{"id":921393,"date":"2026-10-05T10:48:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T10:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/921393\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T10:48:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T10:48:16","slug":"technics-new-arrival-panasonic-mounts-a-micro-hi-fi-comeback-a-headphones-surprise-from-bose-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/921393\/","title":{"rendered":"Technics\u2019 new arrival, Panasonic mounts a micro hi-fi comeback, a headphones surprise from Bose and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been another busy week in the world of hi-fi and home cinema. We know it can be a struggle to stay on top of all of the news, reviews and big announcements, but don\u2019t worry, we have rounded up all the key happenings below, in our weekly Rewind news digest!<\/p>\n

Technics had a major new product announcement<\/p>\n

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We had one big Technics<\/a> announcement last week, and it wasn\u2019t a turntable! Following a successful attempt at premium wireless earbuds courtesy of the EAH-AZ100, the brand has turned its attention to wireless headphones and launched the EAH-A1000.<\/p>\n

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We\u2019ve had them in our test room and in our Technics EAH-A1000 review<\/a> said the \u201ccomfortable design and smooth, detailed sound result in a classy, appealing pair of premium headphones\u201d. Our Hi-Fi and Audio Editor Kashfia Kabir also sat down for a chat with the acoustic team behind the headphones to discuss the driver technology used inside them<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Read our full Technics EAH-A1000 review<\/a><\/p>\n

Read the full story: “This is the headphone we set out to create from the very beginning” \u2013 a closer look at the development of the new driver technology inside the premium Technics EAH-A1000 wireless headphones<\/a><\/p>\n

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Bose brings back wired headphones<\/p>\n

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Wired earbuds are back. Well, that\u2019s the rumour and it appears to be gaining traction with one of the biggest brands in earbuds getting involved in the action.<\/p>\n

As you\u2019d expect from Bose<\/a>, the aptly named Bose Noise Cancelling Wired Earbuds aren\u2019t just a simple pair of in-ears, they also have the company\u2019s ANC tech onboard, which will hopefully stop the drone of everyday life ruining your favourite playlists. They connect via USB-C with playback output fixed at 24-bit\/48kHz.<\/p>\n

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And at \u00a399 \/ $99 \/ AU$170, Bose seems to have picked a particularly neat pricepoint \u2013 we\u2019re looking forward to getting a pair in our test rooms to see how they stack up in what has recently been a wireless world.<\/p>\n

Read the full story: Bose\u2019s new Noise Cancelling Wired Earbuds aim to \u201cset a new standard for what wired earbuds can be\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Amazon dropped a new Fire Stick<\/p>\n

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Amazon<\/a>\u2019s Fire Sticks have built a reputation for offering streaming convenience for not a lot of cash and the retail giant recently unveiled its most recent offering, the new Fire TV Stick 4K. Amazon is promising \u201ccrisp 4K resolution and a fast experience\u201d and its arrival sees the old Fire TV Stick 4K Plus and Fire TV Stick 4K Select go to that big electronics recycle bin in the sky.<\/p>\n

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The streaming stick also supports 1080p and 720p resolution at up to 60 frames per second, comes with 8 GB internal storage, a quad<\/a>-core 1.7 GHz processor, and supports both Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3. Disappointingly, there\u2019s no Dolby Vision<\/a> or Atmos support on the list of specifications.<\/p>\n

Read the full story: Amazon\u2019s new Fire Stick promises to be faster and slimmer \u2013 but its pricing has us scratching our heads<\/a><\/p>\n

Panasonic unveiled a couple of micro machines<\/p>\n

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There was a time when micro hi-fi systems ruled the world. Well, maybe not the world but possibly a few living rooms and bedrooms. And last week Panasonic<\/a> delivered not one blast from the past but two. The SC-PMX112 and SC-PM302 cost \u00a3270 and \u00a3120 respectively and come with TFT colour displays and speakers for a simple, all-in-one solution.<\/p>\n

The PM302 offers 60W of power, CD and USB playback plus Bluetooth, DAB+ and FM radio. The PMX112 adds dual-band wi-fi, Spotify<\/a> Connect and internet radio to the mix. We\u2019ve still got a soft spot for systems like this \u2013 the Denon<\/a> D-M41DAB is a long-time favourite of ours and a multiple What Hi-Fi? Award winner \u2013 so we can\u2019t wait to see how both Panasonics stack up.<\/p>\n

Read the full story: Little or large? Panasonic launches two new micro hi-fi systems, including a mini-me for smaller spaces and budgets<\/a><\/p>\n

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Here’s our pick of the best hi-fi systems<\/a> you can buy<\/p>\n

And the best wireless headphones<\/a> for every budget<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It’s been another busy week in the world of hi-fi and home cinema. We know it can be…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":921394,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[49,48,61],"class_list":["post-921393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/921393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=921393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/921393\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/921394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=921393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=921393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=921393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}