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May 2025

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May 17
- Sony's neckband Dolby Atmos speaker sounds good, but I still don’t understand who it's for
May 16
- 4 movies we have been watching non-stop in the What Hi-Fi? test rooms
- Before you see the new Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, spy the movie that started it all on Netflix
- I've tried Astell & Kern's flagship portable music player – and it's a behemoth in both size and price
May 15
- 7 of the quirkiest and strangest pairs of speakers we saw at High End Munich 2025
- Dolby Atmos FlexConnect is a pipe dream with promise – even if TCL is struggling to believe in it
- I've had a first look at the HomePod-rivalling WiiM Sound smart speaker – and Apple should be worried
- 3 features my dream projector would have – and why it would never work
- "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
May 13
- I think that LG and Samsung could learn a thing or two from Panasonic's new flagship OLED TV
May 12
- Bowers & Wilkins finds a new home, what to expect from High End Munich, a new B&O speaker and more
- The rise of small, complete hi-fi systems that are more accessible for newcomers is a great direction for the industry
May 11
- Absolute Cinema: this dream penthouse custom install system is all about the Joy of home theatre (and hi-fi)
May 10
- Don't make this simple mistake if you want to hear your Dolby Atmos soundbar at its best
May 9
- One-star review shockers, failing formats and a ten-way amplifier test – What Hi-Fi? saw it all in June 1995
- The best music movie of 2025 has finally hit home streaming in 4K, Dolby Vision and Atmos
May 8
- The Amazon Fire TV Soundbar Plus proves sometimes more is less
- 7 spectacular music biopic movies to test-drive your home cinema
- 3 key reasons I’m optimistic that Harman ownership will be good for Bowers & Wilkins
May 7
- Is going to the cinema an “outmoded” idea? That's what the Netflix CEO thinks – and I think he might have a point
- Vinyl has infiltrated my local pub, and even the West Ham fans agree it is a match made in heaven
- “I guess a product becomes truly special when it’s the first thing you switch on when you’re home.” The man behind Sony’s sound picks the product he’s proudest of
May 6
- Bowers & Wilkins' five-star cans storm onto our list of the best wireless headphones
- 8 tracks we've been using to test in the What Hi-Fi? listening rooms this month
May 5
- Rega’s latest amp tested, 3 excellent Dolby Atmos shows, Nagagoka’s new cartridge and more
- Ruark’s Sabre speakers return, a flagship Audio-Technica turntable, Samsung’s new UST projector and more are in our test rooms this month
- 13 best Massive Attack tracks to test your hi-fi system
May 4
- I don't know how to feel about Sony's "new" 4K Blu-ray player – is it enough to keep the format alive?
May 3
- I’ve only seen Sinners once but I know it will be a regular in our TV test room
May 2
- I bought my son some kid-friendly headphones – and one feature makes me jealous
- Tom Hardy's most bruising action movie yet has just hit Netflix
- B&W headphones, an affordable hi-fi amp, a stellar Sony TV and more earn five stars
May 1
- I switched from Bose’s surround sound system to Burmester’s 3D hi-fi in the Porsche Taycan, and was blown away
- We’ve recently tested two new LG OLED TVs and one Sony Mini LED model, but only one has made our list of the 10 best TVs…
- Do you stream hi-res music or download hi-res tracks? We want your opinions
- I listened to Audiovector's flagship floorstanders, and they're an incredibly fun way to spend a small fortune