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Split image of a black iPod nano 2006 in person's hand (left) and a man sat on a sofa looking at the nano's screen listening through wired headphones (right)

I found my 2006 iPod nano during a clearout — and it was an emotive pre-streaming time capsule

By Timothy Coleman Published

From iTunes to Spotify: what recovering my iPod nano 2006 during a clearout revealed about how my music listening habits have changed

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Portable Media Players
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The best turntables you can buy: top record players for all budgets

By Tammy Rogers Last updated

The best record player is just a few clicks away, whether you're a vinyl veteran or a turntable newbie – and every one is TechRadar tested and approved.

Turntables
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
A split-screen image with Qobuz's managing director Dan Mackta and the Qobuz app on a smartphone, with TR's 'On the Record' franchise badge in the foreground

‘Let's be real: we're doomed — but let’s also try to hold it at bay’: Qobuz’s Dan Mackta on music’s big AI issue

By Becky Scarrott Published

‘The whole thing is just a really, really big bummer’ — Qobuz’s Managing Director on the scourge of AI-generated audio in streaming, and why he still refuses to call it music

Audio Streaming
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
A man holding eight pairs of headphones in his hands, with models from Bose, Sony, Amazon, Soundcore, and Sonos, among others

The best noise cancelling headphones, all TechRadar tested

By Matt Bolton Last updated

We've tested and selected the best noise cancelling headphones to keep the world out and your music in.

Headphones

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 split-screen image with Deezer's screen depicting AI content on one side, Manuel Moussallam (Deezer's head of research) on the other, and TR's 'AV Insider' badge in the bottom left corner

Deezer's Head of Research on the company's industry-leading AI filter

By Becky Scarrott Published

‘Just by relying on some plain signal processing and mathematical tools, we were able to actually detect these artifacts for most models out there’

Audio Streaming

I use Beyerdynamic's pro headphones — and this new cheaper pair looks like a steal

By Carrie Marshall Published

The new Beyerdynamic DT 275 Pro headphones promise pro-level performance without the price tag — and with solid noise isolation.

Headphones
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

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