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Amazon Music Opens Alexa+ AI Playlists and Conversational Search to Every U.S. User
1+ hour, 26+ min 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…...
Apple Music Raises Prices to $11.99 as Family Plan Jumps Nearly 18%
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (884+ words) Are times really that tough in Cupertino? The Family plan increase is the real eyebrow-raiser. A $3 jump works out to nearly 18 percent, which is enough that I briefly considered texting David Solomon to let him know Qobuz is now the…...
The Best Headphones from CanJam London 2026
20+ hour, 32+ min ago (1736+ words) Which headphones stole the show at CanJam London 2026? We pick the best new wired, wireless and electrostatic models across every price. I returned to central London for the second consecutive year for the tenth edition of CanJam London, with a…...
Manhunter, Dracula and 12 Angry Men Lead a Strong 4K Restoration Wave
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (999+ words) Manhunter, Dracula and Criterion’s 12 Angry Men are three upcoming 4K restorations physical media collectors should have on their radar. Physical media collectors have three very different 4K restorations to keep on their radar: Michael Mann’s Manhunter, Hammer’s Dracula, and Criterion’s upcoming 4K edition…...
Global Paid Music Subscriptions Hit 865 Million as Streaming Takes 86% of Spending
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (1465+ words) Global paid music subscriptions reached 865 million as streaming captured 86% of spending, while vinyl and physical music continued to grow. Global consumer spending on recorded music increased 8.6% to $47.1 billion in 2025, with streaming accounting for 86% of the total, according to Futuresource Consulting’s…...
Best OLED TV and RGB LCD TV Revealed at the 2026 TV Shootout
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (579+ words) The top OLED and RGB-lit TVs from three manufacturers competed for the title of the “King of TV” for 2026. Here’s what went down at this year’s TV Shootout. With Panasonic effectively dropping back out of the high end TV market…...
Obsession 4K UHD Review: Hollywood’s $400 Million Lesson It Won’t Learn
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (325+ words) Can a $750,000 horror movie look and sound like a $400 million phenomenon on 4K UHD? In Obsession, an awkward young man gets more than he bargained for when he wishes for his crush to love him back with the help of a…...
8 New Headphones and IEMs We Want to Try in 2026
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (957+ words) These 8 new headphones and IEMs have us curious in 2026, from Sony’s 1000X ANC flagship to Final, Meze, HiFiMAN, Audeze and Noble. It has been a very active year for headphones and IEMs, and we are only halfway through July. There is…...
EAT E Glo SB and CB Bring Flagship Balanced Phono Technology Starting at $4,599
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (1313+ words) The $6,250 E-Glo SB and $4,599 E-Glo CB expand EAT’s high-end analog lineup with discrete circuitry, tube-based gain stages and balanced connectivity for moving-coil cartridges. Vinyl’s resurrection stopped being a charming nostalgia story years ago. U.S. vinyl revenue surpassed $1 billion in…...
U.S. CD Sales Surge 16% in 2026 as Vinyl Growth Slows to 2.4% - ecoustics.com
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (1021+ words) U.S. CD sales jumped 16% in the first half of 2026, nearly seven times vinyl’s growth rate, but records still lead physical media. I had to check the decimal point. According to Luminate’s 2026 Midyear Report, U.S. CD sales increased 16% to 16.3 million units…...