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Hi-Fi
Don’t call it a comeback – vinyl is here to stay, according to one of the UK's biggest music distributors
Why the MD of the UK’s largest independent music distributor thinks the resurgence of vinyl is part of a wider cultural shift
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Roberts announces two stereo portable radios, one of which has Spotify Connect
Meet the Stream 219 and Blutune 7, which have manual bass and treble controls
"It's still the best medium for the job" – the collectibles experts from Wax Poetics on why people will always buy vinyl
Co-founders Alex Bruh and David Holt say that record collecting is about more than just the music.
Controversial opinion: there’s more to collecting vinyl records than audio quality
When pressings go “mono” e mano, there’s usually only one winner
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Speakers
Best Bluetooth speakers 2026: tried and tested for every budget
Best Buys Looking for a Bluetooth speaker? These are the best home and portable speakers money can buy, from budget wonders to burly boomboxes.
Kerr's compact standmounts promise pro-level performance for smaller listening spaces
Kerr unveils the K400 standmounts
Danish speaker brand Jamo returns under new ownership, will unveil new range soon
The longstanding brand was sold in 2024, and now it's making a comeback.
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Paradigm's revamped speaker lineup vows to set "a new standard for affordable high-performance audio"
Paradigm launches the Premier Series v2
TV & Home Cinema
Adventures in AV: cheap outdoor projectors are yet to balance portability and picture quality
But this Xgimi model comes close
Xgimi Vibe One
Xgimi’s cheapest portable projector yet might be cheap, but it doesn’t skimp on cinematic scale or punch.
Wharfedale's new Heritage Centre speaker will turn your Lintons into a retro home cinema system
To go from hi-fi listening to home cinema goodness.
Forget Sony, Samsung, and LG – this rival OLED has all the ingredients to be the best TV of 2026
No box left unticked
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Streaming & Entertainment
This gory sequel is finally getting a 4K Blu-ray release – and it's a great way to jumpstart your home cinema system
There's a snazzy steelbook to boot
Has Sky beaten streaming at its own game?
It's starting to feel like we've come full circle
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Now Playing: the 6 stellar test tracks soundtracking our spring listening
Tracks to put a spring in your step
How Apple’s new AirPods Max 2 finally converted me to Atmos music on headphones
I have long been preaching that Atmos music is really for loudspeakers only. But Apple's latest overears are persuading me otherwise.
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Now Showing: the top 6 movies and TV shows our home cinema experts can't stop watching
From sci-fi blockbusters to laugh-out-loud comedy
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Rewind: imperfect OLED TVs, Sony’s next-gen display tech, modular speakers and more
Welcome to the latest entry in our weekly hi-fi and home cinema news digest
In For Review: new Onkyo hi-fi, Cambridge Audio active speakers, LG's top 4K OLED TV and more
6 highly-anticipated products we're excited to test in April
Rewind: new Bang & Olufsen “super-high-end” speakers, Apple’s AirPods Max 2 reviewed, and more
All the latest hi-fi and cinema news, explained by our experts
