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Marshall Heston 120 vs Sonos Arc Ultra: which Dolby Atmos soundbar should you buy?

Can Marshall’s rock and roll aesthetics deliver enough in the audio department to topple the mighty Sonos Arc Ultra?

What Hi-Fi?

I really wanted to love the Marshall Heston 120 – but it commits a cardinal home cinema sin

Tugging at the nostalgia glands will get you so far, but it’s the sound that really matters

What Hi-Fi?

Five-star Bose earbuds, affordable hi-fi from Monitor Audio and Musical Fidelity, a Dolby Atmos-ready Sonos rival, and much more

It was another busy week for the What Hi-Fi? team…

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“Pivotal throughout the band's pre-fame era and used for seminal recordings from Appetite for Destruction”: Slash’s famed B.C. Rich Warlock – which once went missing for 30 years – is going up for auction (again)

The guitar, which was one of Slash’s most-used axes in the band’s early days, is expected to fetch $200K

Guitar World

Marshall Heston 120

Marshall’s first soundbar looks pretty rock and roll, but how does it sound?

What Hi-Fi?

I review noise-cancelling headphones for a living — here's my top picks for every budget

It doesn't matter how little or how much you've got to spend, there's a great pair of noise-canceling headphones out there for you. Here's my picks

Tom’s Guide

I reviewed Marshall’s new Bluetooth speaker and it rocked my world with awesome audio and unbelievable battery life

I tested the Marshall Kilburn III and it's a monumental upgrade over its predecessor, and a brilliant Bluetooth speaker in its own right.

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“I attempt to recreate the sound of Eruption with a Fractal and an amp I’ve never played”: Dweezil Zappa devises the ultimate tube amp versus modeler test – using both the shred an Eddie Van Halen classic

Zappa put two distinct setups to the test to see if listeners could truly tell the difference between tube amps and their digital counterparts

Guitar World

Marshall upgrades its powerful portable speaker with deeper bass and extra refinement

The Marshall Middleton II promises even bigger bass and better sound at louder volumes.

Marshall turn up the volume on the portable speaker market with the all-new Middleton II

Marshall’s Middleton II gives has more than 30 hours of battery life and 360° True Stereophonic sound

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Marshall's stylish Middleton II is your next compact party speaker

Marshall just launched its new compact portable speaker, the Middleton II.

Android Central

The Sonos Move 2 has been my pick for the best Bluetooth speaker for years — until this came along

The Sonos Move 2 has long been our favorite Bluetooth speaker — but it's just been dethroned by the Marshall Kilburn III.

Tom’s Guide

I swapped my soundbar and sub combo for an all-in-one alternative – here's why I'm never going back

I swapped my multi-box Samsung soundbar for an all-in-one rival – here’s why I’m sticking by my decision.

TechRadar

Electric Legoland: Jimi Hendrix is now available in Lego form – but it’s missing the Strat

Get ready to pay tribute to Jimi Hendrix’s greatness, brick by brick...

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“Tubes are overrated. And you never know what you’re going to get overseas. I can’t play through a Marshall JCM – they sound like crap”: Sludge titans Thou have never been afraid to tear up the rulebook – but they do need a spreadsheet for their tunings

Andy Gibbs and Matthew Thudium reflect on abyssal drop tunings, their DIY ethic, silly song nicknames and the value of having a tuning spreadsheet

Guitar World

“Can you imagine Kramer being more successful than Fender and Gibson? It sounds crazy, but Eddie Van Halen made that happen”: H.E.A.T’s Dave Dalone on taking rock back to the future, learning from Gary Moore, and why he's a Kramer man through and through

They may have titled their latest album Welcome To The Future, but make no mistake, Swedish rockers H.E.A.T are paying homage to the past, with Dalone's scorching riffs and solos leading the way

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“And so the first thing I do is put it in the middle position and play Oh Well”: Blackberry Smoke’s Charlie Starr on that time he brought Duane Allman’s 1957 Les Paul to a Metallica show and ended up playing Kirk Hammett's Greeny

Starr's first Metallica show was in 1989. His second was in 2019, and involved two of the most iconic Les Pauls of all time, and it was the day he learned Hetfield sounds the same through a Princeton

TechRadar

5 outstanding tech reviews of the week: the light, razor-thin Samsung S25 Edge and a mindblowing soundbar debut

Reviews Recap: Samsung's super-fast, slimline new flagship and Marshall immersive, musical new soundbar.

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I reviewed Marshall’s Dolby Atmos soundbar, and it had me hooked with room-swallowing bass and phenomenal music reproduction

Marshall’s first ever soundbar supplies quaking bass and awesome Atmos for movies, making it a top-tier all-in-one option.

Guitar World

“I had this little house in California, back in 1984. My Marshall stacks and a reel-to-reel were set up in the living room. I remember getting my drummer to have a jam at 3am”: From his live show, to cutting classics, Yngwie Malmsteen lives off-the-cuff

He explains why his guitars are numbered, not named, his warts-and-all approach to studio work – and why his “I won’t conform or follow” attitude has nothing to do with arrogance

Guitar World

“A friend of mine told me about an open audition for a new artist named Cyndi…”: From his education with Cyndi Lauper and giving Alice Cooper a killer Poison intro, to co-writing with Julian Lennon, John McCurry shares the stories behind his biggest hits

A long-time collaborator of Lauper and Lennon, scoring hits with Bonnie Tyler, Belinda Carlisle and Alice Cooper, McCurry’s session career is legendary. To think he started out on accordion…

What Hi-Fi?

Marshall’s Sonos Arc Ultra rival is cool – but I’m more interested in its smaller sibling

Guitar World

“It was about being a competitive guitarist in the '80s. That was a completely different playing style than Ace was known for”: In 1985, Kiss needed the best and got the best – his name was Bruce Kulick

It was the no makeup era of Kiss, and after a succession of guitarists, they needed an ace in the pack. Kulick stepped up, and brought his A game. Here he reflects on a pivotal moment in Kisstory

What Hi-Fi?

Marshall Heston 120 vs Sony Bravia Theatre Bar 9: which soundbar should you buy?

Marshall's first soundbar squares up against Sony's Award-winning flagship

Marshall Kilburn III speaker brings massive upgrades to the party, plus a huge battery

Marshall third-gen Kilburn Bluetooth speaker comes with double the battery life and a whole lot of power.

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