Tag: audio
Lenco launches 3 budget turntables all perfect for beginners – plus a light-up disco ball ‘record stabilizer’
3 record players including one with integrated speakers and long legs A record stabilizer with built-in RGB lighting January launch for UK and EU; US launch will be in April Affordable audio specialist Lenco has not one, not two, but three well-priced turntables to show off at CES 2025 this…
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This affordable new hi-res music player is the iPod replacement I’ve been waiting for
Dual DACs and support for microSD up to 2TB 13mm slim and 165g $149 / £139 / about AU$277 FiiO makes the best hi-res audio player for most people, but as much as we love the FiiO M23 – and we do, which is why we gave it four and…
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Forget Spotify – I’m going all-in on Bandcamp for music in 2025, here’s why you should too
With Spotify Wrapped hype dying down, I’ve had a chance to think about my music consumption habits over the last year – I listened to more than 48,000 minutes of music this year on Spotify alone, accounting for about 14% of my waking hours. That’s a lot of time, and…
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Apple’s cheapest AirPods 4 aren’t sonically superb, but one great perk keeps me coming back
Not long after their September announcement, I got my mitts on some entry-level Apple AirPods 4. To clarify, I didn’t get the step-up set with ANC (that would be the Apple AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation) but someone did grant me a pair of Apple‘s latest entry-level option. I’ve…
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I’m swapping Spotify for CDs with the affordable Fiio DM13 in 2025 –here’s why
I used to own a lot of CDs. And by “a lot”, I mean a lot. Since I was a teenager in the late ‘90s a significant chunk of my disposable income went on music, but when Spotify launched in 2009 that began to slow down, until on July 29…
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Here’s why I ditched Tidal for Spotify after just five days
When I downloaded and signed up for Tidal recently, I finally made the leap from Spotify because I had to, for coverage on TechRadar – but I must admit I was a little excited to try it out. I never used to be an audiophile, but I’ve tested enough of…
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