#Audio Technology

Articles (21)

• 🇺🇸 The Best Turntable Speakers for Letting Your Vinyl Shine — 09/04/2026 [USA]

  Warm, textured vinyl sound is contingent on the quality of your speakers. These are five options that let your records shine

  Related: #Product Review, #Consumer Guide
• 🇺🇸 Sony’s WH-1000XM5 headphones are a whopping 39 percent off — 31/03/2026 [USA]

  Amazon is hosting a fantastic lightning sale on every color of the Sony WH-1000XM5 over-ear headphones, offering them for $243 (originally $399) for a limited time. This is one of the biggest price re...

  Related: #Electronics Sale
• 🇺🇸 The AirPods Max 2 are a great sequel, but not an ambitious one — 31/03/2026 [USA]

  It's been over five years since the original AirPods Max came out. A minor hardware update in 2024 brought new colors and changed the Lightning port to USB-C (to meet EU regulations), and an update la...

  Related: #Product Update
• 🇺🇸 The versatile Play speaker is a great way into the Sonos world — 26/03/2026 [USA]

  It's been nearly a year and a half since Sonos released a consumer product, and those last two releases - the Arc Ultra and Sub 4 - were updates to existing products. The $299 Sonos Play, however, is ...

  Related: #Consumer Electronics
• 🇺🇸 DEAF: A Benchmark for Diagnostic Evaluation of Acoustic Faithfulness in Audio Language Models — 20/03/2026 [USA]

  arXiv:2603.18048v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Recent Audio Multimodal Large Language Models (Audio MLLMs) demonstrate impressive performance on speech benchmarks, yet it remains unclear whether the...

  Related: #AI Evaluation
• 🇺🇸 Spotify adds ‘Exclusive Mode’ audiophile feature for Windows PCs — 17/03/2026 [USA]

  Starting Tuesday, Spotify users will have access to "Exclusive Mode," a new feature in the streaming service's Windows app that can help maximize audio quality by giving the Spotify app full control o...

  Related: #Software Updates
• 🇺🇸 JBL’s Latest Headphones Feature Upgraded Noise-Canceling and Spatial Audio — 17/03/2026 [USA]

  JBL's on-ear Live 680NC and over-ear Live 780NC headphones also boast long-lasting battery life and intuitive controls

  Related: #Consumer Electronics
• 🇺🇸 Evaluation of Audio Language Models for Fairness, Safety, and Security — 17/03/2026 [USA]

  arXiv:2603.13262v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Audio large language models (ALLMs) have recently advanced spoken interaction by integrating speech processing with large language models. However, e...

  Related: #AI Ethics
• 🇺🇸 The Best Home Theater Speakers — 13/03/2026 [USA]

  Our audio editors round up the best speakers to turn your living room or den into a true home theater

  Related: #Consumer Electronics
• 🇺🇸 Sony WF-1000XM6 Review: My New Favorite Earbuds — 13/03/2026 [USA]

  Sony's latest flagship earbuds have the best noise canceling—and maybe the best bass—I've ever heard from wireless earbuds.

  Related: #Product Review
• 🇺🇸 Sennheiser RS 275 TV Headphone Bundle Review: Awesome Tech, OK Headphones — 12/03/2026 [USA]

  Sennheiser’s new TV transmitter system uses the power of Auracast to connect nearly infinite headphones—if you can find a pair you like.

  Related: #Product Review
• 🇺🇸 G-STAR: End-to-End Global Speaker-Tracking Attributed Recognition — 12/03/2026 [USA]

  arXiv:2603.10468v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: We study timestamped speaker-attributed ASR for long-form, multi-party speech with overlap, where chunk-wise inference must preserve meeting-level sp...

  Related: #Speaker Recognition
• 🇺🇸 Sonos is releasing its first consumer speakers since 2024 — 10/03/2026 [USA]

  Sonos is returning to focus on the system that made it a driving force in whole-home audio. And to support that system, it's releasing its first new consumer speakers since 2024, the Sonos Play and Er...

  Related: #Product Launch
• 🇺🇸 Wiim Amp Ultra Review: A Fantastic Streaming Amp With TV Input — 10/03/2026 [USA]

  This amazing Sonos Amp alternative offers nearly everything you could want from a modern stereo.

  Related: #Home Entertainment
• 🇺🇸 The Best Headphones Under $200 (That Deliver Surprisingly Great Sound) — 09/03/2026 [USA]

  Setting a firm budget doesn’t mean having to settle for poor audio quality

  Related: #Consumer Electronics
• 🇺🇸 Best Sonos Speakers (2026): Soundbars, Headphones, Dolby Atmos, and More — 09/03/2026 [USA]

  From smart speakert so soundbars, Sonos makes the best streaming speakers you can buy. These are my personal favorites.

  Related: #Consumer Electronics
• 🇺🇸 Fender Mix Headphones Review: Modular Over-Ears — 08/03/2026 [USA]

  Say goodbye to disposable headphones with Fender’s customizable and replaceable parts.

  Related: #Product Review
• 🇺🇸 Portable Sonos Play speaker leaks on Canadian Best Buy — 01/03/2026 [USA]

  An unannounced Sonos speaker called Play has been spotted on the Canadian Best Buy site. The Sonos Play looks like a slightly shrunk-down version of the Move 2 with a loop on the back for toting it ar...

  Related: #Consumer Electronics, #Product Launches, #Rumors and Leaks
• 🇺🇸 Samsung Bets on Sound Quality With Latest Noise-Canceling Earbuds — 28/02/2026 [USA]

  The Galaxy Buds 4 Pro have incremental improvements elsewhere, but rich sound quality, a better design, and improved noise-canceling make for a worthwhile upgrade

  Related: #Consumer Electronics, #Noise-Canceling Earbuds, #Product Review, #Samsung
• 🇺🇸 The Best Headphones I’ve Tried (and Why I'd Buy Them All) — 26/02/2026 [USA]

  The portable listening revolution is fully underway. From open earbuds to noise cancelers and wired headphones, I can find a reason to love them all.

  Related: #Consumer Electronics, #Product Recommendations
• 🇺🇸 Best Wireless Headphones (2026): I Compare Bose, Apple, Sony and More — 25/02/2026 [USA]

  From workout-ready earbuds to gaming over-ears, these WIRED-tested picks sound like a million bucks.

  Related: #Consumer Electronics, #Product Reviews, #Wireless Audio