What Hi-Fi? 50th Anniversary

Times have been a-changing...

The hi-fi industry in the 2000s and 2010s could be a curious place – but it was also a time of revolution

What was Bowers & Wilkins’ first speaker called? What about the first Technics turntable? Take our quiz to test your hi-fi knowledge

Will we be seven decades into the vinyl revival? Will AI rule all? We asked a handful of the most forward-thinking figures in hi-fi what the landscape will look like 50 years from now.

We look back at the first instances we reviewed brand-new TV tech from the 2000s to present day

Iconic marques that have stood the test of time

The dawn of a new millennium, the advent of the iPod, and a speaker for the masses was born

Reflecting on a defining decade running the world’s biggest hi-fi and home cinema magazine, as technology took over the world.

We look back at the excellent 771e speakers from 2000 – and find it's "still easy to fall under their spell"

We asked hi-fi brands what technological breakthroughs have driven progression over the past 50 years.