With the Stax Spirit S5 wireless over-ear planar magnetic headphones, Edifier is attempting to sell you a taste of the truly high-end while only charging premium money.

With the Avid Ingenium Plug&Play, a company-wide philosophy for vinyl replay distils into a ready-to-go, high-performing turntable

You’d never know by looking at them, but Focal’s Bathys MG represent a pretty big step on from the inaugural 2022 Bathys

Compact, with a premium finish, the A2+ are easy on the eye – but they have limitations.

KEF's mastery of the ‘all in two’ speaker system comes down to its keenest price so far.

The Austrian Audio Hi-X20 continue the brand’s extraordinary strike-rate in the affordable wired over-ear headphone market

The Gadhouse Duke & Roy turntable and powered speakers sound system struggles sonically, to the extent that all the kit still isn't really worth the affordable price.

Striking and with very good sound quality, the LG XBoom XO2T is a fantastic Bluetooth speaker for anyone that has this kind of money at their disposal…

Astell & Kern's new, more affordable audio brand hits the ground running with great sound and a decent price too.

Mohu's affordable, highly compact indoor TV antenna can grab all the channels in your area and will look good doing it.

Final's second-gen buds are neither small nor particularly pocketable, but when the sound is as musically gifted, layered and expansive as this, I don't mind.

A smart speaker with vintage style a generous feature list, the JBL Authentics 200 is capable of rich, immersive audio, with the added benefit of Alex and Google Assistant support.

The Meze Audio Poet headphones offer stunning depth and clarity, and aren't too shabby to look at, either....

Everyone’s idea of ‘mainstream’ is slightly different, of course, but in the case of the Dali IO-8 wireless noise-cancelling headphones it would seem to mean ‘really quite expensive’...

The Astell & Kern A&ultima SP3000T is another seismic step forward to create the perfect portable music player

The Victrola Eastwood II is a highly connectible budget turntable, let down by a few key shortcomings.

Big, expansive sound from a one-box speaker with an iconic design

Cambridge has dropped the ‘Audio’ and added the ‘SE’ to its Evo 150 music streaming amplifier – but what else has it done?

Big and heavy and intermittently clever, the C-Dur turntable (plus the C-Tone tonearm and the Jo No.8 moving magnet cartridge) create a strong visual, as well as sonic, impression.

With the addition of one or two premium features, Sennheiser turns its ‘entry-level’ wireless over-ear into a ‘mid-market’ proposition.

The Ruark MR1 Mk3 powered stereo speaker system is a pound-for-pound contender for best on the market.

The bass is a different story, but for emotive mids you'll struggle to better them

As the second pair of wireless over-ear headphones from Final Audio to arrive, the UX2000 pack all the essentials you'd need.

The VR500 by Final Audio are the wired earbuds that can elevate your listening experience without the significant outlay.

The Sennheiser Accentum True Wireless want put the cat among the midrange big-brand pigeons, but there are more dynamic options for less money readily available.

In which Cambridge Audio attempts to move the dial on its earbuds lineup from ‘very good’ to ‘truly great’... and succeeds with gusto.

Bang & Olufsen has never been shy when it comes to setting prices for its products – but is there some overreach where the new Beolab 8 wireless speaker is concerned?

Creative's Pebble Nova desktop speakers are big dark orbs, and the sound quality is truly out of this world

A big meeting room VC solution with top video quality, stunning audio output and a smart setup process.

The Kanto Ora speakers are wonderful sounding, but come at a high price. That is, before you even add the subwoofer.