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Kanto's new budget-friendly turntable has a few smart features to make it easy for novices to use, and it's lovely and compact too

By Tom Bedford Published

Kanto Audio has unveiled the Obi3 Gen 2, a new affordable turntable that's designed with some entry-level considerations in mind.

Turntables
An array of Bluetooth speakers on table
The best Bluetooth speakers you can buy, all tested by our experts

By Harry Padoan Last updated

Updated Looking for the best Bluetooth speaker money can buy? Here are the top portable speakers on the market right now, all TechRadar tested.

Updated
Goldmund's Telos 9800 amplifier on a grey background, with TR's 'Money No Object' franchise badge
Goldmund's new $500k amp has a delightfully WALL-E look

By Tom Bedford Published

The Telos 9800 amp costs $500,000, and is designed to look like "a piece of contemporary architecture".

Hi-Fi
Infinity mirror on the Xiaomi Sound Play
Xiaomi Sound Play review: a great-looking JBL rival, but it could sound a little better

By Harry Padoan Published

I tried Xiaomi’s cheap Bluetooth speaker with an infinity mirror, flashy LED lights, and top-tier waterproofing — here’s how I’d rate it.

Wireless & Bluetooth Speakers
Man spreading arms beside range of Bluetooth speakers
I conducted a blindfolded Bluetooth speaker test with 4 colleagues and no, JBL didn’t win — here’s which portable speaker got the most votes based on their ears only

By Harry Padoan Published

My colleagues blind-ranked 5 portable speakers from best to worst on sound alone — and the results may surprise you.

Wireless & Bluetooth Speakers
Q Acoustics 3040c speakers in a white listening room, with a hi-fi stack and turntable between them
Q Acoustics 3040c review: floorstanding speakers for entry-level bookshelf money — and they look and sound so much more expensive

By Simon Lucas Published

Q Acoustics completes the line-up of its acclaimed 3000c series of passive loudspeakers with this compact 3040c floorstander and for this money, knocks it out the park

Speakers
Bowers & Wilkins Nautilus on display
I spoke to Bowers & Wilkins about why its legendary Nautilus loudspeaker looks and sounds this way

By Harry Padoan Published

Three years' worth of backorders, custom paint jobs, and 33 years of success: I spoke to Bowers & Wilkins about its most iconic loudspeaker ever.

Speakers
I turned my guitar amp into a giant home speaker and it was a loud and stupid idea, but it basically worked (with some serious caveats)

By Tom Bedford Published

A Line 6 Spider IV, a turntable, some speakers, an iPad, an overdrive pedal, loads of cables... what could go wrong?

Hi-Fi
A car's CD player and burned CDs, on a hot day
How her car's CD player helped me grieve for my amazing mom

By Becky Scarrott Published

A shock loss, an old car stuffed with CDs and the Sharpie I used to write the track names on: how recorded music always brings you closer

Audio
Charlie Henderson's headshot, combined with a photo of a Q Acoustics speaker
Exclusive: Q Acoustics' new boss says Tokyo's listening cafes are key to the future of hi-fi

By Matt Bolton Published

Charlie Henderson's background includes Naim and Cambridge Audio, and he's got big plans for refreshing his latest hi-fi charge

Speakers
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