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Blackstar’s latest digital modelling amps pack in a comprehensive feature set, with hands-on control, to suit many scenarios

When you think of ‘proper’ hi-fi, what do you see? If you’re anything like me, you’re imagining a stack of identically proportioned black boxes attached to some equally statuesque speakers. There have

Take down that signed Phil Collins poster and, hey presto, you’ve got a screen bigger than any TV. Now all you need is one of these projectors to point at it…

Nearly all modern TVs sound rubbish – that’s the price of flatness. So, for audio to match the picture, get one of these thumpin’ soundbars…

Chord Electronics’ Alto doesn’t fit neatly into one of the traditional hi-fi categories. It is an analogue amplifier with four headphone outputs that can all be used at the same time. But, unusually,