The evolution of audio design

We listen more and more, thanks to a series of devices that pick up the legacy starting with the Walkman: like Kanye West’s audio player that allows you to remix music while listening or new wireless earbuds that don’t isolate you by Sony.

A work phone call sitting at the coffee table, a podcast during a train journey, listening on loop to a pop star’s latest record a few minutes after it was dropped. And then “OK Google, directions home”. You just have to look at how many earbuds and headphones are worn on public transports or on the street to realise how central audio is in our lives. Or checking the statistics showing blind young people who are not interested in learning Braille, because if reading was essential until a few years ago, now listening - though a smartphone - seems to be all that matters, or at least enough. Continue reading by flipping through the gallery.

Opening image: Sony LSPX-S3. Courtesy Sony

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