Best electronic instruments in 2025, including MIDI keyboards, drum pads and samplers
From MIDI keyboards and drum pads to all-in-one samplers and sequencers, we’ve found the best electronic instruments for bedroom beatmakers
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This might be the best portable music player money can buy
Astell & Kern’s new SP3000M is a dedicated portable music player designed to blast your tunes in the highest resolution
These Apple Music widgets will improve your listening experience
Don’t just listen to your (Apple) music. Experience it like never before
Why I’m buying my first CD player in 20 years
A thousand CDs. Nothing to play them on. Is buying a new CD player in 2024 a smart idea or an expensive blunder in the making?
25 best Spotify tips and tricks: genius ways to fine-tune Spotify
Think you’re already the master of the world’s most popular streaming service? Think again – here are our top Spotify tips and tricks
60 best hi-fi audiophile albums of all time
If your ears, speakers and headphones need a proper workout, you should start with one of these records. Or better yet, all of them
What is LDAC / LHDC? The audio codecs explained
Discover the tech that promises headphone heaven
What is Spotify Connect: connecting to devices directly from Spotify explained
Your music tastes don’t need to be confined to your headphones
AlphaTheta enters the club with Omnis-Duo DJ system
New audio brand also brings Wave-Eight portable speaker to its stage debut
The Teenage Engineering EP-133 pocket operator packs a punch
The EP-133 is one part synthesiser, one part sampler, and all parts effortlessly cool
Take a trip to the dark side of the moon with Pro-Ject’s Pink Floyd inspired turntable
It’s a limited edition handmade turntable fitted with an LED-backlit rainbow.
The Rode Wireless PRO will step up any filmmaker’s sound game
Production-ready audio quality and a whole heap of accessories
