Andy Clough
Andy is Global Brand Director of What Hi-Fi? and has been a technology journalist for 30 years. During that time he has covered everything from VHS and Betamax, MiniDisc and DCC to CDi, Laserdisc and 3D TV, and any number of other formats that have come and gone. He loves nothing better than a good old format war. Andy edited several hi-fi and home cinema magazines before relaunching whathifi.com in 2008 and helping turn it into the global success it is today. When not listening to music or watching TV, he spends far too much of his time reading about cars he can't afford to buy.
Latest articles by Andy Clough

Tannoy's new Gold Reference GRF speaker to be built in Scotland
By Andy Clough published
The success of the limited edition GRF-90 has led Tannoy to develop a permanent addition to the Prestige range, the £17k Gold Reference GRF. The company says the new model will be built at Tannoy's existing plant in Coatbridge, Scotland.

Focal Utopia by Tournaire are world's most expensive headphones
By Andy Clough published
At $120,000 a pair, and with the optional stand costing a further $12,000, Focal claims to have made the most expensive headphones on the planet.

Onkyo adds 20 carat diamonds to its H900M headphones
By Andy Clough published
Now if there's one thing Las Vegas does well it's a bit of bling, and Onkyo has come up trumps in that department at CES with a pair of diamond-encrusted H900M headphones.

Stars of CES 2017: The best audio products of CES
By Andy Clough published
The Stars of CES 2017 celebrate 10 of the best new audio and video products that we've seen launched at this year's show in Las Vegas.

Arcam rPlay adds hi-res music streaming and multi-room to any audio system
By Andy Clough published
Arcam's rSeries continues to grow apace and the latest addition to the family is this, the £399 rPlay, a nifty little box that can add hi-res streaming and multiroom capability to any audio system.

Audio-Technica launches flagship ATH-DSR9BT wireless headphones with aptX HD
By Andy Clough published
We expect to see plenty of new headphones at CES 2017, and first out of the traps is Audio-Technica with three new flagship models featuring the company's Pure Digital Drive system.

Sony introduces its first Bravia 4K OLED TV range
By Andy Clough published
So the rumours were true: Sony has finally jumped on the OLED bandwagon and is launching its first full range of 4K OLED Bravia TVs at CES 2017, called the A1 series.

Mark Levinson celebrates its 45th anniversary with its first turntable
By Andy Clough published
What better way to mark an important birthday than with a new turntable? That's exactly what luxury US hi-fi brand Mark Levinson has done, revealing to the world what it considers to be the first deck to be worthy of the brand's name.

Panasonic, Technics at CES 2017: 5 key highlights
By Andy Clough published
Panasonic's 2017 press conference at CES was a low-key affair, with more emphasis on its business-to-business strategy rather than consumer products. But we did see a couple of new pieces of home entertainment kit, so here's five things we discovered.

LG Signature flagship OLED TVs get Dolby Atmos sound
By Andy Clough published
LG is claiming to have created the 'perfect' flagship TV with its 2017 'W' (Wallpaper) OLED model which is just 2.57mm thick.

Amazon Alexa voice control comes to 4K TVs at CES 2017
By Andy Clough published
We're rather fond of Amazon's Alexa voice assistant, and now she has been incorporated into a range of four 4K TVs from US companies Element, Westinghouse and Seiki.

Tannoy denies it will end all speaker production in Scotland
By Andy Clough published
Parent company Music Group says union suggestions that it has reneged on plans to keep some speaker production in Scotland are "incorrect".

40th anniversary giveaway: £20k of prizes are on their way to 42 winners
By Andy Clough published
Congratulations to all our winners who should by now have been notified of their prizes.

Arcam slashes prices of Solo music and movie systems
By Andy Clough published
As manufacturers struggle with post-Brexit price increases due to the falling pound, Arcam is bucking the trend with price reductions on its Solo all-in-one systems and A-Series amplifiers.

Devialet raises €100m for further development and expansion
By Andy Clough published
A consortium of investors is funding the future growth of specialist French audio company Devialet in Asia and the US.

Samsung and Harman: the perfect marriage?
By Andy Clough published
This morning's news that Samsung is to acquire Harman International for $8bn is further evidence, if any were needed, of the increasing consolidation taking place in the consumer electronics market.

Samsung to buy Harman International for $8bn
By Andy Clough published
The South Korean electronics giant has agreed a takeover of US audio company Harman for $112 per share in cash, valuing it at $8bn.

Classic FM is now available in 'HD sound' on iOS and Android apps
By Andy Clough published
Latest app update brings the option of better quality sound when listening to Classic FM on a smartphone or tablet.

Samsung denies bid to buy French speaker company Focal
By Andy Clough published
Could Focal, which also owns Naim, be about to fall under the ownership of troubled South Korean consumer electronics giant Samsung?

Has Samsung got an even bigger problem with exploding phones?
By Andy Clough published
Just when Samsung was probably hoping things couldn't get any worse, a lawsuit in California alleges more of its phones than just the Galaxy Note 7 were susceptible to catching fire.

What Hi-Fi? Awards 2016 - all the winners revealed!
By Andy Clough published
The What Hi-Fi? Awards 2016 winners have now been revealed!

Indulgence Show 2016 - a celebration of high-end hi-fi
By Andy Clough published
The inaugural Indulgence Show, born out of the Headroom Show in Chiswick, is taking place in west London this weekend. We popped in to have a look around.

Naim revamps entire Uniti all-in-one streaming range
By Andy Clough published
This is not just a cosmetic update: Naim has invested nearly £4m and spent more than three years redesigning and re-engineering the entire Uniti platform and every product within it.

Bowers & Wilkins powers the audio behind Björk Digital exhibition at Somerset House
By Andy Clough published
Whether or not you are a fan of Björk's music, her latest multimedia extravaganza in London is a technical and audio tour de force.

B&W cuts the cord with P7 Wireless headphones - and slashes prices
By Andy Clough published
Following in the footsteps of its Award-winning P5 Wireless Bluetooth headphones, B&W has now dropped the wires on its bigger P7 cans to release the new P7 Wireless version. B&W is also cutting the price of the wired P7s from £330 to £280.
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