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Astell & Kern A&futura SE180 player features interchangeable DAC modules

Home News (Image credit: Astell & kern) Astell & Kern, highly decorated maker of premium portable high-resolution audio devices, has just introduced the SE180 portable music player. It is the third model in the company’s A&futura series following the inaugural A&futura SE100 and SE200, both of which gained What Hi-Fi? Awards in 2019 and 2020… Read more

OnePlus 9

Our Verdict Flagship features and a big, clear screen make this mid-priced mobile a good option for your pocket For Good for gaming Detailed picture performance Decent built-in speakers Against Screen could be subtler Flat audio performance Alec Baldwin may be the best known, and arguably most talented, of his siblings but as Trey Parker… Read more

Legendary Technics SL-1200 deck gets its MK7 release next month

Home News (Image credit: Technics) Technics will next month release the SL-1200MK7, the silver finish of its legendary DJ turntable with specs matching those of the SL-1210MK7 released two years ago. A club staple since being adopted by disco DJs soon after the deck’s initial release in 1972, the SL-1200 is one of those rare… Read more

Technics has a new entry-level turntable, the SL-100C

Home News (Image credit: Technics) Technics is adding an affordable turntable to its legendary SL range of decks, and it’s called the SL-100C. The new model inherits many features of the popular (not to mention five-star) Technics SL-1500C. It has the same iron-coreless direct-drive motor designed to avoid issues such as clogging and speed control,… Read more

Bowers & Wilkins PI5 and PI7 true wireless earbuds officially unveiled

Home News (Image credit: Bowers & Wilkins ) Bowers & Wilkins isn’t always first to the party but, when it does arrive, it certainly likes to make an entrance. Today, the company launches not one but two debut sets of true wireless headphones, the PI5 and PI7. The latter are the more premium of the… Read more

Tidal streaming app lands on LG TVs, includes Dolby Atmos support

Home News (Image credit: TIDAL) Good news if you’re an LG smart TV owner and also subscribe to Tidal. You now have access to a dedicated Tidal TV app. The new app is compatible with 2018 to 2021 models running webOS versions 4.0 through 6.0 and can now be downloaded now from the LG Content… Read more

Samsung wants to make sure nobody’s tracking you with its SmartTags

Samsung has announced that customers will soon be able to scan for unknown Galaxy SmartTags trackers using Samsung’s SmartThings Find service. The feature, called Unknown Tag Search, will be coming to the SmartThings app starting next week. Users will be able to scan the nearby area for any SmartTags that don’t belong to them but… Read more

Sen. Tammy Duckworth on hate crimes, racism, and environmental justice

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) talks to reporters during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on November 17, 2020 in Washington, DC.Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images ‘There are structures that are racist in our society.’ Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) has been tackling racism on multiple fronts recently, particularly against Asian Americans. A bill aimed at… Read more

What Hi-Fi? Virtual Show Live Q&A: we answer your questions

Home News (Image credit: Future) The What Hi-Fi? Virtual Show takes place this Saturday 24th April and, alongside new product launches, interviews and advice, we will also be hosting a live Q&A on Saturday afternoon. We will be answering questions that have been posted by viewers during the event and you can also log your… Read more

Asus ROG Delta S gaming headset review: High-quality sound for PC, Switch and PS5

(Pocket-lint) – There aren’t a great many high-resolution gaming headsets out there, but the devices that do exist can make a real difference to your gaming experience. That extra audio range provides more immersion and also helps with things like hearing footsteps in competitive shooters. The Asus ROG Delta S sports a high-resolution Quad DAC… Read more

HiFi Rose debuts in the UK with a pair of premium music streamers

Home News (Image credit: HiFi Rose) South Korean brand HiFi Rose has launched in the UK and Ireland, and you can now pick up two of its products from select stores, supplied by Henley Audio. Both products are premium networked streamers. The HiFi Rose RS201 E (pictured) is a music streamer, DAC and amplifier in… Read more

Ruark’s R5 all-in-one system is now better and more beautiful than ever

Home News (Image credit: Ruark) “… perhaps the most well-featured all-in-one desktop system you can buy right now,” is what we said of the Ruark R5 when we reviewed it in 2019, and that is no less true today. Now, Ruark has launched a special Signature Edition version that benefits from a performance boost and… Read more

Sony announces new native 4K projectors, including entry-level VPL-VW290ES

Home News (Image credit: Sony) Sony has premiered a long-awaited sequel to its most affordable native 4K projector. The Sony VPL-VW290ES (known as the Sony VPL-VW325ES in the US) is finally walking the red carpet and hope is for another What Hi-Fi? Award-winning blockbuster. The glitz and glam of the update, compared to the hugely… Read more

Bang & Olufsen’s Beosound Emerge is a wireless speaker that looks like a book

Home News (Image credit: B&O) This is Bang & Olufsen’s latest wireless speaker. The B&O Beosound Emerge is wedge-shaped, making it resemble a slightly open book. Or a doorstop, if you were being uncharitable. Here’s a video showing it in more detail. Like the firm’s 2020-released Beosound Balance, the Emerge was created in collaboration with… Read more

Sony Xperia 1 III is the world’s first phone with a 120Hz 4K OLED screen

Home News (Image credit: Sony Mobile) Sony has launched a full refresh of its Xperia phone range, headed up by the Xperia 1 III (the successor to our favourite phone of 2020) and the Xperia 5 III (the follow-up to the five-star Xperia 5 II). The new third-generation Xperia handsets are virtually identical with almost… Read more