Devialet portable speaker adapts audio output to the room it’s in

For the last four years, French high-end audio brand Devialet has been working to make the kind of impressive sound delivery found in its extraordinary Phantom speakers portable. The fruit of that labor is now available as the room-adapting 360-degree … Continue reading Devialet portable speaker adapts audio output to the room it’s in

A&K flagship DAP combines luxury design with high-end audio tech

Folks who are serious about their mobile music will already be familiar with South Korea’s Astell&Kern, which consistently aims high and is always pushing audio-quality envelopes. And so it is for the launch of its newest flagship portable music player… Continue reading A&K flagship DAP combines luxury design with high-end audio tech

Slick portable speakers can stack for music party wall of sound

Denmark’s Audiocase has launched a pair of super-loud portable Bluetooth speakers on Kickstarter that can also serve as a battery powered PA, guitar or vocal amp, daisy chained sound system or party karaoke machine.Continue ReadingCategory: Music, Tech… Continue reading Slick portable speakers can stack for music party wall of sound

Powerful music machine puts a world of sound within reach

Back in 2019, Nashville-based smart instrument creators Artiphon launched a Kickstarter to fund the production of a portable music machine with a gaming controller vibe and sliced orange dimensions. Now the second-generation Orba has been revealed.Cont… Continue reading Powerful music machine puts a world of sound within reach

Teenage Engineering goes update crazy for field version of iconic OP-1 synth

Last month, Sweden’s Teenage Engineering launched the first in a new line of portable audio products, the gorgeous but expensive TX-6 mixer. Now the company has revealed the second member of the field family, a modern reworking of its iconic OP-1 pocke… Continue reading Teenage Engineering goes update crazy for field version of iconic OP-1 synth

Soundboks Go review: Bluetooth loud made more portable

Back in 2019, Denmark’s Soundboks sent us a pair of crazy loud Bluetooth speakers to try out which, though certainly portable, each proved too much for one person in the long haul. Now a smaller and lighter – but almost as powerful – version has launch… Continue reading Soundboks Go review: Bluetooth loud made more portable

Hand-held groove maker simplifies music creation using real-world sounds

Japan’s Sonicware has developed a hand-held groove machine for folks who create music using sounds from the world around them. The SmplTrek is a battery-powered sonic sampler with a built-in sequencer that can also serve as an audio interface for live … Continue reading Hand-held groove maker simplifies music creation using real-world sounds

Astell&Kern cuts the cord with first true wireless earphones

Korean mobile audiophile brand Astell&Kern has entered the crowded true wireless earphone space with the angular UW100 earbuds, which rock a 32-bit DAC, balanced armature drivers, Bluetooth 5.2 and aptX Adaptive.Continue ReadingCategory: Wearables, Tec… Continue reading Astell&Kern cuts the cord with first true wireless earphones

Sony goes for gold with latest Signature Series digital audio player

Sony has announced a pair of Android-based digital audio players that can stream over Wi-Fi as well as play Hi-Res stored music, boast native 11.2-MHz DSD and offer balanced and unbalanced headphone output. And one of those players is wrapped in gold-p… Continue reading Sony goes for gold with latest Signature Series digital audio player