Hi-Fi

Best stereo amplifiers 2025: 9 class leaders chosen by our review experts

By Becky Roberts last updated

Best Buys Breathe life into your hi-fi system with a new integrated amp

Best Buys

Best hi-fi systems 2025: CD, vinyl and streaming music players for the home

By Becky Roberts last updated

Best buys Music systems that strike the perfect balance between performance and convenience

Best buys

Fleetwood Mac’s breakthrough album gets Dolby Atmos Blu-ray Audio mix (and two vinyl releases) for 50th anniversary

By Becky Roberts published

The eponymous album follows last year's Rumours in getting the Blu-ray Atmos treatment

Vinyl

Campfire Audio’s tiny DAC/headphone amp promises premium performance from a pocketable size

By Esat Dedezade published

Featuring USB-C and two headphone sockets

DACs
Cambridge Audio CXA81 MkII stereo amp on wooden rack in hi-fi test room

Cambridge Audio CXA81 MKII

By Becky Roberts published

Cambridge Audio moves its legendary CXA81 on by a country mile with this MKII model – but has it come far enough to claim the top spot?

Stereo Amplifiers

Hurry! Prime Day ends today, and this is the only hi-fi deal I recommend you buy before it's over – here's why

By Kashfia Kabir last updated

Your last chance to get a 20% saving on a very good, very budget music streamer

Music Streamers
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Headphones

Apple AirPods Max wireless headphones on a sideboard among pot plants

Best iPhone headphones 2025: budget to premium, tested by experts

By Joe Svetlik, Andy Madden last updated

best buys
Beyerdynamic Aventho 100 headphones

Beyerdynamic brings vintage '70s style to its mid-range noise-cancelling headphones

By Harry McKerrell published

Wireless Headphones
AirPods Pro 2 on a chair outside

Five-star sound, $100 off: AirPods Pro 2 are now an absolute steal – but hurry, this deal ends soon!

By Paul Hatton published

Wireless Earbuds

Dyson's novel headphones aren't worth your Prime Day cash – but five-star alternatives are out there

By Harry McKerrell published

Wireless Headphones
Open wireless earbuds: Bose Ultra Open Earbuds

Don't follow the crowd? This Bose wireless earbuds deal is perfect for adventurous listeners

By Harry McKerrell published

Wireless Earbuds

Audiophiles, assemble! 41% off analytical Sennheiser headphones is a bona fide Prime Day bargain

By Becky Roberts published

Headphones
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Speakers

Sonos Era 300 placed next to the Audio Pro C20 on a desk

Best wireless speakers 2025: tried and tested by our expert team

By Harry McKerrell last updated

Best Buys Whether you're spending big or currently coin conscious, these are the best wireless speakers on the market

Best Buys
Tribit StormBox Mini Plus

This Bluetooth speaker is super-small and super-cheap – but it's up against a five-star JBL rival

By Harry McKerrell published

Tribit launches the StormBox Mini Plus, a portable Bluetooth speaker with a small price and even smaller dimensions.

Wireless Speakers

IKEA's new Bluetooth speaker looks Nattbad, Nattbad at all

By Joe Svetlik published

The retro-styled speaker has Spotify Tap for instant playing

Wireless Speakers
JBL Go 4 Bluetooth speaker

Best Bluetooth speakers under $100: tried and tested by our experts

By Harry McKerrell last updated

Best Buys Want a cheap Bluetooth speaker for less than $100? Here are our favorites, including portable and waterproof options

Best Buys

This wireless speaker deal looks spicy – but a five-star alternative is positively scorching

By Harry McKerrell published

Ouch, these Audio Pro deals are scorching

Wireless Speakers
Q Acoustics 5010 standmount speakers

Q Acoustics 5010

By Harry McKerrell published

Q Acoustics has found great sonic success with its 5040 and 5050 floorstanders. Can it manage the same results with its 5010 standmounts?

Hi-Fi Speakers
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TV & Home Cinema

Sharp GK4245K 70-inch 4K TV

Sharp GK4245K (70GK4245K)

By John Archer published

It turns out that a sub-£500 70-inch TV with Tivo and Freely smarts can actually be good. Go figure.

