Latest articles by Ketan Bharadia
LG Z2 (OLED77Z2)
The LG Z2 is the only 8K OLED TV you can buy – but is it a TV you actually should buy?
How to buy second-hand and vintage hi-fi amplifiers
Buying a second-hand amplifier could land you a bargain, but you'll have to take care to avoid pitfalls.
How to buy second-hand and vintage hi-fi speakers
Buying second-hand hi-fi speakers can be a brilliant way to bag a bargain – so long as you avoid some potential pitfalls.
Inside Timberworx, the speaker-building company you’ve never heard of
UK-based Timberworx makes speaker cabinets for some of the biggest brands in the market.
The ugly truth behind hi-fi's growing infatuation with nostalgia
Why are an increasing number of manufacturers obsessed with past glories?
Revitalised Epos resurrects legendary ES14 speakers with a modern twist
Epos looks back to go forward with the introduction of the ES14N standmounters.
How to digitise your vinyl collection - rip your records to hi-res
The only thing your record collection lacks is portability, but there is a way to take those LPs with you wherever you go...
The very best record players of the 21st century
We look back on the turntables that have made the biggest impact in our test rooms since the turn of the century...
How to clean vinyl records at home (and keep them clean in the first place)
A few pops and crackles may be part of vinyl's character, but it isn't long before they can annoy too.
SME reveals flagship Model 60 record player – and it's immaculately engineered
SME's new £50,000 flagship turntable is an immaculately engineered high-end proposition.
Rob Watts: The man (and mastermind) behind Chord's multi-award-winning DACs
Chord's digital design consultant talks music, measurements and the benefit of using FPGA-based DACs
Philips OLED986 (65OLED986)
What do you get when you cross a Philips OLED TV with integrated B&W sound? Movie magic, that’s what.
High Frame Rate (HFR TV): What is it? Why does it matter? And how do you get it?
High Frame Rate movies are already available, but is this the format of the future or a flash in the pan?
The more boxes the better: why the path to sonic heaven is lined with components, clutter and cables
Neat, compact hi-fi is all very well, but it doesn't tend to be the way to ultimate sonic heaven.
What Hi-Fi? Awards 2021: Rega and Cambridge Audio reinforce their supremacy in stereo amp category
The British brands each win two Best Buys in the What Hi-Fi? Awards stereo amp category and are joined by Marantz and Naim.
Bowers & Wilkins 600 S2 series shines brightly in the What Hi-Fi? Awards 2021 speaker category
We name the best-value speakers you can currently buy as part of the 2021 What Hi-Fi? Awards....
Sony A90J (XR-55A90J)
Sony’s flagship 2021 OLED is simply one of the best TVs we’ve tested.
That Was Then... NAD 3020
Costing just £71 when it launched in 1979, the NAD 3020 became one of the most important stereo amplifiers of all time
How to get the best from your Bowers & Wilkins 606 S2 and 607 S2 speakers
Have you got a pair of Bowers & Wilkins 607 S2 or 606 S2 standmounters? Here's how to get the best performance from them...
That Was Then... Sonus Faber Extrema
Travel back in time to 1991, the birth date of Sonus Faber's distinctive high-end standmounters, the Extrema...
That Was Then... Marantz CD-7
We revisit Marantz’s last dedicated flagship CD player from 1999, the glorious CD-7.
Rega's Roy Gandy: "I don’t think I’ve ever been interested in hi-fi"
Interview Roy Gandy, the co-founder of Rega Research and designer of the evergreen Planar 3 turntable, tells us his hi-fi story.
Six of the best turntables win What Hi-Fi? Awards 2020
There's a record player for every budget here and they all perform superbly for their price.
