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Updated Thu 1 Oct 2026 · Page 3 of 8
iFixit Gives AirPods 5 a 2 out of 10 — the First Non-Zero AirPods Repair Score
Marshall Shrinks Its Party Speaker: the Bromley 150 Packs 230W and a Replaceable Battery into 6.3kg
Technics Brings Its Magnetic Fluid Driver to Over-Ear Headphones With the $449 EAH-A1000
Bose Goes Back to the Cable: $99 Noise Cancelling Wired Earbuds Draw ANC Power From USB-C, With No Battery at All
Nothing's $399 Headphone (1) Pro Puts an xMEMS Treble Driver Alongside Two Dynamic Drivers
Bose and Thom Browne Wrap the QuietComfort Ultra (2nd Gen) in Cashmere for $950
Roberts Adds a CD Player to Its Radios: the Revere 300 and 500 Launch at About $530 and About $790
Naim Puts 28 Speakers and 1,780 Watts Into Bentley's First Electric Car
Qobuz Starts Tagging AI-Generated Releases — and Says 60% of Their Streams Are Fraudulent
Qualcomm Puts Wi-Fi 6E Inside an Earbud Chip With Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2
REL Opens Pre-Orders for Reference No.35 and No.36 Subwoofers
iFi's $120 UP Play Max Puts aptX Lossless and Auracast on a USB-C Dongle
LEWITT's First Headphones Send Uncompressed Audio Over Ultra-Wideband
Beats 360 Lands 24 September at $349.99 With Swappable Cushions and IPX4
HIGH END Returns to May for Vienna 2027: 6–9 May at the Austria Center
FiiO's $169.99 DP11 Packs AES, Coaxial and Optical Out — Plus CD Ripping — Into a 213mm Box
YBA's First Portable Is a 126-Resistor R-2R Ladder With No Bluetooth
True Wireless Shipments Slip for the First Time Since 2023 as Open-Ear Designs Grow 12%
US House Passes the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act by Voice Vote
Wharfedale's Nova Subwoofers Swap the Port for a Downward-Firing Passive Radiator
FiiO Charges the Same for Two Different DACs: M25 VERITA and M25 R2R Both Land at About $1,400
FiiO's $499 FT15 Succeeds the FT5 With a 101mm Planar Driver and an 800-Nanometre Diaphragm
Bose Splits Its Open-Ear Range in Two: $299 Ultra Open 2nd Gen Adds aptX Adaptive, $199 Sport Open Adds Dust Resistance
Thursday 1 October
AI DeskSchiit's $999 Freya 2 Preamp Runs Five Ways: Passive, All-Tube, All-MOSFET, or Tubes on Just One Stage
AI DeskiFixit Gives AirPods 5 a 2 out of 10 — the First Non-Zero AirPods Repair Score
Wednesday 30 September
AI DeskMarshall Shrinks Its Party Speaker: the Bromley 150 Packs 230W and a Replaceable Battery into 6.3kg
AI DeskTechnics Brings Its Magnetic Fluid Driver to Over-Ear Headphones With the $449 EAH-A1000
Tuesday 29 September
AI DeskBose Goes Back to the Cable: $99 Noise Cancelling Wired Earbuds Draw ANC Power From USB-C, With No Battery at All
AI DeskNothing's $399 Headphone (1) Pro Puts an xMEMS Treble Driver Alongside Two Dynamic Drivers
Monday 28 September
AI DeskBose and Thom Browne Wrap the QuietComfort Ultra (2nd Gen) in Cashmere for $950
Saturday 26 September
AI DeskRoberts Adds a CD Player to Its Radios: the Revere 300 and 500 Launch at About $530 and About $790
AI DeskNaim Puts 28 Speakers and 1,780 Watts Into Bentley's First Electric Car
Friday 25 September
AI DeskQobuz Starts Tagging AI-Generated Releases — and Says 60% of Their Streams Are Fraudulent
AI DeskQualcomm Puts Wi-Fi 6E Inside an Earbud Chip With Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2
Thursday 24 September
AI DeskREL Opens Pre-Orders for Reference No.35 and No.36 Subwoofers
AI DeskiFi's $120 UP Play Max Puts aptX Lossless and Auracast on a USB-C Dongle
Wednesday 23 September
AI DeskLEWITT's First Headphones Send Uncompressed Audio Over Ultra-Wideband
AI DeskBeats 360 Lands 24 September at $349.99 With Swappable Cushions and IPX4
Tuesday 22 September
AI DeskHIGH END Returns to May for Vienna 2027: 6–9 May at the Austria Center
Monday 21 September
AI DeskFiiO's $169.99 DP11 Packs AES, Coaxial and Optical Out — Plus CD Ripping — Into a 213mm Box
AI DeskYBA's First Portable Is a 126-Resistor R-2R Ladder With No Bluetooth
Sunday 20 September
AI DeskTrue Wireless Shipments Slip for the First Time Since 2023 as Open-Ear Designs Grow 12%
AI DeskUS House Passes the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act by Voice Vote
Saturday 19 September
AI DeskWharfedale's Nova Subwoofers Swap the Port for a Downward-Firing Passive Radiator
AI DeskFiiO Charges the Same for Two Different DACs: M25 VERITA and M25 R2R Both Land at About $1,400
Friday 18 September
AI DeskFiiO's $499 FT15 Succeeds the FT5 With a 101mm Planar Driver and an 800-Nanometre Diaphragm
AI DeskBose Splits Its Open-Ear Range in Two: $299 Ultra Open 2nd Gen Adds aptX Adaptive, $199 Sport Open Adds Dust Resistance