Jonathan Evans
Jonathan Evans is the editor of What Hi-Fi? magazine, and has been with the title for 18 years or so. He has been a journalist for more than three decades now, working on a variety of technology and motoring titles, including Stuff, Autocar and Jaguar. With his background in sub-editing and magazine production, he likes nothing more than a discussion on the finer points of grammar. And golf.
Latest articles by Jonathan Evans

We've built an affordable, all-purpose hi-fi system for vinyl, streaming and even headphone fans
By Jonathan Evans published
Want vinyl or streaming, speakers or headphones? Well, why not have all four!

Bylines and star ratings: how things have changed in What Hi-Fi? reviews over the decades
By Jonathan Evans published
A look at the January 1984 issue of What Hi-Fi? reveals a very different reviewing process

Over 30 years of the Bristol Hi-Fi Show, and a group test of budget CD players in 1994
By Jonathan Evans published
Our latest look back over our archive takes us back to one of the first Bristol Sound and Vision Shows

20 years ago: plasma TVs, budget speakers and a very different kind of surround sound package
By Jonathan Evans published
A look back to the February 2005 issue of What Hi-Fi? highlights the differences 20 years can make in the world of home entertainment

We partner three What Hi-Fi? Award winners to build a sensational streaming system
By Jonathan Evans published
While it isn't always the case that simply bunging a gaggle of Award winners together will produce a system worthy of the name, here there is no bunging together involved.

Technics leads a talented and versatile vinyl system that will excel in larger rooms
By Jonathan Evans published
A mighty – and mightily impressive – trio from Technics, Arcam and Q Acoustics

We've built a gold-standard hi-fi system that delivers sweet streams aplenty – and looks good, too
By Jonathan Evans published
Together, this trio form an utterly handsome and talented setup for anyone wishing to stream to their heart's content without sacrificing sound quality.

This terrific, traditional vinyl system celebrates the best of British hi-fi
By Jonathan Evans published
This set-up is well suited to small to medium-sized rooms, mostly owing to our choice of PMC's excellent Prodigy 1 speakers.

We've built a versatile vinyl and streaming system that brings the best of both worlds – but doesn't cost the earth
By Jonathan Evans published
Here we have put together a wonderful all-rounder of a system, not least as it features both a streamer and a turntable as its musical sources.

We look back at the 1991 What Hi-Fi? Awards: a new era but a very different AV landscape
By Jonathan Evans published
The 1991 What Hi-Fi? Awards brought new ideas and the best products: but it was a very different beast

The rise of 4K HDR, super-sized screens and plummeting prices – 7 years is a long time in the world of TVs
By Jonathan Evans published
We look back seven and a half years, when a 55-inch TV was both massive, and really expensive.

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.

27 years ago, What Hi-Fi? was asking manufacturers to suggest their perfect hi-fi systems
By Jonathan Evans published
In the previous century, What Hi-Fi? systems specials were a very different proposition...

We built an incredible high-end home cinema experience, at a price
By Jonathan Evans published
This fantastic combination of home cinema products will match many a movie theatre.

We built a classy streaming hi-fi system with two brand-new, five-star products and a recent Award-winner
By Jonathan Evans published
Three talented components combine to create a sound that is more than the considerable sum of their parts.

We built a Samsung Q-Symphony system for streamlined Dolby Atmos movie and gaming action
By Jonathan Evans published
If you crave surround sound but don’t have room for a full home cinema system, this combo could suit you

Sonos Arc long-term review: the highs and lows
By Jonathan Evans last updated
The Arc now has a software upgrade, another TV to play with – and some surround speakers added

We've built a cutting-edge home cinema system around LG's superb C4 OLED TV
By Jonathan Evans published
This cutting-edge home cinema covers every base with a new OLED TV, a powerful AV receiver feeding a superb speaker package, and disc spinners for gaming and movies.

Love vinyl but want streaming too? This fantastic, affordable system ticks both boxes
By Jonathan Evans published
A great-value turntable set-up brought right up to date with streaming smarts.

9 brilliant TV miniseries to binge this weekend – Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV+
By Lewis Empson published
We've rounded up our favourite limited series TV shows that we think you can squeeze into one weekend of viewing.

Tight on space? This superb vinyl and streaming hi-fi system is ideal for smaller rooms
By Jonathan Evans published
A compact and synergous vinyl- and streamer-based set-up that certainly proves its four-figure worth...

The What Hi-Fi? team on the first vinyl records they ever bought
By Kashfia Kabir published
As we celebrate Record Store Day 2024 today, team What Hi-Fi? recalls the first time they spent their own money on a vinyl record.

When every week was vinyl week: a look back to What Hi-Fi? 1976 issue #1
By Jonathan Evans published
A half a century is a long time in hi-fi; and only a few venerable turntable brands have made it through the long journey.

When What Hi-Fi? wasn't What Hi-Fi? any more – a look back to our July 2001 issue
By Jonathan Evans published
A tweak to the What Hi-Fi? name didn't dilute our two-channel passion; but it did add more visuals to the mix.

We've built a brilliant vinyl and streaming hi-fi system powered by Mission and Wharfedale
By Jonathan Evans published
A relatively affordable system based around the Mission 778X amplifier, combining the best of modern streaming smarts with retro appeal and top-notch analogue performance.
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