HiFi Annex opens for 7th and final season of outdoor concerts

Outdoor concert season is kicking off as the weather starts to warm up. As the ticket sign is up out back of the HiFi, The ...
Gear Patrol

A Beloved Affordable Hi-Fi Brand Just Released a Standout Desktop Stereo System

The Edifier M90 represents a first for the brand, but the category of compact active speaker systems that “bridge the gap” ...
What Hi-Fi?

Brilliant step-up loudspeakers, car stereo and VCRs: we revisit the What Hi-Fi? archives from 45 years ago

Car stereo gets a cover hit and a five-page group test within the magazine, with a three-way battle testing models from ...
eCoustics

Cambridge Audio MSX Series Reborn: The Modular Naughty Minx Speaker System Returns with a Modern Edge

Cambridge Audio’s MSX Series revives the Minx with compact modular speakers, BMR tech, and flexible sub options starting at ...
gearpatrol

A Respected Audiophile Brand’s New Hi-Fi Player Is Primed for Compact Stereo Systems

Of late, Shanling has been on a bit of a CD kick, introducing a modern portable Discman in the EC Zero AKM, as well as a CD player for home hi-fi systems in the CD80 II. Now, the well-known Chinese hi ...
ecoustics

Cambridge Audio CXN100 SE Network Streamer Debuts with HDMI eARC and New Black Finish

Does HDMI eARC support make the Cambridge Audio CXN100 SE a better $1,099 streamer for modern hi-fi systems? Cambridge Audio isn’t reinventing the wheel with the CXN100 SE, it’s merely tightening the ...
What Hi-Fi?

Hi-fi micro systems dominated the ’90s – and I’m all for Philips’ modern take on them

Ah, the humble micro system. Yes, they’re not as swish-looking as a modern speaker system, such as the five-star KEF LSX II LT. And yes, there is an argument that they peaked in the ’90s, when every ...