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Dan Clark’s Noire X is the California hi-fi manufacturer’s closed-back hi-fi headphones with planar magnetic drivers. They cost $1,000, making them one of the brand’s more affordable audiophile-grade cans, but they borrow tuning technologies from its higher-end Stealth (closed-back) and Expanse (open-back) models. Additionally, they have a gorgeous all-black design with high-quality materials, and they come with numerous cable terminations (including 6.3mm and 3.5mm, or balanced 4.4mm and 4-pin XLR) that allow them to work with various sources.

The Rotel DX-5 is a stereo integrated amplifier that’s built in the same image as the brand’s DX-3 headphones amp — it has a full-color graphic display, a large volume knob and a compact form factor — but Rotel has swapped out the front headphone jack and gain controls in favor of loudspeaker connections. It features a Class A/B amplification that can deliver 25 watts per channel (into 8 ohms) or 33 watts per channel (into 4 ohms), making it capable of driving most bookshelf speakers or larger efficient loudspeakers. The amp also has built-in Bluetooth and numerous wired inputs (including HDMI for hooking up to your TV).

The Sony ULT Field 3 is a portable Bluetooth speaker that replaces Sony’s 2022-released SRS-XE300. It’s effectively a bigger and better version of Sony’s 2024-released ULT Field 1, as the ULT Field 3 is roughly twice the size and costs twice as much. It has a similar rectangular design that allows it to rest horizontally or stand vertically, plus it has a 24-hour battery life. The ULT Field 3 also has a “ULT” button that ramps up the speaker’s bass.

Sony’s ULT Field 5 is the next step up from the ULT Field 3 — and it replaces Sony’s 2022-released SRS-XG300. The speaker shares a similar rectangular design, allowing it to rest horizontally or vertically, but it’s roughly twice the size of the ULT Field 3 and adds a second tweeter. Maybe the most notable difference is it’s integrated with colored LEDs that sync with the beat (or you can customize the lighting to your liking via Sony’s Sound Connect app).

The Fujifilm Instax Mini 41 is the successor to the company’s four-year-old Instax Mini 40, which was released in 2021. The instant film camera has a similar vintage-inspired design as its predecessor and most of the same shooting capabilities — it has an automatic exposure function that makes capturing photos super easy. The main difference is that it adapts the Instax Mini 12’s parallax correction feature, making it easier to ensure that your close-up photos (and selfies) are centered and focused.

The Axion are the Portland-based hi-fi company’s most affordable pair of in-ear headphones. They pack full-range silicon dynamic drivers and have a USB-C cable that is integrated with a high-quality DAC that supports audio up to 32-bit/384kHz. The USB-C connection means these headphones are also primed to be used with today’s iPhones and Android smartphones.

Released in 2025, the Vertere DG-X is the latest addition to the venerable British audio company’s entry-level line of Dynamic Groove turntables. It’s a belt-drive turntable with a three-layer cast acrylic plinth — that transparent middle layer has built-in lighting and is illuminated while playing — along with the brand’s signature flat tonearm. It also has many key improvements over its predecessor, the DG-1S, to promise improved performance, including a redesigned “Groove Runner X” tonearm and an upgraded Sabre Lite moving-magnet cartridge.

The Marshall Woburn III is the brand’s largest, best-sounding, most versatile, and most expensive wireless speaker. Released in 2022, the powered Bluetooth speaker is designed to look like the company’s iconic guitar amps — it has a faux leather finish, a cloth speaker grille, tactile brass control knobs and Marshall’s iconic logo front and center. It’s been available in two different finishes, black or cream, since its release, but as of 2025, the brand has introduced a third finish: brown. According to Marshall, the new color brings a “timeless style to [the speaker’s] signature rock ‘n’ roll sound.“

The Audeze LCD-S20 are the most affordable planar magnetic headphones in the brand’s LCD series. They pack 90mm drivers with a low impedance of 18 ohms — something planar magnetic headphones are known for — so they are easy to drive and can be used with most interphases, laptops and smartphones. And they feature Audeze’s patent-pending SLAM (Symmetric Linear Acoustic Modulator) technology for improved bass.

The Eufy E15 and E18 are the company’s — which is the smart home sub-brand of Anker — first-ever robot lawnmowers. The two machines are effectively the same, although the E18 has more onboard memory and tackles larger yards; the E15 and E18 can cover lawns up to 800 and 1,200 square meters, respectively. Both have built-in cameras and leverage the company’s visual full self-driving (or vFSD) technology so that they can see what they are mowing without the need of a boundary wire.

The Denon AH-C500W are the heritage Japanese audio brand’s newest pair of wireless earbuds. They have a similar stem shape (and promise a similar fit) of Apple’s classic AirPods, but pack new-age features like support Bluetooth LE Audio and Auracast. They also have an IPX4 water-resistance rating and support wireless charging. They cost just $99.