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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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The Sennheiser Ambeo Smart Headset Records 3D Audio

Sennheiser has long been one of our favorite headphone and microphone manufacturers because they're always innovating in the world of audio technology without making something that seems completely unfamiliar. The new Sennheiser Ambeo Smart Headset is a fantastic set of noise-cancelling earbuds that also happens to have a few clever…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Samsung S-Ray Portable Directional Speaker Set

Samsung has released quite a few interesting projects over the years, and this year at CES they're going to be revealing a few more. C-Lab (the Samsung Creative Lab program) is unveiling a portable, directional speaker set called S-Ray that aims to give you private listening without actually having to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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8 AirPod Alternatives to Consider

It’s been roughly one year since Apple released their highly anticipated AirPod earbuds, with their instant connectivity and quick-charge dock and “superior sound,” and, regardless of how you feel about the way they look, they are selling like hotcakes. If you want a pair of earbuds you can actually get…

By Maxwell Barna
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Klipsch Heritage Headphone Amplifier

Klipsch has been making some of the highest quality and technologically advanced audio hardware for the better part of a century. The Klipsch Heritage Headphone Amplifier is an all-new, audiophile-grade digital-to-analog (DAC) converter that carries on the brand's tradition of innovation while also being a throwback to the past with…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Shinola Canfield Headphone Collection

Shinola is adding to their line of audiophile-focused gear with a range of headphones suited for just about any listening experience. Four styles compose the new line, including The Canfield Over-Ear, The Canfield On-Ear, The Canfield Pro In-Ear Monitor, and The Canfield In-Ear Monitor. It took two years for the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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