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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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Sonos x Ikea Symfonisk Bookshelf Speaker

Just when you thought Ikea’s offerings largely amounted to assembly-required furniture designed to challenge you even when you’re sober, they’ve revealed a new product born from their partnership with audio product manufacturer Sonos in the form of the Symfonisk bookshelf speaker. Upon first glance, though it’s certainly handsome in its…

By Amos Kwon
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Grattacielo Radio Speaker by Brionvega

Half neon orange emergency radio, half Gordon Gekko brick phone, the Grattacielo (Italian for ‘skyscraper’) Radio Speaker looks like the kind of device modern color block artist Piet Mondrian would own. The original AM/FM version of the Grattacielo was actually designed back in 1965 by architect Marco Zanuso and has…

By Amos Kwon
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Mechanical Spider Bluetooth Speaker

This piece of audio art sticks one of its eight legs into the arachnaphobe's eye while still being gentle on the wallet. Designed and made by Yiwei Zhang, founder of a company called Machine Party, created more than just a metallic sculpture with a Bluetooth speaker for the arthropod's abdomen.…

By Amos Kwon
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McIntosh MTI100 Integrated Turntable

New York-based McIntosh Laboratory has been manufacturing high-end audio equipment for seven decades as of this year. Describing their products as top of the line is in no way a stretch as they have cult-like followings in Japan and Italy, and one of their car audio systems was even available…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Bose Frames Sunglasses Have Built-In Speakers

Want a personalized listening experience on-the-go without having to go full silent disco or carry a pair of headphones? Enter Bose Frames, the new sunglasses from the renowned audio manufacturer that have built-in speakers in the arms of the glasses. Yes, you read that correctly. No, this isn't a joke.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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