Features

From legendary turntables to cutting-edge DACs: 33 debut products that defined hi-fi history

By Becky Roberts Published 19 August 26

As What Hi-Fi? turns 50, we take a nostalgic walk down memory lane at some of the great early hi-fi successes that defined generations of products since.

I have just started reviewing speakers for a living – here are three surprising lessons I’ve learned

By Ioan Hazell Published 19 August 26

A newbie’s field guide to speaker testing

From Technics’ iconic turntables to JBL’s Classic standmounts – discover five of the best hi-fi product revivals

By Harry McKerrell Published 19 August 26

The old ones really are the best

Beware: these vinyl albums are actually worse than their streaming versions

By Joe Svetlik Published 17 August 26

Some are lacking entire tracks – and fans are understandably miffed

Goldmund’s most advanced amp yet, something new from Sonos, 21st Century boombox reviewed and more

By Alastair Stevenson Published 17 August 26

All the biggest hi-fi and home cinema news, explained by our experts

Adventures In AV: don’t make my mistake – turn automatic software updates off on your TV

By Tom Parsons Published 15 August 26

My system is essentially broken, and it’s all down to a firmware update

Quiz! How fast can you solve our turntable challenge? Test your wordsearch skills now

By Andy Madden Published 14 August 26

Bonus points for the fastest word finder

I thought Bluetooth would ruin my vinyl experience – these KEF speakers proved me wrong

By Tom Parsons Published 13 August 26

The sweet, unique sound of vinyl, delivered wirelessly

I’m excited by the latest Sony wireless headphones rumours - but I have one major worry

By Andy Madden Published 12 August 26

Surely it can’t just be a new colour?

“About as attractive as swimming pool armbands” – five of the strangest-looking speakers we tested at the turn of the second millennium

By Ioan Hazell Published 12 August 26

It seems not even speaker designers were immune to millennium fever