What Hi-Fi?’s British Hi-Fi Week is reaching its end this weekend, and there are plenty of features, reviews and insights to sink your teeth into.
In the past week we've published reviews from Leema Acoustics, Neat and B&W, highlighted the most underrated gems in hi-fi from recent years, looked at five modern products celebrating British hi-fi heritage, asked hi-fi brands if such a thing as "British sound" exists and what it is, and asked top British hi-fi engineers for their favourite test tracks – there are some cracking selections there.
Our special British Hi-Fi Week event runs between Monday 4th March and Sunday 10th March. We've been highlighting the biggest players in British hi-fi (those that were founded and continue to operate in the UK) as well as retrospectives on some of the most iconic products to come from our native shores. We've also been picking our favourite songs from The Beatles, Kate Bush and David Bowie that we love listening to and testing out our hi-fi system with.
But it's not just about us – we also want to hear from you, our lovely readers, about your favourite British hi-fi products. Make sure to get involved in the conversation in the comments section, as well as on our forums and our social media accounts.
You will be able to keep tabs on all the latest features and reviews via our dedicated British Hi-Fi Week 2024 hub page or get the highlights below, where our team will drop links to all of our exclusive coverage.
British Hi-Fi Week is a staple event in the What Hi-Fi? calendar, with the brand having covered the manufacturers and products for most of our existence – our magazine, after all, was launched all the way back in 1976.
Whether it was the war between Ariston or Linn for record player supremacy in the 1990s, or the launch of never before foundational hardware, like the moving coil driver back in the 19th Century, Britain has always been a key force in the world of hi-fi. And with this in mind, British Hi-Fi Week is a chance for myself and the team to celebrate some of the top-of-the-line audio kit we grew up with, as well as the latest hardware from numerous iconic brands homed in our native land (we’re based in the UK).
All our latest British Hi-Fi Week coverage
Reviews
Interviews
- We asked top British hi-fi engineers for their favourite test tracks – this is what they said
- Made in Britain: the biggest UK brands talk manufacturing, distribution and the future of British hi-fi
- What is British sound? We asked five big names in hi-fi
- Bowes & Wilkins says the "centre is the key" for quality home cinema sound
- What systems do the people who make your hi-fi use at home? Time to find out
Retrospective features
- Musical Fidelity's LS3/5A and the enduring appeal of BBC-inspired small speakers
- 9 of the most underrated British hi-fi products we've ever tested
- Throwback Thursday: 5 British hi-fi products that celebrate their heritage
- 15 peculiar British adverts from the What Hi-Fi? magazine archives
- The British hi-fi Hall of Fame: every British entrant from the last 48 years
Playlists
- 65 great British albums to test your hi-fi system
- 12 of the best British indie and alternative tracks to test your hi-fi system
- 12 of the best David Bowie songs to test your hi-fi system
- 12 of the best Kate Bush songs to test your hi-fi system
- 12 of the best songs by The Beatles to test your hi-fi system
Best of
- The best home cinema kit made by British hi-fi brands
- 12 of the best British stereo amplifiers of all time
- 8 of the best British DACs of all time
- 13 of the best British CD players of all time
- 11 of the best Arcam products of all time
- 11 of the best Wharfedale speakers of all time
- 10 of the best Naim Audio products of all time
- 16 of the best Rega products of all time: turntables, amps and phono stages
Competition
- Competition alert! Win a Cambridge Audio CXN100, worth £899 this British Hi-Fi Week (ends Friday 8th March)
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