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This powerful new Bluetooth speaker has a great unusual feature: a microSD card slot

By Carrie Marshall published

Atlantic Technology's speaker looks good, and won't actually require you to stream from your phone.

iFi's iDSD Valkyrie DAC wants to guide your music to the great hall of Valhalla

By Becky Scarrott published

In Norse mythology, a Valkyrie is one capable of guiding souls to Odin's great hall, Valhalla. iFi's Valkyrie, however, may guide you to celestial hi-res audio.

I’m a serial collector of Campfire Audio IEMs at this point, and the new Grand Luna are about to join my collection

By Becky Scarrott published

Uniquely finished so no two pairs are ever the same? Gah, Campfire Audio, why do you do this to me?!

No, you can’t touch my FiiO: why this hi-res ‘MP3 player’ is still trouncing my old iPod Classic a year on

By Becky Scarrott published

Why, oh why, oh why oh… why would I ever leave my FiiO? How this hi-res player got me – and my music – singing again

Hidizs just released the best-looking $99 portable DAC I’ve ever seen

By Carrie Marshall published

Hi-res audio needn't come with a sky-high price tag: this USB DAC is eminently affordable.

This retro music streamer and speakers combo is a stylish modern version of a classic hi-fi look

By Carrie Marshall published

Ruark's new speakers and all-in-one system combine 70s style with today's best audio tech

Our favorite budget audiophile brand has a new affordable hi-res music player, with a desktop mode to make it part of your hi-fi setup

By Carrie Marshall published

The FiiO M21 offers high-spec hi-res without a high price – and has a cool cassette deck case, because why not

One of the most elite audiophile earbuds makers has a smart new USB-C Hi-Res pair for a much more realistic price

By Carrie Marshall published

Campfire Audio Axion are elite wired earbuds for a fraction of the usual price, with Hi-Res Audio support

Arcam's upgraded integrated amps add Snapdragon Sound and HDMI eARC

By Carrie Marshall published

Arcam has unveiled three new integrated amplifiers with upgraded electronics and better Bluetooth.

FiiO M23 portable music player review: delicate yet muscular, assertive yet subtle, lavishly detailed and vaultingly dynamic

By Simon Lucas published

FiiO has become so well-known for its great-value, high-performance players that the M23 is almost unremarkable. Almost.

I really hope the new PlayStation wireless speakers' special planar magnetic drivers come to music-focused portable speakers – that could be something special

By Carrie Marshall published

High-end driver tech makes the leap from premium headphones to your gaming setup

Campfire Audio's stunning new wired earbuds will take your ears to the moon

By Carrie Marshall published

Campfire Audio would like you to put a Moon Rover in your ear – and honestly, I don't mind it.

‘A new era of wearable sound’: Bang & Olufsen launches super-elite new wireless earbuds at nearly 5x the price of AirPods Pro 3

By Carrie Marshall published

Say hello to Beo Grace, B&O's best-sounding earbuds ever

Edifier's awesome planar headphones tech is coming to noise-cancelling earbuds, and these could be special

By Carrie Marshall published

Planar magnetic drivers + ANC could be a match made in headphone heaven.

HiFi Rose RD160

HiFi Rose's new DAC costs more than my entire hi-fi system, and I still want it

By Becky Scarrott published

The HiFi Rose RD160 DAC looks elegant, ethereal and oh-so expensive – because it is.

This funky Walkman-esque 'music player' doesn't look like a DAC, but it quacks like a DAC

By Carrie Marshall published

FiiO's new and wonderfully retro music player isn't really a music player: it's a DAC, amp and remote for your device.

Cleer Audio's new waterproof open-ear buds offer Dolby Atmos, plus AI-powered noise blocking and motion tracking

By Carrie Marshall published

Cleer Audio's new Arc 3 earphones promise hi-res audio and special features for specific kinds of listeners.

Creative's Ace Mimi earbuds cost the same as AirPods 4, but may well be the better buy

By Carrie Marshall published

With xMEMS dual drivers, sound personalization and ANC, the Creative Ace Aurvana Mimi sound good on paper.

Cleer is on the case with its new true wireless open-ears

By Carrie Marshall published

The smartest part of these earbuds may be the case you put them in

These super stylish designer wireless speakers by Elac have HDMI and a phono stage for your turntable, too

By Carrie Marshall published

Fashion house Adsum has teamed up with Elac to make its award-winning speakers even more desirable.

FiiO has squeezed in 20 balanced armature speakers inside its new custom in-ear monitors for 3D printed hi-res audio bliss

By Carrie Marshall published

These new FiiO flagship balanced armature IEMs promise truly exceptional audio for people who are serious about sound.

Can you hear music in 8K? Final promises with its next-gen earbuds, yes you can

By Becky Scarrott last updated

Final Audio wants me to believe in ‘8K sound’ and when the ZE8000 MK2 spec sheet looks like this, I’m not not into it…

This teeny tiny headphone DAC adds hi-res wireless tech to any wired headphones, so you can go audiophile anywhere

By Carrie Marshall published

The iFi Go Blu Air promises big sound from a super-small package

Campfire Audio unveils Fathom wired earbuds with 6 balanced armature drivers – and a 4-figure price tag

By Becky Scarrott published

Fathom's goal is to 'provide a sound true to the original recording' and it's a sensible move from Campfire Audio.

Anker’s new earbuds have a MacBook-like ‘touch bar’ on the case to tweak controls – and some serious sound design

By Carrie Marshall published

Anker's earbuds have something special in their charging case

Kanto’s ORA4 desktop speakers just went straight to the top of our CES wish-list

By Carrie Marshall published

The new ORA4 speakers don't just promise to sound good – they look pretty great too.

Hidizs S8 Pro Robin review: the tiny DAC/headphone amp that almost could

By Simon Lucas published

A tiny product with a tiny price-tag that wants to make a big difference to your listening experience – and to a degree, it succeeds.

An audiophile keyboard now exists and it's straight in at no.1 on my Christmas list

By Becky Scarrott published

Bypass the cheap DAC in your laptop with the dual hi-res options in Fiio’s KB3 hi-fi keyboard – yep, keyboard.

Left your shopping to the last minute? Here are 9 portable DAC gifts for hi-fi enthusiasts

By Becca Caddy published

Keep the audiophile in your life happy with one of these top portable DACs and the must-have accessories to go with them.

Want to get into audiophile-grade sound? I’d start with these excellent yet affordable wired earbuds

By Harry Padoan published

These affordable IEMs are the ultimate buy for music lovers that wants to hear every detail – here’s why.