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Bose Brings TrueSpatial and USB-C Lossless Down to the Base QuietComfort at $359

Bose announced the QuietComfort Headphones (2nd Gen) on 6 August 2026 at $359, bringing TrueSpatial immersive audio and 24-bit/48kHz lossless USB-C playback down from the QuietComfort Ultra tier, p...

LAiV's $3,994 Harmony DAC 2 Opens Preorders With a Discrete Class A Buffer and a 10MHz Clock Input — and a Warning That Parts Are Scarce

LAiV has opened preorders for its $3,994 Harmony DAC 2, a fully balanced discrete R2R ladder DAC with a new Class A output buffer, a 10MHz master clock input, and NOS/OS/SRC conversion modes — with...

Sonos's Next Headphones Appear in an FCC Filing With Wi-Fi Onboard — Model RM052, and a September Launch Event Already on the Record

An FCC filing dated 10 August 2026 reveals an unannounced Sonos "Wireless Headphone," model RM052, tested with Bluetooth and both 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi — evidence that has fueled reports of new har...

Buchardt Will Rebuild the Electronics Inside Active Speakers You Already Own: a 1,500 Euro MK2 Kit With a New Amplifier Platform and Tweeter

Buchardt Audio has announced an MK2 Upgrade Kit that replaces the internal electronics of five existing active speaker models with a new 1,000W-rated Axign Class D amplifier platform, an upgraded E...

Goldmund's Telos 9800 Monoblock Premieres at 400,000 Swiss Francs Each

Goldmund unveiled its Telos 9800 flagship monoblock at the Hong Kong High End AV Show 2026, priced at CHF 400,000 per unit with quoted output up to 4,180W into 1.4 ohms, a two-box architecture, and...