Alastair is What Hi-Fi?’s editor in chief. He has well over a decade’s experience as a journalist working in both B2C and B2B press. During this time he’s covered everything from the launch of the first Amazon Echo to government cyber security policy. Prior to joining What Hi-Fi? he served as Trusted Reviews’ editor-in-chief. Outside of tech, he has a Masters from King’s College London in Ethics and the Philosophy of Religion, is an enthusiastic, but untalented, guitar player and runs a webcomic in his spare time.
Latest articles by Alastair Stevenson

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What a week it was for hi-fi and home cinema fans…

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There’s been a lot of great, small hi-fi appearing recently, but there’s something undeniably special about giant speakers and a full hi-fi rack…

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We need more, not fewer, OLED TVs focused on authenticity

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As expected, good sound is what matters most to What Hi-Fi? readers

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The dragon has finally been slain…

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It was a very busy week for hi-fi and home cinema fans…

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Yes, it’s three stars, but you should pay attention to this upstart OLED nevertheless

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Top options to pair with every type of record player

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Best Buys Looking for the best speakers for your record player? We've rounded up a versatile range of options to suit all budgets and needs.

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We all love our creature comforts, even with hi-fi

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Another week, another sea of hi-fi and home cinema news to wade through…

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The best discs we've had in the test room so far

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Best Buys Want a great pair of headphones for phone calls and video chats? These are the best options we've tested.

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Toshiba’s OLED has a very low price tag and solid on-paper features, but is that enough?

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2026 is well and truly off with a bang for hi-fi and home cinema fans

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A picture paints a thousand words, and hopefully, we’ll get one of Dolby’s future-tech sooner rather than later

By Lewis Empson Published
Here are the most exciting home cinema and hi-fi products we spotted in Las Vegas

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Do you factor style into your hi-fi purchase decisions? We want to know for our latest Ask The Reader column!

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OLED TVs are evolving, but in an unexpected direction – at least if CES is anything to go by…

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Good sound is good sound, but musical equipment has a very different job than consumer hi-fi

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We caught up with Cambridge Audio’s sound head honcho to talk about its new active speaker

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Our team is on the ground reporting live on CES 2026’s biggest audio and TV announcements

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It’s all to do with a key upgrade the team and I have been waiting for in its step-down range
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