Carrie Marshall

Carrie Marshall

Contributor

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

Lifestyle image of the WiiM Sound Lite in white

WiiM just unveiled the ultimate Sonos Era 100 rival — meet the hi-res Sound Lite

By Carrie Marshall published

The WiiM Sound Lite is a stylish hi-res smart speaker for whole-home audio

Taylor Swift in the poster for the Eras Tour movie

Not ready to say goodbye to Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour? You can live it one last time on Disney+ very soon

By Carrie Marshall published

Disney+ is coming in hot with two new Taylor Swift projects for diehards to stream this weekend.

An angled view of the Quad 3CDT on a dark background

Panic! At the disc-o: Quad's retro CD transport makes me want to spend all my money on CDs

By Carrie Marshall published

The Quad 3CDT is "dedicated to discs" and looks stunning

Questyle Sigma and Sigma Pro side by side on a black surface

Our favorite Bluetooth dongle maker just unveiled the hi-res DAC of our dreams

By Carrie Marshall published

The Questyle Sigma Pro is a powerful portable and desktop DAC, headphone amp and audio recorder

Happy woman sitting on a bed with a coffee and a laptop

Best free download manager of 2026

By Carrie Marshall last updated

Updated We list the best free download managers, to make it simple and easy to avoid wasting time on downloads, even multiple at once, without spending a dime.

A young, smiling woman wearing a pair of fairphone fairbuds xl 2025 against a blue sky

Our favorite sustainably-minded tech specialist is back with even more eco-conscious over-ear headphones

By Carrie Marshall published

Fairphone is back, with an update to its popular over-ears that makes them even more planet friendly than before

Magnetar MKII series in a luxurious-looking room

Magnetar's new 4K Blu-ray players are the last disc spinners you'll ever need — and they're now available to buy

By Carrie Marshall published

MKII versions of the 4K Blu-ray players Magnetar announced at CEDIA 2025 are now available to buy.

Angled front view of the Schitt Audio Magni Unity on a black background

This super-compact budget desktop amp/DAC can replace a mini hi-fi stack, and it's perfect for budding audiophiles

By Carrie Marshall published

Schitt updates its modular Magni Unity with a new DAC card, perfect for Hi-Res Audio thrills from sensitive wired headphones

Astell & Kern

This tiny new DAC gives your phone, laptop or games console the audio skills of the world's best hi-res music player

By Carrie Marshall published

It's the size of a lighter but the HC5 is a delighter – and A&K's new earbuds are pretty special too

Shanling's SDC3.3 CD player shown from the front and back, on a wooden surface

SACD is back, baby! This beefy new audiophile CD player is deliciously '90s, and has built-in tube amplification as a bonus

By Carrie Marshall published

Money No Object: One of the rising stars of 'chi-fi' brings a new reference CD player, with powerful DAC skills

The Samsung S95F OLED TV

Samsung's next-gen OLED TVs leak, including a mysterious new elite model

By Carrie Marshall published

A Samsung leak seems to have revealed new models and sizes

Cream Guitars DaVinci in three different modes on a brightly colored background

This color-changing E Ink guitar absolutely rocks, and I wish I could afford it

By Carrie Marshall published

What do you get if you cross an electric guitar with a Kindle?

Lifestyle image showing the TCL A400 Pro displaying a landscape with a scotty dog on it. Another A400 is showing a closeup of the same image

TCL’s new Samsung The Frame rival looks like a better TV, but is still missing the two most important features of The Frame

By Carrie Marshall published

TCL's new A400 Pro is a Samsung The Frame Pro rival with a better mini-LED panel, but some significant differences may hold it back

A close-up of an RGB mini-LED unit from an RGB TV backlight, showing the individual red, green and blue sub-pixels

Get ready for 'True RGB' TVs – Sony's OLED-busting next-gen TVs seem to have a name, and they won't be alone

By Carrie Marshall published

Sony's new trademark paves the way for its RGB LED TVs

Snowsky Echo Nano leaked photo from Weibo showing a tiny music player being held up above a car park for some reason

The audiophile iPod Shuffle replacement of your dreams is coming from the best budget music player maker, based on this leak

By Carrie Marshall published

Fiio's more affordable sub-brand appears to be preparing a tiny music player

Person holding Bose Bluetooth speaker by carry strap with words 'TechRadar: Cyber Monday deals'

Cyber Monday may be over, but these 12 best Bluetooth speaker deals are still live, and totally unmissable

By Harry Padoan last updated

Cyber Monday is over, but don't worry, you can still score a phenomenal deal on some of the greatest Bluetooth speakers that money can buy.

Sony PS-LX310BT on blue background with TechRadar's 'Cyber Monday deals' badge in black and pink

The best post-Cyber Monday turntable deals still live now: plate-spinners for beginners; expert decks (for a flex)

By Becky Scarrott last updated

Yes, Cyber Monday's been and gone, but these post-Cyber Monday record player deals will still spin you round (like a record, baby)

Sony headphones and earbuds on orange background with TechRadar's 'Cyber Monday deals' badge

Up to 54% off Sony headphones?! The best Cyber Monday Sony headphones and earbuds deals, all live now

By Carrie Marshall published

Sony's Cyber Monday earbuds and headphones deals go from super-cheap to super-elite and you love to see it

The Panasonic DP-UB820 4K Blu-ray player with a sign saying Cyber Monday deals

The two best affordable 4K Blu-ray players have great Cyber Monday deals

By Carrie Marshall published

Take your movie viewing to the next level for a lower price

Audio-Technica AT-LP120XBT with sign saying Black Friday deals

I own Audio-Technica's affordable audiophile turntable, it's back to a Black Friday price I'd recommend

By Carrie Marshall published

A modern classic turntable, with a nice discount

Beats headphones and earbuds with a sign saying Black Friday deals

Argos' Black Friday deals make Beats' best headphones just £99 – that's over 70% off!

By Carrie Marshall published

These Beats deals are hard to beat, with deepest-ever discounts on models such as the Beats Studio Pro

A woman's hand holding the JBL Flip 7 outdoors, with a sign saying Black Friday DEals

Don't buy Beats' Bluetooth speaker this Black Friday – this JBL speaker is the deal I'd buy myself

By Carrie Marshall published

JBL beats Beats in this Black Friday speaker showdown

Kanto Ren speakers with a cat in the background

Forget Sonos this Black Friday – these 5-star wireless stereo speakers are a stone-cold bargain

By Carrie Marshall published

Don't miss this one: it's a genuinely huge discount on a set of stunning, five-star speakers

Sony WH-1000XM4

Could this be the best Sony Black Friday headphones bargain this year? Get the Sony WH-1000XM4 for a song

By Carrie Marshall published

We've been singing these Sony's praises for ages, and now they're close to half price

Sony headphones and earbuds with a sign saying 'Black Friday Deals'

Sony's Black Friday headphones deals started arriving early – get Sony headphones and earbuds from just $38 / £30!

By Carrie Marshall last updated

5 great-value buds and cans that are genuinely worth buying before Black Friday begins

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