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October 16
- Audiolab’s new phono stage “brings vinyl playback into the modern listening age” with a headphone amp, Bluetooth and USB recording
- Sony launches two new hi-res Walkmans – but the prices may shock you
October 15
- Modern Classics: NAD unveils a new streaming amplifier and CD player in its Classic Series
- Three 4K home cinema projectors are set to trump their predecessors with an "upgraded viewing experience"
- Moon’s premium integrated amplifier vows to combine “exceptional sound” with an “elegant, timeless form”
- The Fairbuds 2 are repairable, support hi-res audio and cost less than their predecessors
October 14
- Naim’s high-end all-in-one system boasts Dolby Atmos support alongside HDMI eARC and an expansive streaming suite
- Linn’s high-end active speakers are designed to produce “an unshakeable illusion of reality”
- Cambridge Audio’s new Spira turntable is “built to grow alongside” your record collection
October 13
- Apple finally unveils a new Apple TV 4K streamer – and it comes with major surround sound, picture and Siri AI upgrades
- Apple HomeView is a HomePod with a screen, complete with Spatial Audio
- It's official! The HomePod Mini 2 has finally landed – and there's good news and bad news
- Rega’s new budget turntable wants to “remove all the paranoia and confusion” for vinyl newbies with a minimal plug-and-play design
- The What Hi-Fi? Awards 2026 winners have been revealed!
October 12
- The B-100C is Luxman's first mono power amp in 20 years
- Fyne Audio celebrates its 10th anniversary with super limited floorstanders
- New Apple TV 4K: more details leak ahead of tomorrow's announcement
- CMF's first Bluetooth speakers look like milk cartons, promise a full-fat sound
- HMV to close flagship Oxford Street shop just three years after comeback – but record store fans still have reasons to smile
- A new Google TV Streamer is rumoured to be in the works, but can it compete with the next Apple TV 4K?
October 9
- Apple announces "Welcome Home" event for the 13th of October – are we finally about to see a new Apple TV 4K and HomePod Mini?
October 8
- Amazon announces a new premium tablet line to take on iPad with a “nanomatte” display – and I’ve tried it
October 7
- Eversolo's new power amp promises "clean, detailed and dynamic reproduction"
October 6
- Magico's A3 2027 refines every part of the original A3 speaker, with a new cabinet, drivers and crossover – but costs over twice as much
- The best Amazon Prime Day deals of day 2: savings on headphones, OLED TVs, Dolby Atmos soundbars and more, direct from our experts
October 2
- The Beatles' Rubber Soul gets a deluxe makeover with new Dolby Atmos mixes and unheard songs
- Samsung launches two new tablets, with super-sized OLED displays and spatial audio support – but can they challenge the iPad Pro?
October 1
- iFi’s special-edition DAC packs upgraded circuitry and filters tuned by a Brit Award-winning producer
- Little or large? Panasonic launches two new micro hi-fi systems, including a mini-me for smaller spaces and budgets
- Cambridge Audio adds Dolby Audio and a new colourway to its affordable wireless earbuds
- Amazon’s new Fire Stick promises to be faster and slimmer – but its pricing has us scratching our heads