Steve May
Steve is a home entertainment technology specialist who contributes to a variety of UK websites and mags, including Louder Sound, Yahoo UK, Trusted Reviews, T3, The Luxe Review and Home Cinema Choice. Steve began his career as a music journo, writing for legendary rock weekly Sounds, under the nom de plume Steve Keaton. His coverage of post punk music was cited in the 2015 British Library exhibition Terror and Wonder: The Gothic Imagination, as a seminal influence on the Goth music scene.
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Buying guide The best wired, Bluetooth, audiophile and noise cancelling headphones that are designed to rock your world at max volume

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Buying guide Physical media’s fully back on the menu, and these outstanding CD players from Cambridge Audio, Marantz, FiiO and more are the proof in the pudding

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Buying guide The humble cassette tape, once the world’s default portable music format, is back in fashion. Here are the best cassette players you can buy right now

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Marshall go all in and bring active noise cancelling to its on-ear headphones for the first time

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"If there was ever a Bluetooth speaker born to play Crazy Train, this is it": Marshall Bromley 450 party speaker review

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Buying guide Great sound doesn’t need to cost a fortune. Let these six brilliant headphones under £100 prove me right

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Buying guide Great sound, features and battery life – these cut-price headphones from the likes of Sony, Marshall and Sennheiser have got the lot

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Buying guide In this round-up of the best music streaming platforms, let’s find out how Spotify, TIDAL, Apple Music, Qobuz and others truly compare

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Buying guide A comprehensive look at the best speakers from iconic amp merchants Marshall – covering portable powerhouses and huge home hi-fi boxes

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Advanced and affordable, these True Wireless earbuds are a great buy - and they come with a brilliant Easter egg…

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This small Bluetooth speaker has real muscle - and it’s the best Flip yet

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This chunky beast of a wireless speaker offers 360° True Stereophonic Sound and likes to play loud. What’s not to love?

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The latest iteration of Sony’s best-selling over-ear headphones feature arguably the best noise cancelling yet. Tuned by studio engineers, they sound pretty good too

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JBL’s Bluetooth wireless headphones get a fancy remix for this third edition, adding the option of a Smart TX transmitter for wider connectivity

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Buying guide From park chillers to garden-fillers, you need a speaker that’s outdoor-ready; here’s a handful of the best from JBL, Marshall and more

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Bowers & Wilkins brings studio grade audio to the premium mid-range with its all new Px7 S3 over-ear Bluetooth wireless headphones

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Buying guide Your children’s formal education in all things (not-so-) loud can start now, with these colourful, comfortable and kid-friendly headphones

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Buying guide Apple Music and Amazon Music Unlimited are both quality music streaming services, so we put them side by side to see how they compare

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Marshall take a serious shot at rival premium noise cancelling headphones with the company's third generation Monitor III A.N.C. over-ears

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When it comes to comparing digital bits and vinyl grooves there’s more to consider than initially meets the ear

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When it comes to audio quality, these pricey buds from Bowers & Wilkins are among the best I've ever heard

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Stereo is so passé. The high-tech LG Tone Free T90S wireless earbuds are the first in the world to support Dolby Atmos immersive audio with head tracking

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With a 100 hour battery life, the Marshall Major V Bluetooth wireless headphones have the stamina for the longest, loudest playlists
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