Category: audio
Ever wish you had a tube amp with you everywhere for your headphones? Now you can with this switchable USB-C DAC
The iBasso Nunchaku DAC lets you access two amp modes It’s USB-powered and houses Raytheon tubes It’s priced at $299 and comes with a built-in OLED display What a day to be an obsessive audiophile. I’ve you ever gone to bed drifting off wishing you had an analogue-ready portable amp…
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Sennheiser’s HD 505 entry-level headphones are here, and I compared them to the HD 600
Sennheiser has just unveiled the latest entry-level headphones in its more ‘analytical’ line-up of headphones, the HD 505. The 500-series is always Sennheiser’s more affordable line, and the HD 505 sits just beneath the Sennheiser HD 600 in the line-up. Sennheiser says that the new headphones have an adapted transducer…
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‘Scrappier and more focused’: Sonos is changing its whole structure to make better products and avoid any more app disasters
Sonos has had a tumultuous few months, all of which date back to what was now clearly a rushed app design that led to a terrible experience for many customers and a long, messy process of repairing those relationships. It overshadowed the long-anticipated launch of the Ace over-ear headphones, though…
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Apple Music’s year-round alternative to Spotify Wrapped has just landed – here’s how to find it
The Apple Music Recap for 2025 has begun You can now see your listening stats for January A full recap appears at the end of the year Spotify Wrapped famously drops for music fans towards the end of each year, but if you’re an Apple Music subscriber you don’t need…
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Apple Music’s awesome $2.99 deal is your reason to finally switch from Spotify
Ahead of Super Bowl LIX, Apple Music is just $2.99 for six months for select customers It’s a great time to give the streaming service a go and ditch Spotify Apple Music offers a million songs, including many in lossless Whether you let Apple Music expire after a free trial…
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Amazon Music Unlimited just got a price hike – giving you no reason to choose it over Spotify or Apple Music
Amazon is hiking prices for its Music Unlimited plans. The Music Unlimited individual plan without Prime is now the same price as Spotify. There’s a bigger case to be made for another streaming service. If you currently get your music fix courtesy of Amazon Music Unlimited, we have some bad…
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