Andy Clough

Audio-Technica may be the No.1 headphone brand in Japan, but the company is well aware it has to take on the big global players in the rest of the world.

Controversy over the way TVs are tested for energy consumption has hit the headlines this week, with some comparing it to the VW emissions scandal.

Samsung has issued a statement firmly denying that it has used one of its power saving modes to improve results in lab tests for measuring the energy consumption of its TVs.

Existing Mu-so owners will get the free firmware v1.3 update on 6th October. And there will also be Tidal support for all Naim's all-in-one Uniti players, network players and streaming preamplifiers with firmware v4.3.

Best of Show awards celebrate the audio industry's finest in five categories; plus visitors treated to an exclusive UK demo of Queen: The Studio Collection on vinyl.

New legislation will simplify consumer rights when buying goods and services, and covers digital content for the first time.

Since Bowers & Wilkins first introduced its 800 Series loudspeakers in 1979, the range has represented the pinnacle of the company’s technological and manufacturing know-how.

Sony is expanding its home cinema line-up with three new projectors, two of which deliver native 4K resolution images.

Harman International is the latest audio group to offer Tidal's music streaming on a range of its audio products.

Bang & Olufsen has made a name for itself with its iconic product designs, and its latest creation - a standalone wireless speaker for the home - is typically striking.

Yesterday it was Technics who unveiled its new prototype turntable to the world at IFA, today it's the turn of Audio-Technica with its £330 AT-LP5.

We don't see many stereo receivers these days, but Onkyo has unveiled two new models, the £549 TX-8150 (above) and the £449 TX-8130. It has also launched a no-frills multichannel AV receiver, the £199 TX-SR252, with 4K compatibility.

Hi-fi trade body Clarity and Universal Music have teamed up to offer visitors to the National Audio Show in September an exclusive demo of Queen's Studio Collection 180g vinyl box set, a week before it is released.

Handmade in Germany, the £799 Astell & Kern Ti8e headphones will incorporate Beyerdynamic Tesla driver technology

There's a social media storm brewing over Spotify's forthcoming changes to the data it collects from users' smartphones and other devices.

The Sky+ set-top box gets its third update this year with the addition of Watchlist and Watch from Start functionality.

There's another new entrant to the hi-fi market in the form of British company Kleio Audio, founded in 2012.

We gave the original Denon CEOL Piccolo five stars in 2013, now there's a new version which is £70 cheaper.

The number of songs streamed in a week broke through the 500 million barrier for the first time in the week to 16th July 2015.

Once again Apple has broken records with third quarter revenues of $49.6bn and a net profit of $10.7bn, selling 47.5 million iPhones.

Last year it became legal to copy CDs and DVDs for your own personal use; now it's been deemed illegal again by the High Court. The law is a mess, and fails to take account of how technology has changed the way we access music and films.

It isn't a done deal yet, but Monster has confirmed it is talking to Spotify about collaboration between the two companies.

John Lewis's second generation of own-brand TVs are all 4K and come in 40in, 49in and 55in sizes priced at £699, £999 and £1249 respectively.

Our first impressions of the latest, fifth generation version of the legendary Monitor Audio Bronze 2 speakers.

Reference 4K model includes Bluetooth streaming, 1TB hard drive, Dolby/DTS decoding and integrated 120W, eight-speaker soundbar system.