4 high-end hi-fi and home cinema setups I saw (and heard) at the Paris Audio Show 2025 By Becky Scarrott published 27 October 25 A home cinema room with 200-inch screen? Don't mind if I do…
These heavyweight luxury speakers look like Doctor Who villains, but they promise a heavenly audio experience By Carrie Marshall published 20 April 25 Just don't drop them on your foot: when I say heavyweight, I mean heavyweight
The 5 best speakers of CES 2025 By Ural Garrett published 11 January 25 Unique designs and fine audio quality.
I'm no pro sound engineer, but if I was, Focal's Utopia Main would be the studio monitors for me By Becky Scarrott published 20 January 25 Focal Utopia Main: you've seen the Diva towers, now see the dedicated in-studio monitors.
Avid's first all-new turntable in 12 years is an $11k Relveo-lation By Carrie Marshall published 18 July 25 The aspirational Avid Relveo has new suspension, a 'reimagined' platter and an advanced PSU – and just look at it…
Stretch goals – the 8 best money-no-object hi-fi gadgets we tested in 2024 By Chris Rowlands published 24 December 24 Our hi-fi travels in 2024 have seen us listen to some extraordinary high-end gear – these were our painfully expensive favorites.
Forget standard wireless speakers – KEF's new bookshelf stereo speakers are perfect for the digital age By Carrie Marshall published 21 October 25 KEF's Coda bookshelf speakers return with serious oomph and lossless streaming
Two hi-fi greats just released very tempting small headphone amps: one for your phone, one for your desk By Carrie Marshall published 16 July 25 Campfire Audio and Pro-Ject promise big audio upgrades in small packages, and with very reasonable prices
The world’s first Thin-Ply Carbon Diaphragm headphones are here from an audio icon – and I need to try them By Becky Scarrott published 6 November 25 Meet HEDDphone D1: A HEDD-y mix of futuristic technology in open-back cans
WiiM's new Hi-Res wireless speaker with cool circular touchscreen looks like a serious competitor to Sonos – with two big catches By Matt Bolton published 14 May 25 No Apple support is notable – and there's a big price question.
Panic! At the disc-o: Quad's retro CD transport makes me want to spend all my money on CDs By Carrie Marshall published 10 December 25 The Quad 3CDT is "dedicated to discs" and looks stunning
B&O’s latest limited edition speaker is also a portrait of David Bowie that looks as good as it sounds By Carrie Marshall published 24 April 25 This Bowie speaker looks so good you won't want to ch-ch-ch-change it
Shine on you crazy diamonds: Loewe's jewel-studded headphones cost nearly $140k, making my AirPods Max feel like a bargain basement buy By Carrie Marshall published 28 August 25 Loewe's gem-studded headphones are probably not the best choice for a trip to the bad side of town
McIntosh’s compact new audiophile amp is ready for streaming, Bluetooth, HDMI, turntables and anything else you want to throw at it, really By Carrie Marshall published 5 December 24 McIntosh's compact amp is a powerful performer
SACD is back, baby! This beefy new audiophile CD player is deliciously '90s, and has built-in tube amplification as a bonus By Carrie Marshall published 5 December 25 Money No Object: One of the rising stars of 'chi-fi' brings a new reference CD player, with powerful DAC skills
You have to see Dark Matter's stunning wired earbuds, which have up to 8(!) drivers in stunning designs By Carrie Marshall published 20 January 25 These high-end IEMs have more drivers than Fed-Ex
One of the best compact speaker makers just launched stylish desktop speakers with USB-C 24-bit Hi-Res Audio and Bluetooth By Carrie Marshall published 7 August 25 Audioengine's HD3 stereo speakers get better sound and better connectivity too
Turn any elite wired earbuds into hi-res true wireless buds with this smart add-on – but brace yourself for the price By Carrie Marshall published 25 June 25 Make your elite IEMs into true wireless ones with this impressive but expensive adaptor
Vertere's elite DG X turntable is modular, expensive, and hugely desirable By Becky Scarrott published 20 March 25 UK-based turntable specialist Vertere's new and easy-to-set-up turntable is for audiophiles and fledgling vinyl lovers alike – if they can afford it.
WiiM just unveiled the ultimate Sonos Era 100 rival — meet the hi-res Sound Lite By Carrie Marshall published 11 December 25 The WiiM Sound Lite is a stylish hi-res smart speaker for whole-home audio
Cambridge has unveiled three active bookshelf speakers at CES and it’s not hard to see the KEF resemblance By Becky Scarrott published 6 January 26 I’ll take a set in orange: Cambridge’s new active bookshelf speakers are so thoroughly un-Cambridge – in the best way
These speakers look and sound a million dollars, but they don't cost quite as much… By Carrie Marshall published 9 December 24 Magico promises million-dollar sound for a lot less money
I tested Cambridge's Evo 150 SE streaming amp and it is as high-performing a just-add-speakers system can possibly be, for this money By Simon Lucas published 26 August 25 Cambridge has dropped the ‘Audio’ and added the ‘SE’ to its Evo 150 music streaming amplifier – but what else has it done?
Best of High End Munich 2025 audio show: our top 5 products, from headphones to a tube amp portable CD player By Matt Bolton published 16 May 25 Not so much the $100,000 speakers, and more the great remotely affordable stuff.
Watch out, Sonos — Samsung's new wireless speakers look very cool, and directly challenge the Era models By Matt Bolton published 29 December 25 Two new speakers with minimalist designs and driver setups that directly target Sonos' main home speakers.
The 4 best all-new headphones I listened to at the Paris Audio Show 2025 By Becky Scarrott published 26 October 25 Know this: when elite over-ear headphones and the 'city of love' come together, I will always want to be in the room(s)
I listened to spatial audio on a 7.4.4-channel Focal speaker system, and now I need to up my Dolby Atmos music game By Al Griffin published 2 August 25 Focal's 7.4.4-channel Utopia Cinema speaker system is being showcased at Audio Advice Live 2025, and it delivers exceptional sound with both movies and Dolby Atmos music.
Harman Kardon's new Bluetooth speaker has a classic HK design that takes me right back to 2005 – but with a very modern speaker setup By Carrie Marshall, Carrie Marshall published 7 November 25 Harman Kardon's latest Aura Studio speaker features its iconic dome design plus integrated colored lighting
Grado's elite new open-back headphones feature huge 52mm drivers, and a beautiful walnut wood finish By Dave Meikleham published 19 February 25 The Brooklyn-based company’s latest flagship headphones look the part, and they should sound even better.
These luxe wireless headphones stick a tube-amp hi-fi on your head, and offer really hardcore Hi-Res Audio support By Carrie Marshall published 30 January 25 These high-end headphones have a tube and amp inside them