Audio

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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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These headphones made from Scrub Daddy sponges deliver [sorry] clean sound

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An audio engineer has made open-back headphones with an unlikely material, and everyone's shocked at how good they are.

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Spotify is better with extensions — and these 5 in particular can help you make the most of the audio streaming platform.

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These open earbuds use reverse noise cancellation tech to stop sound leaks

By Tom Bedford published

The Honor Choice Earbuds Clip 2 Pro have anti-sound-leaking tech, to solve a major open earbud woe.

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Spotify's Head of Consumer Experience reflects on 20 years of the music platform

By Rowan Davies published

I sat down with Sten Garmark, Global Head of Consumer Experience at Spotify, to reflect on the company's impact 20 years on.

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The best travel headphones for all budgets, chosen by our jet-setting reviewers

By Matt Bolton last updated

Mute planes, trains and automobiles with our top travel headphones and earbuds, from Sony, Bose and more

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The best music streaming services today

By Becky Scarrott last updated

Updated The very best music streaming services and apps for every kind of music fan.

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Anker THUS chip breaks computing rules to put big AI models on wearable devices

By Lance Ulanoff published

Anker thinks it's solved the riddle of how to get large models on tiny wearable devices, without eating all the battery power.

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The Dali Sonik 1 bookshelf passive speakers, on a wooden surface, in front of a window overlooking a street and next to a cat.

Dali Sonik 1 review: entry-level bookshelf speakers that are crystal clear, fathoms deep and sound at least twice their size

By James Grimshaw published

The Dali Sonik 1 entry-level passive bookshelf speakers sound at least twice their diminutive size with stunning vocal articulation, but are a little pricey.

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