
Alastair Stevenson
Alastair is What Hi-Fi?’s editor in chief. He has well over a decade’s experience as a journalist working in both B2C and B2B press. During this time he’s covered everything from the launch of the first Amazon Echo to government cyber security policy. Prior to joining What Hi-Fi? he served as Trusted Reviews’ editor-in-chief. Outside of tech, he has a Masters from King’s College London in Ethics and the Philosophy of Religion, is an enthusiastic, but untalented, guitar player and runs a webcomic in his spare time.
Latest articles by Alastair Stevenson

We asked three record store owners what vinyl young people are buying – and their answer wasn't Taylor Swift
By Alastair Stevenson last updated
Swifties are buying vinyl at scale, but what impact is that having on independents?

LG G5 (OLED65G5)
By Lewis Empson last updated
LG’s latest flagship OLED TV aims to dazzle with its next-generation OLED panel, but does it succeed?

Tom Petty, Motörhead, The Doors, plus some big surprises: we reveal 10 top music journalists’ most treasured vinyl records
By Alastair Stevenson published
10 of the world's top music journalists reveal their most cherished records as part of our Vinyl Week special event

Best OLED TV 2025: our reviewers' four top picks for serious movie fans
By Alastair Stevenson, Tom Parsons last updated
Best Buys Our TV reviewers detail the top-scoring OLED TVs they would personally recommend for every budget and type of viewer.

I interviewed three independent record store owners – and they have one big piece of advice for vinyl newbies
By Alastair Stevenson published
New to vinyl? Here are some top tips from three record store owners to help

Sony's follow up to one of our favourite OLED TVs, new JBL speakers, Yamaha headphones and more
By Alastair Stevenson published
A sea of new hardware from Sony, JBL and Yamaha dominate this week’s hi-fi and home cinema news digest

Two wins for JBL, a cracking new LG OLED TV, a devilishly good integrated amp and more earn five stars
By Alastair Stevenson published
All the facts on the top products our reviewers gave top marks to in March

Best cheap TVs 2025: 6 fantastic value sets for movie fans tested
By Tom Parsons last updated
best buys For very little money you can buy a 4K HDR TV with a great smart platform and decent gaming specs.

9 stand-out tracks we've been enjoying in the What Hi-Fi? test rooms
By Harry McKerrell published
Now Playing returns for its third instalment, with new bangers and some old school classics for you and your hi-fi to enjoy.

OLED TV burn-in is dividing our readers – but they agree on one thing
By Alastair Stevenson published
Things are getting better, but it is still a problem, according to our readers

Giant new TCL and Hisense TVs, a key insight from hi-fi engineers, JBL amp reviewed and more
By Alastair Stevenson published
Welcome to a fresh entry into our weekly hi-fi and home cinema news digest!

A swathe of five-star Sony projectors are leaving Europe, and I'm crestfallen
By Alastair Stevenson published
I’ve had to slash an item from my lottery-win bucket list

Best 8K TV 2025: two of the top next-generation TVs tried and tested
By Alastair Stevenson last updated
Best Buys If you want to be really ahead of the curve, you could consider an 8K resolution screen. Here are the best 8K TVs you can buy.

Forget OLED, I found three solid projector deals for every type of home cinema fan
By Alastair Stevenson published
I wanted to see solid savings on five-star TVs, but the best Amazon Spring Sale savings I have found are on four-star projectors

Best Dolby Atmos soundbars 2025: our reviewers' 5 recommendations
By Alastair Stevenson, Tom Parsons last updated
Best Buys Add a sprinkling of immersive audio to your TV with our pick of the best Dolby Atmos soundbars.

The 'home cinema in a box' Dolby Vision projector I use every day is selling for its best price ever
By Alastair Stevenson published
Looking to take the home cinema plunge during the Amazon Spring Sale? Then I'd recommend considering this Dolby Vision projector

Amazon has slashed the price of a five-star LG OLED TV for its Spring Sale – but I wouldn't buy it
By Alastair Stevenson published
At this price there are better, newer OLED TVs up for grabs.

These are the 3 movies our home cinema experts couldn’t stop watching in March
By Alastair Stevenson published
The top movies our home cinema reviews team couldn’t stop watching over March revealed

Should you pre-order the LG C5? This five-star OLED TV is excellent, but there is a catch
By Alastair Stevenson published
The C5 is awesome but likely price cuts make it an expensive option, for now…

A sneak peek at Sony's next-gen TV tech, our love letter to hi-fi shops, a high-end amp tested and more
By Alastair Stevenson published
All the latest hi-fi and home cinema news explained in our weekly digest.

Sony's new OLED killer could be the most exciting thing to happen to TVs in a decade
By Alastair Stevenson published
Two of our team have seen the cutting edge tech, both were wowed

Just tested! Our reviewers have a new recommended LG OLED TV
By Alastair Stevenson published
We just radically updated our LG TV buying advice after reviewing the C5.

LG C5 (OLED55C5)
By Lewis Empson last updated
As expected, the latest C-series OLED from LG delivers an excellent picture experience and unrivalled gaming specs.
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