

The problem with Dolby Atmos music is its inconsistency

By Mary Stone published 3 January 22

Dolby Atmos may be great, but is it the future of music?

Wireless in-ear headphones: Apple AirPods 3

How the AirPods 3 were made – and how Apple plans to make them even better

By Tom Parsons published 29 December 21

We sat down with Gary Geaves, Apple's VP of Acoustics, to talk all things AirPods 3.

If I could only own one hi-fi system, it would be a portable one

Portable hi-fi has progressed so much, I'd choose it over a traditional system

By Becky Roberts published 28 December 21

The growth of portable hi-fi electronics in the past decade has advanced on-the-go listening to spectacular sonic heights.

The more boxes the better: why the path to sonic heaven is lined with components, clutter and cables

By Ketan Bharadia published 27 December 21

Neat, compact hi-fi is all very well, but it doesn't tend to be the way to ultimate sonic heaven.

16 audio and AV products we want to see in 2022

By Becky Roberts published 22 December 21

Because, as human psychology asserts, no matter how much we have and how good it is, we always want more and better...

The best 4K movies and TV shows and where to watch them

By Becky Roberts, Dan Sung published 22 December 21

We're spoiled for choice when it comes to 4K movies and TV shows, thanks to Amazon, Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV+, Sky and Ultra HD Blu-ray....

The best 4K Blu-ray disc releases to test your sound system

By Dan Sung published 21 December 21

Our pick of the best 4K Blu-ray discs to give your home cinema system a workout, whether soundbar, surround sound or Dolby Atmos.

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Why I don't think Spotify HiFi is coming any time soon (and why it doesn’t matter)

By Becky Scarrott published 21 December 21

Teased in 2017, officially announced in February and promised to launch by the end of the year, Spotify HiFi is still a no-show.

11 of the best alternative Christmas songs to test your speakers

By Andrew Murphy published 17 December 21

Throw away that tiresome Christmas compilation CD and enjoy these alternative Christmas tracks instead.

Aussie home theatre rooms: The Director's Chair!

By Sound+Image published 8 December 21

Signature Cinemas transformed this space from concrete bunker to a screening room good enough to satisfy a movie industry client.

REVEALED! All the winners of the 2022 Sound+Image Awards

By Sound+Image published 5 December 21

S+I AWARDS Meet the 60+ winners, from teeny-tiny true wireless buds to unliftably large amplification

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WINNERS: Systems – Sound+Image Awards 2022