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Sony SRS-RA5000 speaker review: An expensive experiment

Digital Trends

As the first speaker that lets you experience Sony's 360 Reality Audio format, it's intriguing but too pricey.

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Google Nest Audio review: the sweet spot

The Verge

The new Nest Audio sits between the Nest Mini and Home Max in price, size, and output. Despite that lower price, the Nest Audio is an improvement over the Google Home in nearly every way. Similarly, Sonos is now in the smart speaker game , bringing its rock-solid wireless streaming and class-leading audio quality to the table.

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Podz turns podcasts into a personalized audio newsfeed

TechCrunch

who listen to podcasts — we still haven’t seen that crossover behavior, where audio becomes a part of everyday lives,” CEO Doug Imbruce argued. “We think that’s because the experience of discovering and consuming podcasts is ancient. It literally feels like browsing the web in 1997.” Image Credits: Podz.

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Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 review: Apple's first earbuds with heart-rate tracking

Engadget

Given its been nearly six years since the original, there are understandably substantial improvements to audio quality and battery life, as well as the addition of active noise cancellation (ANC). That component assists with everything from heart-rate monitoring to Spatial Audio and ANC.

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Apple Music’s spatial audio is sometimes amazing but mostly inconsistent

The Verge

At launch, it’s a very hit or miss experience Late on Monday night, Apple flipped the switch on two new features for its Apple Music subscription service : immersive Dolby Atmos spatial audio and lossless-quality streaming. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. That sounds incredible.’

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Amazon Echo Frames review: listen to these specs

The Verge

The Echo Frames have sold me on the concept of having discreet, personal audio available at all times. But while I’m sold on the concept , for reasons both in and out of Amazon’s control, the experience of actually using the Echo Frames falls well short of their potential. Echo Frames audio and battery life.

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Adthos uses generative AI to completely automate audio ads

TechCrunch

Startup Adthos this week launched a platform that uses AI to generate scripts for audio ads — and even add voiceovers, sound effects and music. We train and select them based on our experience in markets and ad creation,” Wedel said. “We use real-life voice actors for the training of synthetic voices.

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