Reviews
The $190 Grado Labs Prestige Red3 might be the affordable cartridge upgrade your turntable needs.
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Bookshelf Speakers
Take real hi-fi on the road—no, not some tinny Bluetooth box. The Pro-Ject Travel Set is proper stereo, not sound for peasants. Fits in...
Articles
Class D amps from $130 to $50,000—pulling more ears into hi-fi without demanding you sell a kidney. Solid tech, serious power, and none of...
Headphone Amps
At $1,499, the Rotel DX-3 is a versatile, all-in-one audio hub for everything from low-impedance in-ears to demanding high-impedance headphones without breaking a sweat.
Articles
Forget what you think you know. Eastern European brands like Meze, Ferrum, and Heed are dragging high-end audio into the future — and sounding...
Digital Music Systems
Dirac continues to expand its availability for use on Marantz and Denon products. However, you have to purchase a license to use it.
Articles
A deep dive into two legendary 1990s CD players—the Copland CDA 288 and YBA CD1 Blue Laser. Vintage, overbuilt, and sonically elite, these eccentric...
New Products
At $3,999 each, PS Audio's two box solution has the latest innovations to take your digital music listening experience to the next level.
Articles
Although not new in 2023, the Bryston BHA-1 has become our favorite headphone amplifier under $2,500.
Hi-Fi Components
In part 1 of 2 episodes exploring Japan's audio scene, vintage audio columnist, Eric Pye discusses Jazz Kissa and Japanese vinyl pressings.
CD Players
The excellent sounding Cambridge Audio Evo CD Transport fulfils its primary role with a slight catch. Combined with the Evo 150, it makes the...
Articles
Does it make any sense to spend more than $400 on a phono cartridge? The Goldring Eroica HX makes a very strong case once...
Articles
With only 1973 units going into production, Naim's vintage inspired NAIT 50 is a must-own if you can find one before they sell out.
Articles
QED and Chord Company proved to us you don't need to spend exorbitant amounts of money on speaker cables to get great sound.
Digital Music Systems
Listening to MQA tracks on TIDAL using BluOS just got a lot harder. Is this the end for MQA?
Hi-Fi Components
eCoustics Vintage Audio Editor, Eric Pye, goes record shopping in the land of the rising sun and explores why Japanese hi-fi culture is unlike...
New Products
Leema Acoustics makes its case for stereo separates. The new Quantum series combo is £2,800 and made in the U.K.
Digital Music Systems
Roon has been acquired by HARMAN and that's huge news for smartphone users. Samsung Electronics is about to take hi-res music platforms global and...
Integrated Amps & Stereo Receivers
Denon's PMA-900HNE integrates traditional integrated amp features streaming and HEOS Multiroom audio capabilities. Find out if it is the right solution for your audio...
Integrated Amps & Stereo Receivers
Limited to only 1973 units, NAIT 50 celebrates Naim Audio's 50th Anniversary with a vintage inspired refresh of the original NAIT 1.
Podcasts
Bob Hazelwood, of Andover Audio, shares all the ways their all-in-one record player music systems are making music listening fun and easy.
News
There were very few affordable turntables at CAF 2023 and that was a huge mistake. Did any of the tables on display strike our...
Articles
The Rega Fono MM MK5 and Andover Audio SpinStage offer a significant upgrade over any internal phono stage in your AVR or integrated amplifier.
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