Hi-Fi - thoughts on all things Hi-Fi and sound related

The Wall Street Journal has posted a great article on analogue high-end stereo and the fans that are keeping it alive: The home stereos that refuse to die. Vinyl’s small but significant comeback, which we wrote about here together with the explosion in deluxe boxsets (sales... Read more

As everyone knows, just as CDs supplanted vinyl and cassettes, MP3 and other digital-music formats are well on their way to replacing CDs as the most popular way to listen to music. In our minds that usually means more convenience but worse sound – though that’s... Read more

Summer’s almost here and it’s time to get the rusty BBQ out of the shed. But every outdoor party needs music which is where B&W weather-proof monitors come in handy. We’ll be running a competition to win a pair of weather-proof WM2’s next month so stay... Read more

I am one of the newest members of the Bowers and Wilkins R&D Team, and have worked here for two and half years. All the loudspeaker systems we produce are designed at the R&D establishment in Steyning. As a development engineer I am responsible for... Read more

Recently we’ve been looking into the subject of acoustic holography. With this technique, a set of acoustic measurements made in one area of an acoustic field can be used to derive values elsewhere. For example, by measuring pressure with a rectangular array of microphones in... Read more

Buying the right equipment will certainly get you part way along the road to good sound, but there’s lots of other stuff you can do once your new kit is in place. Tech Radar has a feature detailing 10 ways to improve the sound of... Read more

In Steyning we currently have a number of live research projects running. One that is currently under review is in the area of Plasma Physics. Some of you may remember, though this is a big ask, B&W’s second speaker the P2, which employed a... Read more

As a way of launching the new Insider Blog I thought it might interest readers to hear a little about the R&D team based at Steyning. As many of you know, ‘loudspeaker science’ spans many different areas from electronics to psychology. To truly grapple – and... Read more