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Simon Lucas editor's letter in What Hi-Fi? magazine
“I have never been happier” – 4K Blu-ray, OLED TVs, Dolby Atmos, and six unforgettable years as editor of What Hi-Fi?

By Simon Lucas Published

What Hi-Fi? at 50 (and how I helped to get it there)

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Hi-Fi
AI will shape the future of wireless headphones – and we’ll all love it, according to these 5 audio execs

By Alastair Stevenson Last updated

I asked experts from Sony, Technics, B&W, Harman Luxury and Sennheiser to predict the future of portable audio, and they all had one thing in common

Wireless Headphones
"Music can only work if it's an intentional creation of one human, experienced by another human" – Qobuz's MD on the future of music streaming

By Robyn Quick Published

Dan Mackta discusses the company's fight against AI music

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Music Streaming
Philips CD100
From legendary turntables to cutting-edge DACs: 33 debut products that defined hi-fi history

By Becky Roberts Published

As What Hi-Fi? turns 50, we take a nostalgic walk down memory lane at some of the great early hi-fi successes that defined generations of products since.

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Hi-Fi
Fyne F501E, Dali Sonik 5, Dali Oberon 5 in test room
I have just started reviewing speakers for a living – here are three surprising lessons I’ve learned

By Ioan Hazell Published

A newbie’s field guide to speaker testing

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Hi-Fi Speakers
Naim Nait 50 amp on desk with records and speakers in background
From Technics’ iconic turntables to JBL’s Classic standmounts – discover five of the best hi-fi product revivals

By Harry McKerrell Published

The old ones really are the best

Hi-Fi
Beware: these vinyl albums are actually worse than their streaming versions

By Joe Svetlik Published

Some are lacking entire tracks – and fans are understandably miffed

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Vinyl
Goldmund’s most advanced amp yet, something new from Sonos, 21st Century boombox reviewed and more

By Alastair Stevenson Published

All the biggest hi-fi and home cinema news, explained by our experts

AV
Adventures In AV: don’t make my mistake – turn automatic software updates off on your TV

By Tom Parsons Published

My system is essentially broken, and it’s all down to a firmware update

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Televisions
Quiz! How fast can you solve our turntable challenge? Test your wordsearch skills now

By Andy Madden Published

Bonus points for the fastest word finder

Turntables
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