From TVs and headphones to smart home gadgets, here are our top picks if you’re planning a splurge with your tax refund this year.
It’s the time of year for last-second splurges on end-of-financial-year deals you can potentially write off on tax or for the big-ticket items you might be looking at once your refund comes in. If your home is in need of an entertainment upgrade, here are our picks for the best tech you can get.If you’re looking for an all-round amazing high-end TV, right now it’s the LG C2.
In the realm of wireless buds, Apple’s $400 AirPods Pro are an obvious choice as long as you’re only using them with Apple devices. They’re light and comfy with great noise cancellation and work very easily with any Apple products. For a more widely compatible choice, LG’s $300 FP9A has incredible sound and plays well with everything. They can even connect to 3.5mm jacks, which is very unusual for Bluetooth buds, making them handy for use with in-flight entertainment units or public computers.
One thing I love about the Ray is that it’s super compact at about 50cm long, and all the speakers face forward. So, where many modern soundbars demand to be out in the open where their upward- and side-firing speakers can breathe, Ray can be stuffed into any spot as long as you can see the front.