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New United Airlines rules could ban you from flights if you don't use headphones
The airline company now has the right to remove passengers from flights and issue permanent bans if you play audio without headphones.
The best portable DACs
Updated The best headphone DACs (or digital-to-analogue converters) are a must-buy accessory for audio-lovers.
Apple Music is rolling out an AI playlist tool, and you don't need Apple Intelligence to use it
Apple Music is taking a new notes from Spotify with a new AI playlist tool, and you don't need an Apple Intelligence device to use it.
Don’t like Spotify Messages? These two big upgrades could soon change your mind
You can now see your friends' listening activity in real time, and send Jam requests with Spotify Messages.
I made my home audio setup sing using a roomEQ kit – here's how you can too
Want to really hear what your home audio setup can do in 2026? I tried using a room correction kit, here were the results.
Best transcription service of 2025
Updated We list the best transcription services, to make it simple and easy to manually or automatically convert audio and video files into text form.
Unveiling MPEG-I: The next generation of VR and AR audio
How the newly finalized MPEG-I immersive audio standard is bringing true, six-degrees-of-freedom sound to virtual and augmented reality.
I spent months using the only headphones made for metal music, and they truly made me feel like I was back in a mosh pit
They ain't heavy, they're my Heavys
Windows 11 could finally get a handy audio sharing feature it should've had a decade ago
It's a headscratcher as to why it's taken Microsoft so long to incorporate the ability to pipe sound output to multiple speakers.
USB-C audio in AirPods Max doesn't just sound great on paper: for me, Lossless audio quality finally makes them worth it
In which I gladly accept a set of AirPods Max with new USB audio and hook 'em up to various sources – and with a bit of patience, I reaped the rewards.