Joe Cox
Joe is the Content Director for What Hi-Fi? and Future’s Product Testing, having previously been the Global Editor-in-Chief of What Hi-Fi?. He has worked on What Hi-Fi? across the print magazine and website for almost 20 years, writing news, reviews and features on everything from turntables to TVs, headphones to hi-fi separates. He has covered product launch events across the world, from Apple to Technics, Sony and Samsung; reported from CES, the Bristol Show, and Munich High End for many years; and written for sites such as the BBC, Stuff and The Guardian. In his spare time, he enjoys expanding his vinyl collection and cycling (not at the same time).
Latest articles by Joe Cox

Amazon deals: Save on Sony 4K TVs, Blu-ray players, soundbars
By Andy Madden, Joe Cox published
Deals You can make savings on a wide range of Sony products, including 4K TVs, to Blu-ray players, soundbars and more

Piega Premium Wireless offers hi-res streaming and high-end speakers
By Joe Cox published
There are three active speaker systems in the high-end company's first wireless range.

AKG releases K175, K245, K275 foldable studio headphones
By Joe Cox published
AKG aims for foldable, affordable, studio-quality headphones.

4K TV deal: Five-star 50-inch Philips TV now just £399
By Joe Cox published
deals This Award-winning Philips TV is a budget bargain

Save up to £50 on Sonos Beam, Playbar and Playbase
By Joe Cox published
deals You can save on Sonos speakers when you buy a new TV.

Klipsch updates classic horn speaker with La Scala AL5
By Joe Cox published
The "mini Klipschorn" combines a retro design with modern technology.

Now you can buy a vinyl record of complete silence
By Joe Cox published
Two sides of silence on translucent vinyl.

IKEA and Sonos to launch SYMFONISK speakers in April
By Joe Cox published
The first products from this collaboration will launch next month and it looks like there could be two smart speakers.

Rakuten TV plans to offer 8K movies by end of 2019
By Joe Cox published
The streaming service has ambitious plans, reaching new territories with a content offering set to include 8K films.

McIntosh adds Roon Tested support to digital amplifiers
By Joe Cox published
Roon will send compatible products "audio optimised for their capabilities"

Russ Andrews MiniZap connectors promise to upgrade your audio
By Joe Cox published
The 'noise absorption filters' fit any analogue or digital interconnect and promise to reduce noise for better sound.

You will soon be able to buy a 48-inch OLED TV
By Joe Cox published
4K OLED screens look set to get smaller and cheaper, with LG Display announcing it will deliver 48-inch OLED panels

There is now only one Blockbuster left in the world
By Joe Cox published
The Blockbuster brand became synonymous with the move from discs to digital, and it's on its very last legs.

Sonos One Gen 2 brings upgraded specs (and a price cut for Gen 1)
By Joe Cox published
Sonos has quietly slipped out a Generation 2 model of its One speaker, meaning the original model is now cheaper.

Wireless TV? Samsung files patent for TV with no cables required
By Joe Cox published
Samsung is looking to make your wall-mounted TV even smarter by removing the need for a power cable.

Save over 50% on five-star Ultimate Ears wireless speaker
By Joe Cox published
Deals This excellent portable smart speaker also comes with Amazon's Alexa voice assistant.

BBC and ITV to launch BritBox streaming service in 2019
By Joe Cox published
The Netflix rival, which has already launched in the US, will show classic, current and brand new British programmes.

The best of The Bristol Hi-Fi Show 2019
By Andy Madden, Joe Cox published
Bristol Hi-Fi Show There were plenty of new products and some old favourites

Samsung Galaxy S10 launches with HDR10+, Dolby Atmos and a headphone jack
By Joe Cox published
Samsung celebrates ten years of Galaxy phones with three new Galaxy S10 handsets; the S10e, S10 and S10+.

That Was Then... A&R Cambridge A60 (1976) vs. Arcam A19 (2013)
By Joe Cox published
We got our hands on a classic amplifier from the early 1980s to see how it fares against a more modern relative...

Samsung confirms it's ending Blu-ray player production
By Joe Cox published
Samsung has followed Oppo in announcing it will no longer be making Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray players.

Sony OLED TV deal: AF8/A8F drops to new low price
By Joe Cox published
deals You can pick up the AF8/A8F Sony OLED TV for a bargain price.

New HomePod may include Face ID, screen and gesture controls
By Joe Cox published
A recently filed patent suggests some interesting upgrades for a 2nd-gen HomePod
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