
If, like us, you’re currently swirling a glass of red wine, mulling over what to wear before making your way to a New Year’s Eve party to toast 2026 into existence, you may also be finding yourself accidentally indulging in a bit of nostalgia for the year just passed.
2025 was an interesting year for a variety of reasons, especially if you’re a hi-fi or home cinema enthusiast. Whether it was the arrival of new cutting-edge OLED panel technologies in January or the most turbulent What Hi-Fi? Awards in recent memory a lot has happened over the past 12 months.