New silicon designs apply AI to processing and enhancing digital audio. Cadence has new IP to simplify the work.

At CES 2026, we saw a firewall-mounted subwoofer solution, tiny bass speakers that offer private thump-thump, and more.

Audio is a worldwide industry with manufacturers located everywhere from the U.S. to Europe and, of course, Asia too. There are quite literally hundreds of options to choose from, and that's just for ...

Imagine a world where a car is speeding up directly behind you but your hearing only extends to either side of you. It’s a frightening thought, isn’t it? Yet it’s not too far off what we’ve had to ...

The Arranger headphones offer more resolution, scale and refinement than Austrian Audio’s Hi-X range, while remaining more ...

It took a New Orleans street magician only 20 minutes and $1 to create audio that sounded like President Joe Biden discouraging Democrats from voting in the New Hampshire primary. The robocall was ...

ElevenLabs, one of the more popular startups working in the field of AI audio, said Thursday that it has raised a Series C round of $180 million, valuing the company at $3.3 billion post-money. a16z ...

After a nearly eight-year gap, Beats finally has an updated version of its Solo wireless on-ear headphones: the Beats Solo 4. The fourth-gen cans look nearly identical to their predecessors and they ...

We've confirmed at WWDC that tvOS 26 is getting passthrough audio, which could allow a higher quality listening experience by disabling audio preprocessing on the Apple TV hardware, before hand-off to ...

Lossless audio is the first step toward audio nirvana. But what is it, does it really make a difference, and how can you get it? Here’s what to know. There’s a difference, of course, between “putting ...

Listening to high-res, 24-bit audio has never been more accessible or affordable on Android devices. With so much choice, you're likely wondering how to get started if this is your first sortie in the ...