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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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Lowdi Bluetooth Speaker

In a market that is starting to get flooded with Jambox-esque looking Bluetooth speakers, it's starting to become necessary to have something that makes your portable tune blaster stand out. Lowdi makes a worthy case. The new tiny Bluetooth speaker is the smallest on the market, meaning it owns the…

By Mike Newman
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ORA: Ultimate Sound System for iPad

The opening of the Kickstarter video for ORA pretty aptly describes how we feel about our iPads. They're fantastic for doing a lot of things, but the sound really sucks. There are a lot of options on the market to get better sound out of the little tablet that could,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Quirky Helix Speakers

We've been known to belt out a little Michael Jackson in the shower from time to time. When you're in the shower, you're a rockstar. You might as well be in front of Madison Square Garden. But there's also neighbors, permanent roommates and other residents to consider. You need a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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AKG K551 Headphones by Harman

When a headphone brand has a name like Harman associated with them, they don't need to dabble in the flashy, trendy and/or cool that seems to be sweeping the rest of the headphone industry. They need to keep the same ridiculous level of quality the customer is used to, but…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Pokket Mixer

Have you ever walked into a party and immediately wanted to hijack the tunes? We'd all like to think we have pretty good taste in music, but sooner or later even the diehard fans are going to be pissed if you put Fun on repeat too many times. For all…

By Cooper Fleishman
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