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Marshall Heddon Hub

The Marshall Heddon Hub is a smart move for anyone already invested in the brand’s speakers and looking for a cleaner way to play music throughout the home. Instead of forcing users into complex pairing or replacing perfectly good hardware, Marshall uses Bluetooth Auracast to broadcast audio to multiple compatible speakers at once. The result is simple and surprisingly elegant multi room listening without the usual friction.

Heddon connects to Wi Fi and streams directly from Spotify Connect and Tidal, while also supporting AirPlay and Google Cast for everything else. Once music is flowing, the hub sends it wirelessly to Acton III, Stanmore III, and Woburn III speakers in sync, letting you move from room to room without missing a beat. There is also an RCA input, which we genuinely appreciate, as it allows older Marshall speakers or a turntable to join the system and stay relevant.

From our perspective, this is Marshall doing what it does best. It keeps things focused, music first, tech second. It does not try to be a full smart home platform or a Sonos clone. Instead, it quietly solves a real problem for existing customers while extending the life of their gear.




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BEOSOUND BALANCE SPEAKER

Danish company Bang & Olufsen have unveiled their latest creation, the all-new Beosound Balance. The beautifully designed home speaker combines high-performance acoustics and Scandinavian minimalism. Crafted from soft and well-curated materials like natural solid oak wood, seamlessly knitted textile and precision-crafted aluminium components, the elegant speaker hides two 5.25" bass drivers, two 2" full range drivers, one 3/4 tweeter, and 3" f...
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PHILIPS ORIGINAL RADIO

Philips has launched a snazzy retro inspired radio and dock. The 1950´s inspired device is unusual among the sleek devices normally presented by the company...but we love it! The radio/dock might look like an old sound system, but it is packed with technology that ensures crystal-clear high and low tones, and a powerful bass. As well as receiving global radio stations, you can use the dock to play all your music from your iPod or iPhone. It will bring vintage glamo...
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DEVIALET PHANTOM REACTOR

The Devialet Phantom Reactor is the latest addition to the speaker market. It’s not the first time we’ve talked about this French audiophile brand and it will surely not be the last. These guys take sound seriously and this time around they have downsized their popular Phantom model to a more manageable size, they named it Phantom Reactor and tried to maintain the impressive sound quality similar to its bigger brother. The Phantom Reactor is availa...
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