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What Hi-Fi?
What Hi-Fi?
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Harry McKerrell

Heading to uni? Here are 7 affordable audio products every music-loving student should have

Ruark MR1 Mk3 active speakers.

It's around this time of year when kids go back to school and, usually a few weeks later, students head off to university. Whether it's your first time going to college or you're a seasoned veteran about to tackle your PhD in ancient Nordic runes or the effects the seed drill had on 18th-century agricultural practices, you're going to need the right audio gear to enhance your studies and, more importantly, give you a break from them.

Most students naturally won't want to spend a huge amount of money, so we've whittled down the products we feel offer the best value for music-loving students seeking great sound that won't have them living off leftover beans and stale bread for the next semester. There's a nice variety here, too, from wired headphones to wireless earbuds and even a dinky DAC to boost your smartphone or laptop's sound quality.

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