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End of year Rewind 2024
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Open wireless earbuds: Bose Ultra Open Earbuds
2024 was the year of 'open' wireless earbuds, but are they game-changers or gimmicks? Time to be open to a new breed of buds?

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Bose Ultra Open Earbuds held in someone's hand with the case lid open Talking Heads

Wireless earbuds for surround speakers –Bose’s new home cinema feature could be genius and I can’t wait to try it

By Andy Madden last updated

Bose Personal Surround Sound sends surround effects through its open earbuds instead of external rear speakers.

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LG soundbar package with Rewind logo

Rewind: LG’s premier soundbar tested, we rank the top Mini LED TVs and more

By Alastair Stevenson published

Fresh news from three vinyl heavyweights, our rankings of the best Mini LED TVs and more in our latest news digest.

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Micro system and turntable composite image on grey background

We've paired a terrific micro hi-fi system with a talented turntable for a compact, does-it-all set-up

By Andrew Puddifoot published

We've built a cracking budget hi-fi system ideal for first-time buyers.

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Echo and the Bunnymen Ocean rain album cover

10 iconic albums from 1984 celebrating their 40th anniversary this year

By Harry McKerrell published

1984 was a big deal for music, hence we're celebrating the 40th birthday of some of the year's stellar records.

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Paddington

Hurry! Catch this 97% Rotten Tomatoes family movie hit before it leaves Netflix

By Luke Edwards published

An unmissable family comedy with a close expiration date

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McIntosh MQ112 Environmental Equalizer

This overrated hi-fi feature is an excellent concept poorly executed

By Becky Roberts published

EQ aims to deliver sound as you like it, but not without repercussions in 'everyday' products...

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Ultra short-throw projector: Hisense PL1TUK

I spent 48 hours looking at some of 2024's top UST projectors – and my ageing OLED TV is safe (for now)

By Alastair Stevenson published

We all love the convenience of a UST projector, but I can’t see myself using one as my main entertainment screen just yet.

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4K TV streamer: Apple TV 4K

I might be late to the party – but this Apple TV 4K setting is a hidden gem

By Lewis Empson published

Remapping the TV button on the Apple TV 4K remote fixes one of my biggest issues with the streamer.

Rewind logo next to Cambridge Audio headphones

Rewind: Our verdict on Cambridge Audio’s first wireless over-ears, OLED TV prices plummet and more

By Alastair Stevenson published

Struggling to keep on top of all the hi-fi and home cinema news? Our Rewind news digest has you covered.

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KEF Muon speakers next to a projector screen

The Apple TV 4K and Google Chromecast may have killed one of my favourite bits of DIY home cinema tech

By Alastair Stevenson published

I used to love building my home cinema and general music streaming set-up, built around a homemade media PC, but times have changed.

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Headphones and tablet system composite picture on grey background

We've paired the best tablet and wireless headphones for the perfect portable cinema experience

By Alastair Stevenson published

This simple two-product portable movie set-up combines spectacular picture performance with cinematic richness.

Tablets & Smartphones
Agatha All Along

This "perfect" new dark fantasy mini-series is now streaming on Disney+

By Luke Edwards last updated

According to the first reviews, this latest addition to the MCU TV canon is "perfect" and "spellbinding"

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Linn LP12 Majik

Record players are getting better, it just isn't obvious

By Ketan Bharadia published

Record players are getting better all the time, it is just hard to notice.

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A black pair of Sony MDR-MV1 wired headphones on a wooden surface with their cable showing.

Wired headphones are fashionable and buttons are back – is audio tech turning its back on the future?

By Joe Svetlik published

Weren't buttons and wired headphones supposed to be old news? What happened to the future?

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LG C4 42-inch OLED TV

3 of 2024's best step-down OLED TVs prices are crashing – but the best is yet to come

By Alastair Stevenson published

Some of 2024’s best OLED TVs are already getting huge discounts, but a big sales events is on the horizon.

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The Wombles album pulled out of a vinyl collection

After reviewing hi-fi through five decades, here's why The Wombles remain my biggest musical influence

By Jez Ford published

The furry litter-pickers were a supergroup of GOATs and heavily influential on my formative musical taste.

Turntable hi-fi system composite picture on grey background

We built a superb turntable and streaming hi-fi system using affordable five-star products

By Jonathan Evans published

Just getting into vinyl? Try our recommended system featuring easy to set-up, five-star affordable kit from Rekkord, Wharfedale, Rega and WiiM.

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Bjork Bachelorette album cover

Björk's best album is possibly my favourite test record ever – it should be yours, too

By Harry McKerrell published

If you're still baffled as to our (my) love of Björk, Homogenic is the record to make you into a full-blown convert.

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A close-up of the AirPods 4 in their open case

3 questions I want answered about the Apple AirPods 4

By Kashfia Kabir published

The AirPods 4 come with plenty of upgrades and new features, but there are three burning questions I have regarding their design, specification and price that I can't wait to find out the answers to.

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Fulldome CultVR

I just saw the fulldome presentation of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon – and was blown away

By Jez Ford last updated

The bad news: your home cinema ain’t gonna cut it. The good news: there’s more to fulldome than Floyd.