The FiiO QX13 is a headphone amp/DAC with open and detailed sound to make your smartphone sing, but it's a little fiddly and has plenty of competition.
The JBL Grip is a fun entry into the audio giantβs Bluetooth speaker portfolio, and largely impresses with a top-tier design, attractive lighting, and good overall sound.
What JBL doesnβt know about outstanding portable Bluetooth speakers doesnβt seem to be worth knowing. So with the latest JBL Charge does lightning strike [checks notes] a sixth time?
Bluetooth audio is convenient, but if thereβs a mismatch between the codecs your phone and your headphones support, you wonβt hear your musicβs full quality. Questyleβs tiny dongle fixes that by adding leading high-quality codecs to any phone βor, for that matter, PC
Look, this is FiiO weβre discussing here, it because of that it naturally follows that the BTR17 portable Bluetooth DAC/headphone amplifier is very, very good indeed.
The Sonus Faber Concertino G4 may be pricy, but their look and sound make the cost worth it β they're the bookshelf speaker dragon you'll be chasing for decades.
With this new Plus (and the Micro that launches later in the year), Bose is filling in the gaps in its SoundLink line-up. But at this money, the SoundLink Plus will have to be more than just βa bit smaller than the SoundLink Maxβ to make any senseβ¦