Opinion

Wealth of content, value for money, easy playlist creation... You don’t need to be a member of Gen Alpha to appreciate the benefits of music streaming, says a fully signed-up Mark Craven

EQ controls are a vital part of any mixing console but have fallen out of favour in hi-fi – leaving Barry Willis stumped when audiophile friends ask for help in fine-tuning their system sound

Steve Harris on why modern versions of classic amplifiers sensibly make use of new technologies, leaving reborn turntables as the best place to get your genuinely authentic vintage fix

Health and safety concerns? Soldering irons a switch-off? Jim Lesurf wonders why the BBC’s massively successful Repair Shop series appears uninterested in restoring electronics

When Barry Fox met Sony CEO Akio Morita to discuss the launch of the Walkman, he had little idea how successful the portable music player would be – or the legal battle it would create

Who needs Dolby Atmos? New models from British brand EJ Jordan remind Steve Harris that there’s a long history of loudspeakers designed to better capture that ‘concert hall’ feeling

Startled by the price tags in recent product announcements, Barry Willis believes that some quarters of the high-end audio trade are aping the shock and awe tactics of contemporary art