Music tech - SiliconSnark

SiliconSnark robot recording music in a neon café using Hisong’s glowing AirStudio S1 capsule, surrounded by holographic soundwaves and impressionist blue-orange light.

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Hisong AirStudio S1: The Pocket Studio That Finally Declutters Your Creative Chaos

Hisong’s AirStudio S1 packs a mic, monitors, and audio interface into a 120g capsule. A snarky look at the portable studio that might actually make your mobile recordings sound good.

Cartoon SiliconSnark robot DJing with glowing ARCAM Radia+ amplifiers while a crowd dances to the music.

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New ARCAM Radia+ Amps Prove Music Tech Can Still Sound This Good

The hi-fi world is a lot like tech X: full of people arguing about things you can’t actually hear but will absolutely mortgage their house to own. Into this glorious chaos strolls ARCAM, dropping its newest trio of Radia+ amplifiers—the A5+, A15+, and A25+—at CEDIA Expo 2025.

A startled cat levitates mid-air from booming sound waves as the SiliconSnark robot holds a “Too immersive” sign in a high-tech living room.

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Yamaha’s New $3,499 Sound Bar Promises Audio So Immersive You’ll Forget You’re Still Sitting on an IKEA Couch

Meet the True X Surround 90A, Yamaha’s latest attempt to prove that your living room needs more audio channels than the average IMAX theater.

Cartoon wave of tech crashes over worker while SiliconSnark robot surfs with a megaphone.

This Week in Snark

This Week in Snark: AI Avalanche, Designer Babies, and One Extremely Loud Soundbar

A week packed with AI announcements, design bromances, and sonic overcompensation.

Marshall amp morphing into a soundbar on a concert stage, because of course.

Launch

Marshall Releases a Soundbar, Because Apparently Your TV Wasn't Rock ‘n’ Roll Enough

Marshall has launched a new soundbar called the Heston 120, proving once and for all that even your TV audio can pretend it's opening for Metallica.

A ridiculously overpowered home speaker setup blasting shockwaves through a living room, while a sign on the wall sarcastically declares audio elitism.

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Fyne Audio Drops New Speakers, Dares Your Wallet to Flinch

Fyne Audio is debuting two new speaker ranges that promise to obliterate both your sonic expectations and possibly your lease agreement.