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Black Book: 12 Products Our Editors Loved in September 2026
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Bring the Soundtrack With You This Summer

The best outdoor portable speakers for beach trips, lake weekends, backyard hangs, and every adventure that calls for a little music.

By Beau Hayhoe
Audio Nerds Love This $900 Japanese Headphone Amp
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Audio Nerds Love This $900 Japanese Headphone Amp

The generation that grew up with compressed MP3s is suddenly discovering all they've been missing.

By Kahron Spearman
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The Nocs Monolith Aluminum Is the Best Designed Bluetooth Speaker We’ve Ever Seen

Nocs Design returns with a stunning all aluminum edition of its Monolith Bluetooth speaker.

By John A. Paradiso
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These Stylish Over-Ear Headphones Sound as Good as They Look

When it comes to most headphones, they don't sound anywhere near as good as they look. That's not the case with the unique  RØDE NTH-100 headphones. The culmination of decades of passion, immersion and innovation in audio technology, the NTH-100s ensure you hear precisely what you want and zero other…

By Pat McLaughlin
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LG’s TONE Free Earbuds

LG has been in the game long enough to know that they have to compete with larger behemoths while still making their products unique and accessible. They've done it with their TONE Free line. Coming in a variety of options and color options, users will enjoy a seamless aural experience…

By Brett Braley
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Pro-Ject x Metallica Limited Edition Turntable

Calling all record collectors. If you're looking to upgrade your turntable selection, we've got the record player for you. The audio tech wizards at Pro-Ject, makers of some of our favorite turntables, have teamed up with Metallica for a bonkers limited edition record player due out later this summer. The…

By John A. Paradiso
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Master & Dynamic x Mercedes AMG Headphones

Headphones are as basic or luxurious as you want them to be. For people that heavily favor the latter, a new collaboration series from Master & Dynamic and Mercedes-AMG should take good care of you. The companies are releasing four new products: the MW08 wireless earphones, MW75 and MG20 headphones,…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Balenciaga x Bang & Olufsen Speaker Purse Collaboration

It might be best to think of the Speaker Bag from Balenciaga and Bang & Olufsen as the upper crust’s version of guys walking around in the 70s and 80s with boomboxes on their shoulders. Where their speaker systems went well with sleeveless t-shirts and cutoff jeans, the Speaker Bag…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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