Carrie Marshall

Carrie Marshall

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Writer, broadcaster, musician and kitchen gadget obsessive Carrie Marshall has been writing about tech since 1998, contributing sage advice and odd opinions to all kinds of magazines and websites as well as writing more than twenty books. Her latest, a love letter to music titled Small Town Joy, is on sale now. She is the singer in spectacularly obscure Glaswegian rock band Unquiet Mind.

Articles by: Carrie Marshall

An angled view of the Quad 3CDT on a dark background

Panic! At the disc-o: Quad's retro CD transport makes me want to spend all my money on CDs

By Carrie Marshall published

The Quad 3CDT is "dedicated to discs" and looks stunning

Questyle Sigma and Sigma Pro side by side on a black surface

Our favorite Bluetooth dongle maker just unveiled the hi-res DAC of our dreams

By Carrie Marshall published

The Questyle Sigma Pro is a powerful portable and desktop DAC, headphone amp and audio recorder

Happy woman sitting on a bed with a coffee and a laptop

Best free download manager of 2026

By Carrie Marshall last updated

Updated We list the best free download managers, to make it simple and easy to avoid wasting time on downloads, even multiple at once, without spending a dime.

A young, smiling woman wearing a pair of fairphone fairbuds xl 2025 against a blue sky

Our favorite sustainably-minded tech specialist is back with even more eco-conscious over-ear headphones

By Carrie Marshall published

Fairphone is back, with an update to its popular over-ears that makes them even more planet friendly than before

Magnetar MKII series in a luxurious-looking room

Magnetar's new 4K Blu-ray players are the last disc spinners you'll ever need — and they're now available to buy

By Carrie Marshall published

MKII versions of the 4K Blu-ray players Magnetar announced at CEDIA 2025 are now available to buy.

Angled front view of the Schitt Audio Magni Unity on a black background

This super-compact budget desktop amp/DAC can replace a mini hi-fi stack, and it's perfect for budding audiophiles

By Carrie Marshall published

Schitt updates its modular Magni Unity with a new DAC card, perfect for Hi-Res Audio thrills from sensitive wired headphones

Astell & Kern

This tiny new DAC gives your phone, laptop or games console the audio skills of the world's best hi-res music player

By Carrie Marshall published

It's the size of a lighter but the HC5 is a delighter – and A&K's new earbuds are pretty special too

Shanling's SDC3.3 CD player shown from the front and back, on a wooden surface

SACD is back, baby! This beefy new audiophile CD player is deliciously '90s, and has built-in tube amplification as a bonus

By Carrie Marshall published

Money No Object: One of the rising stars of 'chi-fi' brings a new reference CD player, with powerful DAC skills

The Samsung S95F OLED TV

Samsung's next-gen OLED TVs leak, including a mysterious new elite model

By Carrie Marshall published

A Samsung leak seems to have revealed new models and sizes

Cream Guitars DaVinci in three different modes on a brightly colored background

This color-changing E Ink guitar absolutely rocks, and I wish I could afford it

By Carrie Marshall published

What do you get if you cross an electric guitar with a Kindle?

Lifestyle image showing the TCL A400 Pro displaying a landscape with a scotty dog on it. Another A400 is showing a closeup of the same image

TCL’s new Samsung The Frame rival looks like a better TV, but is still missing the two most important features of The Frame

By Carrie Marshall published

TCL's new A400 Pro is a Samsung The Frame Pro rival with a better mini-LED panel, but some significant differences may hold it back

A close-up of an RGB mini-LED unit from an RGB TV backlight, showing the individual red, green and blue sub-pixels

Get ready for 'True RGB' TVs – Sony's OLED-busting next-gen TVs seem to have a name, and they won't be alone

By Carrie Marshall published

Sony's new trademark paves the way for its RGB LED TVs

Snowsky Echo Nano leaked photo from Weibo showing a tiny music player being held up above a car park for some reason

The audiophile iPod Shuffle replacement of your dreams is coming from the best budget music player maker, based on this leak

By Carrie Marshall published

Fiio's more affordable sub-brand appears to be preparing a tiny music player

JVC Kenwood WOOD Master earbuds on a colored image of what appears to be a tree section

The 'WOOD Master' are impeccably named high-end Hi-Res earbuds that include wood in the speaker driver, and self-fixing paint if they scratch

By Carrie Marshall published

Sony could learn a thing or two from JVC Kenwood's product naming: here comes the WOOD Master!

A demonstration of the layers of a TV panel, showing lights in a grid, color filtering, and then paint exploding off the screen to demonstrate the vibrant imagery

P-QD might be the hot new version of QLED TV tech – but is there actually any point in it for HDR TVs?

By Carrie Marshall published

P-QD tech could be great for pro monitors – but will would do much for TVs outside of marketing material?

A young person scanning their ears with the Final Audio TONALITE app

Final Audio's new earbuds will inspect your ears to tune your tone to perfection

By Carrie Marshall published

Final Audio's TONALITE earbuds promise personalized timbre to deliver a more accurate and lifelike sound

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Best People Search Finder Service of 2025: Top Services Reviewed & Ranked

By Benedict Collins last updated

Updated The best people search finder service can help you scour public databases to find friends and family.

Rhea Seehorn in Pluribus

Is Apple TV still good value? Exec confirms it’ll remain ad-free (for now) but the price is creeping up

By Carrie Marshall published

Apple TV exec says "there are no plans" for ads, but is the cost still justified? Here’s how it stacks up against rivals.

Sonos and Sony soundbars

3 budget soundbars with high review scores to watch out for this Black Friday if you need a TV audio upgrade

By Carrie Marshall published

3 superb soundbars to look out for this Black Friday, and all are cheap to start with

1More Sonoflow Pro HQ51 in carry case

Want some cheap noise-cancelling headphones that are actually good this Black Friday? Here are 3 we love based on real-world testing

By Carrie Marshall published

They were cheap to start with, and in the Black Friday deals, these headphones will almost certainly be a double bargain

Sarah Snook and Michael Peña in All Her Fault

All Her Fault is Peacock’s most chilling thriller yet – here’s why everyone can’t stop talking about it

By Carrie Marshall published

All Her Fault hits harder than you expect – here's why critics are calling it "worthy of a binge that carves a dent into your couch cushions".

LG Signature OLED T lifestyle image

LG's next TVs have won awards before they're even announced – and the company might turn its mini-LED woes around with next-gen RGB backlighting

By Carrie Marshall published

LG has won multiple CES innovation awards including one for an unannounced RGB LED TV

Harmon Kardon Aura Studio 5 speaker

Harman Kardon's new Bluetooth speaker has a classic HK design that takes me right back to 2005 – but with a very modern speaker setup

By Carrie Marshall published

Harman Kardon's latest Aura Studio speaker features its iconic dome design plus integrated colored lighting

1More Ear Clip S12 on a white surface with a pink background

Our favorite budget headphones maker just revealed unbelievably cheap open earbuds that might actually sound good

By Carrie Marshall published

1More has redesigned its clip-ons with a more secure fit. As ever, they're very aggressively priced.

The Focal Mu-So Hekla under a wall-mount TV, in a modernist living room with a lot of concrete

Hi-fi legend Focal is launching an astounding Dolby Atmos soundbar – but can your living room handle it?

By Carrie Marshall published

The new Mu-so Hekla is a 660W, 15-driver soundbar with Dolby Atmos and Hi-Res streaming

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