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BoomStick Review: $99 headphone upgrade
For a while, it seemed like the bitrate war might prove some sort of salvation for audio quality. Turns out, though, that the average listener can't actually hear much difference beyond a certain...
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Samsung squeezes Dolby Atmos into slim CES soundbar
Samsung has baked Dolby Atmos into its latest soundbar, kicking off CES 2016 with a fresh batch of music and movie focused audio tech. The HW-K950 Soundbar is Samsung's first model to include the Dolby...
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Crosley’s 2016 Record Store Day Turntable Review
A special edition of the Crosley Cruiser portable turntable (read: vinyl record player) is sitting on our review bench today, Mickey Mouse-infused. This version of the Crosley Cruiser has a couple of...
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Devialet’s Gold Phantom packs 4,500W of French ear-melting power
If you thought Devialet's oddball Phantom speaker was extreme, get ready to slap on some ear protection for the new Gold Phantom. Squeezing more power into the same curvaceous body, Gold Phantom is the...
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Sonos 7.0 arrives with full Spotify speaker control
Spotify users with Sonos speakers can now control their whole-house music playback directly from the Spotify app, with a new update pushed out today. Sonos 7.0 allows you to spend less time in the...
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ROLI BLOCKS Review: Modular music system has room to grow
ROLI has made a name for itself with weirdly tactile, expansively flexible musical instruments, and its ROLI BLOCKS promise to bring that to the mainstream. The British company built its reputation...
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B&O BeoLab 50 speaker shows the Danes can’t resist luxe
Bang & Olufsen may have flirted with more affordable speakers in its B&O Play range, but it couldn’t resist the lure of its old ways: incredibly expensive, practically sculptural home audio...
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ROLI Lightpad Block M, NOISE update addresses some pain points
Creating synth music is almost one half actual music and one half stage performance. And the tools needed to create such music isn’t exactly accessible, much less portable. When ROLI came out with its...
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Sonos One Review: When Alexa is the DJ
Smart speakers are big business now, and with Amazon’s Echo and Google’s Home dominating the market, Sonos had a choice: step up or slip behind. The Sonos One shows the connected speaker stalwart chose...
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ION’s outdoor solar speakers blend in as they stream
Outdoor speakers aren’t new, but ION wants to make them a whole lot easier to install and use by cutting the cords completely on its new, solar-powered range. The ION Audio Tiki Sounds and Solar Stone...
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HomePod is a sweet-sounding uphill battle
Apple’s HomePod was delayed, and all we got when it finally showed up was a new release date. Surprise bubbled around the announcement of the smart speaker’s February 9 launch earlier this week, after...
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Sonos One deal sees stereo pair match HomePod’s price
The HomePod may be close at hand, but Sonos isn’t resting on its laurels, announcing a deal that cuts the price of a pair of its Alexa-powered speakers to match Apple. The deal on a Sonos One duo also...
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Beastie Boys Sonos Play:5 speaker looks as loud as it sounds
Sonos has revealed a new version of its Play:5 connected speaker, with a limited-edition Beastie Boys Play:5 aiming to celebrate the iconic group and raise some money for charity along the way. The...
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Amazon Echo Input Review: Alexa in your own speakers
Amazon’s Echo smart speakers typically work better on the smart side, rather than the speaker quality front, but the new Echo Input promises to pair Alexa with your own choice of speakers. Part of the...
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Sonos outdoor, in-wall and in-ceiling speakers spread streaming music
Music through your Sonos system can now follow you outside, with the arrival of new Sonos by Sonance speakers that include an outdoor version of the streaming hardware. Part of the Sonos Architectural...
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