The Nest Audio came out in September 2020. If you bought one that fall, you were probably still navigating pandemic grocery runs and wondering when…
The soundbar has become the default home theater upgrade for anyone who doesn’t want to fill a room with floor-standing speakers and receiver cabinets. It’s…
Serious hi-fi speakers have long demanded a certain kind of listener, one with a dedicated room, a generously sized space, and the freedom to place…
Bang & Olufsen built its reputation on the idea that audio equipment should be worthy of the spaces it inhabits. Bas Kamp’s ONCE concept takes…
Onboard motherboard audio has improved considerably over the past decade, to the point where most users don’t notice a gap. That’s true enough for casual…
The equilateral triangle is one of the most psychologically loaded forms in Western visual culture. It appears on currency, on occult diagrams, on the cover…
Somewhere between a fish market and Milan Design Week, a guitar amplifier became an animal. Yamaha’s HERRING, a concept piece by designer Koji Notomi, is…
The audio world has always had a bit of a hoarding problem. Amplifiers, preamps, turntables, towers, subwoofers, cables that cost more than a weekend trip….
Hiroshi Fujiwara has had his influence stamped in multifaceted spheres – Carrera Chronograph x Fragment Limited Edition and the MC20 Cielo Fuoriserie are some impressive…
Skullcandy Crusher ANC 2 headphones are the brand’s flagship pair of cans that have good sound quality and some scope for improvement in the ANC….
If you’ve ever stood too close to a speaker at a concert and felt the bass move through your chest, you already understand the basic…
The dongle DAC has become a familiar but awkward sight plugged into the bottom of a smartphone, a small reminder that the headphone jack didn’t…