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Daily Audio News — January 08, 2026

Highlights: New leaks suggest Sony XM6 wireless earbuds are just weeks away; Finally, Onkyo has teased a new AV receiver – but its rivals shouldn't be worried yet; Samsung just unveiled the Freestyle+ and right now, you can grab its predecessor for a bargain price; TCL C9L / RM9L; Can Fender’s headphones succeed where past hi-fi and guitar heavyweights' offerings have struggled?

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Audio-Technica AT-LP7X Turntable

Topic: Turntables

Audio-Technica AT-LP7X Turntable Hifi Pig https://www.hifipig.com/audio-technica-at-lp7x-turntable/ AUDIO-TECHNICA AT-LP7X TURNTABLE ANNOUNCED Audio-Technica has announced the Audio-Technica AT-LP7X Turntable, a fully manual, belt-drive turntable aimed at vinyl listeners looking for a straightforward design combined with established analogue engineering. The Audio-Technica AT-LP7X Turntablenis positioned as a minimalist, performance-focused record player, continuing the company’s long-running involvement in turntable and cartridge design. It launched at CES […]

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HEA Distribution And Triangle Partnership Announced

Topic: Speakers

HEA Distribution And Triangle Partnership Announced Hifi Pig https://www.hifipig.com/hea-distribution-and-triangle-partnership-announced/ HEA DISTRIBUTION APPOINTED UK DISTRIBUTOR FOR TRIANGLE HIFI HEA Distribution has been appointed as the new UK distributor for Triangle HiFi, the French loudspeaker manufacturer. The appointment is effective immediately and covers all UK retail, custom installation and consumer-facing sales, alongside PR, marketing and customer support for the full Triangle HiFi loudspeaker range. HEA DISTRIBUTION […]

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New leaks suggest Sony XM6 wireless earbuds are just weeks away

Supposed timings and pricing have hit the internet

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Finally, Onkyo has teased a new AV receiver – but its rivals shouldn't be worried yet

Watch your back, Denon

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Samsung just unveiled the Freestyle+ and right now, you can grab its predecessor for a bargain price

The Freestyle 2nd Gen for a whopping £570 off!

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TCL C9L / RM9L

TCL's first RGB Mini LED TV might not be its flagship for 2026, but it still has seriously spectacular potential

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Mind-blowing! We've only just reviewed this Dolby Atmos soundbar – and it's already £300 off

The Samsung HW-QS700F is taking the January sales seriously

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Snap up a “director’s choice” Panasonic TV for its lowest-ever price at Richer Sounds

The 55-inch Panasonic W90 TV drops to £449 at Richer Sounds

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These stylish, super sounding Monitor Audio standmounts are nearly £600 off in the January sales

Beat the January blues with £580 off the Studio 89

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TCL X11L (85X11L)

TCL’s new flagship TV rows against the RGB Mini LED tide

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Nuts! The world's smallest noise cancelling earbuds aren't much bigger than a peanut

The JLab JBuds Mini ANC cancel bulk along with noise

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Samsung's new projector could be an improvement on its predecessor, but there's one feature still missing

There's something holding this model back from true portability

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Amazon is following LG and Samsung's lead with its latest TV – but is that a good thing?

The Frame has another challenger

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Philips 2026 OLED TVs have been announced early – and will support one big feature that LG's models won't

Will it be enough to tempt buyers away from LG?

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Old school or Future-Fi? The ENTRY-LEVEL hi-fi conundrum

🎥 Camera: John Darko / Olaf von Voss 🎬 Editor: John Darko 🌈 Colour: Olaf von Voss 🕺🏻 Motion GFX: John Darko 💰 Ad segment: Jana Dagdagan 🎵 Song IDs? Playlists of all music heard in this video – and other videos – can be found on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko 0:00 […]

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