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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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Skullcandy Aviator Edit

If you want a pair of black headphones, the world is your oyster. If you want a more colorful pair, you're going to have a tougher time tracking down a solid pair. You could delve into the world of Urbanears, but that's about the extent of it. Skullcandy wants to…

By Mike Newman
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Turtle Shell: Rugged Wireless Boombox

Officially, there are only a handful of days left in the season of fun and sun. That doesn't mean you should stop thinking about how you're going to spend time outdoors because most of the other seasons are fine for doing shit outside, too. Outdoor Tech wants to make everything…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Monster Inspiration Headphones

These days, there are a few things that every pair of headphones has to have: comfort, style, in-line remote and volume control, quality sound and, sometimes, a big celebrity name emblazoned on them. The same company that brought the world Beats by Dre has eschewed the celebrity name for these…

By Cooper Fleishman
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iPod Nano

To be fair, we haven't felt the need to purchase an iPod Nano. Our musical needs are handled nicely by our phones. The new iPod Nano is making a worthy push for convincing us to purchase an added mp3 blaster. Why? Well, for starters, it's ideal for the gym or…

By Mike Newman
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The Jammy! A Funky-Fresh Boombox

We could use this space to talk about how having a funky-fresh wooden boombox would be great for parties, or the fact that we love Kickstarter projects, but we're not going to. Michael Davis-Yates addresses everything you need to know when he waxes poetic about the Jammy! and Lil' Jammer!…

By Cooper Fleishman
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