Lifehacker

Before You Pay for Spotify's "HiFi," Test Your Hearing

As one who likes to rock out, I confess, I was excited that my streaming service of choice—Spotify—announced it’s rolling out a new service tier for lossless audio streaming. Sure, it’ll cost more ...
Major HiFi

2025’s Best Sounding Albums to Test Headphones

Recommended Headphones: Audio-Technica ATH-M50x, Beyerdynamic DT 770, Beyerdynamic DT 990, HiFiMAN Edition XV, HiFiMAN Edition XS, Sivga P2 Pro, Sennheiser HD 600, Sennheiser HD 650, Meze 105 Silva , ...
Wired

What Is Hi-Fi Audio, and Should You Pay More for It?

Here’s a riddle: If higher-quality audio sounds better, and better-sounding music is more enjoyable, then shouldn’t you stream music in the highest possible audio quality? The answer is yes. Listen to ...
What Hi-Fi?

Monitor Audio's Bronze speakers, a Musical Fidelity amplifier, and Yamaha's Dolby Atmos soundbar are all being tested this month

We're in September now, which means two things: a long summer has given way to rainy autumn, and our annual What Hi-Fi? Awards season is in full swing. Our AV and hi-fi test rooms are stacked with ...