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Daily Audio News — July 08, 2026

Highlights: Ferrum’s BROEN is a streaming transport built to feed a WANDLA; “Never before in our industry has a format come back from the dead quite like vinyl” – turntable engineers discuss all things record-related, including one major flaw that needs addressing; Now Playing: supercharge your summer listening with the 7 best tracks we’ve been using to test hi-fi; Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro; Marshall's guitar amp-inspired Bluetooth speakers feature upgraded drivers and connections for a “more powerful, room-filling sound"

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Accuvoice Stream S3 Smart Speaker System

Topic: Speakers

SDD INTRODUCES ACCUVOICE STREAM S3 SMART SPEAKER SYSTEM TO THE UK, AS HEARD FIRST AT CRANAGE 2026 Sound Design Distribution has announced the UK arrival of Accuvoice Systems, with the launch of the Accuvoice Stream S3. Developed by Swedish designer Anders Wijk, the Stream S3 is the first product from the brand and combines a […]

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Looking for the best Prime Day headphone deals? I’ve found 9 Award-winning pairs with up to 39% off

Topic: Headphones

Make your money go further this Prime Day with a What Hi-Fi? approved pair of five-star headphones.

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Turntables

“Never before in our industry has a format come back from the dead quite like vinyl” – turntable engineers discuss all things record-related, including one major flaw that needs addressing

Vinyl is back, but could it be improved?

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Now Playing: supercharge your summer listening with the 7 best tracks we’ve been using to test hi-fi

Red-hot tunes for a red-hot summer

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Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro

The Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro keep pace with their rivals in terms of comfort and features, but their sound quality lags behind.

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Apple has quietly given nearly 50 TV shows the 4K treatment with this huge free upgrade

Check your Apple TV library ASAP

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I’m not letting muffled audio ruin the World Cup – I’ve found a game-changing £60 soundbar to improve my TV’s sound

One of Amazon’s best sellers is also one of our top recommendations

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Amplifiers

Marshall's guitar amp-inspired Bluetooth speakers feature upgraded drivers and connections for a “more powerful, room-filling sound"

The retro-styled Acton IV and Stanmore IV have new inputs, controls and multi-speaker connectivity features

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DACs

The Ferrum Broen network transport promises “uncompromising” digital audio

And it’s designed to work with the brand’s Wandla range of DACs

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Ferrum’s BROEN is a streaming transport built to feed a WANDLA

Ferrum’s new BROEN is a streaming transport: it pulls in digital audio streams over your network or from directly attached storage devices, then passes them back out over I2S, AES/EBU, coaxial, TOSLINK, or USB-C to an external DAC. There’s no DAC inside. You gotta bring your own. DDC The Polish […]

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Speakers

We've had an exclusive listen to every pair of new Bowers & Wilkins 800 Series Diamond D5 speakers – here are our first impressions

We listen to the complete Bowers & Wilkins 800 D5 series against the previous generation – it is a fascinating experience

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