Category: Audio & Video
This British Audio Maker’s Affordable Hi-Fi System Is Primed for CD Enthusiasts
Pure is a British audio manufacturer specializing in retro-style speakers, radios, and alarm clocks. Its “Classic” series features these devices with wooden veneers, so as to exude old-school charm. This week, the company introduced several new speakers to its Classic series, including a little CD player and speaker with a kitchen timer, but by far…
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This New-Age Cassette Tape Player Pays Homage to a Legend
Formed in 2016, We Are Rewind is a French audio company that makes new-age audio players for cassette tapes. It’s best known for the WE-001, a portable cassette player that’s fit for modern-day listeners. Unlike Walkmans of the past, it comes equipped with a lithium-ion battery and built-in Bluetooth, so you can recharge it via…
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A Respected Hi-Fi Brand Just Dropped a New Entry-Level Pair of Audiophile Headphones
Earlier this year, Grado Labs introduced a new pair of open-back wired headphones to its Signature series, which is the most elite (and expensive) line of headphones that the Brooklyn-based hi-fi manufacturer makes. The then-announced Signature S950 ($2,195) were essentially slightly more affordable versions of Grado’s flagship open-back headphones, the Signature HP100 SE ($2,495). And…
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Marshall Bromley 750 review: a brilliant party speaker debut that merges immersive audio and lighting to perfection
Marshall Bromley 750: two-minute review Expectations are undoubtedly weighing heavily on the Marshall Bromley 750, which is the very first party speaker that the audio specialist has released. Why? Well first of all, Marshall has had a pretty impressive run in 2025, nailing its typical Bluetooth speaker launches, like the Kilburn III, but also new…
KEF’s Entry-Level Bookshelf Speakers Are Suddenly Way More Affordable
Last September, KEF overhauled its Q Series line of entry-level line of loudspeakers for the first time since 2017. The major upgrade for the entire line — which encompasses several bookshelf and floorstanding speakers, as well as center channel and surround sound speakers for the home theater — was that KEF gave each model its…
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Pro-Ject’s Elvis themed turntable and We Are Rewind’s cassette player for The King mean I’ll listen My Way
How Great Thou Art: it is 90 years since the birth of Elvis Aaron Presley Pro-Ject’s Elvis-inspired T2 turntable features dimmable LED lighting We Are Rewind’s cassette player proves there’s Elvis for Everyone An American Trilogy? Not quite, but it is a lovely duo from two respected names in analog audio – and I could…
