Simon Lucas
Simon Lucas is a freelance technology journalist and consultant, with particular emphasis on the audio/video aspects of home entertainment. Before embracing the carefree life of the freelancer, he was editor of What Hi-Fi? magazine and website – since then, he's written for titles such as Wired, Metro, the Guardian and Stuff, among many others. Should he find himself with a spare moment, Simon likes nothing more than publishing and then quickly deleting tweets about the state of the nation (in general), the state of Aston Villa (in particular) and the state of his partner's cat.
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I tested LG's newest Mini-LED TV – is the QNED93 better than LG's OLED?
Is LG's top-tier QNED93 worthy of taking on its best OLED sets?
By Simon Lucas Published
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Noble FoKus Rex5 review: most beautiful earbuds of the year?
The Noble FoKus Rex5 look unreal – but do they sound as good as they look?
By Simon Lucas Last updated
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Hisense AX5125H review: surround sound for a sound price
The Hisense AX5125H is a soundbar system has some strong points
By Simon Lucas Last updated
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Meze Audio 105 AER review: a 5-star open-back headphones ace
Check out the Meze Audio 105 AER
By Simon Lucas Published
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Want affordable open-back headphones? I tested Sennheiser's latest
Looking for wired over-ear headphones on a budget? Sennheiser may have the answer
By Simon Lucas Published
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Best soundbars for LG TVs 2025: Upgrade your LG TV's sound
LG TVs can benefit from particular soundbar pairings. Here are the best – as reviewed, rated and ranked
By Mike Lowe Last updated
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Shanling HW600 review: a brand new hi-fi listening offering
Shanling's first over-ears are an impressive effort
By Simon Lucas Last updated
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Grado Signature HP100 SE review: uncomplicatedly brilliant
Grado's 'happy birthday' headphones sound superb
By Simon Lucas Published
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Samsung HW-Q800D review: perfect for almost any TV?
This brilliant soundbar is a powerful addition to your setup
By Simon Lucas Published
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LG OLED M4 review: wireless wonderment
LG's wireless OLED TV is a wonder for wall-mounting without the cable clutter
By Simon Lucas Published
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Bowers & Wilkins Pi6 review: sensational sound, ordinary ANC
Bowers & Wilkins' step-down true wireless earbuds sound amazing and are well-priced – so what's the catch, if anything?
By Simon Lucas Published
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Hisense U8N review: brilliantly bright and brilliantly priced
Hisense's 2024 Mini-LED TV delivers eye-searingly bright images and is largely capable considering its low asking price
By Simon Lucas Published
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TCL C805 review: this 4K Mini-LED TV is a great value proposition
TCL's Mini-LED 4K TV comes in a wide array of sizes – all of which are very competitively priced indeed
By Simon Lucas Published
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Dali IO-8 review: exquisite sound
The high-end headphones market isn't short on options, but Dali's latest offer superb sound and build quality that appeals
By Simon Lucas Published
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Sennheiser HD 620S review: an open-and-closed case
Sennheiser's unique closed-back design for what has, until now, been a range of open-backed headphones
By Simon Lucas Published
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Hisense U7N review: a big-spec Mini-LED TV with a remarkably small asking price
This Mini-LED Hisense delivers big panels for not-big prices – and the picture quality is really quite capable
By Simon Lucas Published
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Bowers & Wilkins Pi8 review: high-end in-ears deliver peerless audio quality
Looking for premium in-ears? Bowers & Wilkins' all-new Pi8 is most certainly at the top-end of the spectrum
By Simon Lucas Published
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Meze Audio Liric (2nd Generation) review: big and clever
The second-gen Liric wired headphones are pricey but the audio is sheer perfection
By Simon Lucas Published
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Klipsch The Three Plus review: tabletop triumph
Klipsch's tabletop speaker all-in-one is very well specified indeed – and on the pulse in all but one or two specifics
By Simon Lucas Published
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Astell & Kern AK HC4 review: does fourth-gen DAC bring the finesse?
A&K's fourth-gen portable headphone DAC gets everything right – except for one specific thing
By Simon Lucas Published
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Edifier Stax Spirit S5 review: audio quality stacks up, lack of ANC falls down
Planar magnetic headphones deliver stunning sound quality, if you can cope with the lack of ANC and the high asking price
By Simon Lucas Published
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Denon DHT-S316 review: a simple soundbar for a sensible price
The Denon S316 features stereo soundbar and subwoofer in one package
By Simon Lucas Last updated
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LG QNED91 review: LG upgrades its Mini-LED endeavours
LG doesn't only do OLED – the QNED91 shows it can do Mini-LED very well too
By Simon Lucas Published
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Chord Mojo 2 review: this mini DAC is a huge upgrade for your headphones
The Chord Mojo 2 is masterful portable headphone amp and DAC, with a very odd control system
By Simon Lucas Last updated