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A look back at the first What Hi-Fi? Awards, 1983

By What Hi-Fi?

We're about to start Phase One of the What Hi-Fi? Awards 2020, but first, a moment of reflection.

8 ways to support your favourite bands and artists during lockdown

8 ways to support your favourite bands and artists until venues reopen

By Becky Scarrott

Lockdown measures might be relaxing slightly, but tours are still pulled and venues remain dark for the foreseeable. So what can we do to help?

4K Video Downloader is an easy and free YouTube video downloader

By What Hi-Fi?

SPONSORED The easiest way to save your favourite videos, playlists, channels from YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and other video sites to enjoy videos anywhere, any time, even when you’re offline.

14 of the best live streams and online virtual concerts

By Joe Cox

Get your live music fix with these online concerts, this weekend featuring the Notting Hill Carnival Access All Areas.

Apple Music vs Spotify: which is better?

By What Hi-Fi?

The two giants of music streaming each offer compelling experiences, but which service deserves your £10 a month?

Listening to the intriguing, immersive and divisive Iris Flow headphones

By Becky Scarrott

Iris says its algorithm 'resynthesises lost audio information in a recording, allowing the brain to piece it back together'. So is it another immersive Dolby Atmos rival? Actually, no.

Here's a simple and superb-sounding wireless hi-fi system

Here's a superb-sounding hi-fi system with streaming skills

By Jonathan Evans

This talented streaming set-up puts a clever, modern twist on the traditional hi-fi system.

Grandmaster Flash: the man who gave us the turntable as an instrument

By Andrew Murphy

We speak to Grandmaster Flash about turntables, chamber music and the glory of finding the break nobody else has.

18 of the best hip-hop albums to test your speakers

By Joe Cox

From Dr. Dre to DJ Shadow, Kanye West to Kendrick Lamar, a selection of the best hip-hop albums to show-off your music system.

20 of the best live albums to test your speakers

By Becky Roberts

If your itch for live music needs to be scratched, and you aren't prepared to turn down an excuse to give your hi-fi system a proper run out, track down these exceptional live albums...

Here's an excellent hi-fi system combining vinyl and streaming

By Jonathan Evans

After a complete stereo system that allows for vinyl playback and music streaming? Let us be your guide....

B&W 606 vs 607 speakers: which should you buy?

By Ketan Bharadia

We compare and contrast B&W's 606 speakers with their little brothers, the 607s, to find out which is the better buy.

Enjoy CDs and streaming with this complete digital hi-fi system

By Jonathan Evans

Get the best of both digital worlds with this CD and streaming system

Here's a brilliant turntable, tablet and wireless speaker system

By Jonathan Evans

Building a hi-fi system requires knowing which components work well together. Let us be your guide, with these 13 super systems to suit a variety of listening preferences and budgets.

Spotify Hi-Fi was teased three years ago – so where is it? And do we even need it now?

Where is Spotify Hi-Fi? And do we still want a lossless Spotify tier?

By Becky Roberts

With Amazon, Tidal and Qobuz flying the flag for hi-res streaming, has the moment passed for the music service?

7 reasons to buy a hi-fi system (and not a wireless speaker)

By Joe Cox

The quality vs convenience debate is an obvious one, but there are plenty more reasons why a hi-fi system might make more sense for you than a wireless speaker.