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AI Chip Demand Is Raising Prices and Delaying TVs, Receivers, and Audio Gear
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (1091+ words) With the increased dominance of AI, a global chip shortage has resulted in AI and mainstream memory and processing chips, which means higher prices for phones, laptops, and other consumer electronics devices. Unless you have been living under a rock,…...
Shanling Warns AI Boom Will Raise Hi-Fi Prices and Kill Some Products
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (1231+ words) Will Shanling DAPs and CD players cost more? AI demand is raising component prices and could force some models out of production. AI may not make your digital audio player sound any better, but it is increasingly likely to make…...
Can Winamp and Deezer Put Streaming and Your Music Library in One Place?
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (1622+ words) Winamp and Deezer plan a 2027 player combining streaming, local music, radio, podcasts and cloud libraries, but major questions remain. Winamp will use Deezer technology to launch a premium streaming service in 2027, combining subscription music with local files, radio, podcasts and…...
XENNS Mangird Tea Pro SE Review: A New Reference for Meta Tuned IEMs
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1777+ words) The XENNS Tea Pro SE delivers warm reference-style tuning, clean treble, and sturdy metal shells, but less bass impact than the original. But the Tea Pro has been around for a while, and XENNS decided it was time for a…...
Amazon Music Opens Alexa+ AI Playlists and Conversational Search to Every U.S. User
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1476+ words) including free and paid tiers, on iOS and Android. Amazon Music has never lacked catalog depth or audio quality; the harder problem has been giving listeners a reason to choose it over Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube Music once the…...
OpenAI’s First Hardware Device Could Be a ChatGPT Speaker With a Camera
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1621+ words) Jony Ive’s reported portable AI speaker may see, hear, remember and act for you. That could be genuinely useful and deeply unsettling. OpenAI did not agree to pay roughly $5 billion in stock for the remaining 77% of Jony Ive’s io Products…...
FiiO FG3 Gaming Headset Launches With Dual Driver Audio Virtual 7.1 Surround and Cross Platform Support
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1093+ words) Can FiiO’s $69 FG3 gaming headset deliver Hi-Fi dual-driver sound, virtual 7.1 surround, and browser EQ for budget gamers? FiiO is clearly betting that gamers are ready for headsets that sound less like plastic explosions in a shoebox and more like properly engineered…...
Edifier Hecate G5 MAX Wireless Gaming Headset Debuts with THX Spatial Audio Plus for $149
4+ week, 2+ day ago (633+ words) For the G5 MAX, Edifier says HECATE and THX co-developed a customized version of THX Spatial Audio+ for headsets. The system uses real-time rendering and spatial positioning to process stereo and multi-channel signals, creating a wider and more dimensional sound field....
Ferrum BROEN Network Streaming Transport Brings Volumio and SFP Networking to the WANDLA Ecosystem
4+ week, 2+ day ago (1445+ words) Ferrum Audio has spent the past few years building a very specific lane for itself: compact, serious, modular high-end components for listeners who care about digital architecture, headphone systems, and two-channel flexibility. The Polish manufacturer is now extending that idea…...
ASUS ROG Kithara Review: Open-Back Headphones With HiFiMAN Tech for Audiophile Gamers?
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1311+ words) The ASUS ROG Kithara gaming headset features HiFiMAN planar magnetic drivers, open-back sound, and wired gaming precision to challenge Audeze Maxwell 2 at $299. ASUS does not need an introduction. The company makes everything from motherboards and monitors to gaming laptops, routers,…...