Articles by Alastair Stevenson, Editor in Chief

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.

Articles by: Alastair Stevenson

British Hi-Fi Week 2024 wrap-up: industry experts' home hi-fi systems, best test tracks, and what is British sound anyway?

By Alastair Stevenson last updated 10 March 24

Manufacturing in Britain, engineer's favourite test tracks, hi-fi separates and more – we are celebrating the best of British hi-fi past and present.

Adventure in AV 05/03/24 LG Z3 lifestyle shot in lounge

3 things need to happen to sell me on 8K TVs – and one of them involves David Attenborough

By Alastair Stevenson published 8 March 24

Based on our testing, LG’s 8K TV oozes promise, but there are still some roadblocks putting me off making the leap.

11 of the best Wharfedale speakers of all time

By Ketan Bharadia last updated 4 March 24

We celebrate the top speakers, old and new, from the iconic British Hi-Fi brand

What Hi-Fi? British Hi-Fi Week Cambridge Audio competition lead image showing price

Competition alert! Win a Cambridge Audio CXN100, worth £899 this British Hi-Fi Week

By Alastair Stevenson published 4 March 24

Our team’s giving away a Cambridge Audio CXN10 to one lucky reader this British Hi-Fi Week!

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Pick of the Month: Philips' OLED908 and JBL’s ultra-expensive home cinema amp earn top marks

By Alastair Stevenson published 2 March 24

Our team of experts gave perfect scores to only two products in February 2024

I spent 48 hours treasure hunting at the Bristol Hi-Fi Show – these are the 11 coolest things I found (VIDEO)

By Alastair Stevenson published 25 February 24

Curious about what cool hi-fi was at the Bristol Show this year? I did the leg work for you to find the best of the best

Philips OLED908 (65OLED908) review

By Alastair Stevenson published 22 February 24

Philips’ OLED908 is a fantastic value, great sounding next-generation OLED, but its time in the sun may be brief.

Bristol Hi-Fi Show 2024: See what a difference MLA makes to OLED at our exclusive TV demo

By Alastair Stevenson published 16 February 24

Thinking about getting a new TV, but not sure if you should splash out for one with MLA? Then you’ll want to check out our Bristol Hi-Fi Show demo

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10 of the best love songs to test your hi-fi system

By Alastair Stevenson published 14 February 24

We all like Valentine’s Day, but if hi-fi is your one and only, then this list is for you.

10 of the best anti-love songs to test your hi-fi system

By Alastair Stevenson published 14 February 24

Our team details the best anti-Valentine's Day tracks to test your hi-fi system or headphones.

Dear Samsung, Sony and LG – please start paying attention to cheap TVs as well as OLEDs

By Alastair Stevenson published 10 February 24

Flagship OLED TVs are cool, but I can’t remember the last time an affordable TV wowed me.

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Pick of the Month: KEF, Rega and more earn hi-fi glory

By Alastair Stevenson published 2 February 24

A modest four products earned perfect marks from our testers last month…

I love that hi-fi brands are going all in on wireless earbuds – but Apple's got them beat in one key area

By Alastair Stevenson published 27 January 24

Sony, Bose, Technics, Cambridge Audio and more are making amazing-sounding earbuds, but they’re behind big tech when it comes to connection stability

Samsung Music Frame wireless speaker feature a picture of a record player and vinyl

Affordable hi-fi is here to stay, but OLED TVs will remain a luxury: 6 things we learned at CES 2024

By Alastair Stevenson published 13 January 24

Our team of experts detail the biggest insights CES has given about what to expect from hi-fi and home cinema companies this year

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CES 2024 proves Samsung and LG's best OLED TV tech isn’t going down in price anytime soon

By Alastair Stevenson last updated 12 January 24

The best OLED panels are only being used on flagship TVs this year, based on what we’ve seen at the CES 2024 tradeshow

Stars of CES 2024: the 11 best TV and audio products we saw this week

By Verity Burns published 12 January 24

Best of CES 2024: the most exciting TV and audio products from the show

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Rolling laser TVs, dinky OLEDs and more: the 7 best home cinema reveals at CES 2024

By Alastair Stevenson published 12 January 24

There’s been a wave of new home cinema tech appearing at CES 2024, but these six products are the ones that most caught our experts’ attention

Forget transparent TVs – CES 2024 should have been about cheap OLEDs

By Alastair Stevenson last updated 10 January 24

CES always brings new TV tech, and 2024’s transparent micro LED and OLED displays are some of the most ambitious we’ve seen to date. But I have something simpler on my wishlist...

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Pick of the Month: Mission’s retro-revival amp and Q Acoustics’ speaker package earn top marks

By Alastair Stevenson published 5 January 24

We kick off the New Year by detailing the five latest products to earn five stars from our team of product experts

What Hi-Fi? Wrapped: our favourite tracks that we used to test hi-fi gear in 2023

By Lewis Empson published 31 December 23

We've shared our favourite testing tracks of 2023, with a Spotify Wrapped-style roundup - introducing What Hi-Fi? Wrapped.

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The best films of 2023 to test your TV or home cinema system

By Lewis Empson published 31 December 23

We've rounded up our favourite films of 2023 that we think would be ideal for testing your AV system.

2024 could be the year of hi-res wireless audio – but it hinges on two things

By Alastair Stevenson published 28 December 23

2024 could lay the foundation for a boom in wireless audio quality, here’s why

Sony’s OLED TVs nailed it this year – and rivals should learn from it in 2024

By Alastair Stevenson published 27 December 23

Sony’s had a great year with its OLED TVs and the reason’s pretty simple – it focused on getting the fundamentals right.

Network streamer: Cambridge Audio MXN10 / Cambridge Audio AXN10

Cambridge Audio has had a great year – and now I want it to revive a decade-old classic

By Alastair Stevenson published 23 December 23

Remember the Cambridge Audio Aero 5.1? I do…

Best products of 2023 including PMC Prodigy 1 speakers, Cambridge Audio MXN10 streamer, Musical Fidelity A1 amp, Sony WF-C700N earbuds, Sony A95L TV

Best of 2023: from top-tier OLEDs to retro revivals, our team picks its favourite products

By Alastair Stevenson published 22 December 23

2023 has been a busy year, but these are the What Hi-Fi? review team's personal highlights.

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