Summer's just around the corner, so you might be expecting us to pack this month's edition of Now Playing with nothing but sun-soaked pop bangers and throwaway feel-good tunes. Or maybe you like to ...

As one of Springsteen’s more unsubtle tunes, it’s also a great choice to test your hi-fi setup. It may be relatively ...

One of the great perks of working at What Hi-Fi? is that you get to spend a lot of time listening to music on the best, and occasionally the not-so-great, audio products on the market. At any given ...

Whenever we go into a deep dive of a particular track we think you should add to your testing arsenal, or we proselytise about the finest tunes we’ve been enjoying in our listening rooms for any given ...

Let me be clear: there’s nothing ridiculous about using Slipknot for testing your hi-fi. We’ve recommended the mask wearing, boiler-suit loving nonet before, both in our rundown of the best rock and ...

Spotify HiFi, a lossless audio version of the streaming music service, is set to launch later this year at a higher subscription than the standard Spotify Premium membership. But are your ears good ...

Higher-quality music is always better, and Apple knows this. That's why Apple is updating all of the music on Apple Music to the new Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) format, giving Apple Music ...

Audio enthusiasts often pride themselves on their ability to discern the tiniest nuances of a recording. They’ll research the best gear they can afford and seek the highest quality music formats to ...

Tidal windmilled its way into music streaming relevance this week when it relaunched under the stewardship of its new owner, Jay Z. Apart from strong celebrity endorsement, Tidal's main selling point ...

Update 5/17: Apple has announced high-res lossless audio for Apple Music, launching in June. This article has been updated to reflect the news. While a new AirPods design is welcome, this high-end ...