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Activo Volcano review: Astell & Kern’s offshoot brand delivers its cheapest IEMs to date and they're both solid and talented, but not without fault
The Activo Volcano are well-priced and deliver impressive low-end output, but they’re bested by rivals on instrument separation, comfort and design.
Avid Ingenium Plug&Play review: The absolute distillation of a ready-to-go turntable that will grow with you
With the Avid Ingenium Plug&Play, a company-wide philosophy for vinyl replay distils into a ready-to-go, high-performing turntable
LG xBoom Bounce review: a rugged party speaker with a few issues
LG and will.i.am's xBoom Bounce Bluetooth speaker is big and beefy, but it's let down by an uninspiring performance in terms of sound quality.
JBL Tour One M3 review: a determined attempt to dominate the over-ear noise-cancelling headphones market, with one issue
JBL’s third generation of its Tour One wireless noise-cancelling over-ear headphones have a party piece – but it will cost you…
AKG N5 review: great-sounding earbuds with a range of handy features
At their discounted price, the smart features of these wireless earbuds are very tempting – but we need to talk about the battery life
Sony WH-1000XM6 review: excellent headphones that meld the best parts of Sony's previous cans
The Sony WH-1000XM6 boast incredible noise cancelling capabilities, awesome audio and a smarter design, but that comes at quite the cost.
Anker Soundcore C40i review: clip-on open ear headphones that aren’t quite top tier
The Anker Soundcore C40i sound pretty good, but they aren’t the most comfortable or feature-rich pair around.
Viaim RecDot Earbuds review: AI recording and transcription that will blow your mind, if you'll accept ANC that's a shade off excellent
RecDot Earbuds' AI recording and transcription will wow you to the point that you'll probably accept their (very minor) shortcomings
Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 3rd Generation review: three is truly the magic number for this excellent portable speaker
If three really is a magic number, the Beosound A1 3rd Gen is going to be quite a speaker – given how good the first two were…
House of Marley Roots Solar review: a solar-powered Bluetooth speaker is a great idea, but sadly I left the beach-party disappointed
The House of Marley Roots Solar is a portable speaker that’s built for beach parties. Its features sound neat, but solar-charging is ineffective and audio quality isn’t the best.