Tag: audio
Spotify, I owe you an apology — my smart TV finally got Spotify after years of waiting, and now I love its roster of music videos
Spotify, I’m I owe you a huge apology. For the past decade you’ve been my loyal music companion, but despite my tumultuous relationships with some of your features, your unmatched ubiquity means I can freely use you across my devices — with the exception, until recently, of my TV. My…
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Noble’s Vanguard audiophile wired earbuds deliver a tightly arranged wall of sound that hits like an advancing army, but there’s one gap in their armor
Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Noble Audio Vanguard review Right out of the box, the Noble Audio Vanguard look and feel unlike any other…
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7 of the coolest turntables of 2026 — including a superbly tacky anniversary edition, and an ode to Rammstein
Fancy getting into vinyl, or upgrading your existing setup? This year has delivered some especially interesting new turntables, ranging from the classy to the tacky, and from the practical to the surely-just-for-show. I’ve rounded up some of our favorites below. Oxblood is clearly in vogue, because we have not one…
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Yamaha’s new compact hi-fi streamers have all the wired and wireless hi-res connections you could want for a smart small stereo system — and one doubles as an amp too
Yamaha unveils two new compact streaming hi-fi products, due for release in November The WXC-70A is a compact streamer with Spotify, AirPlay, Roon, Tidal and HDMI connectivity, among others The WXA-70A has all that, and built-in amplification as well Is there any kind of audio tech that Yamaha doesn’t make?…
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iPod nostalgia is at an all-time high, so meet two new cheap, adorable tiny hi-res music players that invoke the best of the music-player era (bring your own white wired earbuds)
Shanling Q2 unveiled as an iPod nano-alike upgrade for high-res music Fiio recently launched the Echo Nano, an original iPod shuffle-like player with a screen iPods are so nostalgic, they’re still being actively advertised by resellers Remember the iPod? Of course you do: nostalgia is so high that you still…
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When AI dating goes wrong: as EVA AI hires the world’s first ‘AI Companionship Therapist’, its resident relationship expert talks chatbot dependency — and the 28-year-old CEO of a human-only meet-up app tells me why he thinks AI infatuation is over
Content warning: This piece discusses suicide and difficult emotional experiences. Does the world really need a dedicated, human ‘AI Companionship Therapist’ in 2026? The answer, according to the popular ‘game-like’ AI character-creation and interaction site EVA AI, is ‘yes’ — and the job pays well. How would I know this,…
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