I listened to the ‘world’s first audiophile soundbar’ — and unbelievably, I think it might actually justify that claim

1500W of speaker power in a three-way speaker system that reaches down to 25Hz without subwoofer — and some robust bracing to make sure actually stays where you mount it
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I reviewed Klipsch’s The Nines II powered stereo speakers, and they’re definitely keepers — great sound and nice features in a compact size (though it helps if you’re feeling strong)

The Klipsch The Nines II are a great-sounding set of speakers that come with a surprising price bump.

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Sennheiser just entered the cuff-style earbuds space like a wrecking ball, but I think the company’s trying to fix a problem that no longer exists

Sennheiser has announced its first open earbuds: the Accentum Clip, which put a heavy focus on musical fidelity.

I heard the awesome new JBL Summit Everest speakers, and these beasts felt like they could ‘rumble me right out of my seat’

The new enormous flagship speakers are some of the most powerful I’ve ever heard — and some of the largest and most expensive.
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‘A real step up in pretty much every way’: I listened to Cambridge’s new Evo 300 streaming amp, and it raises the bar for modern hi-fi

First impressions of Cambridge’s new flagship just-add-speakers streaming amplifier are very good indeed.

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Spotify’s new Track Reactions update gives you yet more ways to judge your friends’ music taste in Collaborative Playlists — but I’d like the emoji list to be even more brutal

Spotify’s new Track Reactions give you a new way to interact with your friends in Collaborative Playlists.

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Focal’s new Doctor Who-esque speakers cost as much as a Porsche 911, but they’re here to exterminate the competition

The new Focal Diva Alta Utopia may look like Daleks who missed their call time for a Doctor Who shoot, but there’s a whole lot of hi-fi going on under the hood.
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Apple 2027 rumors: AirPods with cameras for AI and the second folding iPhone
 Apple 2027 rumors: AirPods with cameras for AI and the second folding iPhone

Now that we’re clear of WWDC and all of the new AI-powered features coming to Apple’s platforms, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman has more details about rumored new hardware, like the camera-equipped AirPods he’d previously written about. He says they are currently on schedule for a late 2027 launch, and that while we’re checking out beta […]

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DoorDash was down for many —here’s what happened in the major outage

Both DoorDash and Spotify are experiencing issues right now, according to thousands of users —here’s all the latest news.
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‘Not a new app, but a new way of navigating’: The Sonos app is finally getting its long-awaited improvements to volume control, player listings and content organization — and you can try it this week, if you want

After ‘hundreds of hours’ studying Sonos users, the latest beta of the Sonos app will feature significant improvements to navigation, volume and more.
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