Compact disc’s star has faded, but we love it anyway

Not so long ago, streaming services felt like the future. Cheap, convenient and offering an apparently endless supply of films and TV shows, they promised a golden age of unlimited entertainment. Fast

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

Matt Elton How do the kinds of records created now and in the recent past differ from those left in previous centuries? Jane Winters Records and sources now come in a whole range of formats. In some c

V PI’s Prime record player has been something of a favourite of ours since we reviewed it back in 2015. Since then, the deck has become one of our go-to recommendations for anyone wanting a true taste

Thoughts of Cambridge Audio’s original CXA81 bring a wistful smile to our face, as it won back-to-back What Hi-Fi? Awards for four years. In fact, we named it our Product of the Year in the stereo amp

Commodore was once one of the world’s biggest names in computing. In its golden years, it sold more computers than Apple, IBM and Atari. That success was founded on the 8-bit Commodore 64, the best-se