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Photo by Tucker Bowe for Gear Patrol Other than Spotify and Pandora, most music streaming services nowadays support lossless-quality audio tracks. So, if you’re a paying service member and have the ...

A good pair of bookshelf speakers – or standmount speakers, as they're also known – is essential for your hi-fi system. Whether you're looking for an ultra-budget pair, an ultra-compact model for your ...

Xiaomi has unveiled its latest flagship smartphones, the Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 15 Ultra, at a global event in Barcelona and India. The new series focuses on top-tier photography, AI-powered ...

Get primed on full Ultra 2025 artist lineup so far, and find out when you can expect set times for the music fest. As Miami's most steadfast rave festival, Ultra can be relied upon to deliver a ...

A smart speaker is a speaker you can talk to. It has a voice assistant built in, which means you can tell it what to do with your voice. There is similar technology built into most smartphones, such ...

This week: gear. So many of you reached out wanting to share your favorite speakers, headphones, DACs, receivers, RCA cables, and everything else that I figured I’d try and lay out some of the ...

The Galaxy S25 Ultra brings meaningful improvements in the form of a spec bump and ever so slightly improved optics over its predecessor. Despite a few controversies surrounding the device ...

The audio quality on the S25 Ultra is fantastic, with AKG-tuned stereo speakers delivering clear, loud, and well-balanced sound, enhanced by Dolby Atmos for an immersive experience. Headphone output ...

The 15 Ultra supports HDR10+ and Dolby Vision. YouTube happily served HDR content, as did Netflix, also reporting it supported both standards. High-res video playback of DRM-protected content is ...

For every household name (think Bose and Sonos), there are a multitude of smaller speaker brands releasing everything from multi-room systems that will set you back hundreds to pocket-sized ones that ...

February 2025 Not everyone wants to be friends with Alexa. Many smart-home fans prefer using Google Nest smart speakers and screens to call up music, get weather and news, play trivia, and control ...