Tag: Hi-fi and audio

April 3, 2015

Bluetooth speakers designed to unlock music stored on your smartphones, tablets and computers have come in all manner of weird, wonderful, and even weirder shapes over the past few years. But nothing before has looked quite like the BenQ TreVolo. […]

April 1, 2015

For the most part, budget earphones are uncomfortable, hideously designed and the sound they output is simply not very good. Despite what some might assume, spending a huge chunk of cash on great sounding earphones isn’t necessary in today’s headphones […]

March 13, 2015

The Parrot Zik 2.0 wants to stir things up in the world of headphones. First, by requiring a smartphone app to unlock its many features and second, by charging a steep $399 (£299, AU$499). Despite these hoops, the Zik 2.0 […]

March 10, 2015

Before Bluetooth came along, most speakers lived a sedentary life in an entertainment center. Connected directly to the media source, these cabinets were massive by today’s standards because you simply never needed to move them. But now that it’s possible […]

March 4, 2015

As far as headphone features are concerned, Bluetooth and gesture controls don’t interest Klipsch a whole lot. Rather than putting its eggs into as many baskets as possible, the Indiana-based company chose the route less traveled with its Reference On-Ear […]

February 26, 2015

Unlike computers, speakers haven’t changed much over the years. We’ve switched from analog to digital inputs, sure, and I guess we’ve figured out how to simulate 3D sound. But take away the software, and speakers generally look the same as […]

February 26, 2015

The Jabra Move Wireless tries to prove that fitness gurus and couch potatoes have a surprising amount in common. Being the certified couch potato that I am, I too enjoy the same things about this sporty set of on ear […]