audio electronics
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Sennheiser’s New AirPods Rival Has the Best Sound You Can Buy for $170
If you’re in the market for a pair of wireless earbuds with excellent sound but don’t want to blow your entire budget on Master & Dynamic’s amazing MW08s or Sony’s impressive WF-1000XM4s, for $US130 ($167) Sennheiser’s new CX True Wireless buds will make your ears happy — although you’ll sacrifice features now found on even…
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Sony’s Tiny New Speaker Is a Great Travel Buddy
Listen, the criteria for portable Bluetooth speakers are not complicated. They’ve got to be easy to carry, sound decent, and not get trashed if you have butterfingers or get caught in the rain. The Sony SRS-XB13 ticks off all these boxes, but it isn’t the best we’ve ever tested. You’ll have to make some compromises,…
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Bless These Sleepbuds for Drowning Out My Snoring Husband
The universe conspires against my beauty rest. My husband snores. Not every night, but when he does, my bedroom becomes the Thunderdome. Most nights, my cat yowls at 4 a.m. for more food, and at 5 a.m., bats my face with his paws until I raise the window blinds so he can stare at pigeons.…
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These Headphones Offer Solid Active Noise Cancellation for Those on a Budget
Urbanista isn’t a household name. Founded in Sweden, the company makes low-cost, high-design headphones for folks who don’t want to spend a few hundred dollars on options from Apple, Bose, or Beats. Their latest product, the Miami, is a pair of active noise-cancelling headphones with 50-hour battery life and a tempting price tag.