Category: Audio & Video

Definitive Technology Studio 3D Mini: One-minute reviewThe Definitive Technology Studio 3D Mini is a compact 4. 1-channel soundbar system that manages to outperform other compact ‘bars through a combination of virtual Dolby Atmos and DTS:X processing and potent, extended bass provided by its wireless subwoofer. Coming from a company with a long history of speaker…

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Look, I love it when hi-fi leans towards anthropomorphism. Nature knows best and she hates straight lines, just look to Devialet’s Phantom lineup for reference.  I also love audio gear that unnerves me – see the foreboding, Dalek-like Wilson Audio Alexia V for starters.…Read more

Of our top ten best home security systems, all but our top pick offer (or require) DIY installation. The new normal for home security is for homeowners, and renters in particular, to install monitoring tech that is just as easy to set up as to take down. Not everyone wants to invest in an entire…

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1MORE Sonoflow: two-minute reviewThe 1MORE Sonoflow are the first over-ear headphones that feature noise-cancellation from this likeable, affordable audio tech brand, and they are emphatic proof that you can get a great pair of wireless headphones capable of ticking most of the boxes for under $100/£100. 1MORE has been a firm favorite at TechRadar for…

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Cleer Audio has lifted the lid on a new pair of true wireless earbuds that could prove an affordable alternative to the Beats Fit Pro.  Dubbed the Roam Sport, Cleer’s latest exercise-focused buds boast noise cancellation technology and a suite of useful features for those on the move. You’ll find a detailed breakdown of the…

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Love Star Wars, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Star Trek, Red Dwarf, Mork & Mindy, gaming and of course music? OK a couple of those references might be showing my age, but the point is: you can now buy brand new earbuds from a company called GravaStar, which boast “Transformers AirPod energy” and right now…

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Wildly expensive aspirational hi-fi often ventures down two distinctly different paths. On the one hand, you the have long-established horn speakers, traditionally braced beautiful wooden cabinets and craftsmanship passed down from generation to generation – the heritage philosophy.  And on the other, you have Wilson Audio – which makes the kind of fantastically futuristic high-ticket…

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Focal has unveiled a new set of beautiful flagship over-ears. This is not a drill, high-end headphones lovers. This is best over-ear headphones territory and then some.…Read more

Shure has just unveiled the second generation of its SE846 Sound Isolating earphones, which can swap between wired and wireless configurations to suit your needs. Shure’s earbuds and headphones – like the Shure AONIC Free and Shure AONIC 50 – have consistently impressed us with their audio quality, and the Shure SE846 earbuds promise to…

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AirPods owners get a nice, if subtle, change in iOS 16, which was released on September 12, 2022.  The main settings screen for your AirPods is now easily accessible from the very front of the Settings app when they’re connected, instead of being buried down in the Bluetooth section of the app. There are really…

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