Someone Built a LEGO Bedside Radio With 1,400 Bricks And Inner Circuitry
Remember when clock radios had personality? Before phones ate every function a bedside table used to need, you had this chunky little box with dials…
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The Concrete Canvas Speaker That Refuses to Hide Its Wires
Most audio equipment is designed around the premise of concealment. The drivers are hidden, the wiring is tucked away, the internal mechanics are sealed behind…
If the iPod Nano and Game Boy had a baby, you’d get this $85 Hi-Fi Audio Player
The dedicated music player had a solid twenty-year run: Walkmans, MiniDiscs, the Rio PMP300 (look it up), the iPod in all its generations, and the…
The $50 Tiny Turntable That Makes Vinyl Collecting Fun Again
Tiny Vinyl has been building something quietly clever since 2023. What started as a Nashville-based company pressing 4-inch records (yes, actual playable vinyl, just smaller)…
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)…
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…