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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KEF Mu3 review: easy-on-the-ear noise cancelling true wireless buds
KEF Mu3 noise cancelling earbuds are the sonic equivalent of nice warm bath. Here's our review
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Hisense A7200G (R50A7200G) review: a great cheap 4K TV with top-tier smart TV features
The Hisense A7200G is astoundingly cheap, but doesn't feel it – from the Roku TV smart platform to the 4K performance
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Samsung HW-S60T review: an affordable soundbar with a premium feel
The Samsung HW-S60T is an affordable soundbar with a clear and expansive sound but lacks low-frequency bite
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AKG Y600NC review: over-ear noise cancelling with a style of their own
The Y600NC are slightly different to the noise cancelling norm – but mostly in a good way
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SoundMagic S20BT review: some of the best cheap wireless earbuds around
The SoundMagic S20BT are budget wireless headphones that punch way above their weight
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Sony WH-CH510 review: cheap Sony headphones with killer battery life
Sony's WH-CH510 offer solid sound quality for an extremely low price
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Philips OLED+935 (48OLED935) review: OLED and Dolby Atmos in one unbeatable value package
The Philips OLED+935 delivers an outstanding TV and soundbar combo for movies, but isn't ideal for gaming
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Lypertek SoundFree S20 review: best budget true wireless earbuds ever
Lypertek SoundFree S20 are excellent quality wireless earbuds at a stone-cold bargain price
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Chromecast with Google TV review: One of the best 4K TV media streaming upgrades
The Chromecast with Google TV delivers great HDR picture quality and plenty of apps making it the best Chromecast yet
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Sennheiser CX400BT review: True wireless earbuds that are something of a wolf in sheep’s clothing
Sennheiser finally tries its hand at some ‘affordable’ true wireless earbuds
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Microsoft Surface Earbuds review: these new Earbuds certainly have plenty of, well… surface
And you thought all wireless in-ear monitors looked the same...
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Bowers & Wilkins PX5: What’s the quickest, easiest way to turn a good product into a great one?
A new price has improved the Bowers & Wilkins PX5s’ prospects no end
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Microsoft Surface Headphones 2 review: noise cancelling done right
Microsoft Surface Headphones 2 are a little bit better and a lot more affordable… That's much more like it
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Samsung Q60T vs Panasonic HX800: it's budget QLED vs LED with Hollywood pedigree
Samsung and Panasonic's best mid-range 4K TVs may use different methods, but both bring you big-screen excitement without the big price tag
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JBL Bar 9.1 review: a clever Dolby Atmos soundbar with secret surround sound
The JBL Bar 9.1 soundbar has four upfiring drivers and detachable rear surround speakers, for 3D Dolby Atmos audio
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