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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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Transparent Speaker

Dropping a large speaker into your home is a decision few make any more. Why buy a big boxy unit when there are minuscule ones that pump out just as delicious of a sound? We would make an exception, however, if the speaker was so good looking that it became a piece…

By Mike Newman
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Olive ONE HD Music Player

When we first saw the blurb about the Olive ONE HD Music Player, we thought the same thing you're probably thinking right now--I don't need another music player, that's why I have Pandora/Spotify/Airplay. We initially dismissed it, but that was a mistake. Olive (the company, not the martini accoutrement) manufacturers…

By Cooper Fleishman
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WOW Bluetooth Speaker

If we're being completely honest, it takes a lot for a bluetooth speaker to impress us these days. It seems like every company that makes anything involving a circuit board also makes a bluetooth speaker. While any one of them will probably get your music wirelessly from your phone to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Boombot REX Speaker

As much as we love our wireless Bluetooth speaker, we have to admit, we're wary about taking it camping or to the beach when the summer hits. Boombot REX is designed to be your new portable music pumper that can stand up to the elements. The small, dual-driver speaker is…

By Mike Newman
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OWS Wooden Kazoo

Our musical talents are limited at best. Yeah, we picked up a guitar awhile back to try and impress women, but outside of that, we leave it to the pros. One instrument we can handle, however, is the classic kazoo. Now, we're not going to go around with one of…

By Mike Newman
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