How to build the perfect hi-fi system By Andrew Murphy Updated System building needs careful thought – so whether you're just starting or upgrading, allow us to offer a little advice.
10 of the best tracks to test your headphones By Andrew Murphy Here are 10 tunes that give your headphones no place to hide (figuratively, we mean - obviously your headphones are right there on your head)...
10 of the best podcasts for music lovers By Andrew Murphy You can find a podcast covering just about anything these days, and that includes some brilliant music podcasts.
10 of the best movie soundtracks to test your system By Andrew Murphy A great movie soundtrack claims the music for itself. These are ten of our favourites for testing with.
10 of the best movie scores to test your system By Andrew Murphy Test your home cinema and your hi-fi to the max with these sensational film scores.
Listen to the What Hi-Fi? playlist 2021 By Andrew Murphy Every time a new issue of What Hi-Fi? is published, we update our playlist (on Deezer, Qobuz, Spotify and Tidal) with music we've been listening to in the last month. So please, join us.
10 of the best albums coming in 2021 By Andrew Murphy These are the records we're most looking forward to over the next 12 months.
Music for sleep: the best ambient albums to help you relax By Andrew Murphy Some records require quiet meditation. The music on this list can help you sleep, relax and achieve aural bliss.
10 of the best movies of 2020 By Andrew Murphy The films that have educated and kept us entertained during a long year.
20 of the best albums of 2020 By Andrew Murphy It's been a historic year for the arts, but our pick of 2020's best albums proves there is nothing that can hold back creativity.
12 best alternative Christmas songs to test your speakers By Andrew Murphy Feature Shake up your playlist this month with these dozen alternative festive tunes.
Record Store Day 2021 to take place on Saturday 12th June By Andrew Murphy It's a new date for the annual vinyl celebration, after it was disrupted numerous times this year.
Record Store Day Black Friday: all the 2020 vinyl releases By Andrew Murphy Prepare for another drop of limited-edition vinyl as Record Store Day UK does Black Friday this November.
The holy grail of vinyl: the art of half-speed mastering By Andrew Murphy Abbey Road mastering engineer Miles Showell describes half-speed mastering as 'the holy grail of vinyl cutting'. But what exactly does the process involve?
10 of the best vinyl albums to tell someone you love them By Andrew Murphy Why come up with the words to express your love when these ten records can do it for you?
How to choose the right record player By Andrew Murphy We've put together this handy guide with everything you need to know about buying a turntable.
10 tips for buying second-hand vinyl By Andrew Murphy What to check for and how to find it when buying used records.
10 of the best releases for Record Store Day 2020 By Andrew Murphy We've picked ten of our favourite records from the list of Record Store Day 2020 releases.
Six special stereo amps are named What Hi-Fi? Award winners By Andrew Murphy There are three new entries for 2020 among this year’s sterling crop of Award winners.
25 of the best 1980s albums to test your speakers By Andrew Murphy We've put together some of the best albums from the 1980s to test your hi-fi system at home.
Legendary London studio installs Dolby Atmos Music facility By Andrew Murphy Dean Street Sudios is the first independent music facility in the UK to install a PMC system for Dolby Atmos Music projects.
Astell & Kern reveals Kann Alpha hi-res audio player By Andrew Murphy Astell & Kern's third generation Kann hi-res player comes with increased battery and a more powerful headphone amplifier.
Technics has revealed its first-ever Reference Class integrated amplifier By Andrew Murphy Technics has unveiled the SU-R1000, its first-ever Reference class digital amplifier.
Grandmaster Flash: the man who gave us the turntable as an instrument By Andrew Murphy We speak to Grandmaster Flash about turntables, chamber music and the glory of finding the break nobody else has.
How to set up and position your speakers By Andrew Murphy Make sure your speakers are set up and positioned correctly in order to really hear them at their best.
