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Vinyl newb? I've built a modern five-star turntable system for around £500 in the Black Friday sales A whole record-spinning music set-up comprising two highly recommendable products
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With an AirPods Pro 2 deal as good as this, I think you'd be crazy to buy the AirPods 4 with ANC this Black Friday Apple's shot itself in the foot with this AirPods deal
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Sony is winning Black Friday headphones deals – here's which pair to buy No matter your budget

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Rewind: Our verdict on Cambridge Audio’s first wireless over-ears, OLED TV prices plummet and more

By Alastair Stevenson published

Struggling to keep on top of all the hi-fi and home cinema news? Our Rewind news digest has you covered.

Home cinema
KEF Muon speakers next to a projector screen

The Apple TV 4K and Google Chromecast may have killed one of my favourite bits of DIY home cinema tech

By Alastair Stevenson published

I used to love building my home cinema and general music streaming set-up, built around a homemade media PC, but times have changed.

Home cinema
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We've paired the best tablet and wireless headphones for the perfect portable cinema experience

By Alastair Stevenson published

This simple two-product portable movie set-up combines spectacular picture performance with cinematic richness.

Tablets & Smartphones
Agatha All Along

This "perfect" new dark fantasy mini-series is now streaming on Disney+

By Luke Edwards last updated

According to the first reviews, this latest addition to the MCU TV canon is "perfect" and "spellbinding"

Streaming
Linn LP12 Majik

Record players are getting better, it just isn't obvious

By Ketan Bharadia published

Record players are getting better all the time, it is just hard to notice.

Hi-Fi
A black pair of Sony MDR-MV1 wired headphones on a wooden surface with their cable showing.

Wired headphones are fashionable and buttons are back – is audio tech turning its back on the future?

By Joe Svetlik published

Weren't buttons and wired headphones supposed to be old news? What happened to the future?

Headphones
LG C4 42-inch OLED TV

3 of 2024's best step-down OLED TVs prices are crashing – but the best is yet to come

By Alastair Stevenson published

Some of 2024’s best OLED TVs are already getting huge discounts, but a big sales events is on the horizon.

Home cinema
The Wombles album pulled out of a vinyl collection

After reviewing hi-fi through five decades, here's why The Wombles remain my biggest musical influence

By Jez Ford published

The furry litter-pickers were a supergroup of GOATs and heavily influential on my formative musical taste.

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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.

Hi-Fi
Bjork Bachelorette album cover

Björk's best album is possibly my favourite test record ever – it should be yours, too

By Harry McKerrell published

If you're still baffled as to our (my) love of Björk, Homogenic is the record to make you into a full-blown convert.

Streaming
A close-up of the AirPods 4 in their open case

3 questions I want answered about the Apple AirPods 4

By Kashfia Kabir published

The AirPods 4 come with plenty of upgrades and new features, but there are three burning questions I have regarding their design, specification and price that I can't wait to find out the answers to.

Headphones
Fulldome CultVR

I just saw the fulldome presentation of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon – and was blown away

By Jez Ford last updated

The bad news: your home cinema ain’t gonna cut it. The good news: there’s more to fulldome than Floyd.

AirPods 4 hands on with Rewind logo

Rewind: New AirPods 4, more Marantz hi-fi, incredible LG C4 OLED TV deals and more

By Alastair Stevenson published

Apple may have dominated the headlines but there was plenty of other hi-fi and home cinema news last week. Here’s what you need to know.

Home cinema
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15 best tracks from the 2000s to test your hi-fi system

By Becky Roberts, Tom Wiggins published

Songs released between 2000 and 2009 that will put your system through the wringer...

November 2024 and January 1997 covers

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...

Hi-Fi
The 65-inch Philips OLED809 TV photographed on a wooden TV stand with an image of wilderbeest crossing a crocodile-infested river on the screen

I learned a depressing stat this week: HDR accounts for only around 5% of TV viewing

By Tom Parsons published

Figures from Philips suggest only a tiny portion of TV-watching is in HDR – even on flagship OLED and Mini LED models.

TVs
Maude looks on in The Big Lebowski

Prime Video just got one of the funniest comedy movies ever – and it's 93% on Rotten Tomatoes

By Luke Edwards published

Yeah? Well, you know, that's just like uh, your opinion, man.

Streaming
The 48-inch LG C4 OLED TV on a TV stand at an angle. On screen is F1 driver Lewis Hamilton in his racing overalls with an F1 car in the background.

LG's C4 and G4 OLED TV discounts bode well for Black Friday – and now this deal is even better

By Joe Svetlik published

This week the G4 hit its lowest price ever, while the C4 was only £20 pricier than last year's C3. And the big sale hasn't even started yet!

TVs
42-inch LG C4 homescreen

OLED TV prices make no sense right now – and that's great if you're after an LG C4

By Alastair Stevenson published

If you want a small OLED TV, we have some very good news for you.

Home cinema
Auracast banner in blue

I heard the future of wireless audio – and it could mean you never miss a flight again

By Harry McKerrell last updated

We've had a few run-ins with Auracast before, but now more than ever I'm starting to feel like it could be a serious step forward in audio sharing tech.