xDuoo brings AM/FM radio back to the desktop with the XQ-60
The XQ-60 combines conventional radio reception with Bluetooth and USB audio in a single desktop component.
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October 2026 · First edition
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Technics introduces the EAH-A1000 flagship wireless headphones
A newly developed magnetic-fluid driver, adaptive noise cancellation and redesigned arm structure headline the announcement.
Read the storyiFi and Steve Levine collaborate on a Master-Tuned iDSD GR2
The special-edition portable DAC and headphone amplifier adds component changes and two producer-developed digital filters.
Read the storyRoon's September certification roundup includes Wi-Fi headphones
Twenty Roon Ready and Roon Tested devices from eleven manufacturers feature in the company's latest roundup.
Read the storyTalking Heads' Fear of Music gets an expanded Rhino reissue
New deluxe editions of the 1979 album are scheduled for November 13, including Blu-ray surround mixes and archival recordings.
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