5 of the best DACs: how to make your digital music sound amazing
MP3s, AACs, FLACs and Spotify tunes can sound sublime – but only if you handle them with care

MP3s, AACs, FLACs and Spotify tunes can sound sublime – but only if you handle them with care
Take two stereo speakers, cut the tops off, make them wireless and presto! Real temporary surround sound. UPDATED: now with UK pricing
…and its big brother Timber comes a close second
Dr. Dre’s latest aural prescription features active noise-cancelling tech with rechargeable batteries
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A self-adjusting, noise-cancelling patent makes it look that way
Hot on the heels of the Creative Stone comes the Plus, with a new screen and double the storage. And all for the price of a Shuffle
Acoustic energy ditches its audiophile roots and goes for the mobile market with this Bluetooth speaker system, but can it maintain the quality?
Microsoft’s compact, Wi-Fi toting mini Zune looks like a cracking MP3 player on paper. But can it take on the might of the iPod Nano?
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