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“Hi-fi is like gardening; it’s never really done” – our readers discuss their life-long quest for audio nirvana

By Alastair Stevenson Published

We asked when it’s time to stop upgrading; your answers surprised us

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I spent a day fixing vintage hi-fi – here’s what I learned

By Joe Svetlik Published

Don’t replace, repair

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Topping DX1 II compact DAC

Topping’s affordable DAC teases impressive versatility and “audiophile quality” sound in a compact, portable package

By Harry McKerrell Published

Promising big performance at a small price

DACs

Fleetwood Mac and ZZ Top come to the audiophile’s format of choice – but you’d better hurry

By Joe Svetlik Published

Two landmark albums have landed on reel-to-reel tape

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Vertere Phono-1LX phono stage

One of our favourite premium phono stages has been updated to deliver "razor-sharp" spatial imaging and "lifelike" voices

By Kashfia Kabir Published

Vertere's Phono-1 LX has been refined to sound "better than ever"

Phono Preamps

The turntable and hi-res music streamer I use at home are both on sale – build a best of both worlds system like mine

By Tom Parsons Published

Analogue, digital or both – the choice is yours

Turntables

You can ignore all the Prime Day cheap-turntable deals – these two five-star record players are the only ones to consider

By Alastair Stevenson Published

Every sales event, we always get asked “are there any good cheap turntables?”

Turntables

Happy Global Beatles Day! These are the best Beatles vinyl records and turntables to play them on

By Joe Svetlik Published

All you need is love (and these turntables and Beatles records)

Vinyl

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

By Clare Newsome Published

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

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Technology timeline

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

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

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