#audio-engineering

Steelseries Headset Has Swappable Batteries, Retractable Mic

Wireless headphones have had a slower adoption rate amongst gamers for a few reasons, including audio lag and battery life. SteelSeries’ new Arctis Nova Pro Wireless addresses some of those pain points, and adds a few other useful features too, including a boom mic that can be completely retracted into the headphones when not needed. Bluetooth is a mostly passable solution for streaming wireless…

Sony’s WH-1000XM5 Headphones Leak

Picture: Nils Ahrensmeier/TechnikNews Sony’s WH-1000XM5 headphones are perhaps the most anticipated noise-canceling headphones of 2022, and a new leak claims to have revealed their new design and key specs. TechnikNews out of Germany, citing an unnamed “retail source,” says the successor to the immensely popular WH-1000XM4 will feature a redesign and improvements to battery life, among other…

Devialet Dione Sound Bar Boasts 17 Speakers and a Rotating Orb

Picture: Devialet Devialet announced its first all-in-one TV sound bar Tuesday—a unique design that ensures optimal sound quality no matter where it’s installed. The Devialet Dione promises to free users from having to set up satellite speakers around a room or attempt to hide a dedicated woofer through the use of eight neodymium subwoofer drivers and nine full-range speakers squeezed into the…