Kob Monney

Kob began his career at What Hi-Fi?, starting in the dusty stockroom before rising up the ranks to join the editorial and production team as the Buyer’s Guide editor. Experienced in both magazine and online publishing, he now runs the TV & audio section at Trusted Reviews where he keeps a beady eye on all the latest comings and goings in the hi-fi and home cinema market. 

Articles by: Kob Monney

Paddington 2 – 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray review

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A superb sequel to the endearing original film, Paddington 2 hits UHD Blu-ray with a pleasantly robust performance

Best of the Week: Gibson files for bankruptcy, LG G7 ThinQ smartphone, Q Acoustics 3010i and more

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A round-up of the week's highlights, including reviews of Q Acoustics's 3010i speaker and Optoma's UHD40 4K projector

That Was Then… Marantz CD-63 MkII KI Signature

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Can this turbo-charged CD player still stir our souls 22 years on?

Best of the Week: AirPlay 2 coming to Sonos, BBC 4K broadcasts, KEF Reference 1 speakers and more

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A round-up of the week's highlights including BBC's live 4K broadcast and KEF's Reference 1 speakers

Spider-Man: Homecoming – 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray review

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Spider-Man: Homecoming spins a tangled web on 4K, but is it enough to capture our attention?

Star Wars: The Last Jedi – 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray review

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The surprisingly divisive The Last Jedi hits 4K Blu-ray, forging a(nother) new path for the Star Wars saga.

Best of the Week: Record Store Day, Spotify on Sky Q, Sony 4K HDR XZ2 phone and more

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A round-up of the week's highlights, including our five star reviews of Pro-Ject turntables and Record Store Day in general.

Best of the Week: LG's five-star OLED TV, HD vinyl is coming, Ikea's first Bluetooth speaker and more

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A round-up of the week's highlights including our five-star review of LG's new OLED55C8PLA TV...

Best of the Week: Oppo leaves home cinema market, Samsung 4K QLED, Fyne Audio floorstander and more

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A round-up of the week's highlights, including reviews of Samsung's QE65Q9FN TV and Fyne Audio's F302 floorstanders.

Justice League – 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray review

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Does Justice League build on the success of Woman Woman or does it crumble under the weight of expectation?

Best of the Week: high-res cassettes, Samsung Galaxy S9, affordable Sony 4K player and more

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A round-up of the week's highlights, including reviews of Samsung's Galaxy S9 and Sony's X700 4K Blu-ray player.

Best of the Week: Sony's five-star 4K TV, B&O BeoLab 50 review, Linn Akurate update and more

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A round-up of the week's highlights, including a review of a Sony 4K TV and B&O Beolab 50 speakers

Blade Runner 2049 – 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray review

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Denis Villeneuve's sequel to Blade Runner gets a fantastic outing on UHD disc.

Thor: Ragnarok – 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray review

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Thor: Ragnarok is another satisfying Marvel effort, with a well-rounded UHD performance.

Best of the Week: NHK premieres 8K video, Ben Q's budget 4K projector, Chord Qutest review and more

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A round-up of the week's highlights including NHK premiering 8K video, Netflix tips and tricks, and a review of Chord's Qutest DAC...

Murder on the Orient Express – 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray review

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Kenneth Branagh's Hercule Poirot boards the Orient Express in this adaptation of Agatha Christie's most famous story

Best of the Week: Samsung 2018 TVs, Bose SoundSport Free review, Apple scraps iTunes LP albums and more

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A round-up of the week's highlights including Samsung's 2018 range of TVs and a review of the Bose SoundSport Free wireless headphones.

Best of the Week: Audio Pro, Sonos system reviews, Samsung Galaxy S9, Rega P1 Plus and more

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A round-up of the week's highlights including Rega's P1 Plus, Samsung's S9 and S9+ smartphones, and our 30 favourite speakers...

The best 30 hi-fi speakers of What Hi-Fi?'s lifetime

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A reminisce about the very best stereo speakers What Hi-Fi? has reviewed since 1976...

Best of the Week: Panasonic's flagship 4K Blu-ray player, Denon HEOS multi-room, Bristol Sound & Vision Show preview and more

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A round-up of the week's highlights, including Panasonic's flagship 4K Blu-ray player and Denon's HEOS multi-room system

Black Panther – film review

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Marvel's 18th film in 10 years sees it break new ground...

Best of the Week: Apple HomePod reviewed, Winter Olympics in 8K HDR, Spotify update and more

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A round-up of the week's highlights including the Apple HomePod and Audio Pro's Addon C10 wireless speaker

Alien: Covenant – 4K Ultra Blu-ray review

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Alien: Covenant is a return to the style of first film, but was it the Alien film we've been waiting for?

Best of the Week: Monitor Audio Silver 100, Sky Q 4K Atmos, Amazon Echo Spot and more

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A round-up of the week's highlights including Monitor Audio Silver 100s and Devialet Phantoms at the Royal Albert Hall

X-Men: Days of Future Past – 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray review

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A review of one of the earlier 4K discs in X-Men: Days of Future Past