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Q Acoustics 3050i tower speakers, ready to rumble

I have to admit, I’m a recent convert to Q Acoustics speakers. It was just last year that I reviewed my first model, the adorable 3020 bookshelf speaker, but the company has since refreshed its 3000i Series line. Ears-on time with the new 3020i (full CNET review to come) proved it’s even better than last year’s 3020. So it made …

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This astonishing $26 ‘ear bud’ will surprise you

KZ is one of those companies, like FiiO before it, that really pushes the performance envelope of budget audiophile gear. Take the KZ ZSA in-ear headphone, this two-way design runs an 8mm dynamic driver for bass, and a balanced armature driver for the treble, both housed in a snazzy CNC machined-aluminum earpiece. The headphones’ impedance is rated at 18 ohms, …

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