CMF Clip Pro open-ear buds come with a charging case dial to take calls
Clip-on-style earbuds are the new trend, and the fever is catching on fast across mainstream brands. While Nothing has already impressed with the Ear (open)…
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Ross Lovegrove’s Hi-Fi Speakers Look Like River Pebbles, Stream 384 kHz Audio
Ross Lovegrove has spent his whole career convinced that nature already nailed industrial design and humans are just slow to catch up. His portfolio backs…
A BB Pod-Shaped CD Player Straight Out of Death Stranding
When Kojima Productions does something, it rarely feels like a simple product release. It feels like a statement. The new Instant Disc Audio Cp1 DEATH…
Khadas Just Made a $199 Amp That Snaps to Your iPhone Like a Wallet
Portable audio has long been a game of compromise. DAC dongles give you a modest step up from your phone’s built-in output, but connect anything…
Tablets Sound Bad, So Motorola Just Put 9 JBL Speakers in One
Entertainment tablets have come a long way in terms of screen quality, but audio often tells a different story. Most of them ship with a…
Gen Z Is Buying Old iPods to Quit Spotify. Fiio’s $50 Hi-Fi MP3 Player Does It Better.
I tried to listen to an album last week. The whole thing, start to finish, like a functioning adult in the 90s. I made it…
What If Nothing Made an IEM for Audiophiles? This Community Concept Imagines One
Music lovers are gradually developing a deeper appreciation for in-ear monitors (IEMs) as they explore the world of personal audio. The Chi-Fi market, in particular,…
Skullcandy’s $280 Headphones Pack A Subwoofer For Your Skull, And A Knob To Control How Hard It Hits
Everyone is obsessed with making gadgets sleeker, flatter, and more touch sensitive these days. So naturally, Skullcandy looked at that trend and said, nah, let…
AirPods Max 2 Finally Get Custom EQ in iOS 27 Beta
Apple has a playbook for innovation that often involves letting a feature mature elsewhere before adopting it, gift-wrapped, as a profound breakthrough. Widgets appeared on…
Sennheiser’s $200 Clip-On Buds Defeat Bose Ultra Open on Battery — And Skip the US
Clip-on earbuds were always going to go mainstream; the category just got there in the east first. Huawei’s FreeClip became roughly as ubiquitous as AirPods…
At $230, This Gaming Headset Keeps Playing While You Swap Its Battery
Wireless gaming headsets have carried a quiet contradiction since they first appeared. Cutting the cable was supposed to mean more freedom, but the moment the…
A $129 Music Player Built for People Done With Phone Distractions
Dedicated music players gradually faded from use once streaming apps turned every smartphone into an on-demand jukebox. Carrying a separate device for audio began to…