I was involved in over 100 reviews in 2025 – here are my 5 TV and home cinema highlights
My personal favourites from an entire year of TV and AV testing
Hi-Fi
My first time using a portable cassette player reminded me of what I love about listening to vinyl
There’s something special about the unique charm of analogue
FiiO’s latest portable music player resembles an iPod Nano and doubles as a USB DAC
The Disc joins the Echo Mini and Nano to bolster the Snowsky range
2025 was a great year for hi-fi fans with normal-sized wallets – long may it continue
The mid-range speaker and amp market saw a lot of awesome stuff appear this year
Best multi-room wireless systems 2025: all tested by expert reviewers
Best Buys Want to play all the music in the world at the touch of a button, all around your home? You want a wireless multi-room system.
Speakers
This Bluetooth speaker upgrade is so good it feels like Christmas already
This Bluetooth speaker is making things sweeter
Subwoofers have been the MVPs of 2025; here are three examples of subs that wowed us this year
Give it up for these bass-boosting boxes
In praise of small speakers: how their inherent design limitations can work to their benefit
Good things can come in small packages, especially when well-engineered
Best budget hi-fi speakers 2025: bookshelf and floorstanding models tried and tested
Best Buys Feeling the pinch? Allow us to remind you of the excellent value on offer from the best budget speakers on the market.
TV & Home Cinema
What to expect from Sony in 2026: RGB Mini LED takes on OLED, and it could be a quiet year for audio
And should we expect a new OLED?
Winners and losers of 2025: which companies and products soared this year, and which sunk?
Good or bad, it's certainly been an eventful 12 months in AV tech
Looking to get serious about home cinema sound? JBL's five-star flagship AVR has had a huge price reduction
Save a staggering £3300
What to expect from LG in 2026: RGB Mini LED, OLED and Dolby Atmos Flex Connect
LG has a big year coming up
Streaming & Entertainment
2025 is the year streaming became unaffordable – here's how to beat the price hikes
Bingeing without the price tag
Bach with more bite: how to listen to classical music's greatest ever composer
Hi-fi listening lessons from the GOAT
Sky Q is no longer available online – and marks another big blow for satellite TV
Streaming for the win?
The 42 best Dolby Atmos movie scenes to test your home cinema surround sound system
We run down our favourite film scenes that need to be heard in Dolby Atmos.
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LG and Samsung unveil 2026 TVs, a surprising first from a 100-year-old speaker brand, and a thrilling turntable head-to-head
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I saw 75 films this year – these are my 5 best and 5 worst movies of 2025
What a year for cinema it has been
A dynamic duo of CD treats, premium OLED TV expansion, IKEA speakers and more
Welcome to the latest entry of our weekly hi-fi and home cinema news digest!
