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Wealth of content, value for money, easy playlist creation... You don’t need to be a member of Gen Alpha to appreciate the benefits of music streaming, says a fully signed-up Mark Craven

EQ controls are a vital part of any mixing console but have fallen out of favour in hi-fi – leaving Barry Willis stumped when audiophile friends ask for help in fine-tuning their system sound

As the jazz world celebrates Miles Davis’ centenary, Ken Kessler brings you 20 recent vinyl releases that showcase him at his best – and the artists that he influenced

It will not go unnoticed by the jazz community nor the record industry that 2026 marks Miles Davis’ centenary. Leading up to it, Mobile Fidelity, Craft and other labels have been rewarding audiophiles with beautifully remastered LPs from all points in his career, among them stunning box sets from 1950s sessions, major albums reissued in One Step form, live recordings, Davis’ forays into rock/fusion and much more. He produced – according to the best sources – over 60 studio albums and at least 35 live albums. The actual amount of his output is a conundrum, like the man himself.

According to an eminent cellist (perhaps you can guess which one...), pianist Martha Argerich’s favourite concerto is this one – not any landmark piece of the piano literature, but the Cello Concerto which Robert Schumann wrote, in a typically inspired frenzy, during two weeks of October 1850.