
Harry McKerrell
Harry McKerrell is a senior staff writer at What Hi-Fi?. During his time at the publication, he has written countless news stories alongside features, advice and reviews of products ranging from floorstanding speakers and music streamers to over-ear headphones, wireless earbuds and portable DACs. He has covered launches from hi-fi and consumer tech brands, and major industry events including IFA, High End Munich and, of course, the Bristol Hi-Fi Show. When not at work he can be found playing hockey, practising the piano or trying to pet strangers' dogs.
Latest articles by Harry McKerrell

Hurry! The Sonos Era 100 is selling for its best price this year right now
By Grace Dean published
Grab the five-star Sonos Era 100 speaker for its lowest ever price of £199 at Amazon.

Sonos slashes a hefty £90 off its bold-sounding, feature-laden Move 2 wireless speaker
By Harry McKerrell published
The powerful, feature-heavy Sonos Move 2 has seen nearly £100 slashed off its RRP at Peter Tyson.

Apple Music Classical's trio of updates are designed to bring you closer to the great works
By Harry McKerrell published
Apple Music Classical is getting a trio of upgrades in a bid to make it more accessible and informative.

Focal's high-end wireless headphones promise improved comfort, better ANC and greater musical precision
By Harry McKerrell published
Focal's Bathys MG over-ears promise a more layered sound alongside better noise cancelling and exceptional all-day comfort.

This recently reviewed JBL stereo amplifier is an astonishing £750 off – but quick, stocks are running dry!
By Harry McKerrell published
The JBL SA550 Classic stereo amp has plummeted from £1749 to a measly £999 at Amazon.

Some of our favourite-ever five-star wireless headphones have plummeted to nearly half price – £172 off!
By Harry McKerrell published
The Sony WH-1000XM4 belong in the wireless headphones Hall of Fame, and now they're down from £350 to just £178 at Amazon.

Fiio's flagship in-ear headphones are packed full of drivers to put your music in pole position
By Harry McKerrell published
The Fiio FX17 combine three types of drive units to deliver a wide soundstage and plenty of detail.

iFi's flagship iDSD Valkyrie DAC/amp teases cutting-edge tech for a sound that's worthy of Valhalla
By Harry McKerrell published
The iFi iDSD Valkyrie offers cutting-edge technology alongside various EQ settings and a quad-DAC architecture.

These are the 3 movies our home cinema experts couldn’t stop watching in March
By Alastair Stevenson published
The top movies our home cinema reviews team couldn’t stop watching over March revealed

Wham! Bowers & Wilkins' punchy-sounding wireless earbuds crash to a new low
By Harry McKerrell published
The B&W Pi6 are down from £219 to £179 at Amazon, and we'd urge you to get on your bike to grab a pair.

Audiolab upgrades its five-star 6000A amplifier with a new DAC chip, enhanced circuitry and HDMI ARC
By Harry McKerrell published
Audiolab 's new 6000A MkII stereo amplifier teases improved performance thanks to its enhanced internal circuitry.

This Quincy Jones-produced disco tune has become my go-to test track – and taught me a valuable lesson about hi-fi, too
By Harry McKerrell published
Despite not being to my usual tastes, I've found a track that's perfect for testing headphones and hi-fi.

Aimed at gamers and audiophiles alike, Sennheiser's detail-hungry wired cans seek to put you fully in the sonic picture
By Harry McKerrell published
The HD 550 are Sennheiser's latest pair of wired headphones aimed at both audiophiles and keen gamers.

Retro-tastic and powerful-sounding JBL Authentics Bluetooth speaker is back to its lowest-ever price
By Andy Madden published
Grab a huge £130 off this versatile and retro-looking wireless speaker.

With a whopping 13 drivers, Noble's luxury IEMs have enough firepower to make a samurai tremble
By Harry McKerrell published
Noble Audio's latest high-end IEMs, the Agis II and flagship Shogun, seek to "redefine precision and performance".

Elac Debut 3.0 DB53
By Harry McKerrell published
Elac has reinvented its Debut range with its third-generation standmounts, resulting in a new sonic direction that prioritises clarity, detail and lower-end punch.

I heard my favourite Radiohead album on the B&W speakers used to record it – and now I love it even more
By Harry McKerrell published
I heard Radiohead's The Bends played through on the Bowers & Wilkins speakers used to record it in 1995.

Blimey! Focal's duo of Vestia speakers are more than 50% off – a spectacular deal
By Harry McKerrell published
Peter Tyson has slashed the price of Focal's mid-range speakers series for VIP members, with the Vestia No.1 falling to £399 and the Vestia No.2 dropping to just £899.

Apple Music Classical lands on the web – but there's bad news for Mac users
By Harry McKerrell published
Apple Music gets app support for desktop access...unless you're a Mac user.

The ultimate music tracks to test your hi-fi system
By Becky Roberts, Harry McKerrell last updated
We've compiled a number of test tracks that are particularly telling of a music system's talents...

11 of the best closing tracks for testing your headphones or hi-fi system
By Harry McKerrell published
Sometimes you have to wait until the end of an album to find the best tracks.

Save roughly £300 on these deeply expressive five-star audiophile headphones
By Harry McKerrell published
The entertaining, expressive Focal Clear Mg have fallen from £1399 to £1102 at Amazon.

The best hi-fi deals 2025 – fantastic prices on five-star audio
By Kashfia Kabir last updated
Deals Looking to upgrade your system or bag a great bargain? Check out these hi-fi deals on speakers, amps, DACs, CD players and more.
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