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Jinkyo Han retro bluetooth speaker concept design on a white surface and background
This dictaphone-style music player would be my perfect commuting companion

By Carrie Marshall Published

This brilliant Bluetooth concept looks like something from ’70s sci-fi

Wireless & Bluetooth Speakers
Moondrop Skyland headphones resting on their aluminium protective case
These new planar headphones have genius new driver and headband designs

By Carrie Marshall Published

Moondrop's new planar magnetic headphones feature 100mm drivers and a 3D-printed headband

Headphones
An image showing the Samsung Music Studio 5 speaker, an RGB backlight demonstration, and a pair of Technics earbuds
The TV and audio tech I'm most looking forward to seeing at CES 2026

By Matt Bolton Published

Next-gen TVs, super-powered soundbars, and smart hi-fi to watch for during CES

Televisions
Samsung Music Studio 5 speaker on the left, Samsung Music Studio 7 speaker on the right
Samsung reveals two new wireless speakers that are cooler than I expected

By Matt Bolton Published

Two new speakers with minimalist designs and driver setups that directly target Sonos' main home speakers.

Multi-Room
Fiio Snowsky Disc in black, turquoise and pink
This new music player is like a hi-res iPod nano, and it's amazingly cheap

By Matt Bolton Published

A very tempting new option from our favorite budget audiophile brand

Portable Media Players
Angled front view of the Schitt Audio Magni Unity on a black background
This compact, cheap desktop amp/DAC is perfect for budding audiophiles

By Carrie Marshall Published

Schitt updates its modular Magni Unity with a new DAC card, perfect for Hi-Res Audio thrills from sensitive wired headphones

DACs
Astell & Kern
This tiny DAC gives phones the audio skills of the best hi-res music player

By Carrie Marshall Published

It's the size of a lighter but the HC5 is a delighter – and A&K's new earbuds are pretty special too

DACs
Snowsky Echo Nano leaked photo from Weibo showing a tiny music player being held up above a car park for some reason
The audiophile iPod Shuffle replacement of your dreams may be coming

By Carrie Marshall Published

Fiio's more affordable sub-brand appears to be preparing a tiny music player

Portable Media Players
Shanling ECZero AKM on a ribbed dark grey surface with a red CD visible inside the device
This super-cool portable CD player has aptX for high-quality wireless listening – and works as a Hi-Res Audio DAC over USB-C as a bonus

By Carrie Marshall Published

This little CD player has a lot of talents: it's a CD ripper, DAC and Bluetooth transmitter too.

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Portable Media Players
FiiO Air Link wireless transmitter
Our favorite budget audiophile brand just launched a new tiny add-on to bring aptX Lossless and LDAC to any phone – yes, including your iPhone

By Carrie Marshall Published

Could Air Link be the FiiO DAC of your dreams?

DACs
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