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Audio Nerds Love This $900 Japanese Headphone Amp
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Audio Nerds Love This $900 Japanese Headphone Amp
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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Marshall Celebrates 100 Years of the Iconic Celestion Speaker With a Limited-Edition Amp

Marshall pays tribute to the speaker that started it all.

By John A. Paradiso
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Garmin Speak Brings Amazon’s Alexa Into Your Car

Unless you want to lose a cup holder to put an Echo in your ride, you're going to have to leave Alexa at home. That is, of course, until Garmin went ahead and built Speak, a device that allows you to bring your personal assistant on the road. Speak attaches…

By Mike Newman
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This Wireless Speaker Is Made of Wood

Home speakers were once hulking objects that were necessary eyesores for the audiophile. Engineers and designers fought for years to make them more inconspicuous, and we've reached a point where speakers can be hidden almost anywhere. That's all well and good, but there is another option—a visible speaker that happens…

By Mike Newman
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The Best Shower Speakers to Listen While You Wash

We understand that every man reading this has at least one shower jam that they like to get down to, and sing along with, while they're rubbing themselves down with the latest and greatest in the world of body wash. We're not going to critique your choice of music because…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The New Google Pixel Buds Translate in Real Time

There were quite a few things revealed at the Google Pixel 2 event in San Francisco this week. If we’re being completely honest, the most revolutionary thing to us was a seemingly unassuming pair of earbuds because the new Google Pixel Buds translate in real time. Yes, you read that…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Sonos Built a Smart Speaker with Alexa Built In

We love our Amazon Echo devices as much as the millions of other people who own them, but the sound quality plays second fiddle to the impressive tech inside. That's not an issue any more, because the Sonos One has Amazon Alexa built in. Built on the, as they describe it,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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