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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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Grado Made the First Open-Back Bluetooth Headphones

Grado Labs is a Brooklyn-based audio company that's been making some of the best headphones and turntable cartridges for longer than most of you reading this have been alive. The label made headphones from whiskey barrels. They made headphones from a Brooklyn tree. Now, finally, they're turning their eyes to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Beosound Edge Speaker

Bang & Olufsen has designed fantastic home audio products for almost a century. Whether you're talking about a smart alarm clock or some of the best noise-cancelling earbuds on the market, B&O always combines cutting edge audio technology with great design—though that does means its products tend to cost more…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Bose Home Speaker 500 Has Amazon’s Alexa Built In

When it comes to great audio, Bose has always been a name you can trust. Their soundbars and noise-cancelling earbuds might not be the cheapest options available, but they more than deliver with quality audio, good design and great construction. The one thing Bose hadn't tackled was the smart home…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Samsung Galaxy Home

The Samsung Galaxy Home is the on-demand assistant for those in the Samsung ecosystem. If you are, congrats, because this is the sharpest home assistant yet, as it boasts a flower-shaped body that rests on a sleek tripod base. Galaxy Home features the Bixby assistant that phone owners are no…

By Mike Newman
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The Aloft Speaker Tucks Under a Shelf

If you live in Manhattan, San Francisco, or anywhere else where a few thousand dollars a month gets you a glorified closet, you know the challenges of organizing your pad. You need to consider the placement of every single item you own. That's why we're digging the Aloft Speaker concept…

By Mike Newman
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