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Bring the Soundtrack With You This Summer
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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The Beats Pill Bluetooth Speaker Is New, Improved, and Affordable

The Beats Pill now comes equipped with a 24-hour battery life.

By John A. Paradiso
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Shure Aonic 50

For a truly immersive studio sound experience on the go, Shure's new Aonic 50 wireless over-the-ear Bluetooth headphones provide premium audio quality with superb comfort. They boast a premium headphone amplifier, customizable noise cancellation and environment mode via the ShurePlus PLAY app, and up to 20 hours of battery life.…

By Amos Kwon
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Grado Prestige Series Headphones

Grado's audiophile following is sure to grow even bigger than it already is thanks to the introduction of a new 4th-generation X Driver for wired headphones that capitalizes on the introduction of new lossless music collections by services like Apple Music, Amazon Music HD, and Spotify Hifi. Grado's new 44mm…

By Amos Kwon
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Sony Is Kicking off Summer With a New Line of Wireless Speakers

When it comes to proper warm weather shindigs, you only need a few things to make sure everyone is enjoying themselves. You need: good food and company, plenty of libations and entertainment and, most importantly, quality tunes. The people at Sony can't help you grill a perfect burger or make…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Cambridge Audio Alva TT Bluetooth Direct Drive Turntable

We're at the point in the retro revolution where we don't really have to explain to anyone that music played on a turntable has a more interesting, unique and overall higher quality listening experience than anything you're going to be able to stream to your smart speakers or Bluetooth home…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Braun X Virgil Abloh – The Wandelage Reimagined

A good sound system puts you in awe of the wonders of sound, but a great one also captivates you visually. The 1965 Dieter Rams Wandanlage is just one of those systems. Rams designed the wall system for Braun, and it's still an icon. For Braun's 100th anniversary, Off-White founder…

By Amos Kwon
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