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Denmark’s Bang & Olufsen has added a stylish new wireless speaker to its Beosound range. The Level puts out over 100 watts of sonic power, has a built-in battery for portability and can automatically change its sound profile depending on how it’s posit… Continue reading Five-driver Beosound Level changes its sound based on orientation
Thin is in when it comes to skyscraper design, with skinny luxury towers increasingly seen as viable by developers due to limited building space in crowded cities. However, the Pencil Tower Hotel makes other thin towers look positively chunky as it wil… Continue reading Ultra-thin “sky scratcher” makes other skinny skyscrapers look chunky
Back in 2014, French audio house Devialet launched a $2,000, 750-W wireless speaker that looked like nothing else out there, with the drivers at the side pulsing in and out of the unit’s curvy body to generate its enormous distortion-hating sound.Conti… Continue reading Devialet updates its extraordinary Phantom wireless speaker for 2021
Renowned Italian yacht design firm Lazzarini has unveiled designs for a solar-powered amphibious “crabmaran,” and according to the studio, it will be the first in the world. Dubbed Pagurus, the striking 82-ft (25-m) superyacht merges solar technology w… Continue reading Italian superyacht firm unveils solar-powered amphibious “crabmaran”
Many music lovers who prefer to listen through headphones rather than speakers will find that their living room hi-fi system will be able to pump out audio at a decent volume level. But if you’ve invested in high-impedance audiophile cans, you will alm… Continue reading Hybrid headphone amp promises best-of-both-worlds listening experience
The name Bugatti is one associated with very fast cars and multi-million-dollar price tags, and not with home audio. But thanks to a partnership with Germany’s Tidal Audio, luxury automotive design and premium audio components combine for the launch of… Continue reading Bugatti drives into luxury home hi-fi space with Royale speakers
Each December, Sweden’s chilly Icehotel hosts frozen bedrooms filled with amazing ice sculptures for a few months, before it all melts away into a puddle again as arctic winter turns to spring. This year’s iteration is no exception and contains a selec… Continue reading Sweden’s winter wonderland returns with opening of 31st Icehotel
Having conquered the deepest recesses of the ocean with its DSV Limiting Factor “deep-sea elevator,” and delivered its first 24-seat DeepView tourist submarine in Vietnam, Triton has turned its attention back to the luxury sector with a new six-person … Continue reading Triton’s latest submarine puts six people in a bubble, 3,300 feet under
The 2021 Infiniti QX80 is a big, powerful, luxury sport utility vehicle that hasn’t changed much since it was introduced about a decade ago. This SUV is far more capable than its luxury persona might attest, however. Our road test coincided with the QX… Continue reading Putting the Infiniti QX80 to the Rebelle Rally test
Fretting over buying a gift for that cranky, hyper-posh jerk on your list who has it all but will nonetheless berate you for coming up short during Secret Santa? Fret no more because this is your year. Just in time for the holiday season inside the wor… Continue reading Rolls-Royce stool is THE gift for “get off my lawner” who has it all