Is Spotify Lossless truly lossless?
We test the streaming files to establish whether Spotify’s long-awaited lossless delivery actually serves the bit-perfect quality it promises. Results were good, but there is a catch.
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I just saw the fulldome presentation of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon – and was blown away
The bad news: your home cinema ain’t gonna cut it. The good news: there’s more to fulldome than Floyd.
Step inside the world's best home cinema – a 'church cloister' entrance, gold ceiling and 15,000W sound system
'Surprise us!' was the minimalist brief from the owners. And Wavetrain Cinemas certainly did, building them an Australian home cinema judged to be the world's best in CEDIA's 2023 global awards.
HI-FI
Ask The Reader: hi-fi fans can’t be bribed with “luxury baubles” (apart from two big exceptions)
As expected, good sound is what matters most to What Hi-Fi? readers
Best hi-fi and AV racks 2026: well-built supports for your products
Best buys Support your equipment with a top-quality specialist rack and your system components will benefit from a stable support and being allowed to perform their best.
Arcam ST25 vs Cambridge Audio EXN100: which premium music streamer should you buy?
Two Award-winning streamers go head-to-head
Sonos announces a new integrator-friendly streaming amplifier for complex home audio solutions
Sonos brings its multi-room audio expertise to a new market
HOME CINEMA
Adventures in AV: Forget Sony and TCL – there's another cataclysmic shift on the horizon for home cinema aficionados
We need more, not fewer, OLED TVs focused on authenticity
Wanbo Vali 1
Wanbo’s coffee table projector is one of the cheapest we have tested, and it’s a surprising delight.
The B6 could be LG's brightest (and cheapest) budget OLED yet
The first of a new generation of cheaper OLED TVs?
This combo AVR and speaker package deal scores you cinematic surround sound at a huge discount
Save almost £750 on this Marantz and Fyne Audio bundle
TVS
Adventures in AV: Forget Sony and TCL – there's another cataclysmic shift on the horizon for home cinema aficionados
We need more, not fewer, OLED TVs focused on authenticity
The B6 could be LG's brightest (and cheapest) budget OLED yet
The first of a new generation of cheaper OLED TVs?
LG's leaving Samsung unchallenged in a key next-gen TV category
There's only one big hitter left
I was too young to be fully immersed in the 3D TV boom – but watching Avatar made me wish the tech hadn't bombed
Why did the tech flop so badly?
