Positive Grid takes Spark guitar amp on the road

Positive Grid launched one of our favorite modeling practice amps back in 2019, in the shape of the Spark. The family got smaller members in 2022 and 2023, and now the company is going gigging with the Spark Live smart amp and PA system.Continue Readin… Continue reading Positive Grid takes Spark guitar amp on the road

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

Speaker-packing vertical turntable automates the vinyl experience

Sales of vinyl records have been steadily increasing in recent years, meaning that turntables are also back in production. Folks looking for a disc spinner that’s eye-catching as well as practical could opt for a vertical player, and the latest comes f… Continue reading Speaker-packing vertical turntable automates the vinyl experience

Sony HT-AX7 makes 360-degree home theater audio portable

If you consume much of your audiovisual content on a smartphone or tablet, then the living-room soundbar isn’t going to satisfy your listening needs. Sony’s new HT-AX7 could fit the bill though, which promises room-filling immersive audio in a portable… Continue reading Sony HT-AX7 makes 360-degree home theater audio portable

Review: Orange Box BT speaker rocks dual amps for superb sonic delivery

Marshall did it way back in 2012. Fender followed suit five years later. And now another rock legend has finally turned up to the Bluetooth speaker party. Was the fashionably late arrival of the Orange Box worth the wait? We find out.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading Review: Orange Box BT speaker rocks dual amps for superb sonic delivery

Positive Grid takes guitar amp modeling portable with the Spark Go

Though guitar amp and effects modeling has been around for a while, Positive Grid shook things up in 2019 with the launch of the Spark – an impressively flexible and affordable tone master. The company downsized the format for the Mini last year, and h… Continue reading Positive Grid takes guitar amp modeling portable with the Spark Go

Sonos retires and replaces One speaker, adds spatial audio to lineup

Following much rumor and chatter online, Sonos has now officially announced the successor to its One compact speaker, adding Bluetooth but losing Google Assistant, plus the company is also betting on spatial audio with the launch of the six-driver Era … Continue reading Sonos retires and replaces One speaker, adds spatial audio to lineup

Cricket Speaker lets tune-blasting mountain bikers face the music

Some mountain bikers enjoy listening to music via a Bluetooth speaker while they ride, but others … well, they just hate the racket. The stem-mounted Cricket Speaker is designed to serve as a compromise, by keeping the sound near the rider’s head.Conti… Continue reading Cricket Speaker lets tune-blasting mountain bikers face the music

Teenage Engineering gets choral with ensemble of singing wooden dolls

The first project from Sweden’s Teenage Engineering was an art installation in 2007 comprising 22 wooden dolls that formed a singing ensemble. The absolut choir has now inspired the creation of a smaller collection that can voice a bunch of classic son… Continue reading Teenage Engineering gets choral with ensemble of singing wooden dolls