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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 Fugoo Tough Bluetooth Speaker is Virtually Indestructible

Electronics and sand go together like orange juice and toothpaste. So while we totally get not wanting to bring your precious Bluetooth speaker with you to the beach or to a campsite, your thinking can change if you get the Fugoo Tough. The speaker is snow proof, sand proof, dirt…

By Mike Newman
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Nocs Air Monitors With Onboard Bluetooth, Airplay, Spotify

Wireless bluetooth speakers aren't hard to find. Streaming audio to your sound system via Airplay, with the assistance of another device, isn't all that hard. If you really want to listen to Spotify, you could always just play it over bluetooth or plug in your phone / tablet / computer.…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Cordless Earbuds That Charge In Your Pocket

Quite simply, the new Earin earbuds from former Sony Ericsson and Nokia engineers are the smallest, cordless earbuds on the market. The balanced armature speakers that Earin uses are more commonly found in pro in-ear monitors and hearing aids, so you get the best possible sound out of the small…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Bluetooth Speaker Designed For The Bathroom

The Braven Mira bluetooth speaker might be the best one we've seen yet. 1200 mAh battery good for 10 hours of wireless audio. Speakerphone. Minimal buttons. Quality design. The big deal is the IPX5 water resistance. According to Wikipedia, that means, "Protected against water jets - Water projected at all…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Hands-On: Sennheiser Momentum On-Ear Headphones

Anyone who has had more than one iPhone probably has a collection of ear buds laying around. Now we are certain that Apple did a fine job with them but a true lover of music should probably invest in a decent set of studio quality cans like the Sennheiser Momentum…

By Kevin McCauley
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