Simon Lucas

Grado originally released its Reference Series Hemp headphones as a limited edition – but obviously the lure of the Hemp was too great for people to resist…

Q Acoustics takes the proven concept of its excellent little M20 HD streaming system and makes it bigger. Not by much, mind you...

With the addition of one or two premium features, Sennheiser turns its ‘entry-level’ wireless over-ear into a ‘mid-market’ proposition.

The Pro-Ject Debut continues its relentless journey up-market – but is still cracking value for money.

The Cambridge Audio Alva TT V2 continues the company's attempts to make vinyl and modern format, and it's a smash hit.

Further proof, in case it wasn’t blindingly obvious already, that money spent with Rega on a record player is money very well spent indeed.

The Lenco LS-410 is a better Bluetooth speaker than a record player.

‘Icon’ has become a devalued word lately – but here’s the latest in an absolutely, positively iconic range…

Recalibrate your understanding of what ‘entry level’ means and there’s just so much to love about the A&norma SR35.

Bose’s second-generation QuietComfort Earbuds feature a bunch of clever tech with some very impressive results.

The Sony WF-1000XM4 swipe the title of the best true wireless earbuds you can buy today from their predecessors.

Combining convenience with impressive specification, the Samsung HW-Q600C is a Dolby Atmos (and DTS:X)-enabled soundbar that travels with a wireless subwoofer.

With the FT5, Fiio wants to democratise the esoteric (and generally quite pricey) planar magnetic driver technology to a real-world price-point.

At what point does a digital audio player become more than just a digital audio player? Astell & Kern thinks it knows – hence the A&ultima SP3000…

Bang & Olufsen has never been shy when it comes to setting prices for its products – but is there some overreach where the new Beolab 8 wireless speaker is concerned?

A teeny tiny way of making a big difference to your desktop's or smartphone's audio quality.

Supercharge your smartphone's or laptop's sound as discreetly as possible with the Helm Audio Bolt USB DAC/headphone amp.

iFi works its magic on a DAC-and-headphone-amp that’s just as much use indoors as out, and just as capable with wired and wireless sources.

SoundMAGIC brings its established entry-level expertise to bear on what is a new product type for the company – and so picks a fight with a whole new selection of rivals…

Bose fancies a slice of the ‘premium but not too premium’ soundbar market - is the Smart Ultra Soundbar the product to secure it?

Sennheiser attempts to bring some of the extraordinary potency of its Ambeo spatial audio soundbars down to a slightly more "real-world" price-point.