Five products to look out for this month
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1 Monolith M518HT
$800 (around £666)
A capable surround system doesn’t have to dominate an entire room – or at least that’s Monolith’s mission statement for the M518HT 5.1 surround speaker package. This THX-Certified system includes five satellite speakers that stand just 16cm tall; despite the compact build, Monolith claims that these speakers have a low-frequency extension of 80Hz. Each speaker houses a 4.5-inch concentric driver with an inset 20mm silk-dome tweeter, with the .1 aspect of this system coming from an eight-inch down-firing sub driven by a 150-watt amplifier.
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2Samsung Galaxy Fold 4
£1649
Samsung is the only company really pioneering foldable phones in the mainstream currently, with three generations of foldable devices behind it. Now in 2022, its fourth generation Galaxy Z Fold (and Z Flip) is hitting the market with plenty of quality of life improvements and refinements. The Galaxy Z Fold 4’s main mission is finally to convert those who are sceptical about the reliability of these futuristic folding phones; but will it be successful? And, more importantly, how will video fare on that expansive AMOLED screen?
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4Grado Statement GS3000x
£2195
These top-tier cans from Grado sport the company’s iconic cocobolo wooden finish, solid metal construction and enthusiast sound. The GS3000x have the biggest drivers that Grado has ever implemented (52mm), and are meant to “embrace the tenacity of cocobolo and precision of metal”. These earphones will be hand assembled in Brooklyn, New York, staying true to the brand’s formidable legacy, and will be available with or without Balanced XLR c
