Simon Lucas

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.

The Fiio FT3 headphones are super-comfortable and super-rich sounding, even if you're not super-rich.

Unlikely as it may seem, the Audeze Euclid in-ear monitors deliver a sound that’s even bigger than the earbuds themselves

With its new EAH-AZ80 true wireless earphones, Technics is attempting to crash a party that may well be over capacity already.

Get sumptuous stereo sound without the bulk of an old-style system.

Yamaha is strongly betting that small is beautiful with its latest Yamaha SR-C30A Soundbar and Wireless Subwoofer.

The Denon DHT-S517 can help you maximize your home theater sound experience without maxing your credit card, but not quite flawlessly.

The FiiO M11S is a talented portable music player, and is tantalisingly close to being ideal.

REVIEW We knew how accomplished Samsung is at developing and delivering high-performance TVs at realistic prices, and the AU9000 absolutely delivers on that promise.

The Samsung QN800B delivers 8K detail for a more affordable price, but 4K TVs still offer better value.