Amazon and Walmart are battling it out to list the lowest price ever on the ‘near-perfect’ Apple AirPods Pro 3 — they’ve just hit $169

The AirPods Pro 3 have just hit a record low of $169 at Walmart — I was wrong about these ‘near-perfect set of noise-cancelling earbuds’ getting cheaper.
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Sick of scrounging in thrift stores for LPs or paying $40 for a new album? This pro vinyl cutter lets you make your own — but it’s an absolute beast

The Teenage Engineering APC-2 is a record cutter that lets you ‘burn’ audio to vinyl, but for various reasons, you won’t be picking it up and carrying it home tomorrow
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‘They carve out a special and useful niche’: I tested OneOdio’s new wireless headphones for music pros and DJs — despite some big issues, that low-latency wireless transmitter means I’ll use them every day

The OneOdio Studio Max 2 are a lot like the Max 1, but with a higher price and improved transmitter. For most people, I’d still recommend the old pair.
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‘How to describe it, other than slime or puke?’: another World Cup player dons unreleased Beats headphones and that’s got to be a custom colorway… right?

The Beats Solo 5 are being teased, with another 2026 World Cup player wearing them, but we’re yet to spot anyone else actually using them.
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Bose, Apple, Sonos & Sennheiser: 6 EOFY headphone deals I’d actually recommend as an audio-gear expert

Looking to save on a new set of headphones this EOFY? I’ve found some great savings on a variety of models, including over-ear, noise cancelling and open-style earbuds.
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I heard a 9.4.6-channel Dolby Atmos system in Denon and Marantz’s elite reference listening room in their Japan factory — here’s what a best-in-class system with tech from Bowers & Wilkins, Oppo, and Sony can do

Find out which movie provides the ultimate ‘AVR stress test’, and what a quarter-mill of home theater gear can do

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‘Just as good as $100 earbuds’: I tested out Aldi’s bargain-bin $14 / £12 sports earbuds and I’m shocked to report that you should buy them

When Aldi sold me a pair of $14.99 / £12.99 earbuds, I knew I had to see how they’d stack up against the best in the market… and I’m pretty surprised.
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Spotify removed tens of thousands of fake podcasts tied to online drug sales

A congressional report claims thousands of fake podcasts were used to boost illegal pharmacy websites, prompting Spotify to remove more than 57,000 episodes.

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I ditched Spotify and bought a cheap cassette Walkman — one month on I’ve fallen back in love with music and my tape stash is overtaking my vinyl collection

I used a cassette player for the first time, and it’s become my favorite way to enjoy the albums I love the most.

Phoebe Bridgers has rekindled the ‘phone-free gigs’ debate again — I fully support a ban and this poll shows most tech fans do too

The indie singer-songwriter is the latest high-profile artist to tell fans they can’t have their phones at live shows.
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