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Review: Surprise! The Oppo PM-2 planar magnetic headphones are some of the best you can buy

Fashionistas will struggle with the name. Audiophiles won't

Review: Arcam MusicBoost for iPhone 6 and 6S

This battery case boosts your battery and enhances audio

B&O BeoPlay A2 portable Bluetooth speaker

Seriously good sound from a seriously portable speaker with a seriously steep price

Scott Luminor wireless speaker system

Scott Luminor review: The Scott Luminor is a great idea, but sound quality isn't spectacular

DJ Hero 2

DJ Hero 2 on Xbox 360, PS3 and Nintendo Wii features an amazing soundtrack including titles from Justice, Basement Jaxx, and MSTRKRFT, Kanye West and Notorious B.I.G!

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In Pictures: Vinyl records fight digital death

Vinyl record sales are actually up but heyday is obviously past

Best sites for downloading music

In a day and age where music sharing is a bigger deal than Justin Bieber's haircut, it can be confusing to wade through Web sites looking for the best ones for downloading some new tunes.

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Sonos is shipping a second-generation Sonos One smart speaker

The Sonos One (Gen 2) features Bluetooth LE connectivity, a faster processor, and more memory.

News Mar 07
Amazon is offering two free months of Music Unlimited to new subscribers

Music streaming services are great. If you'd like to try one, Amazon is offering two months for free right now.

News May 27
Blue Microphones unveils Satellite: Wireless, noise-cancelling headphones with an audiophile amp

Dedicated noise-cancelling drivers ensure your high-fidelity experience won't be compromised in noisy environments.

News Jan 07
YouTube Music update improves sharing and preps for more playlist features

Some under-the-hood capabilities will eventually bring the kind of customization that you would expect from a dedicated music streaming app.

News Oct 07
Following Pandora, iHeartRadio reveals new premium radio and on-demand music streaming

iHeartRadio is going head-to-head with Spotify but hopes its expertise in Internet radio will give it an edge.

News Sep 24

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Tutorials about music

Apple Music doesn’t delete your music files

How Apple's music services all work is a little confusing, but in no way is the company interested in getting rid of your music library.

Tutorials May 07
Make Windows Media Player the default audio player in Windows 8

Like many Windows 8 users, I spend most of my time using Desktop mode, which affords me a more Windows 7-like experience.

Tutorials Jul 01
Play music from an external hard drive

Daniel Shaughnessy wants iTunes and Windows Media Player to see the music on his external USB hard drive.

Tutorials Sep 18
Cheaper ways to listen to digital radio

Digital radio has been launched with much fanfare in all major capital cities. The technology offers significant advances over FM radio in terms of sound quality, features and available radio stations.

Tutorials Jul 23
iTunes how-to: Expert tips for organising your music

If you've ever owned an iPhone or an iPod, chances are you now manage your music using iTunes--because that's the way Steve Jobs wanted it. iTunes is pretty good, but it's not perfect. The duplicate killer that's native to the app, for instance, can ...

Tutorials Jul 22

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Japan's pop culture, anime-friendly, J-Pop shrine, Kanda Myojin

Tokyo is home to many fascinating temples and shrines however if you want to visit a shrine with a difference head on over to Akihabara’s Kando Myojin Shrine. Not only is it one of the Shinto religion’s most important temples - and stunningly beautif...

Features Feb 15
First Look: Magic Instruments' rhythm guitar makes you sound like a pro with the push of a button

You don't need time or talent to get started with this guitar.

Features Apr 20
Spotify's songs about Microsoft (yes, Microsoft!) are awesome and must be listened to ASAP

A pop song about Skype. A punk song about PowerPoint. A funky rap about Microsoft Bob. And so many more. Nothing gets the party started like a Microsoft jam.

Features Nov 27
The best ever Commodore 64 music

If you're anything like us, you'll often reminisce about the console or computer games you played as a child. For us, it's the Commodore 64, on which we wasted countless hours and broke countless controllers. It turned out to withstand much keyboard ...

Features Mar 28
Record and Create Music With FL Studio

FL Studio 9.1 is the latest version of the long-time sequencer and recording app formerly known as Fruity Loops. Despite a slightly non-standard user interface, FL Studio is one of the easier digital audio workstations to use--if you come from a step...

Features Jul 13

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