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Vertere Phono-1LX phono stage

One of our favourite premium phono stages has been updated to deliver "razor-sharp" spatial imaging and "lifelike" voices

By Kashfia Kabir published

Vertere's Phono-1LX has been refined to sound "better than ever"

Phono Preamps

The turntable and hi-res music streamer I use at home are both on sale – build a best of both worlds system like mine

By Tom Parsons published

Analogue, digital or both – the choice is yours

Turntables

You can ignore all the Prime Day cheap-turntable deals – these two five-star record players are the only ones to consider

By Alastair Stevenson published

Every sales event, we always get asked “are there any good cheap turntables?”

Turntables

Happy Global Beatles Day! These are the best Beatles vinyl records and turntables to play them on

By Joe Svetlik published

All you need is love (and these turntables and Beatles records)

Vinyl

I edited What Hi-Fi? through the era of plasma TV, SACD and the iPod – and an infamous cover catastrophe

By Clare Newsome published

Reflecting on a defining decade running the world’s biggest hi-fi and home cinema magazine, as technology took over the world.

Hi-Fi
Technology timeline

Engineers from KEF, Cambridge, Cyrus and more highlight the biggest technological game-changers in hi-fi during What Hi-Fi?'s lifetime

By Becky Roberts published

We asked hi-fi brands what technological breakthroughs have driven progression over the past 50 years.

Hi-Fi

Why the time is right for a new Sony Walkman

By Joe Svetlik published

Sony should make good on the cassette revival and release a new Walkman, cassettes and all

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Portable Music Players
Beosystem 3000c Dune Grey Edition turntable system on a white background

Bang & Olufsen's limited edition turntable system is sleek, stylish and very exclusive

By Harry McKerrell published

Only 100 will be produced

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Turntables
Roberts Stream 219 radio

Roberts Stream 219

By Kashfia Kabir published

The Roberts Stream 219 is more than just a radio, with multiple music-playing options and clear, agile sound in an easy-to-navigate design.

Radio

“It would be disingenuous to say that we have a plan for attracting younger music fans” – AudioQuest on the new DragonFly and getting Gen Z into hi-fi

By Alastair Stevenson published

The original DragonFly DAC was a gateway to better sound for millennials; can it do the same for Gen Z?

DACs
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