2025 Audio Awards: 25 sound investments for sonic satisfaction

We want you to hear about some the best things we heard in the last year, so here are 25 audio products and experiences that ...

Fender’s CBS era is often associated with the company losing its reputation for quality – but is that view still justified?

Fender’s CBS era is often boiled down to an equation of ‘corporate drive for profit and quantity = lowering of build ...
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“Its solid quality, punchy tone and surprising amount of headroom might make it a secret weapon for rehearsals, or even gigs”: Blackstar Debut Bass 25 review

Blackstar has created something surprising here – a practice amp that might annoy the neighbours a little too much. Its ...
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This guitarist recreated Phoebe from Friends’ absurd guitar rig – which runs an acoustic through a Hiwatt half stack

The HiWatt cameo has amused gear nerds for years. Now, one has been brave enough to see if it actually works... sort of ...