Articles by Carrie Marshall

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Writer, broadcaster, musician and kitchen gadget obsessive Carrie Marshall has been writing about tech since 1998, contributing sage advice and odd opinions to all kinds of magazines and websites as well as writing more than twenty books. Her latest, a love letter to music titled Small Town Joy, is on sale now. She is the singer in spectacularly obscure Glaswegian rock band Unquiet Mind.

Articles by: Carrie Marshall

The RetroBox is a new TV/VCR combo — yes, really — with a classic design and modern tech including HDMI ports

By Carrie Marshall published 21 January 26

Who needs 4K when you can watch a grainy old VHS instead?

A man sitting outside a modern-looking building wearing the Meze Audio Strada headphones

Modern head-fi specialist Meze Audio has a beautiful new pair of closed-back wired headphones that promise the detail and expansiveness of open backs — and it says they'll last for 'decades'

By Carrie Marshall published 21 January 26

Meze's new dynamic headphones promise the best of both headphone worlds

A Marshall Heddon hub atop a shelving unit full of vinyl, sat next to a record player

Bring Heddonism to your home with Marshall's brand new Wi-Fi music hub — it turns Marshall's Bluetooth speakers into a multi-room system

By Carrie Marshall published 21 January 26

Marshall's new Heddon media streaming hub streams from Wi-Fi to Auracast and works with the key music streamers.

A mean wearing the OneOdio Focus A1 Pro headphones on an airplane. He's leaning his head against the window, with his eyes closed and a smile on his face, implying that the headphones are distracting him

Are these the super-cheap headphones to beat in 2026? One of the best budget audio makers has ANC cans for a silly price

By Carrie Marshall published 20 January 26

OneOdio's noise-cancelling over-ears deliver a big specification for a very small price

The Questyle Qlink-C on a white surface, with a pink background

Want proper audiophile-grade music from your iPhone? This tiny hi-res 3.5mm adapter does it for less than the price of a phone case

By Carrie Marshall published 19 January 26

Questyle's ultra-affordable dongle means better sound from your smartphone, tablet or laptop

FiiO JM21 2026 on a leather mat, which in turn is on a wooden table or desk. A book and a pair of headphones sit to the right of it

The best entry-level Hi-Res Audio player is getting a new version for 2026 — make the most of lossless streaming, or up to 2TB of your own files

By Carrie Marshall published 19 January 26

Fiio's portable player gets a battery boost and more storage. It's a brilliant budget buy

An IKEA SOLSKYDD Bluetooth speaker on a blue background

This is the year of wireless speakers as design pieces — here are 6 I loved from CES 2026 and can't wait to hear more about

By Carrie Marshall published 18 January 26

My favorite speakers from CES 2026 that look good as they sound (hopefully)

Jinkyo Han retro bluetooth speaker concept design on a white surface and background

This retro portable music player idea that 'recreates the image of a tape spinning on a circular shelf' has completely hooked me — I'd love someone to make it for real

By Carrie Marshall published 16 January 26

This brilliant Bluetooth concept looks like something from ’70s sci-fi

A close up photo of a bearded man wearing Austrian Audio The Arranger headphones

The maker of our favorite affordable wired audiophile headphones has a new mid-range model — but mid-range is relative, isn't it…

By Carrie Marshall published 16 January 26

Austrian Audio fills the gap between its affordable and audiophile models

Roland Cube Street Mini on a dark grey background

Roland's new Bluetooth speaker is designed for performers and instruments as much as music listening — and is a pretty amazing price for something so well-connected

By Carrie Marshall published 15 January 26

The Roland Cube Street Mini looks like the perfect portable PA for street musicians and smaller spaces

Samsung S95H mounted on a wall at CES 2026

The company behind quantum dots says that its OLED-crushing new TV tech should arrive in 2029 — could this beat inkjet OLED and microLED to be the next big thing?

