‘It’s been 20 years, it’s surprising to me how little has changed’: Sonos CEO and former Pandora exec Tom Conrad reveals what he thinks is ‘holding us back’ from more music streaming innovation

‘No one is motivated by making an innovative music discovery experience’

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‘Looks far more expensive than it is’ — FiiO’s an automatic turntable has several bright ideas to light up your vinyl-loving life

This fully automatic turntable looks far more expensive than it is thanks to extensive use of aluminium. In addition to a good quality preamp and good Bluetooth codec support, it also features integrated lighting.
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I’ll never go back to just TV speakers after upgrading to a Sonos home theatre system — and this official sale is a great time to check out the difference for yourself

The Sonos March Madness sale is now live with up to 25% off a range of talented speakers and soundbars — I can’t recommend them though, especially at these prices.
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Burson’s Stellar headphone amps promise head-fi heaven in spacecraft-inspired Star Wars style

Burson’s new Stellar Series promises high-end headphone amplification in a more compact and accessible form

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You can now get a ‘game changer’ of an app update for Sonos on Android — and it brings back a key feature

If you’re a user of the Sonos Android app, you can once again control playback and volume from the notification shade and lock screen.
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Get wired in Amazon’s Spring Sale: audiophile IEMs, portable hi-res players and more at lowest ever prices

Amazon’s Spring Deal Days are here and I’ve picked out the best portable hi-fi deals live now, with some lowest-seen prices across audiophile products — enjoy!
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Sonos launches a new portable Play speaker and a cheaper Era 100 — CEO Tom Conrad explains why the new model is ‘the Goldilocks perfect speaker’

Sonos CEO Tom Conrad talks me through the new Sonos Play and the impressively cheap Sonos Era 100 SL.

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‘The real story there is we just changed too much too fast’: Sonos CEO Tom Conrad explains what went wrong with the disastrous app update, what still bugs him about it, and how he’s fixing things

‘If I’m candid…’ —Tom Conrad hopes to restore your trust in where Sonos is going

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‘Bass-heads need not apply’: I tested a polished-sounding wireless speaker with an impeccable sense of space — it’s just a shame that it flubs the sub

I loved this wireless speaker’s ace connectivity and sense of space and but have to ask: where’s the bass?

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I tested LG’s most hardcore Dolby Atmos FlexConnect setup, and it works like a dream — but is it really worth buying all this?

The LG Immersive Quad Suite is one of the most immersive sound systems I’ve ever tested, but I still wouldn’t recommend it to everyone — here’s why.
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