
Kashfia Kabir
Kashfia is the Hi-Fi and Audio Editor of What Hi-Fi? and first joined the brand 13 years ago. During her time in the consumer tech industry, she has reviewed hundreds of products (including speakers, amplifiers, turntables and headphones), been to countless trade shows across the world and fallen in love with hi-fi kit much bigger than her. In her spare time, Kash can be found tending to an ever-growing houseplant collection and shooing her cat Jolene away from spinning records.
Latest articles by Kashfia Kabir

Eversolo DMP-A10
By Ketan Bharadia published
Eversolo’s DMP-A10 is a comprehensively equipped digital front end with a performance to match.

Ruark MR1 Mk3
By Kashfia Kabir published
Ruark’s stylish desktop speakers get a powerful upgrade and useful new features, while retaining their compact dimensions and great value.

Eversolo Play CD Edition
By Kashfia Kabir published
Eversolo’s compact streaming amplifier with CD drive is a great design with exhaustive features and is lovely to use, but its sound quality is far from satisfactory.

Best budget record players 2025: affordable turntables tried and tested
By Kashfia Kabir last updated
Best Buys You don't have to spend a fortune to get a great record player, so here are the best budget turntables we've tested and can fully recommend.

Pathos Inpol Remix MkII
By Ketan Bharadia published
The Inpol Remix MkII needs pampering, but do that and it is capable of a spellbinding performance.

What do you do with your old hi-fi equipment?
By Kashfia Kabir published
What options are there if you want to repair, recycle, sell or donate your old hi-fi?

NAD C 3050 (with MDC2 BluOS-D module)
By Ketan Bharadia published
NAD’s C 3050 amplifier may evoke memories of the past, but fitted with the optional BluOS streaming module, it becomes a modern streaming system to reckon with.

Best speakers 2025: reviewed and recommended by our experts
By Kashfia Kabir last updated
Best Buys From budget to premium, from bookshelf to floorstanding speakers, here's our expert pick of the best hi-fi speakers you can currently buy.

9 affordable ways to upgrade your hi-fi system
By Kashfia Kabir published
And some of them are completely free, too

We have reviewed hundreds of stereo amplifiers – for most hi-fi systems, these are the only three you need to consider
By Kashfia Kabir published
Top choices for three price tiers

6 things I learned after spending 24 hours with the Eversolo Play CD Edition streaming amplifier
By Kashfia Kabir published
These features make an enticing first impression

Save £300 on this impressive Technics streamer and CD player combo
By Kashfia Kabir published
The five-star SL-G700M2 gives you the best of both worlds

Vertere DG-X
By Kashfia Kabir published
The Vertere DG-X’s significant engineering improvements result in a more powerful, refined, stable and dynamic performance that thrills in every way, while also being lovely to use.

Best active speakers 2025: our experts pick the top pairs with integrated amplifiers
By Kashfia Kabir, Becky Roberts last updated
Best Buys Great hi-fi sound without the need for a separate amplifier, whether you want to connect a TV, turntable or streamer.

NAD’s retro-looking streaming amp, Fell Audio’s affordable hi-fi duo, and a KEF speaker package are in for testing this month
By Kashfia Kabir published
These are the 7 new products our review team is most excited about

Acoustic Energy AE300 Mk2
By Ketan Bharadia published
The AE300 MkII are a wonderfully balanced pair of standmounters that will work well in a wide range of systems

I tried Lorde’s transparent CD in 7 different disc players – but did it play on any of them?
By Kashfia Kabir published
Not your average compact disc...

I’ve been using Apple Music for 10 years, and this one hi-fi feature would make my listening complete
By Kashfia Kabir published
AirPlay needs a serious Connect upgrade

Best phono preamps 2025: budget to high-end, tried and tested
By Kashfia Kabir last updated
Best buys To be able to listen to turntables through your system, you'll need a phono stage (also called a phono preamp). These are the best models we've reviewed across all budgets and types.

Best CD players 2025: tried and tested models for every budget
By Kashfia Kabir last updated
Best Buys Hear your disc collection at its very best with our pick of the best CD players on the market, budget to premium.

Chord Electronics Alto
By Ketan Bharadia published
The Chord Alto has an unusual blend of talents that are sure to please high-end headphone and pro users alike.

Jazz fans, take note: this audiophile record label's full hi-res catalogue is now available on Qobuz
By Kashfia Kabir published
And there's an exclusive vinyl competition, too

JBL Tour One M3 Smart Tx
By Kashfia Kabir published
JBL’s flagship wireless headphones have ample features, a comfortable portable design and a friendly sound, but they face fierce competition at this premium price level.
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