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

Aero 4K TV Streamer with Freely shown in front of a TV displaying channel thumbnails

Want to add Freely's free streaming to your existing TV? This 4K HDR box might be the perfect upgrade

By Carrie Marshall Published

Free channels, regular streaming services, and TiVo's software – but should it be cheaper?

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Pro-Ject Pre Box S3 shot from a close angle on a white surface

Turntable legend Pro-Ject has a weird but wonderful new hi-fi box – it's a phono stage, streaming hub, DAC, TV HDMI connector, and headphone amp all in one

By Carrie Marshall Published

The Pro-Ject Pre Box S3 brings all your audio sources together

Telly Dual Screen TV

Remember the vaguely nightmarish free 4K TV that serves you ads on a second screen? It's off to a rough start — but apparently, actually does make money

By Carrie Marshall Published

Telly isn't doing the big numbers it promised, but thousands of US owners are still enjoying free 4K TVs

Majority Move M4 sat on the ground

A big British audio brand just launched Bluetooth speakers that give off major JBL vibes — but for way cheaper

By Carrie Marshall Published

Majority launches four new portable speakers with rugged good looks

Audeze LCD-5s headphones on a black background with the number 5 and letter S in a dark grey

Audeze is upgrading its legendary LCD headphones range with its new SLAM tech for silky bass — these promise 'mastering-grade precision', with a price to match

By Carrie Marshall Published

Audeze makes its highly acclaimed planars even more desirable

JBL BandBox Trio on a desk with a woman playing guitar next to it

JBL's new portable speakers have 'stem AI' for jamming — they can remove any instrument or vocal from songs in realtime, no internet required

By Carrie Marshall Published

JBL's BandBox Solo and Trio play songs in the key of AI

LG B5 (left) and Samsung S85F (right) showing orange butterfly on screen

The OLED TV vs mini-LED battle is about to really heat up, as LG shows off new brighter and cheaper OLED panels ready for this year's TVs

By Carrie Marshall Published

Brighter, more affordable OLEDs are coming to entry-level TVs in 2026

Someone putting the Khadas Tea Pro on top of an iPhone on a wooden surface

This is a portable Hi-Res Audio headphones DAC you’ll actually want to take everywhere, thanks to its smart MagSafe design

By Carrie Marshall Published

No need to dangle a dongle for this audio upgrade: it attaches magnetically

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The RetroBox TV on a smoky background

The RetroBox is a new TV/VCR combo — yes, really — with a classic design and modern tech including HDMI ports

By Carrie Marshall Published

Who needs 4K when you can watch a grainy old VHS instead?

A man sitting outside a modern-looking building wearing the Meze Audio Strada headphones

Modern head-fi specialist Meze Audio has a beautiful new pair of closed-back wired headphones that promise the detail and expansiveness of open backs — and it says they'll last for 'decades'

By Carrie Marshall Published

Meze's new dynamic headphones promise the best of both headphone worlds

A Marshall Heddon hub atop a shelving unit full of vinyl, sat next to a record player

Bring Heddonism to your home with Marshall's brand new Wi-Fi music hub — it turns Marshall's Bluetooth speakers into a multi-room system

By Carrie Marshall Published

Marshall's new Heddon media streaming hub streams from Wi-Fi to Auracast and works with the key music streamers.

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A mean wearing the OneOdio Focus A1 Pro headphones on an airplane. He's leaning his head against the window, with his eyes closed and a smile on his face, implying that the headphones are distracting him

Are these the super-cheap headphones to beat in 2026? One of the best budget audio makers has ANC cans for a silly price

By Carrie Marshall Published

OneOdio's noise-cancelling over-ears deliver a big specification for a very small price

The Questyle Qlink-C on a white surface, with a pink background

Want proper audiophile-grade music from your iPhone? This tiny hi-res 3.5mm adapter does it for less than the price of a phone case

By Carrie Marshall Published

Questyle's ultra-affordable dongle means better sound from your smartphone, tablet or laptop

FiiO JM21 2026 on a leather mat, which in turn is on a wooden table or desk. A book and a pair of headphones sit to the right of it

The best entry-level Hi-Res Audio player is getting a new version for 2026 — make the most of lossless streaming, or up to 2TB of your own files

By Carrie Marshall Published

Fiio's portable player gets a battery boost and more storage. It's a brilliant budget buy

An IKEA SOLSKYDD Bluetooth speaker on a blue background

This is the year of wireless speakers as design pieces — here are 6 I loved from CES 2026 and can't wait to hear more about

By Carrie Marshall Published

My favorite speakers from CES 2026 that look good as they sound (hopefully)

Jinkyo Han retro bluetooth speaker concept design on a white surface and background

This retro portable music player idea that 'recreates the image of a tape spinning on a circular shelf' has completely hooked me — I'd love someone to make it for real

By Carrie Marshall Published

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

A close up photo of a bearded man wearing Austrian Audio The Arranger headphones

The maker of our favorite affordable wired audiophile headphones has a new mid-range model — but mid-range is relative, isn't it…

By Carrie Marshall Published

Austrian Audio fills the gap between its affordable and audiophile models

Roland Cube Street Mini on a dark grey background

Roland's new Bluetooth speaker is designed for performers and instruments as much as music listening — and is a pretty amazing price for something so well-connected

By Carrie Marshall Published

The Roland Cube Street Mini looks like the perfect portable PA for street musicians and smaller spaces

Samsung S95H mounted on a wall at CES 2026

The company behind quantum dots says that its OLED-crushing new TV tech should arrive in 2029 — could this beat inkjet OLED and microLED to be the next big thing?

By Carrie Marshall Published

QD-EL works like OLED, but could be brighter and more efficient – and it may not be a pip-dream any more

Pro-Ject Head Box S3 in silver against a black background with a pair of headphones on top

Love Pro-Ject decks? Now the firm wants to level up your head-fi game — with a Head Box

By Carrie Marshall Published

Pro-Ject's new balanced headphone amps promise to get the best from even hard-to-drive headphones

A screenshot of the Fender Play app on a Samsung TV

Fender is bringing its Play learning platform to TVs for the first time, in partnership with Samsung

By Carrie Marshall Published

Fender Play is making its TV debut — get ready to shred, only on Samsung screens

A woman in headphones looks shocked at her phone, holding her hand to her head

The AI explosion isn't just hurting the prices of computers and consoles – it's coming for TVs and audio tech too

By Carrie Marshall Published

Price rises could be coming for all AV tech, and budget sets may get hit hardest

Marantz AV 30 and AMP 30 shot against a gradient green to dark green background

Japanese hi-fi great Marantz has a new high-end AV system — ready for Dolby Atmos, DTS:X and 4K 120Hz

By Carrie Marshall Published

Marantz' new preamp and amp are made for serious home theater – and are less expansive than its last AV beasts

Moondrop Skyland headphones resting on their aluminium protective case

A modern head-fi great is bringing out planar magnetic headphones with huge drivers and an even bigger frequency range — and yet the headband might be the coolest part

By Carrie Marshall Published

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

Soundpeats Aura Nebula earbuds and case on a white background

Take five! Soundpeats’ new affordable audiophile earbuds up the H3's driver count by two

By Carrie Marshall Published

Soundpeats' Aura Nebula features a five-driver design for a temptingly low price

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