Our Verdict The Fives offer sonic performance to match their lengthy feature list, if not exactly their ambitious moniker For Punchy presentation Good features set Versatile nature Against Uneven tonality Not the most organised presentation It’s not often we are presented with a product such as the Klipsch The Fives. They’re clearly a pair of… Read more
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The Spotify Car Thing in-car music streamer gets limited US release
Home News (Image credit: Spotify) Spotify started installing its Car Thing music player into the cars of some Spotify Premium customers a couple of years ago. The aim? To find out more about their listening habits. And now, Spotify has given the device a limited release in the US. Only Spotify Premium subscribers in the… Read more
read more...Dolby Atmos to make its in-car debut in the Lucid Air electric vehicle
Home News (Image credit: Dolby Atmos, Lucid Motors) We all know about Dolby Atmos’ application for the home (think select 4K TVs, Dolby Atmos soundbars and AV receivers), but there’s still one arena where the immersive audio tech hasn’t made any inroads. Until now. It’s always been a matter of when, not if the technology… Read more
read more...Klipsch T5 II True Wireless review: Sensational sound
(Pocket-lint) – Despite being well known for invoking nostalgic memories of big wooden speaker cabinets and crackling vinyl, Klipsch is a brand that has adapted with the times. Its first pair of true wireless earbuds was such a great-sounding pair that it became one of our favourites for pure music enjoyment. The second-generation – the… Read more
read more...Klipsch T5 II True Wireless review: Sensational sound
(Pocket-lint) – Despite being well known for invoking nostalgic memories of big wooden speaker cabinets and crackling vinyl, Klipsch is a brand that has adapted with the times. Its first pair of true wireless earbuds was such a great-sounding pair that it became one of our favourites for pure music enjoyment. The second-generation – the… Read more
read more...DTS Play-Fi: what is it? What speakers and devices support it?
Home Advice (Image credit: DTS) What’s the first thing you think of when someone says the word ‘multi-room’? For most, we imagine it’s a dedicated set-up from a single manufacturer such as Sonos or Bluesound, with its connected ecosystem of speakers, soundbars, soundbases and hi-fi components. Or perhaps you’d think of AirPlay 2, a gateway… Read more
read more...Klipsch’s ProMedia 2.1 BT computer speakers will level up your home office
Home News (Image credit: Klipsch) Looking to upgrade your home working environment? You could do a lot worse than a pair of Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 BT powered speakers. Updates on the company’s ProMedia 2.1, now with Bluetooth for wireless playback from a phone, tablet or laptop, they promise to blast our your background music or… Read more
read more...Spotify’s wireless Car Thing streaming accessory gets a step closer to launch
Home News (Image credit: FCC) Spotify’s in-car streaming device is being accredited by the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) in the US, The Verge reports. The device – first announced back in 2019 – is a voice-activated personal assistant that you mount on your dashboard. It means you can control music streaming in your car just… Read more
read more...CES 2021: Panasonic and Klipsch team up to support in-car Dolby Atmos Music
Home News (Image credit: Panasonic/Klipsch) Dolby Atmos Music is coming to the car. At CES 2021, Panasonic and Klipsch have joined forces to show off a proof-of-concept in-car system capable of playing Dolby’s immersive audio format. The in-car system is made by Panasonic, in collaboration with Klipsch and Dolby. As it’s just a proof-of-concept for… Read more
read more...Bugatti Royale: quite literally the Bugatti of active speakers
Home News (Image credit: Bugatti) It’s not the first time a high-end audio brand has collaborated with an aspirational automobile manufacturer to produce audio kit not intended for use behind the wheel of your hypercar – in the past few years Porsche has teamed up with KEF to produce headphones and wireless speakers and Klipsch… Read more
read more...Review: Apple AirPods Pro
SUMMARY The Apple Airpods Pro are an impressive piece of audio technology. The brand clearly shows that it is a worthy player in the head-fi market. However, a lot of added value can be found within the Apple ecosystem. As a result, an Android user will find the Apple AirPods Pro a less interesting choice…. Read more
read more...Review: Teufel Airy True Wireless
MORE FROM THIS BRAND RESUME Thanks to the jeans blue color, these earbuds no longer look like a Apple clone, but in terms of sound, the Teufel Airy True Wireless still impresses us. With a dynamic low end and a rich midrange, the Teufels are more than capable of reproducing pop and electronic music. PLUS… Read more
read more...Review: KEF LS50 Wireless II
Sometimes a new product seems very very similar to its predecessor. That first impression can be very misleading, we discovered (again) with the KEF LS 50 Wireless II. This recently released version of the successful wireless stereo speakers has been improved in so many ways that you can hardly compare old with new. In particular,… Read more
read more...Philips OLED 805 4K TV review: Picture perfect heights and Ambilight delights
(Pocket-lint) – Boasting a next-generation P5 image processor with AI enhancement, changes to Ambilight – the LED lights on the back of the TV which help expand the image beyond the frame – and the adoption of DTS Play-Fi multiroom audio, there’s more to Philips 805 OLED TV than a mere numerical increment over its… Read more
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