It’s pretty well known that few cars roll out of the factory at the advertised starting price; options lists can be attractive, with a hi-fi upgrade often too tempting to ignore. But do you need to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brad Moon covers audio gear, Apple products and consumer tech. Apple’s HomePod mini is a very capable little smart speaker that ...

These days, most of the media we consume is digital. We still watch movies and TV shows, but they’re all packaged in digital files that cram in many millions of pixels and as many audio channels as we ...