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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Sennheiser Ambeo Plus review: no minuses to be heard
The Ambeo Plus has no minus about its stellar sound quality. It is expensive for a single box solution, so is Sennheiser's soundbar worth it?
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Grado GW100x review: open-backed headphones worthy of attention?
The open-back GW100x score high on sound quality, but as highlighted in this review, features are otherwise sparse in a bustling competitive market
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Samsung AU7100 review (43AU7100): cheap 4K TV heaven, and a top smart TV
The Samsung AU7100 delivers a bold and beautiful 4K images that belie its price, and its smart TV features are the best you can get in budget sets
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Crosley C62 review: low price, low expectations
This turntable-and-speakers package is superb value on paper, but in the real world it falls short of the mark... and then some
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Bose Smart Soundbar 600 review: small size, big sonics, believable Atmos
This smaller-scale soundbar delivers true Dolby Atmos 3D sound decoding with height channels, and it's rather capable indeed...
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Denon DHT-S517 review: a solid way to scale up your TV's sound
The Denon DHT-S517 is a well-priced soundbar that gets more right than wrong
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Grado GS3000x Statement review: mind-blowing sound with an eye-watering price tag
The Grado GS3000x Statement wired headphones don't come cheap but the sound quality is undoubtedly out to impress
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KEF Mu7 review: can these headphones compete?
British high-end hi-fi brand turns its attention to noise-cancelling over-ear headphones, but are the Mu7 any good?
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Philips OLED 907 review: TV superstar
The Philips OLED 907 integrates a super sound system with a super OLED panel - is it the best all-in-one TV package of 2022?
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Audeze Euclid review: in their element
Audiophile in-ears from Audeze are a remarkable feat of engineering, but they aren't half pricey...
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Sony X94K / X90K review: mainstream dream
The X90K or X94K is a mainstream stunner that's very good value indeed
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Bang & Olufsen Beosound Theatre review: all singing, all dancing?
Is the priciest soundbar you've probably ever seen also the best soundbar you've probably ever heard? Here's our Beosound Theatre review to lift the curtain on all...
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Rode NTH-100 review: great-value wired headphones for creators (or music lovers)
Rode's first-ever headphones are a smash hit, as long as you're looking for something with super-clear and super-neutral presentation
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Shure Aonic 50 review – Best noise cancelling headphones for pure sound quality
Shure Aonic 50 review: bulky and lacking in new-fangled features perhaps, but still among the very best noise cancelling headphones
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Grado GS1000x Statement review: making a serious statement
Pricey yet powerful headphones for audiophiles, does Grado win at wireless headphones with its GS1000x Statement?
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Cleer ARC review: sound idea, except for the actual sound quality
Cleer's ARC earphones are designed to hear the world around you, but do they actually sound any good as a result?
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Sony WF-1000XM4 review: Sony’s best wireless earbuds
The Sony WF-1000XM4 just might be the ultimate true wireless earbuds package
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Focal Bathys review: diving into blissful audio depths
French audio brand Focal's first wireless over-ear headphones, Bathys, are pricey yet prodigious when it comes to audio depth
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Audio-Technica ATH-WP900 headphones review: wood-finished wonders
Anything but wooden sound: the Audio-Technica WP900 headphones are a star-studded (well, wood-studded) audio delight
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Panasonic LZ980 review: 42-inches of OLED finery
The TX-42LZ980 on review here is a stunning TV, and if 42-inch is too small you can buy the LZ980 up to 65-inches instead
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iFi Go Bar review: DAC's the ticket
A sensational portable DAC/headphone amp, if you can ignore less-than-ideal user interface anyway
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Periodic Audio Rhodium review: boost smartphone or laptop audio with ease
This affordable DAC (that's digital-to-analogue converter) is a cheap first foot onto the sound-boosting ladder
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LG Tone Free UT90Q review: features galore but ANC is poor
A strong features list delivers in some areas, but the noise-cancelling and touch controls fall short
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Sony LinkBuds S review: Tiny earbuds with big sound
The LinkBuds S fill the hole of the original LinkBuds model (literally), adding active noise-cancelling and more appeal too
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