Concert-level Bluetooth speaker ready to rock your next dance party

Those crazy soundsmiths over at Soundboks in Denmark have launched the fourth generation of the company’s stupid loud Bluetooth speaker, which promises improved sonics and a longer battery life at full whack.Continue ReadingCategory: Music, TechnologyT… Continue reading Concert-level Bluetooth speaker ready to rock your next dance party

Beauty comes at a high price with launch of TP-7 field recorder

Sweden’s high-end sonic tinkerers Teenage Engineering has added another gorgeous member to its field portable audio range. The retro-futuristic TP-7 field recorder puts the power to capture quality audio in the hands of journalists, lawyers, medical pr… Continue reading Beauty comes at a high price with launch of TP-7 field recorder

Powerful quad-DAC SR35 audio player joins Astell&Kern’s entry level line

Astell&Kern has announced an upgrade to 2021’s “mass premium” A&norma SR25 MkII digital audio player. The SR35 comes with new amplifier technology, four DACs, a 20-hour battery life and a fresh new user interface.Continue ReadingCategory: Music, Techno… Continue reading Powerful quad-DAC SR35 audio player joins Astell&Kern’s entry level line

Powerful quad-DAC SR35 audio player joins Astell&Kern’s entry level line

Astell&Kern has announced an upgrade to 2021’s “mass premium” A&norma SR25 MkII digital audio player. The SR35 comes with new amplifier technology, four DACs, a 20-hour battery life and a fresh new user interface.Continue ReadingCategory: Music, Techno… Continue reading Powerful quad-DAC SR35 audio player joins Astell&Kern’s entry level line

Sony launches pleasantly affordable high-resolution Walkman

There’s often quite a price premium for folks who prefer hi-res portable audio over a ubiquitous smartphone and a pair of cheap earphones. Indeed, the company who kicked off personal groove machines has been known to charge a small fortune – which make… Continue reading Sony launches pleasantly affordable high-resolution Walkman

A&K first with flagship ESS DAC for portable hybrid audio system

Around this time last year, Astell&Kern combined a digital audio player and desktop headphone amplifier into a single device for the launch of the Acro CA1000. Now a new model joins the family, which is built around a dual-tube Triple Amp System and is… Continue reading A&K first with flagship ESS DAC for portable hybrid audio system

Audio Technica serves up another helping of 80s-era Sound Burger turntable

Before Sony helped make music listening mobile, and well before the digital age when thousands of albums could fit on a device no bigger than a calculator, kids would likely grab a portable turntable to groove on the move.Continue ReadingCategory: Home… Continue reading Audio Technica serves up another helping of 80s-era Sound Burger turntable

A&K connects legacy headphones to modern audio gear with USB DAC

Many mobile devices either rock a poor quality audio jack or don’t have one at all, so if you want to plug in your favorite legacy ear candy you’ll need a USB DAC to bridge the gap. Luxury audio brand Astell&Kern’s cable DAC has just entered its third … Continue reading A&K connects legacy headphones to modern audio gear with USB DAC