Televisions

The best TV deals 2025: the cheapest prices on the OLEDs, Mini LEDs and LCDs that our experts love

By Tom Parsons last updated

Deals Save on 4K TVs from LG, Samsung, Sony and more, including QLED and OLED models across a range of sizes.

Deals
Samsung QE65S95D QD-OLED TV

Best Samsung TVs 2025: budget to premium, 4K, 8K, QLED, QD-OLED

By Lewis Empson last updated

Best Buys Looking for a new TV and prefer a Samsung? No one would blame you. Take a look at the best Samsung TVs our in-house experts have tested and reviewed...

Best Buys
Sonos Arc Ultra soundbar

Best soundbars 2025: options for every need, recommended by our experts

By Robyn Quick, Tom Parsons last updated

Best Buys Our experts pick the very best soundbars to help you boost your home cinema sound, no matter your budget.

Best Buys

My dream OLED TV is on sale with a huge discount, but I still can't afford it – can you?

By Tom Parsons published

83 inches of MLA OLED gloriousness

Televisions

Skip this three-star portable projector Prime Day deal – this Xgimi is better and cheaper

By Lewis Empson published

Don't buy the LG CineBeam Q this Prime Day, get this portable projector instead

Projectors
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Streaming & Entertainment

Tom Waits Closing Time album cover

Why this iconic Tom Waits song is a regular in our test rooms – and can unveil the true essence of hi-fi

By Harry McKerrell published

Tom Waits' Martha is one of our go-to test tracks, and if you can handle its emotional punch, it should be one of yours, too.

Music Streaming

One of the year's most intense thrillers is 90% on Rotten Tomatoes and now available to stream at home

By Richard Trenholm published

A simmering twist on the revenge genre

Streaming & Entertainment
The best Sky TV deals, Sky Q deals and Sky packages

I watched every Star Wars film ever made – here's what I learned

By Harry McKerrell published

To discover whether they're worthy of their titanic reputation, I've watched every Star Wars movie ever made for Home Cinema Week.

Streaming & Entertainment

Stuck for streaming? Our favourite five-star Fire TV Stick is still at its lowest price for Prime Day

By Robyn Quick published

Last chance to snag this deal

Streaming Hardware
The cover of Appetite for Destruction by Guns N' Roses. It shows a cross with ribbons at the top and bottom displaying the band name and album title, with five skulls representing the members of the band.

14 of the best album openers to test-drive your headphones or hi-fi system

By Tom Wiggins published

These great opening tracks will have you locked in from the very start

Music Streaming
20 of the best film scenes to test surround sound

24 of the best film scenes to test surround sound

By Becky Roberts, Lewis Empson last updated

Looking for the best film scenes to show off your surround sound system's potency? We have just what you need...

Streaming & Entertainment
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Samsung, Elac and Focal: here are the five freshly announced products that we can't wait to test

By Lewis Empson published

Our favourite reveals from some of the biggest hi-fi and AV companies from the last month

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Prime Day Live: last chance to save on wireless headphones, budget music streamers, five-star OLED TVs and more

By Alastair Stevenson last updated

Looks like it’s going to be a sprint finish on this year’s deals bonanza

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Editors’ Choice: massive Prime Day savings on a five-star Dolby Atmos soundbar, Sony earbuds, giant OLED and more

By Alastair Stevenson published

Save your time and money with our first editors’ choice Prime Day report

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TCL TVs, Sennheiser earbuds, JBL speakers and more: our editors pick the 5 best early Prime Day deals

By Alastair Stevenson published

If you can’t wait just a little bit longer, these are the top savings we’ve spotted

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Marshall's first soundbar, Eversolo streaming amp with CD drive, and high-end Focal wireless headphones are being tested in July

By Kashfia Kabir published

6 hi-fi, AV and headphone products we're excited to review this month

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Dolby Atmos woes, a turntable from a guitar powerhouse, KEF-tuned headphones and more

By Alastair Stevenson published

Welcome to the latest entry into our weekly hi-fi and home cinema news digest

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