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10 of the best Arcam products of all time

Home Features (Image credit: Future) There must be something in the water in Cambridge, England. Not only did Cambridge Audio emerge from the university city, but so too did another bastion of British hi-fi. Amplification Recording and Cambridge (as it was known originally) was founded back in 1976, the brainchild of John Dawson and Chris… Read more

Linn’s next-gen Klimax DSM flagship streamer introduces Organik DAC

Home News (Image credit: Linn) Linn has taken the wraps off its next-generation flagship Klimax DSM music streamer, the original of which kickstarted the British company’s successful journey into hi-fi streaming way back in 2007. According to Linn, the all-new Klimax DSM represents “a complete reimagining” of its top of the line streamer. That’s largely… Read more

How Rogers Hi-Fi is bringing back some iconic BBC speakers

Home Features (Image credit: Rogers Hi-Fi) To the younger hi-fi enthusiast, of whom there are undoubtedly some among our ranks, it might come as a surprise to learn the BBC once designed its own speakers. The same licence fee that’s now used to fund new series of Mrs Brown’s Boys was once invested in what… Read more

Audiozen’s Alchemy Embrace: a hybrid amp with ‘hug intensity’ control

Home News (Image credit: Audiozen) The end of lockdown may be just around the corner, but if you’re craving some contact, Audiozen has you covered with its latest product: the Alchemy Embrace, an amp designed to hug you. Kind of. Based at the foot of Mount Etna in Sicily, the boutique brand has been making… Read more

KEF Mu3

Our Verdict KEF’s first noise-cancelling wireless earbuds make a positive impression, even if they fall short of being best-in-class For Refined, mature balance Weighty bass Good battery life Against Beaten for dynamics and expression Call quality could be better KEF has dabbled in the headphone market since 2013, experimenting with both over-ear and in-ear models… Read more

Samsung Develops 512GB DDR5 Module with HKMG DDR5 Chips

Home News (Image credit: Samsung) Samsung has announced that it has developed the industry’s first 512GB memory module using its latest DDR5 memory devices that use high-k dielectrics as insulators. The new DIMM is designed for next-generation servers that use DDR5 memory, including those powered by AMD’s Epyc ‘Genoa’ and Intel’s Xeon Scalable ‘Sapphire Rapids’… Read more

Wilson Benesch’s Torus Series to enter its next generation in the summer

Home News (Image credit: Wilson Benesch) For British Hi-Fi Week, Wilson Benesch has shared with What Hi-Fi? its plans to launch an all-new Torus Series in the summer. Based on the eponymous design that precedes it, the new model (naming of which is being kept under wraps for now) will replace the 2006-released Torus Infrasonic… Read more

12 of the best Cambridge Audio products of all time

Home Features (Image credit: Cambridge) In the early 1960s, before it became known as ‘Silicon Fen’, the small university city of Cambridge, long a magnet for scientists and engineers, started to attract a new breed of technologically minded entrepreneurs. It was in this stimulating environment, with networks of like-minded people, that a group of young… Read more

Sonos gets hi-res audio with Qobuz first to enable 24-bit streaming

Home News (Image credit: Sonos) Qobuz has beaten Tidal to become the first music service to bring 24-bit hi-res audio streaming to Sonos speakers. It’s quite a coup for Qobuz – and welcome news for Sonos owners who have been waiting patiently for the chance to stream higher quality audio. You’ll need a subscription to… Read more

11 of the best British stereo amplifiers of all time

Home Features The brains and brawn behind your hi-fi. Underestimate the stereo amplifier’s importance in how your system sounds at your peril. This list of the best stereo amplifiers from the pages of What Hi-Fi? showcases the power providers that have helped to get the most out of our set-ups over the years. Big or… Read more

UK vinyl revenue to overtake CDs in 2021 according to British Phonographic Industry

Home News (Image credit: Elipson) Record collectors rejoice! Vinyl revenues in the UK are expected to overtake those of CDs in 2021, according to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI)’s response to a new Official Charts report. Working from this Official Charts Company data, the BPI has revealed that UK music industry revenues rose 3.8 per… Read more

Deezer expands its subscription offering with new Family HiFi tier

Home News (Image credit: Deezer) Deezer has revealed a new subscription tier combining the benefits of its ad-free Family and Hi-Fi packages called, unsurprisingly, Family HiFi. If you’re already a Deezer HiFi user, you can upgrade to Family HiFi immediately and get up to six individual, password-protected profiles for £19.99/$19.99 a month (the service isn’t… Read more

OnePlus 9 Pro and OnePlus 9 HDR10+ phones go official

Home News (Image credit: OnePlus) The wraps are finally off the OnePlus 9 Pro and OnePlus 9 smartphones and the features are very much what we would expect of a pair of 5G flagship Android handsets seeking to impress on the audio and video front. The more premium OnePlus 9 Pro looks to be the… Read more

Cambridge Audio DacMagic 200M

Our Verdict Cambridge’s top-of-the-line DAC is a well-armed, high-performing all-rounder For Smooth, clean, insightful sound Generous connectivity Native MQA support Against No remote control Tough competition Cambridge Audio’s flagship DacMagic 200M is the DAC equivalent of an all-inclusive holiday that not only offers flights, meals and accommodation but also throws in room upgrades, free excursions… Read more

Tidal Connect comes to Cambridge Audio music streamers

Home News (Image credit: Future) Cambridge Audio has announced a firmware update to bring Tidal Connect support to its music streamer line-up. The update is already available for the Edge NQ, CXN (V2), 851N, CXN (V1) and StreamMagic 6 (V2), and will arrive for the CXR120 and CXR200 from 7th April. Given that the oldest… Read more