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At half the width of traditional hi-fi components, the MXN10 network music streamer is the best sounding affordable network music streamer under $1,000.
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Written from my hospital bed, our final 2025 Editor’s Round-Up covers hi-res Bluetooth, loss, and why performance and value still define great hi-fi.
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Editors’ Choice 2025: The best in-wall and in-ceiling speakers for home theater and whole-home audio—reference-level performance, properly installed.
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A year-end look at the biggest consumer A/V and media stories of 2025, from streaming wars and AI to vinyl, TV tech, and high-end...
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An honest accounting of the actors and directors we lost in 2025—from legends to character actors—and why their work still holds up.
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The Case for Audio/Video Receivers (AVRs) While soundbars have evolved over the years and can provide a convenient solution to better TV sound, nothing beats a...
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A skeptical, experience-driven take on hi-fi accessories that actually work—QED, Advance Paris, IsoAcoustics, IsoTek, iFi, ddHiFi—minus the snake oil.
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Q Acoustics took on the middle of the market in 2023 with its fantastic 5000 series range of loudspeakers. The floor standing 5040 at...
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The best high-end wireless headphones of 2023? The revised Bowers & Wilkins Px8 have dethroned their rival across the English Channel.
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At $6,000, the Bowers & Wilkins 703 S3 are certainly not inexpensive and demand a high-end system that can drive them properly. Get it...
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The Goldring E4 combines excellent clarity, speed, timing, and resolution for one of the best deals in MM cartridges below $300.
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When you consider the build quality, sonic performance, and value for the money, the Q Acoustics 5020 are a very wise long-term choice.
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With support for almost every major streaming platform, a well designed control app, and excellent connectivity options -- the $219 WiiM Pro Plus is...
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While video performance is what matters most in any display device, some of today's top UST projectors offer decent sound too (and some don't).
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Looking for a major sonic improvement on your desktop? The Audioengine A2+ speakers are both affordable and excellent performers.
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Does your system budget max out at $800? The Audioengine DAC3, HD3, and S6 subwoofer might be exactly what you're looking for.
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How have I survived the past 3 weeks in the aftermath of the Hamas attack and ensuing war in Israel? Music.
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Will the next generation of broadcast TV be a success or will it wither and die before it even makes it to the mainstream?
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Five of the top portable 4K projectors are evaluated by professional judges. See which one they picked as the top performer.
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Our top 13 audiophile upgrades for 2023 feature a variety of affordable products that we've used all year and merit serious consideration.
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The Empire 598 Troubador is a classic vintage turntable in great demand. Long live the Empire and listening to vinyl!
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Learn how much it will cost to subscribe to any combination of video streaming services to determine if you can save money by cutting...
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Find out what evidence supports the recent claim that the blues were invented in the 1890s by Black Creoles in New Orleans.
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