JBL Live 780NC review
JBL’s mid-price wireless headphones have a colourful design, lots of features and massive battery life. Can they win us over in the sound department, too?
Hi-Fi
My secret weapon for hi-fi sound on the go is back from the grave – and I couldn’t be happier
The mobile DragonFly DAC is back
The best Award-winning headphones, five-star speakers and great value turntables to gift your dad this Father’s Day
A good dad deserves some five-star tech!
"It's the last physical format we'll ever have." How the demand for CDs, tactility and good design led to Ruark's new R710 streaming amplifier
Our first look at the R710 streaming amp and Talisman-R floorstanders
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Onkyo Icon A-50
Onkyo might be better known for its AV receivers, but can its new stereo streaming amplifier mark a hi-fi comeback?
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Headphones
Audio-Technica's wood-clad wired headphones want to emulate "a classic electric guitar"
The headphones World Cup: from Beats to Bose, which audio brands are winning over football's elite?
Noble’s “most ambitious” high-end wireless headphones have an unusual driver design
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Speakers
Best floorstanding speakers 2026: all models tested by experienced reviewers
Best Buy Whatever your budget, we can recommend a pair of brilliant floorstanding speakers.
Wharfedale revamps premium Elysian speakers with refinements throughout to deliver "a blissful sonic reward"
Will the five-strong series be outstanding in their (Elysian) field?
Best smart speakers 2026: top voice-assistant speakers tested by our experts
Best Buys Speakers with virtual voice assistants baked in are all the rage, so our experts have tested the lot to find out which ones are top of the class
TV & Home Cinema
Monitor Audio’s versatile hi-fi and home cinema system boasts “genuinely high-fidelity sound”
Can it live up to a strong legacy?
Sony Bravia Theatre Bar 7 + S vs Sonos Arc Ultra: which Dolby Atmos soundbar is best?
Can the Sony system trouble our Award-winner?
Sony rolls out a major surround sound upgrade to its older TVs – including these Award-winning OLEDs
No soundbar? No problem
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Buying a TV for the World Cup? These are the features to look out for
Because the beautiful game shouldn't look like anything less.
Streaming & Entertainment
One of the world's biggest streaming platforms is getting a new owner, with this multi-billion-dollar deal
A media titan is buying a streaming giant
How much of your playlist is AI-generated? Find out with Deezer’s new AI music detector
As AI-generated content gets ever harder to recognise, you can check your playlists with the streaming platform’s new AI detection tool.
I found all the ways to watch the World Cup 2026 in 4K – but there's a catch
Can you watch watch in the best possible quality? Yes, but your 4K options all depend on your location...
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Please be upstanding for the alternative national anthems – one song from each of the 48 nations competing in the 2026 World Cup
From Curaçao to South Korea to Norway, and beyond
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High End Vienna 2026: all the news and highlights from Europe's biggest hi-fi show
We're into day two of the festival of high-end hi-fi.
