
Ketan Bharadia
Ketan Bharadia is the Technical Editor of What Hi-Fi? He has been reviewing hi-fi, TV and home cinema equipment for almost three decades and has covered thousands of products over that time. Ketan works across the What Hi-Fi? brand including the website and magazine. His background is based in electronic and mechanical engineering.
Latest articles by Ketan Bharadia

Projector screens: everything you need to know
By Ketan Bharadia last updated
A projector screen is essential if you want the best image from your projector. Here's a guide on how to choose the right one.

Ruark Audio R610
By Kashfia Kabir published
Ruark’s streaming amplifier is lovely to look at and use, with extensive features and a smooth, captivating performance in a compact form.

Ruark Audio Sabre-R
By Kashfia Kabir published
Ruark’s Sabre-R are small speakers that deliver an enjoyably fluid, agile and musical performance, with a particular talent for voices and midrange.

SME Model 8
By Ketan Bharadia published
The Model 8 delivers a good dose of SME’s famed sonic DNA in a neat, well-built package.

PMC Prophecy 7
By Ketan Bharadia published
PMC’s Prophecy 7 deliver class-leading clarity and a seamless presentation from a room-friendly three-way design.

Lindemann Limetree Bridge II
By Ketan Bharadia published
Add a quality digital-to-analogue converter to Lindemann’s Limetree Bridge II network bridge for a top-class sound.

Is innovation in cartridge design dead? I don’t think so
By Ketan Bharadia published
Positive proof that cartridges continue to improve despite appearances to the contrary

Audio-Technica AT-LP8X
By Ketan Bharadia published
Audio-Technica’s AT-LP8X is a simple-to-use, but capable turntable for those who want fuss-free vinyl replay.

Sony ULT Field 3
By Andy Madden published
Sony’s portable Bluetooth speaker boasts a bass-boosting button, but it doesn’t blow our socks off

WiiM Amp Pro
By Kashfia Kabir published
WiiM continues to impress with its versatile, compact and budget streaming amplifier, while improvements to the sound make the WiiM Amp Pro a more engaging and convincing listen than the base model.

Majority Little Shelford
By Harry McKerrell published
Majority aims to bring simplicity and satisfying sound with its super-affordable Little Shelford portable DAB radio.

Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 (3rd Generation)
By Harry McKerrell published
The Beosound A1 is back after a five-year absence, but has it priced itself out of the market?

Neat Iota II
By Kashfia Kabir published
Neat’s tiny Iota II speakers aren’t perfect and they are quite pricey, but we find them utterly charming, spirited and talented performers that solve a niche problem.

Fyne Audio F701SP
By Ketan Bharadia published
This step-up version of Fyne’s well-regarded F701 proves a terrific upgrade, delivering an even more persuasive overall performance.

Røde NTH-50
By Harry McKerrell last updated
Røde seeks to follow up the success of the excellent NTH-100 over-ears with the cheaper, on-ear NTH-50.

Revival Audio Sprint 4
By Harry McKerrell published
Can Revival Audio give its rivals a run for their money with the Sprint 4?

Coaxial drive units: is it a path more speaker manufacturers should follow?
By Ketan Bharadia published
Technical editor Ketan Bharadia ponders the benefits of coaxial driver arrays in speakers

Burmester launches an all-new Reference hi-fi range with one eye on the future
By Ketan Bharadia published

Sony WH-1000XM6
By Andy Madden published
Sony’s flagship wireless headphones promise class-leading performance on paper, but can they deliver?

"A boron cantilever in a moving-coil cartridge priced below £1000... I think that’s pretty magic." Meet the driving force behind Ortofon's new MC X range
By Ketan Bharadia published
We speak to Ortofon's Product Director, Peter Wieth Hjordt, about the company's new MC X moving coil range and the future of cartridges

Want to upgrade to a moving-coil cartridge? Ortofon's new MC X range could be the answer
By Ketan Bharadia published
Ortofon releases four affordable MC designs

LG Xboom Buds (2025)
By Harry McKerrell published
LG’s wireless earbuds are reasonably competent, but they have a way to go if they’re going to trouble the market leaders.

Canton Reference 5
By Ketan Bharadia published
Canton’s Reference 5 looks like an impressive proposition with great build and plenty of clever technology, but can it deliver sonically?
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