Category: Audio & Video

In late 2024, Klipsch teamed up with Devon Turnball of Ojas, the hyped New York-based audio maker specializing in highly customized audiophile speakers, to create a truly unique loudspeaker: the kO-R1. In a nutshell, the kO-R1 was a customized version of Klipsch’s Heresy loudspeaker from its iconic Heritage line. It’s built on the same platform…

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LG B6 OLED TV: Two minute review The LG B6 is the entry-level OLED TV in LG’s 2026 TV lineup. While it provides a brightness boost over its predecessor, the LG B5, which I rated as one of 2025’s best TVs, the LG B6 doesn’t deliver the full and clear upgrade I was hoping for….

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Apple AirPods Max 2: Two-minute review I haven’t always been an AirPods fangirl. In fact, in May 2021, when the company unveiled Apple Music Lossless and Hi-Res Lossless for free, as part of your Apple Music subscription, I may have come down quite hard on Apple’s musical headgear — and for some time after that….

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Most of today’s best wireless headphones and earbuds now support LDAC, a proprietary Bluetooth codec that allows them to stream the highest-resolution audio currently possible over Bluetooth. For context, LDAC audio files have a max bitrate of up to 990 kbps, which is significantly higher than all other popular Bluetooth codecs, including AAC (up to…

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Last summer, KEF introduced its first Dolby Atmos wireless soundbar to compete with the likes of Sonos, Bose and Samsung (as well as countless others). It’s the KEF XIO. Welcome to Shop Smarter: A series dedicated to highlighting not just what’s on sale, but why it’s worth owning…. Check out the original article: [Gearpatrol] KEF…

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An increasing number of wireless earbuds are landing in my inbox — and on my front porch — with touchscreens built into their charging cases. There are now enough to make it officially a growing and real trend rather than just a passing gimmick… but I’m not convinced. Most recently, I tested Anker’s feature-packed Soundcore…

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Sony has just announced the Bravia Theatre Trio, which is a new Dolby Atmos wireless system that splits the difference between a proper surround system and a soundbar, and is particularly designed with huge TVs in mind, to make sure the soundscape is wider than the TV itself — but will be tempting to anyone…

Read More “Forget soundbars for your giant TV — Sony’s new ‘LCR’ wireless Dolby Atmos system eats Sonos’ lunch by delivering big home theater sound from separate speakers, and I heard it in action” »