What Hi-Fi? 50th Anniversary

9 monster milestones that helped shape home cinema: VHS, DVD, Dolby Atmos and more

By Daniel Furn Published 27 August 26

As physical media has a bit of a moment, we look at notable firsts in home cinema's many formats

“I have never been happier” – 4K Blu-ray, OLED TVs, Dolby Atmos, and six unforgettable years as editor of What Hi-Fi?

By Simon Lucas Published 20 August 26

What Hi-Fi? at 50 (and how I helped to get it there)

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.

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

“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

“When the DVD format arrived, “Home Cinema” really took off, helped by the rapid development of TVs” – veteran AV experts discuss the biggest shifts in TV and home cinema during What Hi-Fi?'s 50-year lifetime

By Andy Madden Published 10 August 26

Times have been a-changing...

I edited What Hi-Fi? in the late 2000s and saw Sony launch a dancing egg, headphones go mainstream, and the launch of a revolutionary (and divisive) music service

By Richard Melville Published 5 August 26

The hi-fi industry in the 2000s and 2010s could be a curious place – but it was also a time of revolution

Quiz! Can you name the first audio product from these 12 iconic hi-fi brands?

By Kashfia Kabir Published 30 July 26

What was Bowers & Wilkins’ first speaker called? What about the first Technics turntable? Take our quiz to test your hi-fi knowledge

What will hi-fi look like in 2076? We asked some of the most influential experts in the industry

By Becky Roberts Last updated 29 July 26

Will we be seven decades into the vinyl revival? Will AI rule all? We asked a handful of the most forward-thinking figures in hi-fi what the landscape will look like 50 years from now.