‘I wanted to love these and in the right environment, I almost did’ — I tested JLab’s groundbreaking open over-ear headphones, and they’re a brilliant concept let down by reality

The JLab JBuds Open Wireless headphones are hands-down the most interesting headphones I’ve tested this year, but not the best
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I’ve switched back to Apple Music temporarily, and I forgot how much I loved this underrated feature for new music discovery — and I think I prefer it to Discover Weekly

Discovery Station has become one of my new favorite tools to discover new artists and genres in Apple Music.

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Two hi-fi greats just announced cool, curved new stereo speakers — one’s passive, one’s active, take your pick

Wharfedale’s Denton 1S and Fyne Audio’s Cubit 5 speakers are compact, powerful and promise superb sound

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A lot of musicians will be infuriated by this ‘world’s first generative AI guitar’, but I think its automatic tabulation and learning features sound genuinely smart — but only if the AI’s ethical

The Melo-D is a smart guitar that comes with useful AI features. It looks particularly good for beginners but I have a few concerns.
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I hate expensive headphones — but after years of testing, I’ve finally found a pair I can’t live without

I’ve been these AKG headphones for 12 months now, and they still get daily use.

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Xiaomi is teasing clip-style open earbuds, and having tested its previous open buds there’s one one small feature that could make them must-buys

Xiaomi is teasing its first clip-style earbuds. If the company uses its sound leaking tech from its past open-ears, these could be gems.
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Spotify’s new Wrapped-style feature crashed under demand — but users were even more disappointed by the results

Spotify crashed and users couldn’t access its new Party of the Year(s) feature, but they were still left underwhelmed with it anyway.
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I reviewed the JBL Go 5, and it’s the best cheap Bluetooth speaker you can buy right now — and as someone that’s tested over 50 portable speakers, I know a stand-out when I see one

The JBL Go 5 is an excellent small-sized speaker that improves on just about everything that we loved about its predecessor.
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‘Thanks for your patience’ — Spotify is back online after a major outage that impacted thousands of users

Spotify experienced major problems for several hours on May 12, 2026. Here’s everything we know.

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JBL just refreshed its touchscreen-equipped earbud line with better sound, ANC, and call quality — here’s everything you need to know

JBL is refreshing its touchscreen-equipped earbuds with the new JBL Live 4 series.

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