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If your budget for headphones or IEMs falls below $800, my favorite headphones of 2022 might be worth checking out.
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Mediterranean Summer 2025 brought brutal heat, tourist chaos, and locals who’ve officially had it. From Corfu’s charm to Dubrovnik’s GoT overload, here’s why Europe...
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Discover if vintage turntables still beat modern models under $2,000. Pros, cons, sound quality, and where to buy for the best vinyl experience.
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Portable CD Players Are Back—Because Cell Service in the Balkans Sucks and So Does Spotify’s Bitrate
Portable CD players are back, but with better sound, Bluetooth, and DACs. FiiO and Shanling are leading the charge in 2025's retro revival.
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Unique turntables of 2025 include Audio-Technica’s levitating Hotaru to MoFi x Fender’s vintage rock vibe and Thorens’ modern classic.
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Our picks for the truly standout audio systems at various price points at T.H.E. Show SoCal 2025.
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Marantz offers six home theater A/V Receivers from $599 to $4,500. What’s the difference, and which one might be right for you?
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Big screens without huge prices, UST 4K projectors are finding their niche. Here are a few of the best available in 2022.
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Are you buying a new TV right now? Put down that flyer from Costco or Amazon and read this first before you waste your...
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Audiophiles and consumers are starting to pay attention to the pro market when it comes to headphones. The best studio headphones of 2022 from...
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The best audiophile headphones of 2022 include some smaller brands you might not know.
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HDMI 2.1 enables a lot of capabilities for TVs and other devices, but the product manufacturer decides which features to implement. This means confusion...
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One of the problems with home theater setups is all the wires needed to connect the speakers and components. Do you know about WiSA?
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Our favorite bookshelf / stand-mount loudspeakers of 2022 are listed in order of lowest to highest price from $400 to $3,000.
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Your turntable may not sound great without the right phono preamp. Our Editors' Choice 2022 Phono Preamplifier options offer great performance for the money.
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The tech titans couldn't have built their empires without songs -- and now they are destroying the cultural ecosystem that made them rich.
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Brooklyn-based Ohm Acoustics have been manufacturing loudspeakers for almost 48 years. A deep dive by the Budget Audiophiler.
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Cyber Monday brings with it this deal on one of the top-rated UST Projectors.
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Is the shift from owning songs to streaming them eroding listener loyalty and reducing the cultural impact of music?
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But I now see firsthand how the music industry is fumbling this huge opportunity to revitalize its business.
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Which CD players and DAC made our Editors' Choice 2022 list?
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A new consumer survey measures an industry in which "time is standing still".
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Dolby's premium immersive surround option is rumored to be coming to Tesla vehicles soon via an over-the-air software update.
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