What Hi-Fi? 50th Anniversary

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Brilliant step-up loudspeakers, car stereo and VCRs: we revisit the What Hi-Fi? archives from 45 years ago

By Jonathan Evans Published

The January 1981 magazine issue shows how much things have changed, and how much they remain the same

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Apple at 50: how Cupertino changed the audio world time and again – and not always for the better

By Tom Wiggins Published

Apple shares its 50th birthday with What Hi-Fi?, and the company's influence on how we listen to music is impossible to ignore

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The first-ever speakers from 22 legendary hi-fi brands

By Becky Roberts Published

We look back to where it all began when it comes to speakers for some of the most important brands in hi-fi

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Speakers
NEW YORK - 1976: Robert De Niro performs a scene in Taxi Driver directed by Martin Scorsese in 1976 in New York, New York. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images)
Love classic films? We've picked these 10 iconic flicks from 1976 for your next movie night

By James Cook Published

Our editorial team highlights some of the most memorable films from 1976 that are turning the big 5-0 this year.

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The What Hi-Fi? Hall of Fame: the best hi-fi and home cinema products of all time

By Joe Cox last updated

Updated The best What Hi-Fi? products of all time, from turntables to speakers to televisions.

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A tale of three speakers: mini monitor legends from Acoustic Energy, BBC and KEF

By Ketan Bharadia Published

Three generational talents compared and contrasted

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The What Hi-Fi? Hall of Fame: the best products of the 2020s

By Joe Cox, Joe Svetlik last updated

The latest instalment of the What Hi-Fi? Hall of Fame features the most influential products since 2020...

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1976 changed music forever – and these 10 tracks still sound phenomenal today

By James Cook Published

Like us, these great songs are turning 50 this year

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Music Streaming
We look back at the very first CD players tested by What Hi-Fi? and the advent of this innovative digital format

By Kashfia Kabir Published

From the early Philips prototype to the eleven inaugural CD players we reviewed in 1983

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CD Players
A look back to 1976 and the first issue of What Hi-Fi? magazine

By Joe Cox last updated

50 years of five-star reviews, features and more

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