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Daily Audio News — May 02, 2026

Highlights: Our deal hunters have found the best expert-approved deals on Award-winning soundbars, five-star Bluetooth speakers and high-end headphones; How to watch Miami Grand Prix 2026: live stream the F1 race from anywhere; Concerned about space? This just-add-speakers music streamer could be the answer; A new era of drive-in movies? These car headlights have a projector built in; “If you’re passionate about music, you’ll hear the difference” – Apple’s lossless audio claims have riled our readers

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JPLAY Update Introduces HQPlayer Integration

Topic: Other

JPLAY UPDATE ADDS HQPLAYER SUPPORT, SMART PLAYLISTS AND HISTORY SCREEN The latest update to the JPLAY app brings native support for HQPlayer libraries, allowing users of HQPlayer Embedded and Desktop to browse, control and play their collections directly within the app. This removes the need for a separate UPnP server and consolidates playback and library […]

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Audiovector R5 Arreté Loudspeaker

Topic: Speakers

AUDIOVECTOR R5 ARRETÉ LOUDSPEAKER INTRODUCED WITH FLAGSHIP TECHNOLOGY The Audiovector R 5 Arreté the new floorstanding loudspeaker from the Danish HiFi brand, developed over a five-year period, with more than 2,000 hours of listening tests undertaken during its design. The Audiovector R5 Arreté Loudspeaker sits between the R 3 and R 6 Arreté models in […]

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Speakers

Our deal hunters have found the best expert-approved deals on Award-winning soundbars, five-star Bluetooth speakers and high-end headphones

JBL, Sony and Bowers & Wilkins deliver some of the biggest discounts this week

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This Los Angeles brand is blurring the line between audio and art – for a price, of course

Oben Hi-Fi’s new speaker ranges are nothing if not eye catching

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Audiovector bills its latest high-end loudspeakers as the “sweet spot” between sonic performance and refined design

The R5 Arreté have landed

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Grab this Award-winning outdoor speaker for its lowest-ever price with this cheeky trick

The JBL Xtreme 4 can be yours for just £179

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Pick of the Month: a shining star OLED TV, twin Sony turntable treats, five-star high-end hi-fi speakers and more, tested

It was a really busy month for our hi-fi and home cinema experts

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Other

How to watch Miami Grand Prix 2026: live stream the F1 race from anywhere

How to watch Miami Grand Prix 2026 live streams around the world. Free coverage, schedule, preview, 4K Ultra HD options for the F1 race weekend.

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A new era of drive-in movies? These car headlights have a projector built in

Huawei has found an innovative way of using a projector.

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“If you’re passionate about music, you’ll hear the difference” – Apple’s lossless audio claims have riled our readers

Apple Music’s boss has started an audiophile vs “normal people” war on our site

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I tried this Bluetooth cassette player so you don't have to

This marriage of old and new tech should end in divorce

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Ask The Reader: what's your favourite prog album for testing hi-fi?

We showed you ours, now it's time for you to reveal your favourite prog albums!

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Our favorite five-star UST projector just got a major price cut

The five-star Award-winning Hisense PL2 plummets down to $1800 at Amazon

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Global feedback: How many hi-fi shows have you been to? (2026)

I have run this poll twice in the last three years. The results are remarkably consistent. In 2024, I asked my YouTube audience how many hi-fi shows they had attended in the past 20 years. Seventy-three percent: zero. Last month, I asked about the past 15 years. Seventy-four percent: zero. […]

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Amplifiers

Concerned about space? This just-add-speakers music streamer could be the answer

The Roksan Attessa Streaming Amplifier does it all

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DACs

iFi refreshes its entry-level Zen Air range with a new phono stage, DAC and Bluetooth receiver

Each device costs just £129 / $129.

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Quad CDT CD Transport

QUAD CDT CD TRANSPORT REVIEW The QUAD CDT CD transport is a standalone CD transport that must be connected to an external DAC (or amp with onboard DAC) to make sense of its output and convert the zeros and ones to musical information. It costs £1690. Just as vinyl, reel-to-reels and even cassette tapes have […]

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Headphones

“What is JBL sound? It’s powerful, dynamic and energetic” – we chat to JBL about headphones, history and 80 years in the business

JBL celebrates 80 years in the game – and looks forward to 80 more…

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Turntables

Sharp RP-TT100

Sharp is back making turntables after a significant hiatus, but has it remembered how to get your records sounding their best?

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This premium CD player has caught my eye – is this what my beloved disc collection has been waiting for?

My CD collection has long been neglected in favour of vinyl – but the new NAD C 589 could change things

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