Bound states in the continuum (BICs) are captivating for their ability to stay isolated from radiative channels. The authors report on elastic BICs formed through multiphysics-acoustoelastic ...

Below is our original Concept 30 review. At this point, Q Acoustics’ Concept speakers aren’t so much an abstract idea as a fully established and successful reality – a product line that’s existed for ...

This guide will help you navigate this sea of brands and get you safely to shore with a brilliant new speaker. Speakers fall broadly into three camps. Sedentary speakers that need to be plugged into ...

Go ahead — watch a movie with your built-in TV speakers, and you'll soon find that it's missing something that you get at the movie theatre. I, personally, hate TV speakers. I watch a lot of ...

February 2025 Not everyone wants to be friends with Alexa. Many smart-home fans prefer using Google Nest smart speakers and screens to call up music, get weather and news, play trivia, and control ...

Even the most affordable interconnects can have your speakers pumping in no time. However, many speakers don’t come with wire, making shopping a necessity. We’ve chosen the Monoprice 102747 ...

The problem is that laptop speakers just often don’t have great sound; they can sound muffled, tinny, and/or lack audio fidelity. What you need instead is a good pair of PC speakers to get the ...

Bluetooth speakers have been a major fixture in my life ever since I picked up the original Ultimate Ears Boom in college. I use them to listen to podcasts or my favorite playlists while I’m ...

Here’s our guide to picking the best Sonos gear for your home. From soundbars to subwoofers to portable speakers, there’s now a Sonos for every space, indoors and out. Whether you sync a stereo pair ...

The Q Acoustics 5040 are no ordinary towers. Currently, they're some of the best floorstanding speakers on the market. Not only did we rate them five stars during testing, at the 2024 What Hi-Fi?

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'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources ...