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reTONE: A Free App That Turns an Old Android Phone Into a Dedicated Music PlayerIida Piano, a Japanese audio importer, has built reTONE, a free, ad-free app that turns a retired Android 4.0-or-later phone into a dedicated file player with its own audio engine,...
- 02 Magnetar UDP900MKII and UDP800MKII Earn THX Certification — a Badge on Unchanged Hardware
- 03 Qobuz Signs an International Partnership With Warp Records
- 04 JBL Rebuilds the 3 Series Studio Monitors as MkIII From $199 — but North America Waits Until 7 January 2027
- 05 Pro-Ject Revives the 2012 Debut Carbon as 'The Original' at About $670
- 06 OLLO Audio X2 Open-Back Studio Headphone Lands at $629, Shipping 7 December
- 07 Spotify Reportedly Eyeing Early 2027 for a Paid AI Remix Add-On at $4–$5 a Month
- 08 Everest Audio Labs' Ascent Server Goes All-Linear: Seven Regulators, a 320,000uF Reservoir and an OCXO Clock, About $8,970
- 09 Schiit's Magni 6 bringt das Magni mit 3 Watt und einem 4,4-mm-„Halo“-Ausgang zurück zu 99 $
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Federn, Sorbothane oder Drahtseil: Was eine Peer-Review-Studie tatsächlich unter einer Drehscheibe gemessen hatEine von Fachkollegen begutachtete Studie untersuchte die Vibrationen, die bei sechs verschiedenen Stützkonstruktionen die Nadel des Plattenspielers erreichten. Dabei zeigten sich Stahlfedern...
Aktive Lautsprecher oder passive plus ein Verstärker? Was sich tatsächlich ändert, wenn man dasselbe Budget auf zwei Arten aufteiltDie meisten Argumente für aktive gegenüber passiven Systemen vergleichen Lautsprecher, ohne das Gesamtbudget konstant zu halten. Dieser Beitrag fixiert die Ausgaben und...
Nach oben strahlende Atmos-Module oder Lautsprecher in der Decke? Was tatsächlich über Ihre Höhenkanäle entscheidetDie Höhenkanäle von Dolby Atmos können von nach oben strahlenden Modulen oder echten Deckenlautsprechern kommen, und die richtige Wahl hängt fast ausschließlich...
