An exclusive listen to B&W’s Diamond D5 speakers, Dali’s five-star floorstanders, good news for Blu-ray fans and more
Another Monday, another heatwave to contend with. We can’t help with the soaring temperatures, but as a minor recompense, we can offer updates on all the cool new hi-fi and home cinema hardware to arrive over the past…
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We've had an exclusive listen to every pair of new Bowers & Wilkins 800 Series Diamond D5 speakers – here are our first impressions
Bowers & Wilkins’ original 801 speaker was launched back in 1979. At the time, these odd-looking three-way designs were the very best speakers the brand could make.
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‘You don’t listen to this jacket. You feel it’: someone made a sci-fi jacket that includes 180 built-in speakers, and for way weirder reasons than you’d expect
Vollebak reveals a Sonic Jacket with 180 built-in speakers It's designed to immerse you in frequencies, not music The idea is to help get your brain into "entrainment" states If you saw the jacket worn in the picture…
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Audible’s Read and Listen feature is a handy and accessible new audiobook tool on paper, but it comes with a catch that’s quite back-handed for book lovers
Audible has launched a new reading tool that gives users the option to use text synchronization to follow audiobooks It's rolling out in the US now, and will be available in the UK, Australia, and Germany in the coming…
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