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Review: Monitor Audio Bronze 500 (sixth generation)

With the sixth generation of the affordable Bronze family is the last major renewal operation of Monitor Audio (almost) complete. The Gold and Silver updates brought significant technical and visual improvements to the table, but is all of that possible at a much lower price point? To investigate, in this review we look at the… Read more

Tidal expands and improves its Masters MQA offering (which is now discounted by 95%)

Home News (Image credit: MQA, Tidal) It’s a good day for subscribers of Tidal’s HiFi service: millions of tracks from Warner Music Group have now been added to the streaming service’s catalogue as high-resolution Tidal Masters. New Tidal Masters albums include works from The Notorious B.I.G., Missy Elliott, LCD Soundsystem and Madonna. Tidal has also… Read more

Listen to the What Hi-Fi? playlist 2020

Home Features (Image credit: Future) Every time a new issue of What Hi-Fi? is published – that’s 13 times a year – we update our playlist with a new selection of the music we’ve been listening to (and testing with) over the past month. And guess what? Now is that time. The Awards 2020 issue of What… Read more

Tidal

Our Verdict Tidal’s expansive, accessible and hi-res-inclusive catalogue remains the best option for streaming-savvy audiophiles For Great sound quality Hi-res Masters Intuitive and expansive Against Masters can be hard to find Tidal has been riding an encouraging wave of momentum since its celebrity-studded re-launch in March 2015. And in 2017 it became the first service… Read more

Dali Menuet SE

Our Verdict If space is limited, the Dali Menuet SE speakers could be just what you’re looking for For Excellent detail resolution Class-leading agility and precision Terrific build and finish Against Size limits sonic authority and bass Needs pampering to excel For those who are tight on space, the choice of speakers is pretty limited…. Read more

1000001 and many questions unanswered: Bill Gates' birthday

2020 is not a good year for Bill Gates. Like Rockefeller, Soros and other donors before him, he is hostile from many corners. His appeals to limit the corona crisis with simple measures are fading, at least in the USA. The publication date for his book on combating the climate catastrophe has been postponed to… Read more

State media treaty: countries want more media accessibility

The federal states want to make media content more accessible for people with disabilities. The federal states are therefore already striving for an initial amendment to the new state media treaty signed in April, which lays down rules for broadcasting and online platforms in Germany. It comes into force when the votes in the state… Read more

Review: KEF LS50 Wireless II

Sometimes a new product seems very very similar to its predecessor. That first impression can be very misleading, we discovered (again) with the KEF LS 50 Wireless II. This recently released version of the successful wireless stereo speakers has been improved in so many ways that you can hardly compare old with new. In particular,… Read more

First Tidal Connect products confirmed: NAD, Naim, KEF and more

Home News (Image credit: Naim) We now have wind of the first wave of products to support Tidal Connect, the recently announced one-touch casting feature for the hi-res streaming service. Following a software update earlier this week (20th October), BluOS-enabled devices from Bluesound, Dali, Monitor Audio and NAD now support Tidal Connect. That includes (but… Read more

KEF dominates the What Hi-Fi? Awards 2020 systems category

Home News (Image credit: KEF) There’s a lot to be said for hi-fi separates – for one, they allow for more step-by-step upgrading – but the hi-fi system often gets one over on it where convenience and space efficiency goes (especially nowadays as the increasingly popular concept continues to evolve). If those two attributes are… Read more

Tidal Connect: one-touch casting of hi-res and Dolby Atmos music

Home News (Image credit: Tidal) Tidal has taken a leaf out of Spotify’s book and launched a ‘casting’ feature that allows subscribers to control music streaming on compatible products directly within the Tidal mobile apps. Tidal Connect – essentially Spotify Connect for Tidal – allows the native Tidal app to be a controller for connected… Read more