Author: Simon Cohen

Spotify has killed the Car Thing

During a quarterly earnings call, Spotify announced that it is killing its Car Thing, a $90 touchscreen device designed to make accessing the streaming music service a lot easier for folks who don’t have an Apple CarPlay or Android Auto-compatible ente…

Wired in-ear monitors: From $80 to $1,500, we compare six models

Do you need a set of $1,500 earbuds? Probably (OK, almost certainly) not, unless you’re a professional musician. But do you want a set of $1,500 earbuds? That’s the real question, and it’s something I decided to try to answer after two companies reache…

Sony’s Signature Series hi-res Walkman gets new features

Apple’s iPod may be officially dead and gone now that the company has discontinued the last device to bear that name, but Sony’s Walkman brand is apparently alive and well. The company has released two new Walkman models: The $1,400 NW-WM1AM2 and its g…

Sonos’ Sub Mini goes from rumor to the FCC

With the recent launch of the Sonos Ray, a small and (by Sonos standards) affordable soundbar, questions about the company’s plans for a smaller, more affordable subwoofer kicked into high gear. We now have the first tangible evidence that such a speak…

Roku tips and tricks: Take your streaming to the next level

Whether you’ve owned a Roku device for two days or two years, we’re willing to bet you aren’t taking advantage of everything it can do. Not only does the popular platform offer a gateway to pretty much every streaming service under the sun, including N…

Sonos Ray Review: The start of something awesome

Sonos Ray soundbar review: The start of something awesome
MSRP $279.00

“Sonos sets the stage for a much more affordable home theater system with the Ray.”

Compact for versatile placement
Impressive sound for its size
Expandable to a full…

Yamaha TW-E5B have aptX Adaptive and last 8 hours per charge

Yamaha’s latest wireless earbuds may not have active noise cancellation (ANC), but with a claimed 8.5 hours on a single charge and 24-bit sound thanks to aptX Adaptive support, the $150 TW-E5B might well be worth the price. The buds come in four color …

How to install Dolby Atmos ceiling speakers

When it comes to immersive home theater sound, you can’t beat the unbridled power of Dolby Atmos. Combining the powerful fundamentals of traditional surround sound configurations with dedicated height channels that add an extra layer of three-dimension…

KEF LS60 bring wireless hi-fi to floor-standing speakers

KEF’s LS50 Wireless and LS50 Wireless II speakers set a very high bar for what you can expect from a set of powered, wireless speakers, and now the British audio brand has its sights set on doing the same thing for larger-format floor-standing speakers…

OnePlus expands low-cost Nord range with $39 Nord Buds

OnePlus is expanding its Nord product range beyond smartphones with the introduction of the OnePlus Nord Buds in the U.S. and Canada. The Nord-branded true wireless earbuds stick closely to the Nord formula used for phones, meaning they have good speci…

1More Evo review: Hi-fi sound at a killer price

1More Evo review: Hi-fi sound at a killer price
MSRP $170.00

“With the Evo, 1More proves it’s still king of value in the wireless audio game.”

Awesome sound quality
Wireless hi-res audio
Wireless charging
Bluetooth Multipoint
Wear sensor…