1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,708 Hi, this is Bill Sikkens, host of User 2 00:00:01,708 --> 00:00:05,500 Friendly 2.0 Saturdays here on The Answer with this week's Tech Wednesday. 3 00:00:05,708 --> 00:00:08,458 It's 2026 and we're getting into the fall. 4 00:00:08,458 --> 00:00:11,041 And it's time for our annual audio episode. 5 00:00:11,041 --> 00:00:12,416 Audio files know this. Well. 6 00:00:12,416 --> 00:00:16,125 We talk about what's new in the area of audio technology 7 00:00:16,208 --> 00:00:20,000 amplifiers, Bluetooth speakers, everything else, and take a look 8 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:23,041 back at some of the collectible devices that are gaining in value. 9 00:00:23,041 --> 00:00:24,916 And there's a lot of them this year. 10 00:00:24,916 --> 00:00:28,875 So if it's your time this year to go out and buy a new amplifier for a surround 11 00:00:28,875 --> 00:00:32,416 sound system, the Codex, in different technologies that have changed, 12 00:00:32,416 --> 00:00:35,541 there's a lot of new things you can get in a lot of ways to save money. 13 00:00:35,541 --> 00:00:36,708 And if you're looking into 14 00:00:36,708 --> 00:00:39,250 maybe a little bit simpler electronics like Bluetooth speakers 15 00:00:39,250 --> 00:00:41,791 and that type of thing, there are ways that you can get these 16 00:00:41,791 --> 00:00:45,166 without a big hit to your pocket book and still be able to get things 17 00:00:45,166 --> 00:00:48,166 like stereo sound and very, very good audio quality. 18 00:00:48,250 --> 00:00:53,250 Join us this week here on User Friendly 2.0 as we deep dive into 2026 19 00:00:53,250 --> 00:00:57,750 audio technology And always check us out at userfriendly.show