Exclusive: ‘We…ask the impossible of these guys, and they figure it out’: I saw inside Beats’ labs to see how 12 years with Apple changed the company — and why ‘the testing, the tuning, the science behind the fit and the sound’ is the hidden secret
Exclusive: ‘We…ask the impossible of these guys, and they figure it out’: I saw inside Beats’ labs to see how 12 years with Apple changed the company — and why ‘the testing, the tuning, the science behind the fit and the sound’ is the hidden secret

Twelve years after Apple acquired Beats, TechRadar was granted exclusive access to the company’s Culver City headquarters and engineering labs to discover how the iconic audio brand has preserved its cultural identity while becoming one of Apple’s most impressive hardware organizations.

I found my 2006 iPod nano during a clearout and honestly, I think we’ve lost something beautiful in the streaming age
I found my 2006 iPod nano during a clearout and honestly, I think we’ve lost something beautiful in the streaming age

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

Q Acoustics’ handsome 3040c floorstanding speakers are cheaper than most rival bookshelf buys, and a thorough testing reveals a poised, clear, balanced listen
Q Acoustics’ handsome 3040c floorstanding speakers are cheaper than most rival bookshelf buys, and a thorough testing reveals a poised, clear, balanced listen

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

‘You’ll notice I do not call it AI music, because I don’t think it’s music’: Qobuz’s Managing Director Dan Mackta on music streaming’s biggest problem, and how he hopes to tackle it
‘You’ll notice I do not call it AI music, because I don’t think it’s music’: Qobuz’s Managing Director Dan Mackta on music streaming’s biggest problem, and how he hopes to tackle it

‘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

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)
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)

A Line 6 Spider IV, a turntable, some speakers, an iPad, an overdrive pedal, loads of cables… what could go wrong?

Sony is bringing two new affordable headphones with more color options

Import filings suggest Sony is preparing the WH-CH730N and WH-CH530, the successors to its popular affordable wireless headphones.