Hi-fi legend Focal is launching an astounding Dolby Atmos soundbar – but can your living room handle it? By Carrie Marshall published 6 November 25 The new Mu-so Hekla is a 660W, 15-driver soundbar with Dolby Atmos and Hi-Res streaming
KEF's new Bluetooth speaker is shaped like a Sonos Roam, but promises higher-end sound By Carrie Marshall published 23 September 25 KEF's svelte speaker returns with a Bluetooth boost, water protection and even better audio
A key WordPress feature has been hijacked to show malicious code, spam images By Sead Fadilpašić published 1 April 25 Researchers found different malware hiding in an essential WordPress directory.
The best small wireless stereo speakers just got upgraded with better sound in the same great-looking wood design By Carrie Marshall published 5 June 25 Ruark's brilliant Bluetooth speakers just got even better
Who needs Sonos? McIntosh’s new Bluetooth pre-amp does multi-room music the old-fashioned way, but with a modern app upgrade By Carrie Marshall published 30 July 25 McIntosh thinks big with a system for up to 30 multi-room zones
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
Devialet launches new upgraded Phantom Ultimate speaker with 'Heart Bass Implosion' tech, which sounds as exciting as it does terrifying By Carrie Marshall published 17 September 25 Devialet's new luxury Wi-Fi speakers promise heart-stopping hi-fi as well as eye-popping design
These amazing stereo speakers look like they belong in Elton John's house – and I'd take a pair too if I had Rocket Man money By Carrie Marshall published 16 April 25 Stratton Acoustics' new Element luxury speakers look absolutely astonishing
Forget Sonos, WiiM and Bluesound both just launched new small wireless speakers to build your multi-room hi-fi dreams around By Carrie Marshall published 23 October 25 WiiM's first smart speaker and Bluesound's reimagined Pulse Flex are here to ruin Sonos' day
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.
A great high-end hi-fi brand just released two affordable pairs of Bluetooth stereo speakers, and they look perfect for a modern vinyl setup By Carrie Marshall published 25 August 25 Elipson's making active versions of its bookshelf and floorstanding speakers
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
Pure's stylish speakers are a more joyful way to start your day By Sponsored published 12 August 25 Sensational sounds for chilling out, working out and hanging out
Audio Pro's huge new WiiM-powered wireless speaker range might be the biggest threat to Sonos I've seen so far - Update: Or maybe forget the WiiM part By Carrie Marshall published 4 September 25 From little cylinders to massive floorstanders, there's a speaker for everyone
This tiny, cheap box upgrades any speakers with Wi-Fi multi-room streaming, including Hi-Res Audio support By Carrie Marshall published 31 March 25 It may be small, it may be sweet, but it knows how to stream your beats.
This spatial audio wireless speaker is less than half the price of the Sonos Era 300, but it’s missing one crucial feature to really compete By Carrie Marshall published 23 June 25 Tronsmart's Fiitune X30 is like a half-price Sonos Era – but its spatial audio isn't Atmos
Bose's new Bluetooth speaker looks stylish and portable By Carrie Marshall published 2 October 24 This paperback book-sized speaker promises to punch way above its weight
Edifier’s new retro-style wireless speaker range looks very cool, and has the features to take on JBL and Sonos By Carrie Marshall published 12 June 25 Edifier reveals a high-spec tabletop, two portables and ANC headphones too
McIntosh's gorgeous DS200 streaming DAC is here, thus completing the nonpareil hi-fi system of my dreams By Becky Scarrott published 18 February 25 When McIntosh releases a hi-fi separate, I typically stop what I'm doing and take a look – and this one could grace pretty much any setup you care to imagine.
Hi-fi legend Quad's new super-powerful, super-connected stereo amp could be all the amp you need for the rest of your life By Carrie Marshall published 17 October 25 Money No Object: Quad launches its "finest-ever" integrated amp, and it's future-proofed in a ton of ways
I test audio kit for a living and these are among the best pound-for-pound powered stereo speakers I've heard By Simon Lucas published 25 September 25 The Ruark MR1 Mk3 powered stereo speaker system is a pound-for-pound contender for best on the market.
Elipson's new compact streaming amp looks like a brick, but kicks like a horse By Carrie Marshall published 25 April 25 It may be small, but it's got serious power for audio streaming
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
This funky Walkman-esque 'music player' doesn't look like a DAC, but it quacks like a DAC By Carrie Marshall published 23 January 25 FiiO's new and wonderfully retro music player isn't really a music player: it's a DAC, amp and remote for your device.
Meet B&O’s elite new Phantom and Mirage speakers — if you need to know the price, you can't afford them By Carrie Marshall last updated 15 December 25 It’s POA only for Bang & Olufsen’s huge multi-driver speakers in ‘Phantom’ or ‘Mirage’
If you haven't considered this super high-end bed with inbuilt KEF speakers, do you even love music? By Becky Scarrott published 4 June 25 Meet the KEF x Savoir The Seventy Five, a seriously high-spec bed with a gloriously high-end sound system stitched in.
Bluesound is still gunning for Sonos, this time with powerful new Dolby Atmos soundbars at different sizes By Carrie Marshall published 27 August 25 These seriously powerful soundbars have multi-room streaming and hi-res audio, as well as big TV sound
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
Quad's new Gen X ESL electro-static speakers look nothing like the 1957 originals, and I really, really want them By Becky Scarrott published 28 July 25 Stunning slimline electro-static speakers with a halo of light at the base. Yes, you can switch it off (but I actually love it).
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?