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May 2025

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May 20
- Marshall's first ever Dolby Atmos soundbar has been officially unveiled – but can it dethrone the Sonos Arc Ultra?
- Marantz unveils its latest reference AV amplifier combo, and they could outshine the Award-winning Cinema 30
- EarFun's remarkably affordable ANC headphones pack a monster 120-hour battery life
- Volumio's standalone high-precision DAC vows to "maximise audio integrity without excess"
- Cambridge Audio’s latest software update brings new features to its Gen 4 music streamers - here's everything you need to know
May 19
- Can Røde follow up the success of the Award-winning NTH-100 over-ears with its "exceptional" on-ear sequel?
- Loewe launches two pairs of limited edition, made-to-order Inicio loudspeakers
- Your home cinema set-up might not cut it for watching Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey
- HiFi Rose teases its RS451 music streamer with HDMI eARC and AirPlay
- iFi launches two hi-res travel accessories to soundtrack your summer holidays
- The 11 most exciting hi-fi products we saw at High End Munich 2025
May 16
- Check your Sky Q box! An overnight outage has left some stuck in standby mode
- Burmester launches an all-new Reference hi-fi range with one eye on the future
- Cyrus unveils 80 Series of full-width products for the first time ever
- Gryphon Audio honours 30 years of its best-selling power amplifier with the brand-new Antileon Revelation
May 15
- Sony unveils WH-1000XM6 wireless headphones, claims it’s “the best noise-cancelling product in the market”
- First look: Chord Electronics unveils flagship Ultima Phonostage at High End Munich 2025
- Qobuz Connect officially launches, with wide support across hi-fi brands
- Mark Levinson’s new 600 Series “redefines what’s possible from preamplifiers and amplifiers”
- NAD launches next-gen Masters Series amplifiers
- High End Munich 2025 live: news and pictures direct from the high-end hi-fi show
- Triangle's latest speakers pledge greater sonic clarity thanks to upgraded cabinets, crossovers and drivers
- Want to upgrade to a moving-coil cartridge? Ortofon's new MC X range could be the answer
- Having Dolby Atmos lip-sync issues with your Apple TV 4K and AirPods? A fix is here
- JBL aims high with three high-end speakers joining its flagship Summit Series
- Wharfedale's Evo 5 speaker series promises "heavenly high-end sound at refreshingly down-to-earth prices"
- Audio-Technica's premium turntable wows with stunning transparent design
- The V-16 F is Dali's most powerful subwoofer yet
May 14
- Clearaudio's N1 aims to set a new benchmark for entry-level moving-magnet cartridges
- The all-new Amp Ultra is exactly the WiiM product we wanted next
- Watch out, Apple! WiiM is launching a HomePod lookalike and another surprising product ‘first’
May 13
- Sonos has added AI-powered speech clarity updates to this Dolby Atmos soundbar
- Sony's new flagship Xperia VII smartphone comes with a huge audio upgrade
May 12
- Fyne Audio's high-end floorstanders aim to replicate the experience of a live performance in your living room
- Hisense's 2025 TV range does feature an OLED, but Mini LED is still the big deal
- The future of physical discs just suffered another blow courtesy of Pioneer
- The Eversolo Play streaming amp wants to be your do-it-all device for digital music
- You'll go nuts for this Peanuts-themed record player
- Panasonic completes its 2025 TV lineup with new mid-range OLED and LCD TVs
- Luxman celebrates its 100th anniversary with two high-end hi-fi components and an uber-pricey limited edition package
May 9
- Be Hear Now – every Oasis album is now available in Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos on Apple Music
- New issue of What Hi-Fi? out now: brilliant bargain soundbars, sensational stereo amplifiers and more
- Meze's latest open-back headphones tease a "crisp, engaging and detailed audio experience"
- Quick! Apple's five-star AirPods Pro 2 have crashed to their lowest price of the year so far
- Astell & Kern unveils new flagship portable music player packed with hi-res streaming features and a redesigned internal circuitry
May 8
- This modular, upgradable Bluetooth speaker is designed to last a lifetime and could be a JBL rival
- Sonos and Ikea call time on their 'Symfonisk' home audio partnership
May 7
- dCS's new high-end music streamer offers greater versatility, a new design and promises potent performance
- Sennheiser expands its mid-range Accentum line with a pair of "liberating" open wireless earbuds
- Did we just catch our first proper glimpse of the much-anticipated Sony WH-1000XM6?
May 6
- Harman is buying Bowers & Wilkins, Marantz and Denon as Masimo sells its consumer audio business
- Samsung launches its 2025 TVs range in the UK, including its latest OLED and 8K flagships
- Beyerdynamic's anniversary headphones shed their limited edition status and are part of the brand's core line-up
- High End Munich 2025 highlights: streaming amplifiers, large high-end speakers and more exquisite hi-fi
- Your next iPhone’s launch may have just become a lot more complicated
- Monitor Audio launches "affordable" line of subwoofers for AV fans
- Chord Electronics teases "groundbreaking" flagship analogue product to debut at High End Munich 2025
- Bang & Olufsen's incredibly stylish Bluetooth speaker promises "elevated sound" and "enduring design"
May 2
- Microsoft announces price increases across its entire Xbox range – and it's affecting more than just consoles
- Pure Audio Streaming service challenges Tidal and Qobuz with “world’s first lossless and immersive” catalogue – and you can sign up for early access now
- Audiolab's two new DACs aim to follow in the footsteps of the legendary M-DAC
May 1
- YouTube's new update could make finding music on your TV much easier
- Lindy's noise-cancelling wireless headphones prepare to battle Sony's affordable Award-winners
- LG's new "dream OLED" panels are ready for production – is Primary RGB Tandem OLED already about to be replaced?
- Retro lovers will be obsessed with We Are Rewind’s funky portable cassette player
- Audiovector's flagship floorstanders cost as much as a Porsche 911 – and promise to be just as entertaining