By Carrie Marshall published 15 January 26

QD-EL works like OLED, but could be brighter and more efficient – and it may not be a pip-dream any more

Pro-Ject Head Box S3 in silver against a black background with a pair of headphones on top

Love Pro-Ject decks? Now the firm wants to level up your head-fi game — with a Head Box

By Carrie Marshall published 14 January 26

Pro-Ject's new balanced headphone amps promise to get the best from even hard-to-drive headphones

A screenshot of the Fender Play app on a Samsung TV

Fender is bringing its Play learning platform to TVs for the first time, in partnership with Samsung

By Carrie Marshall published 14 January 26

Fender Play is making its TV debut — get ready to shred, only on Samsung screens

A woman in headphones looks shocked at her phone, holding her hand to her head

The AI explosion isn't just hurting the prices of computers and consoles – it's coming for TVs and audio tech too

By Carrie Marshall published 13 January 26

Price rises could be coming for all AV tech, and budget sets may get hit hardest

Marantz AV 30 and AMP 30 shot against a gradient green to dark green background

Japanese hi-fi great Marantz has a new high-end AV system — ready for Dolby Atmos, DTS:X and 4K 120Hz

By Carrie Marshall published 13 January 26

Marantz' new preamp and amp are made for serious home theater – and are less expansive than its last AV beasts

Moondrop Skyland headphones resting on their aluminium protective case

A modern head-fi great is bringing out planar magnetic headphones with huge drivers and an even bigger frequency range — and yet the headband might be the coolest part

By Carrie Marshall published 13 January 26

Moondrop's new planar magnetic headphones feature 100mm drivers and a 3D-printed headband

Soundpeats Aura Nebula earbuds and case on a white background

Take five! Soundpeats’ new affordable audiophile earbuds up the H3's driver count by two

By Carrie Marshall published 9 January 26

Soundpeats' Aura Nebula features a five-driver design for a temptingly low price

Samsung warns of TV price hikes as AI eats all the chips

By Carrie Marshall published 9 January 26

‘No company is immune to its impact’: Samsung warns the ongoing DRAM shortage will mean pricier TVs

Bose shows Sonos and Spotify how it's done — shutting down servers won't shut down your old SoundTouch speakers

By Carrie Marshall published 9 January 26

Sonos take note: Bose is shutting down its older SoundTouch speakers' servers, but rather than brick them, the audio giant wants to help you keep using them

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By Benedict Collins last updated 9 January 26

Updated The best people search finder service can help you scour public databases to find friends and family.

A young woman with black hair wearing the Skullcandy Method 540 ANC earbuds in black

Skullcandy's new earbuds put AI in your ears – but there's a catch

By Carrie Marshall published 8 January 26

Skull AI comes out of beta to bring AI, exclusively to your 540 ANC earbuds

YouTube Music users are furious about AI slop songs – and as a recording musician, I'm angry too

By Carrie Marshall published 7 January 26

AI slop isn't made to be listened to: it's there to trick you – and as a recording musician, I'm angry it's dominating YouTube Music recommendations

Klipsch Atlas Series headphones, left to right: HP-3, HP-2 and HP-1 on a grey background

Klipsch and Onkyo celebrate 80 years of audio with the first Klipsch headphones in a decade, plus some cool new concepts

By Carrie Marshall published 7 January 26

Klipsch reveals three new headphones and some sweet-looking speakers

Promotional image of the AWOL Vision Aetherion projector showing an underwater scene on a big screen in a room with a snowy scene visible outslde

Valerion just unveiled two elite ultra-short throw projectors made for massive 4K visuals

By Carrie Marshall published 6 January 26

AWOL's ultra-short throw projector is made for massive images

Audio-Technica AT-LP7X turntable on a black amplifier near a window

Audio-Technica just updated one of its best ever turntables at CES 2026, and I want it

By Carrie Marshall published 6 January 26

CES 2026 The new AT-LP7X updates an already talented turntable – and just look at it!

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