‘Designed to be compact’: these new speakers are perfect for small apartments, and come from a 5-star company

The Cambridge Audio MSX line lets you build your own audio setup, and it’s seen a refresh.

Skip Apple’s new AirPods Max 2 — Sony’s award-winning WH-1000XM5 headphones are down to a near record-low price

There’s no need to buy Apple’s all-new AirPods Max 2 when Sony’s award-winning WH-1000XM5 headphones are on sale for a new record-low price at Amazon.
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I tried a sub-$50 pair of ANC headphones — can you really get quality at such a low price?

I spent a week testing the Tribit QuietPlus 81 headphones, and although they’re exceptionally cheap, they don’t necessarily offer great value.
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Struggle to find podcasts that land with you? Spotify’s new prompt tool can build you a curated pod playlist on specific topics

Are you a pop head or a weird science enthusiast? Spotify now lets you create playlists of podcast episodes on your favorite topics.
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‘JBL-beating’: our favorite 5-star cheap Bluetooth speaker just got a new model with double the battery life

Tribit has unveiled the StormBox Micro 3, with a range of upgrades over a top-rated compact speaker.

Marshall is taking on JBL and other party speaker makers in a ‘very homogenous’ market — and explains why it wants to make models that ‘trigger your senses’

Marshall tells me about its decision to enter into the party speaker segment, and how it’s attempting to stand out from the crowd.
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Samsung’s next big audio bet might skip your ears entirely

Samsung’s upcoming earbuds may use bone conduction, offering a new way to hear audio without blocking your ears.

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Miss the headphone jack on your iPhone? These wired headphones are the next-best thing

It’s been a decade since Apple controversially nixed the 3.5mm jack, and wired headphones are still very much in demand.
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I finally sold my CD collection — and it reminded me why iTunes was better than any streaming service in 2026

Here’s how burning discs onto an old iPod helped me appreciate physical media.

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Sivga’s winsome wired headphones look the part but, in testing, I found the bass was a bulging mess of directionless energy

The Sivga Robin SV021 Pro are wired over-ear headphones that punch above their budget, just about, but the bass is a mess.
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