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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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Yamaha YH-5000SE Luxury Headphone

Yamaha has taken the luxury hi-fi game to a whole new level with their latest release: the YH-5000SE luxury headphones. These over-ear headphones are both rugged and subtle with a magnesium-machined frame and a soft two-layer headband. The entire headset only clocks in at about 11 ounces. Plus, if you…

By John A. Paradiso
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Audio-Technica ATH-WB2022 Flagship Headphones

Don't wear earbuds unless you have to because they just can't compare to a serious set of cans. To celebrate its 60th anniversary, Audio-Technica presents its top-end wireless headphones, the ATH-WB2022. Using flame maple, walnut, and mahogany wood from Japanese guitar maker Fujigen, the ATH-WB2022 are a sight to behold,…

By Amos Kwon
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The Audio-Technica Sound Burger Is a Retro Portable Turntable

While we appreciated the futuristic design of Audio-Technica's recently released clear record player, their re-release of the retro Sound Burger really caught our eyes. The Sound Burger was originally released over 40 years ago and had a pretty simple design. It is a portable, compact turntable that clamps onto vinyl…

By John A. Paradiso
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Nothing Ear(stick)

London-based tech company Nothing has been making waves in the smartphone world with the arrival of its Nothing Phone (1). They've since followed that up with the launch of Nothing Ear(stick), a pair of expertly designed, high performance earbuds. Nothing's minimalism while clearly inspired by the design of Apple's products,…

By John A. Paradiso
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Audio-Technica Releases Clear Turntable to Celebrate 60th Anniversary

Audio-Technica have been well-regarded for years as one of the best turntable brands in the industry. And now that they're celebrating 60 years of audio tech production, the company has released a doozy of a record player. The AT-LP2022 is a fully transparent manual belt-drive turntable with a limited-edition Shibata…

By John A. Paradiso
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