Hi-Fi

I edited What Hi-Fi? through the era of plasma TV, SACD and the iPod – and an infamous cover catastrophe

By Clare Newsome published 23 June 26

Reflecting on a defining decade running the world’s biggest hi-fi and home cinema magazine, as technology took over the world.

Engineers from KEF, Cambridge, Cyrus and more highlight the biggest technological game-changers in hi-fi during What Hi-Fi?'s lifetime

By Becky Roberts published 19 June 26

We asked hi-fi brands what technological breakthroughs have driven progression over the past 50 years.

Why the time is right for a new Sony Walkman

By Joe Svetlik published 19 June 26

Sony should make good on the cassette revival and release a new Walkman, cassettes and all

“It would be disingenuous to say that we have a plan for attracting younger music fans” – AudioQuest on the new DragonFly and getting Gen Z into hi-fi

By Alastair Stevenson published 17 June 26

The original DragonFly DAC was a gateway to better sound for millennials; can it do the same for Gen Z?

My secret weapon for hi-fi sound on the go is back from the grave – and I couldn’t be happier

By Alastair Stevenson published 12 June 26

The mobile DragonFly DAC is back

"It's the last physical format we'll ever have." How the demand for CDs, tactility and good design led to Ruark's new R710 streaming amplifier

By Kashfia Kabir published 10 June 26

Our first look at the R710 streaming amp and Talisman-R floorstanders