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5 days ago | 
whathifi.com | Becky Roberts
As we approach the mid-way point of the year, our expert in-house test team has already reviewed more than 100 hi-fi, AV and headphones products in 2025 – and we're not stopping!In our dedicated facilities throughout June will be 15+ new products, including the six we have highlighted below that we are most excited to unbox and get hands-on with.
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1 week ago | 
whathifi.com | Becky Roberts
Whether it is creepily quiet or explosively loud – or even totally silent – great sound design isn't just an add-on to a movie's visuals. Sound can be a character in its own right, forming an essential part of the story, setting and atmosphere. We've picked out a quartet of thrilling movies that showcase the power of sound to build heart-stopping tension. A combination of sound effects, innovative techniques and intriguing music draws the audience into the cinematic experience.
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1 week ago | 
whathifi.com | Becky Roberts
Few electronics engineers can boast a CV and reputation as esteemed as Rainer Finck’s. In the mid-’80s, his career got off to a flyer as an application engineer at Philips Semiconductors, where he helped develop the original Bitstream Conversion method, which primarily paved the path for SACD and DSD.
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1 week ago | 
whathifi.com | Becky Roberts
For the past three years, our number one recommendation for anyone in the market for premium wireless headphones has been the Sony WH-1000XM5. Since their release in May 2022, they have stood loud and proud as our Best Overall pick in our best noise-cancelling headphones buying guide, accompanied by more affordable, more premium and earbud-style options to point buyers to the class-leading model for their budget and/or preference.
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3 weeks ago | 
whathifi.com | Becky Roberts
Gryphon Audio Designs is celebrating two anniversaries this year – the 40th year of the company and the 30th year of its Antileon Series power amplifier. So it’s fitting that the Danish company has chosen High End Munich 2025 to show off its fifth-generation Antileon model.
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3 weeks ago | 
whathifi.com | Becky Roberts
WiiM may be spreading its wings by entering two new product markets this year, but it is also buckling down on its speciality – affordable streaming components. Its new Amp Ultra is a streaming amplifier that, by name at least, combines the talents of its Ultra streamer with those of its existing Amp (and Amp Pro) streaming amplifier. We may not have loved the Amp when our expert reviews team tested it last year, but the Ultra streamer proved, like its cheaper Pro Plus sibling, a runaway success.
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3 weeks ago | 
whathifi.com | Becky Roberts
WiiM has taken the affordable audio world by storm in recent years with its high-value streamers and amplifiers, the most compelling of which so far have been the Pro Plus and Ultra streamers. The Chinese brand has emerged as an unlikely frontrunner in the budget streaming component space, and it isn’t stopping there.
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3 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Becky Roberts
1 hour ago Hurry! Focal's five-star Bathys wireless headphones can still be yours for a fantastic price Hurry! Focal's five-star Bathys wireless headphones can still be yours for a fantastic price Hurry! Focal's five-star Bathys wireless headphones can … 1 hour ago Watch out, Apple! WiiM is launching a HomePod lookalike and another surprising product ‘first’ Watch out, Apple! WiiM is launching a HomePod lookalike and another surprising product ‘first’ Watch out, Apple! WiiM is launching a...
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4 weeks ago | 
whathifi.com | Becky Roberts
One of the best-selling musicians of all time hasn't fared too badly at the box office this year either, his biopic having grossed $140m worldwide, putting it at No. 7 on Billboard‘s list of highest-grossing music biopics. Of course, we're talking about Bob Dylan and A Complete Unknown, with the American singer-songwriter played by Timothée Chalamet in the new fictionalised account by co-writer and director James Mangold.
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4 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Becky Roberts
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