Reviews
Can the $250 Andover Audio SpinStage MM/MC Phono Pre-amplifier really upgrade entry-level cartridges? Let's take a listen.
Hi, what are you looking for?
CD Players
Pro-Ject’s CD Box RS2 Tube doubles down on Red Book CDs with a balanced tube stage—no SACD, no digital inputs, and a $2,300 price...
New Products
Backert Labs’ $11,500 Optik Phono 1.1 targets DS Audio optical cartridges and five-figure turntables—impressive at shows, uncompromising in design, and firmly not for casual...
Articles
A skeptical, experience-driven take on hi-fi accessories that actually work—QED, Advance Paris, IsoAcoustics, IsoTek, iFi, ddHiFi—minus the snake oil.
Articles
Editors’ Choice 2025 turntables show prices are up and cheap decks still disappoint. Choosing a long-term table now takes more thought—but pays off in...
Hi-Fi Components
T.H.E. Show Vegas planned for January 9-11, 2026 at the Tuscany Suites and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada is being postponed to a later...
Integrated Amps & Stereo Receivers
The Quad 3 integrated amplifier blends classic British design with modern versatility, delivering tonal weight, balance, and real-world power without hype—an easy Editors’ Choice...
Amplifiers
AGD's implementation of GaN transistor technology requires some explanation but it truly offers something unique and exciting in sound reproduction.
Amplifiers
AR Tube Audio Corporation has purchased Audio Research at a critical moment and saved the legacy high-end brand from extinction. Acora Acoustics' Valerio Cora...
Music Streamers
The $149 WiiM Pro is now a Roon-Ready network streamer. Does this make it the most cost-effective way to add Roon to your system....
Amplifiers
We're starting to get excited about GaN power stages. The Orchard Audio Starkrimson Duo/Trio is the fourth power amplifier in less than two weeks...
Audio Cables
The latest analog interconnect cables from Chord Company may be just what you need for your audio setup. Check out the details.
Music Streamers
$126,000 for an audio Klimax? Linn and Shelley's Stereo came damn close this year with the new Linn 360 and Klimax DSM.
Headphone Amps
A headphone amplifier than can drive both planar magnetic and electrostatic headphones? The iFi iCAN Phantom has arrived for $3,749.
Headphone Amps
Would you spend $7,995 on a headphone amplifier? The Feliks Audio Envy did not disappoint with some of the best headphones in the world.
Floorstanding Speakers
The Tannoy Kensington driven by a stack of PrimaLuna electronics and the VPI Signature 21 Turntable were a huge hit at T.H.E. Show 2023.
Integrated Amps & Stereo Receivers
Scott Walker Audio has the new Aurender AP20 Integrated Amplifier at T.H.E. Show 2023. This class D streaming amplifier can deliver 200 watts/channel.
Amplifiers
Monitor Audio's Custom Installation Amplifiers 2G offer a wide range of power options for multi-room and dedicated home theater systems.
Hi-Fi Components
Set your calendar for June 9th to the 11th and Costa Mesa, California. T.H.E. Show 2023 SoCal is moving to fancy new digs.
New Products
The Beosystem 72-23 combines an iconic turntable and digital streaming and includes a cabinet to store your growing record collection. Limited to 100 systems...
Amplifiers
Metaxas & Sins is coming to North America and their reel-to-reel decks are more than just expensive eye candy.
Headphone Amps
Powerful, highly resolving, and one of the most understated looking stacks of high-end headphone gear around. The EarMen Tradutto stack is the real deal.
Audio Cables
$40 per meter? The QED Golden Anniversary XT Loudspeaker Cables are a huge bargain but certainly require some attention when it comes to system...
Music Streamers
A/V Receivers & Preamp/Processors
