Andy is Deputy Editor of What Hi-Fi? and a consumer electronics journalist with nearly 20 years of experience writing news, reviews and features. Over the years he's also contributed to a number of other outlets, including The Sunday Times, the BBC, Stuff, and BA High Life Magazine. Premium wireless earbuds are his passion but he's also keen on car tech and in-car audio systems and can often be found cruising the countryside testing the latest set-ups. In his spare time Andy is a keen golfer and gamer.
Latest articles by Andy Madden

By Ketan Bharadia Published
Audio-Technica’s classy-looking AT-LPA2 turntable aims high and mostly succeeds.

By Andy Madden Published
Something's missing from Sonos' punchy-sounding car stereo

By Andy Madden Published
Cambridge Audio, TCL and Technics deliver some of the biggest savings this week

By Andy Madden Published
They’re down from £219 to £189 over at Amazon

By Andy Madden Published
The HW-QS700F is ridiculously cheap right now

By Kashfia Kabir Published
Quad’s retro-inspired stereo amplifier is packed with modern features like HDMI ARC and Bluetooth, but is its sound quality as appealing as its aesthetic?

By Andy Madden Published
It’s all change at the top of our dedicated buying guide

By Andy Madden Published
Rotel’s prestigious sub-brand is back, and it’s growing

By Andy Madden Published
New drivers, new materials, developed with Dolby

By Andy Madden Published
Say hello to the X430 and Q430

By Andy Madden Published
Not yet ratedWe've been up close and personal with Michi's new family members

By Daniel Furn Last updated
Deals Check out the latest deals on all AirPods headphones and wireless earbuds.

By Andy Madden Published
This superbly-priced, brilliant-sounding setup is a major bargain deal thanks to a massive saving.

By Andy Madden Published
Up to 50 hours of play time with noise cancelling on and 80 hours without

By Andy Madden Published
The Flip 7 is a Bluetooth no-brainer, but I wanted to see and hear how far it's come

By Andy Madden Last updated
Best Buys Sony has some truly remarkable headphones at its disposal – here are the best we've tested that you can buy.

By Andy Madden Published
Recent testing suggests rivals are pulling away

By Andy Madden Published
Brilliant and better, but one issue remains

By Joe Svetlik Published
Two of the best-sounding wireless earbuds go head to head

By Ketan Bharadia Published
Can a speaker design so grounded in the ’80s still make sense today?

By Andy Madden Published
Can Sony's new flagship buds outshine their predecessors?

By Joe Svetlik Published
Two pairs of fine noise-cancelling earbuds do battle

By Andy Madden Published
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