iFi Audio UP Play Max lets you enjoy high-end wireless headphones in lossless when connected to iPhone
Being an audiophile and owning an Apple phone can be a strained relationship at times. While owning Apple’s AirPods 5 or the AirPods Max 2…
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5 Tailgate Speakers Built to Survive a Full Saturday Outdoors
A parking lot does not care how good your speaker sounded in the store. Too quiet for an open sky, too fragile for a cooler…
The Bluetooth Speaker Hidden Inside a Wood Sculpture
Most Bluetooth speakers look the same. They are round, black, rubberized, and built to disappear into a shelf or a beach bag without asking anyone…
Teenage Engineering meets iPod Shuffle: This music player puts the screen where your eyes actually are
Sony killed the MiniDisc in 2006 with the MZ-RH1, a recorder so good that people still pay silly money for working ones on eBay. It…
Most Headphone Cushions Fail Eventually, Beats 360 Made That the Point
A headphone’s cushions usually wear out quietly, flattening over months until someone finally notices the sound has gotten muffled and the padding has gone stiff….
The motorola signature 27 Signs Its Camera With Bang & Olufsen
A smartphone’s camera bump usually exists to hold lenses and nothing else, a necessary bulge nobody asks to admire. The motorola signature 27 turns that…
The Record Player That Skips the Vinyl and Plays Falling Water
A vintage turntable earns its warmth from ritual, the small act of placing a needle and watching a disc spin. The Retro Water Drop Ambient…
Bose Ultra Open 2nd Gen and Sport Open spice-up the clip-on earbuds options
After almost two years of a lull, Bose has finally released a new version of the Ultra Open Earbuds, along with a new pair of…
9 Retro Audio Gadgets Bringing Cassettes and CDs Back From the Dead
Streaming gave us convenience and took away everything else. No album art worth holding, no ritual of pressing play, no object that tells you something…
103g Over-Ears That Actually Disappear Into Your Outfit
When I listen to music, podcasts, or audiobooks outside my house, earbuds are usually my go-to. But sometimes I switch to headphones because they feel…
A Speaker That Clips to City Poles and Leaves No Mark
Walk down almost any street in an American city without your headphones in, and you will notice how little of that walk actually belongs to…
Huawei FreeBuds Neo Review: Style, Comfort, and a Strong Feature Set
Huawei has been on a bit of an audio expansion streak lately. It now offers everything from traditional in-ear earbuds to open-ear and clip-style designs,…
Finally, a CD Player Gen Z Actually Wants to Own
It really warms my heart when I see Gen Z and Gen Alpha kids collecting physical media from their favorite artists. These are people who…
Creative B3 gaming soundbar undercuts Razer and Asus with an ultra-affordable $50 price tag
Gaming soundbars are the new hot trend that promises to elevate the overall experience during high-octane action without breaking the bank. You don’t have to…
RHYTHM Is the Walkman the Smartphone Era Forgot to Build
Smartphones turned music into just another notification competing for attention, a song interrupted by a text, an album broken up by a calendar alert. RHYTHM…
5 Designs That Prove Vinyl’s Comeback Was Never Just About the Music
Vinyl has returned to the cultural spotlight, but its comeback is about much more than nostalgia. A new generation is discovering records as objects of…