How do I know music is more important than clothes? I just moved home and the first thing I set up was my turntable and vinyl stash
 How do I know music is more important than clothes? I just moved home and the first thing I set up was my turntable and vinyl stash

Setting up a turntable before putting clothes in a wardrobe? Irrefutable proof that we cannot live without music

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Sonos is finally improving its app — but it’s not moving fast enough, so people are building new alternatives to solve big gripes about home theater setups and more customizable sound

Sonos users are making their own alternatives to the official app and sharing them on the Sonos subreddit

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Marshall’s new home speaker is a bass beast and has a delicious design — I just wish it had this one feature
 Marshall’s new home speaker is a bass beast and has a delicious design — I just wish it had this one feature

Marshall’s new mid-sized home speaker is an absolute bass beast, and its design is undeniably enticing — here’s how I rate it after hours of testing.

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I’m an audio obsessive and gigging musician, and these are the 5 best Bluetooth speakers we’ve tested in 2026 — from portables to party speakers and everything in between
 I’m an audio obsessive and gigging musician, and these are the 5 best Bluetooth speakers we’ve tested in 2026 — from portables to party speakers and everything in between

We’ve tested tons of Bluetooth speakers. These are the best ones launched in 2026 so far

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Bose’s chic Lifestyle Ultra speaker works fantastically over Wi-Fi and with surprising height to the sound, which is why the ‘vanilla’ Bluetooth support is a bit of a let down
 Bose’s chic Lifestyle Ultra speaker works fantastically over Wi-Fi and with surprising height to the sound, which is why the ‘vanilla’ Bluetooth support is a bit of a let down

The newest wireless speaker in the Bose line-up offers great audio over Wi-Fi, which is why its non-Wi-Fi chops could be improved, at this point

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Audio Pro takes aim at Sonos, Denon, WiiM and Bose with an all-new Wi-Fi speaker — and this one’s got a portable battery and IP2 water resistance
 Audio Pro takes aim at Sonos, Denon, WiiM and Bose with an all-new Wi-Fi speaker — and this one’s got a portable battery and IP2 water resistance

A15 W: Wi-Fi streaming, Bluetooth, AirPlay 2, Google Cast and up to 11 hours of battery life? OK I’m interested

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The 11 best hi-fi upgrades of 2026 so far — we gave these speakers, turntables and DACs our highest marks after tough testing
 The 11 best hi-fi upgrades of 2026 so far — we gave these speakers, turntables and DACs our highest marks after tough testing

From Sonos to Wharfedale to iFi — here are the highest-rated hi-fi and speaker upgrades we’ve tested

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My favorite portable hi-fi accessory is back, but I think it’s missed a trick — the AudioQuest DragonFly DAC was my go-to for great-sounding music on the go, and I heard the new version in action, but it’s made one key upgrade mistake
 My favorite portable hi-fi accessory is back, but I think it’s missed a trick — the AudioQuest DragonFly DAC was my go-to for great-sounding music on the go, and I heard the new version in action, but it’s made one key upgrade mistake

The DragonFly Copper has new hi-res skills in the same old design — for better and worse.

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Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is getting a limited-edition Bluetooth speaker from Klipsch — there’s custom detailing, but the price might be its Achilles’ heel
 Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is getting a limited-edition Bluetooth speaker from Klipsch — there’s custom detailing, but the price might be its Achilles’ heel

Klipsch has created a limited edition version of its Detroit Bluetooth speaker to celebrate The Odyssey movie

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I tested it, and Astell & Kern’s new pocketable smartphone DAC is a clear winner for detail, marred just slightly by bantamweight bass
 I tested it, and Astell & Kern’s new pocketable smartphone DAC is a clear winner for detail, marred just slightly by bantamweight bass

Astell & Kern realises we can’t all afford one of its lovely digital audio players. So it’s trying to bring a little of the A&K magic to your humble smartphone…

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