Ainsley Walker
Ainsley Walker is a staff writer at What Hi-Fi?. He studied music journalism at university before working in a variety of roles including as a freelance journalist and teacher. Growing up in a family of hi-fi enthusiasts naturally influenced his interest in the topic. Outside of work, Ainsley can be found producing music, tinkering with retro tech, or cheering on Luton Town.
Latest articles by Ainsley Walker
The 4 best super affordable soundbar deals on Cyber Monday
By Ainsley Walker last updated
We've rounded up the very best soundbar deals under or around £200 this Cyber Monday. Upgrade your TV's audio for peanuts.
These Award-winning Sony headphones are at their lowest price for Cyber Monday
By Ainsley Walker last updated
Looking to get your hands on some five-star wireless Sony headphones with noise-cancelling and decent battery life for less than ever? Look no further…
Sennheiser’s five-star Momentum 4 headphones are at their lowest-ever price this Cyber Monday
By Ainsley Walker last updated
The Momentum 4 headphones boast excellent battery life, great sound, and impressive features – and now they’re cheaper than ever
Our favourite AVR is a Sony, but the Denon X3800H is a much better Cyber Monday deal
By Tom Parsons last updated
A huge £800 saving makes this top-spec Denon AV amp an absolute steal.
Calling all gamers and 4K Blu-ray fans! This stellar Black Friday PS5 deal is still going - but it won't last forever
By Lewis Empson last updated
Still haven't jumped onto the next-generation gaming bandwagon? Now is the perfect time with this PS5 deal
Technics’ flagship wireless headphones aren’t waiting for Black Friday to drop in price
By Ainsley Walker published
You can get your hands on these quality, feature-packed headphones for less than before, and it’s not even Black Friday yet
Rotel's RAS-5000 is a versatile integrated amplifier with streaming smarts and HDMI ARC
By Ainsley Walker published
Rotel’s new stereo streaming amp features a range of connectivity options and promises to bring power, control and precision to your set-up
Pro-Ject treads new ground with a fresh phono stage and its first step-up transformers
By Ainsley Walker published
A phono stage featuring balanced outputs and two different step-up transformers look to improve a wide range of set-ups
Sony wants to bring its Award-winning earbuds magic to PS5 gamers this Christmas
By Ainsley Walker published
The Pulse Explore and Pulse Elite are said to offer gamers an audiophile-level listening experience and handy PlayStation Link connectivity.
Wharfedale steals the speaker package show once more at the What Hi-Fi? Awards
By Ainsley Walker published
Dali also wins five years straight, while a custom B&W package enters at the top of the price range...
Disney+ subscription prices have changed, and it’s bad news for fans of 4K
By Ainsley Walker published
A cheaper ad-supported plan has arrived, however, if you want to continue accessing 4K and Dolby Atmos, it'll cost more.
LG’s Award-winning 48-inch C3 OLED TV hits new lowest price at Sevenoaks
By Ainsley Walker published
Thanks to a price drop and voucher combo, the five-star C3 can be yours for less than ever
'Scary Fast' event 2023: how to watch today's Apple launch live
By Ainsley Walker last updated
Here's how to stream and what to expect from Apple's 'Scary Fast' live event.
The Transparent Turntable offers a stylish solution to ampless set-ups
By Ainsley Walker published
A first turntable for Transparent now sits alongside the company’s range of stylish see-through speakers.
Apple TV+ is getting its second price hike in 12 months – and it's a big one
By Ainsley Walker published
Another bump in cost for Apple TV and a first for Apple Arcade mean knock-on effects for the Apple One bundle package.
9 of the best Halloween tracks to test your hi-fi system
By Ainsley Walker published
We've put together some of our favourite Halloween-themed tracks that are perfect for putting your kit through its paces
Apple TV is about to get better for users with soundbars and original HomePods
By Ainsley Walker published
A range of new updates and features come to town with Apple’s tvOS 17.1 update.
Cyrus’ modern-classic preamplifier’s price has crashed for a limited time only
By Ainsley Walker published
Looking to add a new compact preamp to your hi-fi setup? This limited time deal might be for you.
Bose Smart Ultra Soundbar vs Sony HT-A7000: what are the differences?
By Ainsley Walker published
Sony’s five-star, Award-winning bar will take some beating, but there’s a new Bose rival in town
This retro-tastic Bluetooth cassette player is a modern twist on a 1979 Sony Walkman
By Ainsley Walker published
A fun looking machine with Bluetooth and a rechargeable battery based on a cassette-playing classic
7 of the quirkiest hi-fi and home cinema products on the planet
By Ainsley Walker published
Some of the strangest and most unique kit we’ve had the pleasure of laying eyes (and sometimes hands and ears) on
Naim pre-amplifier price crashes as £2000 slashed from discontinued model
By Ainsley Walker published
You can currently get your hands on a Naim NAC 282 pre-amp with a fresh 37 per cent discount
Spotify's latest feature brings fans closer to artists, but it isn't the one we were waiting for
By Ainsley Walker published
With this new update, supporting your favourite artists through Spotify has never been easier.
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