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May 30
- Audirvana Plus music player offers ‘improved’ sound, hi-res and MQA support
- Alexa arrives on LG’s 2018 OLED and Super UHD TVs
May 29
- Apple HomePod gets AirPlay 2, multi-room audio and stereo pairing
- 20% off B&O headphones and speakers, Samsung and Sony 4K TVs
- Serious savings on Naim at Sevenoaks
- BBC 4K HDR World Cup confirmation a week away?
- Every Linn music streamer now supports Roon
May 25
- Netgem SoundBox HD combines soundbar, streamer and TV set-top-box into one
- A brief guide to projectors
May 24
- Virgin TV to offer Champions League final in 4K Ultra HD via BT Sport
May 23
- Marantz introduces NR1609 and NR1509 slimline AV amps
- New Sonos speaker bundles start at £398
- HTC launches U12+ flagship smartphone
May 22
- Eurosport to launch 4K Ultra HD channel for French Open tennis
- Master & Dynamic MW50+ are both over-ear and on-ear headphones
May 21
- Cheap Apple HomePod could launch with Beats branding
- Sonos vs Denon: settlement reached, Denon HEOS continues 'unchanged'
- BBC's 4K iPlayer Cup Final trial gives hope for Ultra HD World Cup
- Three VPI Avenger turntables assemble in the UK
May 18
- Tidal investigates 'data breach', denies manipulating streaming figures
- Pioneer introduces a pair of 9.2-channel receivers
- Echo vs HomePod: Amazon shipped six times more speakers than Apple in Q1
May 17
- Polk Audio Command Bar: an Alexa-enabled soundbar
- The new What Hi-Fi? Podcast is available now!
- Design of the times: exploring the history of hi-fi evolution
- YouTube Music: Google’s new, free Spotify rival
- Digital radio surpasses FM/AM listening for the first time
- Tidal reportedly behind on royalty payments
May 16
- OnePlus announces new flagship 6 smartphone and wireless headphones
- Vinyl and Blu-ray sales dominated by "superfans"
- Onkyo introduces TX-RZ730 and TX-RZ830 9.2-channel AV amps
- McIntosh launches MCD600 SACD/CD player and MS500 streamer
May 15
- Yamaha unveils new range of flagship Aventage AV amps
- Fyne Audio introduces F700 speaker series
- BBC confirms World Cup coverage - and there's no 4K
May 14
- Your 20 favourite hi-fi test tracks
- TuneTot: Wilson Audio’s smallest and most affordable speaker
May 12
- Pioneer announces £400 A-40AE integrated amp
May 11
- Cyrus One HD amp adds DAC and aptX HD Bluetooth
- Burmester unveils trio of Signature series products
- Audiolab reveals 6000A amplifier, 6000CDT transport and M-DAC Nano at High End 2018
May 10
- Chord Electronics launches new Choral Etude power amplifier
- Chord unveils Hugo TT 2 DAC/headphone amp at High End 2018
- Bowers & Wilkins to open new UK R&D centre
- T+A celebrates 40th anniversary with new Criterion speakers and mono power amplifier
- Dan D'Agostino's new power amp: Relentless by both name and nature
- Focal expands flagship Utopia III Evo speaker range
- PMC launches £45k flagship Fact Fenestria speakers
- SME unveils Synergy, a £14,950 all-in-one turntable
- Finkteam launches Borg loudspeaker at High End Show 2018
- Audiolab announces its first headphones: M-EAR 2D and 4D in-ears
- Astell & Kern launches A&norma SR15 and A&futura SE100 portable music players
- Dynaudio previews revised Confidence speaker range at Munich 2018
- New Audeze LCD-4z are easy-to-drive high-end headphones
- Sonus Faber launches Sonetto speaker range at High End 2018
- Atlas introduces flagship Luxe cables with leather finish
May 9
- Pro-Ject Stream Box S2 Ultra network-enables DACs with USB inputs
- Tivoli Audio unveils true wireless buds and Alexa all-in-one system
- Pro-Ject announces Juke Box S2 Stereo Set all-in-one turntable with speakers
- Pro-Ject’s latest Beatles-themed turntable: Yellow Submarine
- Tidal accused of manipulating streaming figures
- BBC, ITV and Channel 4 planning Netflix streaming rival
- LG 2018 OLED and Super UHD TVs get Google Assistant
May 8
- Google Smart Displays add a screen and live TV to voice speakers
- Google and JBL partner for Android TV and Google Assistant soundbar
May 4
- Estelon introduces ‘intelligent’ LYNX speaker system
- Meet the speaker attempting to solve the biggest problem in audio engineering
- Metaxas & Sins to launch open reel tape recorder at Munich 2018
- LG 4K TV owners can now rent Dolby Atmos and Vision films
May 3
- Shure to end phono cartridge business after 86 years of production
- Wilson Benesch announces £140k Eminence speakers
- B&O Play revives ‘90s design in new wireless Earset earbuds
May 2
- Gibson files for bankruptcy, plans to dump audio brands
- LG unveils G7 ThinQ flagship smartphone with AI camera smarts
- The Royal Wedding will be broadcast in 4K and released on vinyl
- Put a spring in your step with an AV overhaul from Sevenoaks
- June 2018 issue on sale now!
- Apple’s hardware sales largely flat despite iPhone success
- Moon introduces 390 streaming DAC/pre-amp
May 1
- SME brings Garrard audio brand back to the UK
- Volareo: the world's first blockchain smart speaker
- How do Dynaudio's wireless speakers perform in the real-world?
- Is Sonos readying a smart soundbar?
- Hi Fi Racks to launch Omnium8 at Munich High End Show