1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1596+ words) AI has become the garnish nobody ordered on almost every new consumer electronics product, but Soundcore is taking a somewhat different approach at IFA 2026. Instead of adding another assistant that can tell you the weather while you are already standing…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1084+ words) Apos Audio apparently understands the attraction and some of the frustration. And while the Argos deserves attention as a new 580V Pro Bias electrostatic headphone, the Hydra might be the more interesting product. Designed by Jeffrey Yin of SJY Audio, the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1122+ words) The $3,000 to $4,000 headphone category is not suffering from a shortage of interesting engineering. Planar magnetic designs from Audeze, Meze Audio, HiFiMAN and ZMF dominate much of the conversation, while HEDD Audio recently reminded us with the HEDDphone TWO GT that…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1008+ words) Bass shakers are one of home theater’s more entertaining blunt instruments. Attach a tactile transducer to a recliner or platform, feed it low-frequency information, and explosions, engines, dinosaurs, and spacecraft can suddenly be felt as much as heard. The problem…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (847+ words) After several decades away from the loudspeaker category, Rotel is getting back into the game with the Amora 5, a passive two-way bass-reflex standmount speaker that marks a significant expansion of the company’s product lineup. Best known for its amplifiers, CD…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1154+ words) Pro-Ject has spent years demonstrating that a themed turntable does not have to be the analog equivalent of a souvenir T-shirt from the airport gift shop. The Austrian manufacturer has already gone down this road with The Beatles, Metallica, Pink…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1147+ words) Big televisions have created a slightly ridiculous home theater problem. A 98-inch display can dominate an entire wall, while the conventional soundbar beneath it suddenly looks like somebody left a ruler on the furniture. Move toward proper architectural audio and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1727+ words) JBL already sells just about every type of wireless speaker imaginable, but it has never really had a direct answer to Sonos, HEOS or Bluesound BluOS as a complete whole-home audio platform. The new JBL Cove Series is designed to…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (1134+ words) XGIMI has spent much of 2026 proving that it wants to be taken seriously beyond the portable and lifestyle projector categories that built its reputation. At CEDIA Expo 2026 in Denver, the company is making its biggest move yet into the U.S. custom-installation…...

4+ week, 3+ hour ago   (793+ words) Essence For Hi-Res Audio has introduced the Earis Premium Personal TV Audio System, a wireless personal-audio solution designed for viewers who want clearer dialogue, independent volume control, and a more immersive listening experience without relying on TV speakers, a soundbar,…...