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Lost Beatles Audition Tape With ‘Unreal’ Sound Quality Gets Found After 60 Years

Janica is an Audio Writer at Headphonesty. Her long-term experience as a church choir member has deeply enriched her understanding and appreciation for music and its intricate details. Building on ...
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I Tried the Thieaudio Monarch MKIII and Found the New IEM Tonality Benchmark

Rudolfs Putnins entry into headphone audio was in 2011 when he got his Grado SR80i. This was also when he got his Philosophy degree with philosophy of science being his major interest. After a short ...
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Here’s What You Need to Know About Spotify’s New Budget-Friendly Basic Plan for Non-Audiobook Fans

I know it sounds cliché, but music has always been a huge part of my life. I've always been curious and have tried A LOT of hobbies, but music always pulls me back to it. As a stereotypical Asian, my ...
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Your Dusty Old CDs Could Be Worth Thousands to Music Collectors

Some CDs are proving that nostalgia really does pay off. Remember when your music collection took up physical space instead of cloud storage? Well, those CDs you haven’t touched in years might be ...
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Sonos Is Revamping its App Again, but This Time Users Will Decide When It Goes Live

Alexandra Plesa is an Audio Writer at Headphonesty. She has more than 10 years of journalistic experience. Deeply immersed in music and audiobooks, she has honed her expertise in evaluating audio ...
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15 Speakers That Can Handle Bass-Heavy Music Without a Separate Subwoofer, as Voted by Audiophiles

But when we asked our Facebook audience what they would choose for bass-heavy music, 632 comments quickly turned into a ...
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Using Two Speaker Pairs at Once Can Beat Live Music if You Get Three Things Right, Claims a Hi-Fi Founder

In a 2019 Audiogon thread about playing two different pairs at once, commenters warned that the setup could destroy coherence ...
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Modern CD Players Cannot Correctly Play Some of the Most Collectible Discs of All Time, According to Independent Tests

Some of the most collectible CDs from the early 1980s were mastered with extra treble that the player was supposed to remove ...
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Sean Olive’s Simple EQ Advice Could Save You Hours of Tweaking, and It Comes From Years of Listener Research

The scientist who helped develop the Harman target revisited listener data and still recommends two broad tone controls.
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A New Turntable Is Challenging Hi-Fi’s Manual-Only Rule With a Design Hi-Fi Hasn’t Seen in 53 Years

Colin Toh is the Editor-in-Chief of Headphonesty. He founded the website in 2016 to provide reliable headphones reviews and insights. Headphonesty has quickly established itself as a trusted source in ...
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Tests Found Only One Problem You Can Actually Hear Between Your Music Source and DAC, and It Has a $70 Fix

A regular player isn't worse for having more inside it. The budget just gets split across everything it does, and your DAC decides if you'll notice.
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Pop Songs Are Getting Shorter, and We Might Be to Blame

Janica is an Audio Writer at Headphonesty. Her long-term experience as a church choir member has deeply enriched her understanding and appreciation for music and its intricate details. Building on ...