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Vertere Dark Sabre MM cartridge
New to vinyl? Here’s the humble hi-fi accessory you never knew you needed

By Becky Roberts Published

Be on the safe side and don’t – we repeat, don’t – risk ruining your records...

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A2D2 Stream
Play your vinyl records through any smart speaker with the A2D2 Stream

By Ainsley Walker Published

This dinky device will allow you to stream music from turntables to any wireless speakers anywhere in your home.

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Blur Parklife limited edition vinyl design
The best limited edition picture discs for (almost) every Record Store Day

By Verity Burns Published

Our pick of some of the best limited edition picture discs released for (almost) every Record Store Day.

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Vinyl Me, Please
10 of the best vinyl subscription services for record collectors

By Becky Roberts Last updated

Crate-digging in a record store is great, but what's more convenient than getting vinyl deliveries straight to your door?

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best-sounding vinyl records
16 of the best-sounding vinyl records

By Ainsley Walker Last updated

Enough of dodgy presses, these records should get the best possible sound from your turntable.

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Record Store Day banner logo 2024
Record Store Day 2024: dates, guides, and the full list of releases

By Joe Svetlik Last updated

Today is Record Store Day 2024! Here's everything you need to know.

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A 7-inch record of Brainfreeze by Dj Shadow and Cut Chemist
Brainfreeze at 25: how this all-45 mix changed the wider vinyl world

By Joe Svetlik Published

DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist's iconic mix is 25 years old. Here's the impact it had on the vinyl landscape.

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Gant All Night Long vinyl cover in front of records
The What Hi-Fi? team on the first vinyl records they ever bought

By Kashfia Kabir Published

As we celebrate Record Store Day 2024 today, team What Hi-Fi? recalls the first time they spent their own money on a vinyl record.

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A photograph of a home office with two LPs wall-mounted above a desk
There’s nothing wrong with buying vinyl and never listening to it

By Tom Parsons Published

Buying vinyl is great for a band and gives you a lovely, physical copy of the music you love – listening to it is just a bonus.

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Pressing process
Vinyl pressing plants on surging demand, keeping it local, and whether coloured vinyl really does sound worse

By Becky Roberts Published

For Record Store Day and What Hi-Fi?’s Vinyl Week, I spoke to two Australian pressers about the state of play in a resurgent industry...

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