Carrie Marshall

Carrie Marshall

Contributor

Writer, broadcaster, musician and kitchen gadget obsessive Carrie Marshall has been writing about tech since 1998, contributing sage advice and odd opinions to all kinds of magazines and websites as well as writing more than twenty books. Her latest, a love letter to music titled Small Town Joy, is on sale now. She is the singer in spectacularly obscure Glaswegian rock band Unquiet Mind.

Articles by: Carrie Marshall

The Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro hanging on a Christmas tree

I'm a recording musician, and the Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro headphones are the audio Christmas gift I've bought for myself

By Carrie Marshall published

Beyerdynamic's DT990 Pro are great studio headphones with exceptional comfort and an open-back design

Mixx Analog+ on a white surface, with a pink background

The world’s first ‘concentric’ turntable and CD player combo is the turducken of hi-fi

By Carrie Marshall published

The Mixx Analog+ is a turntable with a top-loading CD player in the center of it

Dali Sonik speaker in close up on a dark background

Dali's new speakers could be the ultimate budget-friendly buy for audiophiles and home theater fans – but they mean saying goodbye a modern legend

By Carrie Marshall published

Dali has unveiled the new Sonik series, an upgrade to its award-winning Oberon line

Promotional images of the iLoud Sub subwoofer

This new ‘smallest’ subwoofer packs deep bass into a 10-inch cube – 1 driver, 2 radiators, 25Hz, 200W of power

By Carrie Marshall published

IK Multimedia's small iLoud Sub promises big booms, but with accuracy

Sky Q

The age of satellite TV is ending — Sky Q is finished, and Sky Stream is the future

By Carrie Marshall published

Hey satellite man, your time has come: Sky Q is now 'unplugged' from new orders

Sonos Arc Ultra

The Sonos Arc Ultra is back down to its Black Friday price — don't miss out on this excellent Dolby Atmos soundbar deal

By Carrie Marshall published

Fancy upgrading your holiday movie soundtracks? There's a great deal on Sonos' superb Dolby Atmos soundbar

Cleer Audio Arc 4+

These new open earbuds offer head-tracked Dolby Atmos — the best feature of Sonos' headphones is coming to buds at last

By Carrie Marshall published

Cleer's new open-ears promise superb spatial audio in their Atmos edition

LG C5 with webOS 25 home menu on screen

Your LG TV may get an unremovable Microsoft Copilot app in its next update, and yes, users are annoyed

By Carrie Marshall published

LG has added Microsoft Copilot to its customers' TVs – and they can't delete it

Bang & Olufsen Beolab 90 speakers in 'Phantom' and 'Mirage' editions in a gray room, with TR's 'Money no Object' franchise badge

Meet B&O’s elite new Phantom and Mirage speakers — if you need to know the price, you can't afford them

By Carrie Marshall last updated

It’s POA only for Bang & Olufsen’s huge multi-driver speakers in ‘Phantom’ or ‘Mirage’

Topping E50 II DAC atop a Topping amplifier

Topping's new desktop DAC comes fully loaded for a very low price

By Carrie Marshall published

Topping's E50 II DAC delivers a lot of musical bang for less than two hundred bucks

A TV showing the YouTube app

YouTube finally gets the TV update we've been waiting for – and there are 5 handy upgrades

By Carrie Marshall published

The YouTube app for TVs is finally getting a long-promised makeover – here are all the handy improvements.

Still from The First Snow of Fraggle Rock showing a puppet wearing a nice warm jumper and scarf in a street with christmas decorations

The First Snow of Fraggle Rock is the kid-friendly festive special that Apple TV needs – and it's got the makings of being a Christmas classic

By Carrie Marshall published

It's the holiday season in Fraggle Rock – and there's a surprise in store for its adorable inhabitants.

Lifestyle image of the WiiM Sound Lite in white

WiiM just unveiled the ultimate Sonos Era 100 rival — meet the hi-res Sound Lite

By Carrie Marshall published

The WiiM Sound Lite is a stylish hi-res smart speaker for whole-home audio

Taylor Swift in the poster for the Eras Tour movie

Not ready to say goodbye to Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour? You can live it one last time on Disney+ very soon

By Carrie Marshall published

Disney+ is coming in hot with two new Taylor Swift projects for diehards to stream this weekend.

An angled view of the Quad 3CDT on a dark background

Panic! At the disc-o: Quad's retro CD transport makes me want to spend all my money on CDs

By Carrie Marshall published

The Quad 3CDT is "dedicated to discs" and looks stunning

Questyle Sigma and Sigma Pro side by side on a black surface

Our favorite Bluetooth dongle maker just unveiled the hi-res DAC of our dreams

By Carrie Marshall published

The Questyle Sigma Pro is a powerful portable and desktop DAC, headphone amp and audio recorder

Happy woman sitting on a bed with a coffee and a laptop

Best free download manager of 2026

By Carrie Marshall last updated

Updated We list the best free download managers, to make it simple and easy to avoid wasting time on downloads, even multiple at once, without spending a dime.

A young, smiling woman wearing a pair of fairphone fairbuds xl 2025 against a blue sky

Our favorite sustainably-minded tech specialist is back with even more eco-conscious over-ear headphones

By Carrie Marshall published

Fairphone is back, with an update to its popular over-ears that makes them even more planet friendly than before

Magnetar MKII series in a luxurious-looking room

Magnetar's new 4K Blu-ray players are the last disc spinners you'll ever need — and they're now available to buy

By Carrie Marshall published

MKII versions of the 4K Blu-ray players Magnetar announced at CEDIA 2025 are now available to buy.

Angled front view of the Schitt Audio Magni Unity on a black background

This super-compact budget desktop amp/DAC can replace a mini hi-fi stack, and it's 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

Astell & Kern

This tiny new DAC gives your phone, laptop or games console the audio skills of the world's 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

Shanling's SDC3.3 CD player shown from the front and back, on a wooden surface

SACD is back, baby! This beefy new audiophile CD player is deliciously '90s, and has built-in tube amplification as a bonus

By Carrie Marshall published

Money No Object: One of the rising stars of 'chi-fi' brings a new reference CD player, with powerful DAC skills

The Samsung S95F OLED TV

Samsung's next-gen OLED TVs leak, including a mysterious new elite model

By Carrie Marshall published

A Samsung leak seems to have revealed new models and sizes

Cream Guitars DaVinci in three different modes on a brightly colored background

This color-changing E Ink guitar absolutely rocks, and I wish I could afford it

By Carrie Marshall published

What do you get if you cross an electric guitar with a Kindle?

Lifestyle image showing the TCL A400 Pro displaying a landscape with a scotty dog on it. Another A400 is showing a closeup of the same image

TCL’s new Samsung The Frame rival looks like a better TV, but is still missing the two most important features of The Frame

By Carrie Marshall published

TCL's new A400 Pro is a Samsung The Frame Pro rival with a better mini-LED panel, but some significant differences may hold it back

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