Tag: hi-fi
I’ve found 12 top-rated soundbars and speakers from Sonos to upgrade your home audio — get up to $200 off
When it comes to speakers and soundbars, one name is synonymous with high-quality audio and excellent value for money: Sonos. One of the first soundbars I ever had was by the manufacturer, and there’s currently a compact yet powerful Sonos One speaker sitting in my living room, ready to blast…
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The 4.5-star-rated Sonos Roam 2 is now cheaper than it was on Black Friday
With sunny weather on the way, we’ve been keeping our eyes out for deals on some of the best Bluetooth speakers — and this might just be the best of them all. You can now get the highly-rated Sonos Roam 2 at Amazon for £134 (was £179). The Sonos Roam…
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This beautiful hand-made floor-standing speaker ain’t cheap, but I can’t take my eyes off it and I haven’t even heard it yet
Audiovector unveils R 5 Arreté loudspeaker Beautiful fin-shaped, hand-crafted wooden design Barrage of speakers includes twin bass drivers I don’t think I’ve ever seen a floor-standing speaker that wasn’t beautiful or exotic in some way, and Audiovector has just proven my point by unveiling the new R 5 Arreté. You’ve…
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I took a great cheap Bluetooth speaker to the rainiest place possible, and it survived 7 busy days of abuse without a complaint — I’d definitely recommend it as a reliable music companion for your adventures
Loads of the best Bluetooth speakers will sell themselves on their durability: IP67 ratings, survivable drop distances and rubber grilles are often touted as key selling points, pitching you on the promise of a speaker that can survive picnics, barbecues, hikes, cycle rides, and so on. As a result, most…
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Be careful buying hard-to-get vinyl: UK police just seized thousands of ‘counterfeit’ records, which were being sold for as much as £1,000 each — and there are more ‘secret underground record factories’ where that came from
Police seized 6,498 counterfeit records in the UK Fake LPs are big business, with big price tags Be very careful when you’re buying valuable vinyl UK police have seized counterfeit vinyl worth over a quarter of a million pounds in Luton, England. The City of London Police’s Intellectual Property Crime…
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I can’t believe I’ve found another RGB gadget for my home, but this flashy turntable is funky, affordable, automatic, and comes with some really neat touches
New CoolGeek TS-01 launched on Kickstarter Automatic turntable with glowing lights within the platter A retail price of $299, and it’s already fully funded Like any good tech writer, RGB-tinged gadgetry has infiltrated my home, but there’s one piece of kit that still doesn’t glow — or didn’t glow, but…
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