Can Pop Music Be High Art?

17. August 2025 · Comments Off on Can Pop Music Be High Art? · Categories: Comment, Hifi News, Views Of Stu · Tags:

Can Pop Music Be High Art?

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Why (Great) HiFi Retailers Matter

12. August 2025 · Comments Off on Why (Great) HiFi Retailers Matter · Categories: Comment, Hifi News, Views Of Stu · Tags:

Why (Great) HiFi Retailers Matter

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High-End Audio

03. August 2025 · Comments Off on High-End Audio · Categories: Comment, Hifi News, Views Of Stu · Tags: ,

High-End Audio

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The Joy of Decks

27. July 2025 · Comments Off on The Joy of Decks · Categories: Comment, Hifi News, Views Of Stu · Tags: ,

The Joy of Decks

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Live Music and Why We Must Save It

20. July 2025 · Comments Off on Live Music and Why We Must Save It · Categories: Comment, Hifi News, Views Of Stu · Tags: , ,

Live Music and Why We Must Save It

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Phones, DJs, and the Death of the Dancefloor

13. July 2025 · Comments Off on Phones, DJs, and the Death of the Dancefloor · Categories: Comment, Hifi News, Views Of Stu · Tags:

Phones, DJs, and the Death of the Dancefloor

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Censorship in Music

06. July 2025 · Comments Off on Censorship in Music · Categories: Comment, Hifi News, Views Of Stu · Tags: ,

Censorship in Music (in the light of last weekend’s Glastonbury festival).

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The Unsung Heroes of the HiFi Show

29. June 2025 · Comments Off on The Unsung Heroes of the HiFi Show · Categories: Comment, Hifi News, Views Of Stu · Tags: ,

The Unsung Heroes of the HiFi Show

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Ai, Music, and the (Missing) Human Touch

22. June 2025 · Comments Off on Ai, Music, and the (Missing) Human Touch · Categories: Comment, Hifi News, Views Of Stu · Tags: ,

Ai, Music, and the (Missing) Human Touch

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“Audiophile” Is It Still the Right Word?

15. June 2025 · Comments Off on “Audiophile” Is It Still the Right Word? · Categories: Comment, Hifi News, Views Of Stu · Tags: ,

“Audiophile” Is It Still the Right Word?

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Snobbery In The Audiophile World – A Discussion Starter

08. June 2025 · Comments Off on Snobbery In The Audiophile World – A Discussion Starter · Categories: Comment, Hifi News, Views Of Stu · Tags: , ,

The original title for this week’s Sunday Thoughts piece was going to be “Stop Being An Arsehole” (asshole, for our US readers) but I didn’t think the SEO lords would like that very much. Anyway, read on…

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Where Are All the Young Audiophiles?

01. June 2025 · Comments Off on Where Are All the Young Audiophiles? · Categories: Comment, Hifi News, Views Of Stu · Tags: ,

Where Are All the Young Audiophiles?

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All-in-One Systems Are a Good Thing – For Some People

25. May 2025 · Comments Off on All-in-One Systems Are a Good Thing – For Some People · Categories: Comment, Hifi News, Views Of Stu · Tags: , ,

All-in-One Systems Are a Good Thing – For Some People

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Goodnight, Munich – Hello, Vienna!

18. May 2025 · Comments Off on Goodnight, Munich – Hello, Vienna! · Categories: Comment, Hifi News, High End Munich, Views Of Stu · Tags: , , , ,

Goodnight, Munich – Hello, Vienna!

Goodnight Munich, Hello Vienna High end Munich 2025 High end vienna 2026

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Whatever Happened to Rock Star Excess?

11. May 2025 · Comments Off on Whatever Happened to Rock Star Excess? · Categories: Comment, Hifi News, Views Of Stu · Tags:

Where did the excess of rockstardom go, and should it make a return?

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Packaging For HiFi – To Serve And To Protect

04. May 2025 · Comments Off on Packaging For HiFi – To Serve And To Protect · Categories: Comment, Hifi News, Views Of Stu · Tags:

Should HiFi Packaging Be Environmentally Friendly? Or Just Bulletproof?

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Filing Systems: The Record Collector’s Dilemma

27. April 2025 · Comments Off on Filing Systems: The Record Collector’s Dilemma · Categories: Comment, Hifi News, Views Of Stu · Tags: ,

Filing Systems: The Record Collector’s Dilemma

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Completists: Gotta Catch ‘Em All?

20. April 2025 · Comments Off on Completists: Gotta Catch ‘Em All? · Categories: Comment, Hifi News, Views Of Stu · Tags:

Completists: Gotta Catch ‘Em All?

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Box Sets – Just Fancy Dust Collectors?

13. April 2025 · Comments Off on Box Sets – Just Fancy Dust Collectors? · Categories: Comment, Hifi News, Views Of Stu · Tags: , , ,

Box Sets – Just Fancy Dust Collectors?

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Should Home Audio Look Good As Good As It Sounds?

06. April 2025 · Comments Off on Should Home Audio Look Good As Good As It Sounds? · Categories: Comment, Hifi News, Views Of Stu · Tags: , ,

Should Home Audio Look Good As Good As It Sounds?

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Are Cassettes More Than Just Nostalgia?

30. March 2025 · Comments Off on Are Cassettes More Than Just Nostalgia? · Categories: Comment, Hifi News, Views Of Stu · Tags: ,

Are cassettes little more than just nostalgia or do they have a place in the audiophile’s arsenal?

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The Single Life – The Magic Of Single

16. March 2025 · Comments Off on The Single Life – The Magic Of Single · Categories: Comment, Hifi News, Views Of Stu

The single was the mainstay of the teenager’s musical diet, but what magic is held within those grooves?

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Is Streaming REALLY Killing Physical Media?

09. March 2025 · Comments Off on Is Streaming REALLY Killing Physical Media? · Categories: Comment, Hifi News, Views Of Stu · Tags: ,

Rediscovering the Joy of Physical Media…if you ever really “undiscovered” it.

Is Streaming REALLY Killing Physical Media?

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Why We Audiophile

16. February 2025 · Comments Off on Why We Audiophile · Categories: Comment, Hifi News, Views Of Stu · Tags:

Some Sunday thoughts on whether this audiophile journey has a destination, or if nirvana is forever just around the next upgrade bend….and at a cost.

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How Much?

01. February 2022 · Comments Off on How Much? · Categories: Comment, Hifi News, Views Of Stu · Tags:

IT COSTS HOW MUCH?

Stuart Smith looks at the cost of HiFi. More »

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