15 of the best horror movies on Netflix to watch this Halloween By Becky Roberts From bona fide classics to contemporary chillers, here's our educated pick of the 15 best horror movies on Netflix...
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 does a vinyl record make a sound? By Ketan Bharadia More and more people are discovering the joys of vinyl. But how does the information on the disc become sweet music?
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.
Marantz Model 30 & SACD 30n: reshaping hi-fi for the modern audiophile By What Hi-Fi? A familiar yet entirely new Marantz listening experience.
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.
A brief history of What Hi-Fi? Awards magazine covers By Simon Lucas Here's a look back at some of the best (and worst) covers since the first annual Awards in 1983.
A look back at the first What Hi-Fi? Awards, 1983 By What Hi-Fi? We're about to start Phase One of the What Hi-Fi? Awards 2020, but first, a moment of reflection.
8 ways to support your favourite bands and artists until venues reopen By Becky Scarrott Lockdown measures might be relaxing slightly, but tours are still pulled and venues remain dark for the foreseeable. So what can we do to help?
4K Video Downloader is an easy and free YouTube video downloader By What Hi-Fi? SPONSORED The easiest way to save your favourite videos, playlists, channels from YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and other video sites to enjoy videos anywhere, any time, even when you’re offline.
14 of the best live streams and online virtual concerts By Joe Cox Get your live music fix with these online concerts, this weekend featuring the Notting Hill Carnival Access All Areas.
Apple Music vs Spotify: which is better? By What Hi-Fi? The two giants of music streaming each offer compelling experiences, but which service deserves your £10 a month?
Listening to the intriguing, immersive and divisive Iris Flow headphones By Becky Scarrott Iris says its algorithm 'resynthesises lost audio information in a recording, allowing the brain to piece it back together'. So is it another immersive Dolby Atmos rival? Actually, no.
Here's a superb-sounding hi-fi system with streaming skills By Jonathan Evans This talented streaming set-up puts a clever, modern twist on the traditional hi-fi system.
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.
18 of the best hip-hop albums to test your speakers By Joe Cox From Dr. Dre to DJ Shadow, Kanye West to Kendrick Lamar, a selection of the best hip-hop albums to show-off your music system.
Here's an excellent hi-fi system combining vinyl and streaming By Jonathan Evans After a complete stereo system that allows for vinyl playback and music streaming? Let us be your guide....
B&W 606 vs 607 speakers: which should you buy? By Ketan Bharadia We compare and contrast B&W's 606 speakers with their little brothers, the 607s, to find out which is the better buy.
Enjoy CDs and streaming with this complete digital hi-fi system By Jonathan Evans Get the best of both digital worlds with this CD and streaming system
