The best hi-fi kit we saw at CES 2026: an iconic turntable updated, Edifier’s first eARC active speakers, and much more

Cambridge’s first ever bookshelf stereo speakers, portable Fender Bluetooth options and Victrola’s, er, soundbase (yes really).

Audio-Technica just updated one of its best ever turntables at CES 2026, and I want it

The new AT-LP7X updates an already talented turntable –and just look at it!

This new turntable speaker is a perfect space-saving buy for new vinyl owners

CES offers up the perfect turntable companion in the form of the Victrola Soundstage, which goes on sale in the summer.

Cambridge has unveiled three active bookshelf speakers at CES and it’s not hard to see the KEF resemblance

I’ll take a set in orange: Cambridge’s new active bookshelf speakers are so thoroughly un-Cambridge – in the best way

Pro-Ject’s new premium turntable promises “analogue excellence” — but it’s from its more beginner-friendly range

The Pro-Ject Debut Reference 10 is another beautiful turntable from the Austrian audiophiles

I’ve tested more than 30 Bluetooth speakers, but this model surprised me for one key reason — and it’s not from Bose or JBL

The Marshall Middleton II plates up impeccable audio quality, and its stereo sound is absolutely spectacular.

Rotel’s bijou integrated amp is small but mighty —and it became my system’s pint-sized powerhouse

Rotel has belatedly realised that ‘small’ really might be ‘beautiful’ after all – and the DX-5 wants to be your miniature stereo hero