Our audio coverage stretches from cheap earbuds to throw in your bag, up to hi-res DACs that can add extra dimensions of sound to your favorite music. The world of audio has changed a lot with the rise of higher-quality wireless and digital sound – streaming services offer better-than-CD quality, and you can beam it to speakers all over the house over Wi-Fi or next-gen Bluetooth options.
That’s unlocked a world of new devices where hi-fi meets modern conveniences, and we’re always looking to find the best new ideas in the audio world.
Our audio experts love products from the top to the bottom of the budget range – we love a cheap Bluetooth speaker that sounds great at the beach just as much as we love expensive wired headphones driven from a beautiful valve amplifier.
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Astell & Kern realises we can’t all afford one of its lovely digital audio players. So it’s trying to bring a little of the A&K magic to your humble smartphone…
This trick lets you enable a light-mode look on Spotify using smartphone settings
There's a hidden smartphone setting that lets you view Spotify in light mode, but it's a real eyesore.
Several of the best Bose headphones are on sale for record-low prices at Amazon
Several Bose headphones and earbuds are on sale right now at Amazon for the lowest prices we've ever seen, making it a great time to snap up some five-star-rated buds and cans.
'It’s common to just add a logo to speaker grilles’: Loewe explains what’s wrong with in-car audio
German AV maker Loewe's new integration audio team is working on bring premium audio design to cars, apartments, yachts, RVs…
I visited elite head-fi brand Audeze and found out exactly why planar magnetic headphones are better for gaming audio than regular dynamic drivers
I visited premium headphone brand Audeze to find out exactly why planar-magnetic drivers are perfect for gaming.
My favorite budget audio brand just announced $49 headphones — and I genuinely can’t work out how
$49 wireless headphones with LDAC, 75-hour stamina and ANC? OK but they’re made by Temu, right? Try head-fi specialist FiiO (and yes, I’m shocked too)
Tidal's new policy on AI-generated music is especially firm
Tidal wants to stem the tide of AI-generated music, and is "currently working with an external partner to manage detection"
BBC waves goodbye to Long Wave radio in the shift to a digital-only future
The BBC has turned off its last Long Wave radio broadcast, encouraging more listeners to make the move to digital.
