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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 Il Magni 6 di Schiit riporta il Magni a $99, con 3 Watt e un'uscita 'Halo' da 4,4 mm
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