“You’ll notice when you play it. You hit this pedal on and your amp just becomes huge… It’s just this big, big sound”: EarthQuaker Devices and Dr Z team up for a tube …

The ZEQD-Pre has an EF86 pentode just like Dr Z’s sweet high-end amps, and it might just give your rig the analogue warmth, colour, and hifi sheen you’ve…

Bose open-sources its SoundTouch home theater smart speakers ahead of end-of-life

Bose released the Application Programming Interface (API) documentation for its SoundTouch speakers today, putting a silver lining around the impending end-of-life (EoL) of the expensive home theater …

Bose open-sources its SoundTouch home theater smart speakers ahead of EoL

In October, Bose announced that its SoundTouch Wi-Fi speakers and soundbars would become dumb speakers on February 18. At the time, Bose said that the speakers would only…

A beloved desktop speaker system from the early 2000s gets a modern hi-fi overhaul

Originally released in the 2000s, the speaker-and-subwoofer combo has a futuristic, transparent design that earned it a place in the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). And, because it…

A British hi-fi great just introduced a stunning bookshelf speaker system

At CES 2026, the revered British audio maker is introducing its first active stereo speaker system, designed for modern audiophiles who want a plug-and-play hi-fi system that looks…

Klipsch Just Revamped Its Popular Bookshelf Speakers With Japanese Hi-Fi Engineering

In 2020, Klipsch introduced The Fives, a highly versatile powered bookshelf speaker system with a vintage-inspired design. It had numerous wired connections — in fact, it was the…

Sony Vs GOVO Soundbars: Which Brand To Go Between High-End And Affordable Sound Systems?

Here is a comparison of two different soundbar brands, one that has a legacy of offering high end premium models featuring advanced audio engineering and the other a…

LG has released pricing for its new Sound Suite speaker lineup

On Monday, we went hands-on at CES with LG’s new Sound Suite speakers featuring Dolby Atmos FlexConnect and now we have pricing for the entire lineup. The modular…

Edifier’s new active bookshelf speakers just made their CES debut, with one serious audio upgrade

At annual tech conference CES 2026, the Edifier M90 was officially unveiled, and it’s not just aiming to be the best computer speaker; the addition of an HDMI…

Can Samsung successfully follow its award-winning soundbar?

Samsung has also announced a new all-in-one soundbar that sounds like a rival to the Sonos Arc Ultra. The Samsung HW-QS90H has a “Convertible Fit” design, which basically…