Becky Scarrott
Becky has been a full-time staff writer at What Hi-Fi? since March 2019. Prior to gaining her MA in Journalism in 2018, she freelanced as an arts critic alongside a 20-year career as a professional dancer and aerialist – any love of dance is of course tethered to a love of music. Becky has previously contributed to Stuff, FourFourTwo, This is Cabaret and The Stage. When not writing, she dances, spins in the air, drinks coffee, watches football or surfs in Cornwall with her other half – a football writer whose talent knows no bounds.
Latest articles by Becky Scarrott

Yamaha's TW-E5B wireless earbuds try to stop you from turning up the volume
By Becky Scarrott last updated
New true wireless earbuds from Yamaha featuring the company's proprietary True Sound technology and Listening Care.

iFi's Zen Air hi-fi range brings its successful Zen series to a lower price
By Becky Scarrott published
Based on the British company's award-winning Zen series, iFi’s four-strong Zen Air range promises to make high-performance audio more affordable than ever before.

dCS details new Ring DAC Apex tech within its Vivaldi and Rossini series
By Becky Scarrott last updated
Following last week’s announcement of an update to its groundbreaking Ring DAC, the British audio pioneer now has details on how the next-gen technology fits in its offering...

Beyerdynamic Space is a portable Bluetooth speaker for calls as much as music
By Becky Scarrott published
Beyerdynamic bills its portable speaker as a 'personal speakerphone' that has 360-degree voice pickup and can reduce background noise for crystal-clear conference calls.

Exposure unveils its new top-of-the-range VXN series phono amplifier
By Becky Scarrott published
A phono amp designed to be partnered with Exposure’s VXN Power Supply, forming a two-box set-up in which the sensitive phono circuits are entirely isolated from the power supply circuitry.

Honor Magic4 Pro is a 6.81-inch phone with HDR10+ and IMAX Enhanced support
By Becky Scarrott published
Honor's Magic4 Series includes the premium new Magic4 Pro smartphone, Earbuds 3 Pro and new GS 3 smartwatch.

dCS unveils next-gen Ring DAC Apex tech for its Vivaldi DAC, Rossini DAC, Rossini Player
By Becky Scarrott published
An exciting time for digital audio: dCS reveals the newest version of its groundbreaking Ring DAC technology.

A foldable Apple iPhone may not arrive until 2025
By Becky Scarrott published
But it's not all bad news: Apple foldable 'notebooks' could be coming.

QED's extra-long HDMI 2.1 cable is available in lengths up to 20m
By Becky Scarrott published
QED’s new Performance Optical Ultra High Speed HDMI 2.1 cable delivers 8K and 10K video over long cable AV installations

EarMen takes on iFi with Colibri, a balanced, portable DAC for your headphones
By Becky Scarrott last updated
Colibri is billed as a premium audiophile, pocket-friendly USB DAC, preamp and headphone amp that will "give you a listening experience like no other".

Monoprice Monolith turntables: Audio-Technica cartridges and vast connectivity from just $199
By Becky Scarrott published
Even the base model comes preinstalled with Audio‑Technica's AT‑3600L, while the two higher-end models are supplied with the Audio‑Technica AT‑VM95E cartridge.

Xbox Series X is about to get a Quick Resume upgrade
By Becky Scarrott published
The update was originally announced in Xbox's latest Insider release notes on 11th February, but don't get too excited – it's still in the pipeline...

Roberts Radio's limited-edition turntable celebrates Amy Winehouse's legacy
By Becky Scarrott published
Roberts is collaborating with the Amy Winehouse Foundation to celebrate the icon’s life and legacy – starting with the release of the Roberts RT200 x Amy Edition turntable.

Alienware's QD-OLED monitor to be priced just $1299, arriving 'early this spring'
By Becky Scarrott published
The world's-first QD-OLED could actually be a Dell

It looks as though Apple could be readying a dedicated 'Apple Classical' app
By Becky Scarrott last updated
The latest Apple Music for Android update features better widgets and an 'Apple Classical' name in the beta.

Samsung unveils Galaxy S22 Ultra with S Pen inbuilt and S22+, S22 flagship phones
By Becky Scarrott published
Expect the brightest display yet on a Galaxy smartphone, plus Samsung's 'best AI camera ever'.

Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is here: Samsung's biggest, fastest, thinnest tablet ever
By Becky Scarrott published
Powerful 4nm processor, meet Samsung's new three-strong S Pen-toting Tab S8 tablet lineup.

Wilson Benesch announces striking £98k Omnium tower speakers
By Becky Scarrott published
From the Latin for 'of all', and of all the speakers we've seen, these are among the most desirable on paper – and expensive.

Lypertek PurePlay Z5 true wireless earbuds combine ANC and affordability
By Becky Scarrott published
Lypertek has launched its first true wireless earphones with hybrid active noise cancellation, along with the firm's most advanced app to date.

Melco's N10/2 is its 'best-performing' digital music library yet
By Becky Scarrott published
The new two-box flagship is available in two distinct storage type variants: an HDD version (N10/2-H50) and an SSD variant (N10/2-S38).

Samsung Galaxy S22 on sale dates could be pushed back
By Becky Scarrott published
With just eight days until the event Samsung typically uses to unveil its latest Galaxy handsets, rumours suggest actual availability may be pushed back by at least two weeks.

The cheapest 2022 Samsung MicroLED TV will reportedly cost $80,000
By Becky Scarrott published
Samsung has been promising cheaper MicroLED TVs this year, but if this is cheap, we'll be saving for quite some time...

Lenco launches 400 series turntables with USB, Bluetooth and four built-in speakers
By Becky Scarrott published
Three new belt driven models, each with high-quality Audio-Technica cartridge, Bluetooth 5.0 and USB player with direct encoder.
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