Review: SONOS PLAYBASE

Last Updated: May 29, 2018

We’ve never understood why more people don’t use soundbases. They are an absolutely perfect bridge between a basic TV speaker system, and a full surround home theater setup. They solve every problem. SONOS want to change that.

Review: Parrot Zik 3 Wireless

Last Updated: July 4, 2018

Never before has one pair of cans offered so much. It’s as if the designers of Parrot’s new Zik 3 headphones decided to see just how many things they could pack into its slender frame.

Review: Fostex TH610

Last Updated: July 4, 2018

If you love headphones like we do, one of the most annoying things is trying to convince others that they can be objects of beauty. Where we see smooth curves, perfect headband design, and clever use of materials, others only see bulky plastic...

Wired vs. Wireless Speakers

Last Updated: October 19, 2023

Wireless speakers have become the quiet juggernaut of the audio industry. Ever since features like Bluetooth and WiFi became commonplace, manufacturers have been tinkering, slowly freeing us from the chaos of wires and ceiling speakers.

Review: Phiaton BT 460

Last Updated: July 4, 2018

When you test as much all your equipment as we do, it’s actually quite amazing how impatient you can get. Time and again, we find ourselves getting frustrated...

Best Headphone Amps of 2024

Last Updated: February 6, 2024

You wouldn't expect headphones to need any special equipment to work. They are just about as simple as audio equipment gets.

Review: Apple AirPods

Last Updated: July 23, 2018

The Apple AirPods created a wave of truly wireless earbuds, but they never quite made our review list. Until today. They managed to snag a spot in our most recent wireless headphones roundup, and we’d like to go further into why we chose them.

Review: Chord Hugo 2

Last Updated: August 31, 2018

Chord Electronics are mad. Other companies will make a high-end DAC, and call it done. Chord made one, then gave it Bluetooth, then put in a package small enough to slip into a pocket, then made it look like something you'd see in a music video from 1988.

Shanling M5S Review

Last Updated: May 10, 2019

The Chinese audio world has exploded over the past decade. One thing the country is particularly good at is creating great digital audio players. Shanling are a company specializing in just that.

Review: AUDEZE Mobius

Last Updated: July 12, 2018

When AUDEZE told us they had a secret project in the works, our first thought was not ‘gaming headset’. Why would it be? AUDEZE are known for stellar headphones, but not for gaming. Then they sent us the Mobius.

Review: Kanto SYD

Last Updated: May 18, 2018

Every new wireless speaker we receive feels like it’s more complicated than the last. With the SYD, Kanto are trying something a little more old-school, releasing a Bluetooth speaker that is refreshingly simple.

Beats by Dre urBeats3 Review

Last Updated: February 12, 2020

The urBeats3 in-ear headphones are among the company's top-sellers, and we recently spent a month with a pair to find out why. It is a month we will regret until the end of time.

KEF LSX Speaker Review

Last Updated: October 9, 2023

KEF make some of the finest speakers in the world, as anyone who has heard the $30,000 Blades will attest to. But they also make much more affordable models that deliver killer sound without killing your wallet.

Best Headphones of 2021

Last Updated: January 14, 2021

One of the greatest pleasures we know is blocking out the world's distractions with good pair of headphones. Here are some of the best ones of this year.

Sony WH-1000XM3 Headphone Review

Last Updated: October 19, 2023

Sony may not be able to come up with snappy names, but they make some seriously snappy headphones. The WH-1000XM3 are wireless, noise-canceling headphones that we believe are the best pair currently available. No doubt, no question.
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