How to build the perfect hi-fi system By Andrew Murphy Updated System building needs careful thought – so whether you're just starting or upgrading, allow us to offer a little advice.
10 of the best tracks to test your headphones By Andrew Murphy Here are 10 tunes that give your headphones no place to hide (figuratively, we mean - obviously your headphones are right there on your head)...
10 of the best podcasts for music lovers By Andrew Murphy You can find a podcast covering just about anything these days, and that includes some brilliant music podcasts.
10 of the best movie soundtracks to test your system By Andrew Murphy A great movie soundtrack claims the music for itself. These are ten of our favourites for testing with.
10 of the best movie scores to test your system By Andrew Murphy Test your home cinema and your hi-fi to the max with these sensational film scores.
Listen to the What Hi-Fi? playlist 2021 By Andrew Murphy Every time a new issue of What Hi-Fi? is published, we update our playlist (on Deezer, Qobuz, Spotify and Tidal) with music we've been listening to in the last month. So please, join us.
10 of the best albums coming in 2021 By Andrew Murphy These are the records we're most looking forward to over the next 12 months.
Music for sleep: the best ambient albums to help you relax By Andrew Murphy Some records require quiet meditation. The music on this list can help you sleep, relax and achieve aural bliss.
10 of the best movies of 2020 By Andrew Murphy The films that have educated and kept us entertained during a long year.
20 of the best albums of 2020 By Andrew Murphy It's been a historic year for the arts, but our pick of 2020's best albums proves there is nothing that can hold back creativity.
12 best alternative Christmas songs to test your speakers By Andrew Murphy Feature Shake up your playlist this month with these dozen alternative festive tunes.
Record Store Day 2021 to take place on Saturday 12th June By Andrew Murphy It's a new date for the annual vinyl celebration, after it was disrupted numerous times this year.
Black Friday speaker deal: B&W 606 Award-winners down to £329 By Andrew Murphy Save £220 in this brilliant Black Friday speaker deal on the Award-winning Bowers & Wilkins 606 speakers.
Record Store Day Black Friday: all the 2020 vinyl releases By Andrew Murphy Prepare for another drop of limited-edition vinyl as Record Store Day UK does Black Friday this November.
Sony Black Friday deal: save nearly £200 on this Award-winning record player By Andrew Murphy The PS-HX500 is the best vinyl-ripping turntable we've tested, and you can get it with a huge discount.
The holy grail of vinyl: the art of half-speed mastering By Andrew Murphy Abbey Road mastering engineer Miles Showell describes half-speed mastering as 'the holy grail of vinyl cutting'. But what exactly does the process involve?
10 of the best vinyl albums to tell someone you love them By Andrew Murphy Why come up with the words to express your love when these ten records can do it for you?
How to choose the right record player By Andrew Murphy We've put together this handy guide with everything you need to know about buying a turntable.
10 tips for buying second-hand vinyl By Andrew Murphy What to check for and how to find it when buying used records.
10 of the best releases for Record Store Day 2020 By Andrew Murphy We've picked ten of our favourite records from the list of Record Store Day 2020 releases.
Save big on Award-winning Sony Walkman music player before Prime Day ends By Andrew Murphy A saving of almost a third on this Sony hi-res portable music player in the Amazon Prime Day sale, which ends soon...
Amazon Prime Day deal: Yamaha MusicCast system gets healthy discount By Andrew Murphy Amazon Prime Day has served up a just-add-speakers bargain with this Yamaha MusicCast system deal.
Amazon Prime Day deal: save £200 on this Astell & Kern hi-res player By Andrew Murphy Make a huge saving on an Award-winning product with this Amazon Prime Day A&K deal.
Six special stereo amps are named What Hi-Fi? Award winners By Andrew Murphy There are three new entries for 2020 among this year’s sterling crop of Award winners.
25 of the best 1980s albums to test your speakers By Andrew Murphy We've put together some of the best albums from the 1980s to test your hi-fi system at home.
