
Becky Roberts
Becky is a hi-fi, AV and technology journalist, formerly the Managing Editor at What Hi-Fi? and Editor of Australian Hi-Fi and Audio Esoterica magazines. With over twelve years of journalism experience in the hi-fi industry, she has reviewed all manner of audio gear, from budget amplifiers to high-end speakers, and particularly specialises in headphones and head-fi devices.
In her spare time, Becky can often be found running, watching Liverpool FC and horror movies, and hunting for gluten-free cake.
Latest articles by Becky Roberts

Sonos Move launched alongside Play:1 and Connect successors
By Becky Roberts published
IFA 2019 It’s official: Sonos has announced its highly anticipated, considerably leaked Sonos Move, its first-ever portable speaker.

Philips' OLED 754 is a budget OLED with Alexa built in
By Becky Roberts published
IFA 2019 Philips has given us a behind-the-doors look at its first TV with Alexa voice control....

Philips unveils two OLED TVs with Bowers & Wilkins Atmos speakers
By Becky Roberts published
IFA 2019 We now have two more Philips OLED TVs that leverage the year-old B&W collaboration, the OLED+934 and OLED+984...

Sennheiser Momentum Wireless headphones aim to reclaim noise-cancelling crown
By Becky Roberts published
IFA 2019 Sennheiser challenges its Sony and Bose rivals once again with its latest pair of Bluetooth noise-cancelling headphones.

Definitive Technology's Studio Slim is a stylish, streaming-savvy soundbar
By Becky Roberts published
A 3.1 soundbar/subwoofer combo to take on the premium soundbar competition

Monitor Audio unveils its most compact and affordable amplifier yet
By Becky Roberts published
The IA40-3 amplifier is designed to be the driving force in a TV or audio system.

Bang & Olufsen Beosound Stage: a gorgeous Atmos, streaming soundbar
By Becky Roberts published
“The first soundbar that brings the rich and powerful Bang & Olufsen Signature Sound to any TV...”

You can now save 25% on the multi-award-winning Chord Mojo DAC
By Becky Roberts published
Chord's most affordable DAC is now just £299 for a limited period.

Geneva Cinema+ is a sleek soundbar stand for your TV
By Becky Roberts published
The Cinema+ is a compact TV speaker designed to be wall-mounted or sit atop an aluminium table or floor stand.

Bryston BDA-3.14: a well-equipped network streaming DAC
By Becky Roberts published
The BDA-3.14 utilises the BDA-3’s DAC architecture but builds on its offering with an array of streaming features.

Old Sony devices are losing Amazon Prime Video access
By Becky Roberts published
Sony AV devices from 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 will shortly lose access to Amazon Prime Video.

'Filmmaker Mode' promises director's vision for LG, Panasonic and Vizio TVs
By Becky Roberts published
The UHD Alliance has collaborated with the film industry to create a picture mode that disables a TV's processing settings.

Amazon Summer Sale: Save £70 on noise-cancelling Bose headphones
By Becky Roberts published
Amazon's End Of Summer Sale sees Bose noise-cancelling headphones in the firing line of a huge discount.

Spotify introduces free 3-month Premium trial for new subscribers
By Becky Roberts published
Never subscribed to Spotify Premium before? You can now get three months completely free thanks to Spotify's new policy.

Google Nest Mini smart speaker reportedly has better sound, 3.5mm jack
By Becky Roberts published
The forthcoming second-gen Home Mini moves to the ‘Nest’ branding and allegedly sports better sound and new features.

Apple TV Plus reportedly launching in November at $10 per month
By Becky Roberts published
Apple is reportedly looking to beat Disney to launch, and rival Netflix with some of the most expensive TV shows ever made.

Sonos Move: more details of new Sonos Bluetooth speaker leak
By Becky Roberts published
The new Sonos portable speaker is the first of the brand’s devices to be battery powered and feature Bluetooth.

Samsung closes LCD line in reported move to OLED TV production
By Becky Roberts published
LCD production is moving out of Korea to make way for "large-sized" OLED TV lines, as reported by The Elec.

McIntosh marries valve with digital in new C2700 preamplifier
By Becky Roberts published
The C7200 is a 16-input vacuum tube preamp featuring vast analogue and digital connectivity and a brand-new DAC...

Save 57% on Sennheiser noise-cancelling, wireless headphones
By Becky Roberts published
Deal The Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 Wireless are now less than half the price they were when they launched in 2015.

Spotify and Apple in talks over Siri integration
By Becky Roberts published
Siri can't currently control Spotify, but that soon be a thing of a past...

Redesigned Sky Go app is the only app Sky Q customers need
By Becky Roberts published
The redesigned Sky Go app promises an improved user experience and combines existing features in the Sky Q app.

BBC to remove radio stations from TuneIn platform
By Becky Roberts published
On 30th August, the Beeb will pull its radio stations from the UK service over a data sharing disagreement.
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