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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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Marshall Monitor Headphones

Well, it looks as if Marshall has gone all in, in the headphones game. After releasing the Marshall Majors and Marshall Minors a bit ago, the classic amp brand has now dropped the Marshall Monitors. The collapsible, over-ear cans, feature a completely detachable double-ended coil cord (complete with mic &…

By Mike Newman
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LSTN Wood Troubadour Headphones

If you have many leather-bound books and an apartment that smells of rich mahogany, we've found your headphones. Actually, all thing considered, the Troubadour cans from LSTN won't even set you back as much as some really good scotch. Available in Beech Wood, Cherry Wood, or Ebony Wood, each pair…

By Mike Newman
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The Vamp

Dust off those old box speakers you have stored in your basement and put them to good use with The Vamp. The sharp little red cube (also available in white or black) takes those existing speakers you used to have hooked up to your enormous stereo setup and gives them…

By Mike Newman
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Kendall Portable Speaker

We love new, fancy, high tech gadgets to the point that any third party observer would probably consider it an unhealthy obsession. But as of late, we've been far more interested in cramming all those creature comforts we've become used to (Bluetooth, rechargeable lithium batteries, modern amps and speakers, etc.)…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Volta Sound Block

Different strokes for different folks applies to a lot of consumer design, but it's particularly prevalent in the world of iPhone speakers. Some people want crazy bluetooth integration with their home stereo, WiFi network and Spotify account. They want to feel like their system is straight out of the house…

By Cooper Fleishman
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