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Cutting-edge headphones 2025: the best on the market
How to choose the best turntable for your budget in 2025 – from under £200 to £135,000
The best desktop speakers 2025: turn your home office into a listening paradise
Here are the best luxury headphones on the market right now
Our audio expert Chris Haslam tests options for luxurious listening in private
Affordable noise-cancelling headphones: the best on the market in 2025
Our expert Chris Haslam gives advice on buying the latest hi-fi equipment. This month... affordable noise-cancelling headphones
Audio equipment
The sound of the future? Why CD players are making a comeback
These are the best Bluetooth speakers on the market 2025
Would you spend a million pounds on a hi-fi? What if it sounds like nothing you've ever experienced?
Our audio expert Chris Haslam spends a few enjoyable hours in the company of some of the most eye-wateringly capable (and expensive) hi-fi technology out there
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All the Right Notes Podcast: What do musical terms really mean?
Listen to this episode of BBC Music Magazine's podcast, All the Right Notes, featuring author and critic Jessica Duchen
All the Right Notes Podcast: How do you play the French horn?
Listen to this episode of BBC Music Magazine's podcast, All the Right Notes, featuring Royal Opera principal horn player David Pyatt
All the Right Notes Podcast: How do you write a film soundtrack?
Listen to this episode of BBC Music Magazine's podcast, All the Right Notes, featuring film composer Anne Dudley