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Spin vinyl and stream hi-res music with this complete music system

Home Features (Image credit: Future) Do you want to have your cake and eat it? We wouldn’t argue with you. You can easily enjoy the best of both worlds, combining the old-school sound of vinyl with the crystal clear convenience of wireless digital music – and this complete music system does just that. We’ve put… Read more

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T+A Solitaire P-SE are high-end audiophile headphones with planar magnetic tech

Home News (Image credit: T+A) If you’re familiar with high-end planar magnetic headphones, you might have heard of the original T+A Solitaire P. Well, the newly announced Solitaire P-SE is a brand new model based on those very headphones. The difference? Some tweaks to the internal and external design, plus a slightly cheaper price tag…. Read more

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Review: Astell and Kern KANN Alpha Tackles any headphones without fear

The Astell & Kann family You can safely call Kern the outsiders among music players. In a positive way, that is. They emphasize a high-quality display, like all players of the brand. More unique is the very powerful headphone amplifier. This allows them to handle even very demanding headphones. And that is really special. The… Read more

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The best Lightning headphones 2020 for your iPhone or iPad

(Pocket-lint) – To listen to music on any iPhone since the iPhone 7, you either need a pair of wireless Bluetooth headphones, a 3.5mm to Lightning converter (no longer included in the box for 2018 and later iPhones) or a pair of wired headphones that will connect to the Lightning port.  Best noise-cancelling (ANC) headphones for… Read more

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TechInsights Outlines the Future of 3D NAND Flash

Home News Joengdong Choe, Senior Technical Fellow at TechInsights, Inc., gave two presentations during the 2020 Flash Memory Summit detailing the future of 3D NAND and other emerging memories. TechInsights is known for its analysis and reverse engineering of multiple semiconductor products including flash. Choe’s presentation this year included a 2014-2023 roadmap along with some… Read more

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New X-NAND Tech Detailed: SLC Speed at QLC Capacity and Pricing

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) During the three-day virtual Flash Memory Summit for 2020, CEO and founder of NEO Semiconductor, Andy Hsu, gave a detailed presentation covering the company’s new X-NAND flash architecture that promises to combine the speed of SLC flash with the density and low pricing of QLC flash. NEO Semiconductor was founded… Read more

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Elac Debut Reference DBR62

Our Verdict These Elacs are exceptional in parts, but they aren’t the most exciting to listen to For Transparent midrange performance Great integration between drivers Good detail levels Against Presentation lacks drama Needs care in partnering We’re big fans of Elac’s entry-level Debut speaker range. Each of the three models we’ve tested has managed to… Read more

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Best in-ear headphones 2020: Great wired, wireless and wire-free earphones

(Pocket-lint) – Most smartphones will come bundled with a pair of free in-ear headphones, but more often than not they’re not exactly high-quality. For occasional music listeners, they’re fine, but if you want to get the most out of your tunes then an upgrade is in order. When looking for a new pair of in-ear… Read more

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VPI Prime 21+

Our Verdict The Prime 21+ builds on its impressive predecessor to become one of the class leaders at this level For Bold and controlled presentation Dynamic expression and insight Solid build Against Tough competition at this level Manual speed change VPI’s Prime record player has been something of a favourite of ours since we reviewed… Read more

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HP foldable smartphone with clamshell design

Hewlett Packard patents technology for the development of a flip phone with a flexible OLED display. Also applicable for laptops with a folding screen. More and more electronics companies are diving into the foldables market. By applying a flexible screen, a completely new user experience can be created. A good example of this is the… Read more

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HiFiMAN ANANDA Review

Introduction and Specification HiFiMAN is one of the few companies really pushing the envelope when it comes to planar magnetic headphones, and while doing so they also manage to have it trickle down into their more affordable headphones. The ANANDA and ANANDA-BT are brilliant examples of this. While the ANANDA-BT is a Bluetooth and USB-C… Read more

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