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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 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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8 Pairs of Noise-Cancelling Earbuds for Your Next Flight

We're all on the same page when it comes to flying. After long lines, airport security, and a lack of quality seating, most of us don't want to listen to screaming kids, barking dogs or a seat neighbor that insists on orating their entire life. We're not encouraging any of you…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Bang & Olufsen Just Released an AirPods Alternative

It's becoming commonplace to see people with white AirPods protruding from their ears everywhere you go. If you're ready to jump into the crowd but want a different looking, more performance driven option, Bang & Olufsen has you covered. The Beoplay E8 is Bang & Olufsen's set of wireless earbuds…

By Mike Newman
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The Lofree Poison Speaker Mixes Modern Tech With Vintage Design

In case their typewriter-inspired keyboard wasn’t indication enough, Lofree is back with the Poison Speaker to prove they’re the masters of mixing modern tech with vintage design. Being able to go old school with a functional FM radio (88-108MHz) and dial is definitely cool in a kitschy sort of way,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Lyric Speaker Visualizes Your Song Lyrics

While we would never cop to not being able to tell the difference between the rain versus Lorraine, Aquarius versus asparagus, or gonna leave her versus a believer, there are quite a few verses and choruses that have tripped people up over the years. If you want to make sure…

By Cooper Fleishman
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