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Black Book: 12 Products Our Editors Loved in September 2026
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Bring the Soundtrack With You This Summer

The best outdoor portable speakers for beach trips, lake weekends, backyard hangs, and every adventure that calls for a little music.

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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Marshall Motif Bring Iconic Style to Earbuds

Audio brand Marshall is almost as well known for their technology as they are for their iconic design elements. With their latest release, the Motif earbuds, it's a marriage of both form and function for the brand. These earbuds take elements from the classic speakers from Marshall and crank up…

By Brett Braley
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Nothing Ear (2)

Audio tech company Nothing has revitalized its impressive earbuds with the release of the Ear (2). The Nothing Ear (2) allows the user to customize their sonic experience with a Personal Sound Profile that adjusts the equalizer to give you the best sound quality. Plus, the personalized noice cancellation feature…

By John A. Paradiso
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IKEA VAPPEBY Portable Bluetooth Speaker

IKEA's recent forays into audio tech have been seriously impressive. They've teamed up with Sonos on a line of integrated home furnishings and now the Swedish giant has released a minuscule Bluetooth speaker. The VAPPEBY is IP67-rated iteration and delivers up to 80 hours of battery life when playing music…

By John A. Paradiso
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The New Sonos Era Speakers Will Make You Rethink Your Home Audio Setup

When it comes to high-end home audio speakers, you want the best-of-the-best while also maintaining convenience. That always meant going with a system like the Sonos Play:3, Sonos Radio, Sonos Playbase, Sonos Play:5 or Sonos One--you get the idea here--it was Sonos all the way because they integrated all the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Master & Dynamic’s Headphones Honor the Legacy of Space Travel

The 1960s were a time of adventure and wonderment. Most specifically when it came to the Space Race, a time in which world powers were competing to make their mark on human history with rockets, space crafts, and a little imagination. Now, audio company Master & Dynamic, in collaboration with…

By Brett Braley
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