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Daily Audio News — March 07, 2026

Highlights: JBL Bar 1000MK2; We look back at the very first CD players tested by What Hi-Fi? and the advent of this innovative digital format; Our deal experts have found the best discounts on great value LG soundbars, Award-winning projectors and brilliant bookshelf speakers; Pick of the Month: KEF’s vinyl-focused speakers, Yamaha's high-end hi-fi and Sony’s five-star headphones; Apple pie-in-the-sky – this is our home cinema wish list for the tech giant

Featured News

Wellbeing Strategist At Audio Show Deluxe 2026

Topic: Other

Wellbeing Strategist At Audio Show Deluxe 2026 Hifi Pig https://www.hifipig.com/wellbeing-strategist-at-audio-show-deluxe-2026/ WELLBEING STRATEGIST GONG SOUND BATH DEMONSTRATIONS AT AUDIO SHOW DELUXE 2026 Visitors to Audio Show Deluxe 2026 will be able to explore the therapeutic side of sound as wellbeing strategist Kasia Richter presents a series of live gong sound bath sessions throughout the weekend. The demonstrations focus on the use of resonant acoustic instruments, offering […]

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Quad Platina Integrated Amplifier

Topic: Amplifiers

Quad Platina Integrated Amplifier Hifi Pig https://www.hifipig.com/quad-platina-integrated-amplifier-2/ QUAD PLATINA INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER REVIEW The Quad Platina Integrated amplifier is a thoroughly modern design that has been five years in the planning. Jaine Elliot takes a listen to this £3500 integrated from a name most people will know very well. I remember my QUAD 405 as a child with its iconic fins at the […]

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News by Brand

Meze Audio

Meze shoots for the sonic stars with its "full-bodied" Astru premium wired in-ear monitors

Teasing "top-of-the-line" performance

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News by Topic

Subwoofers

JBL Bar 1000MK2

Detachable surrounds, wireless sub, and a whole lot of promise.

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Other

We look back at the very first CD players tested by What Hi-Fi? and the advent of this innovative digital format

From the early Philips prototype to the eleven inaugural CD players we reviewed in 1983

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Apple pie-in-the-sky – this is our home cinema wish list for the tech giant

A home cinema lover can dream

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Fancy a 70-inch TV? This Sharp deal might, quite literally, be the biggest TV bargain of the year so far

70-inches, under £500 and What Hi-Fi? approved

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Sorry Sonos and LG, but your Dolby Atmos soundbars won't work in my living room until you add this feature

This connectivity feature is a must

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Meze shoots for the sonic stars with its "full-bodied" Astru premium wired in-ear monitors

Teasing "top-of-the-line" performance

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"I trust my own tastes more than AI" – Spotify's new playlist creation tool is fun, but it can't quite beat the human connection

Seven days with the new Prompted Playlist feature gave surprising results

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Speakers

Our deal experts have found the best discounts on great value LG soundbars, Award-winning projectors and brilliant bookshelf speakers

Bowers & Wilkins & TCL also have five-star products on offer

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Pick of the Month: KEF’s vinyl-focused speakers, Yamaha's high-end hi-fi and Sony’s five-star headphones

It takes a lot to impress our reviewers, but these products made the cut last month

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Streaming

This stylish music streamer blends "state-of-the-art" streaming powers with suave vintage looks

The TruStream is Leak's first-ever music streamer

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My streaming stick needs replacing and I'm considering the discounted Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K

The second-gen streamer can be yours for just $29.99 thanks to a major discount at Amazon

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Amplifiers

LEAK TruStream Network Audio Player

LEAK TruStream Network Audio Player Hifi Pig https://www.hifipig.com/leak-trustream-network-audio-player/ LEAK TRUSTREAM NETWORK AUDIO PLAYER INTRODUCED LEAK has announced the LEAK TruStream network audio player, the company’s first dedicated music streamer since the brand’s return to the market in 2020. The LEAK TruStream Network Audio Player expands LEAK’s current range of electronics, which includes the Stereo 130 and Stereo 230 integrated amplifiers and the CDT […]

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