Headphone Amps iFi Audio’s iDSD Diablo 2 Portable Headphone Amplifier Might Be a Cure for Gear Fetishism The iFi Audio iDSD Diablo 2 portable DAC/Headphone amplifier is the first to offer support for Bluetooth aptX Lossless. Ian WhiteNovember 10, 2023
Integrated Amps & Stereo Receivers Rotel’s RAS-5000 Streaming Amplifier Is A Tower of Power With Support for Roon, TIDAL and Spotify Connect At $2,999, the Rotel RAS-5000 Stereo Integrated Amplifier features Class AB power with built-in streaming up to 32-bit/384kHz. Brian MitchellNovember 14, 2023
Integrated Amps & Stereo Receivers Unison Research Simply 845 and Fidelity Imports: CAF 2023 One of the best power amplifiers at CAF 2023? More like one of the best integrated amplifiers we've ever heard. The Unison Research Simply... Ian WhiteNovember 14, 2023
Daily Deals Cambridge Audio’s Black Friday Sale Includes Deals on the Alva ST Turntable and CXN V2 Streamer Whether you listen to records or stream music, Cambridge Audio has slashed $100 off its affordable turntable and digital music streamer for Black Friday. Robert SilvaNovember 17, 2023
Hi-Fi Components Podcast: Our Favorite Hi-Fi Moments of 2023 In this episode eCoustics team members talk about their favorite moments from their hi-fi journeys this year. Mitch AndersonNovember 16, 2023
Music Streamers Dirac Teams With Sonoro to Offer Dirac Live Room Correction for the MAESTRO Quantum Receiver Dirac Live Room Correction is starting to migrate over to receivers and network amplifiers. The Sonoro Maestro Quantum is the latest to feature the... Robert SilvaNovember 15, 2023
New Products Nagra’s HD PHONO or a Porsche Taycan? Do you have $87,500 burning a hole in your pocket? We think you could buy two really solid high-end systems and a lot of... Ian WhiteNovember 3, 2023
Music Streamers Cambridge Audio MXN10 Network Player: Review The only thing missing from the MXN10 is support for MQA, but none of that matters when you reproduce music this well with wonderful... Ian WhiteNovember 2, 2023
Daily Deals Bluesound’s NODE Network Streamer is on Sale for $449 The award-winning Bluesound NODE Network Streamer is on sale for $449 -- a savings of $150 off the regular retail price. Ian WhiteNovember 1, 2023
Headphone Amps Metaxas & Sins Unveils Its Audio Sculpture Collection and Ethereal Electrostatic Headphone Amplifier There's a headphone amplifier in every sculpture, which is debuting at CanJam Dallas on November 11-12, 2023. Ian WhiteOctober 26, 2023
Headphone Amps Linear Tube Audio’s Velo Headphone Amplifier is Rooted in History Can a stripped down Linear Tube Audio MZ3 deliver the same experience for only $2,100? The LTA Velo makes it debut this weekend at... Ian WhiteNovember 7, 2023
DACs Schiit Audio’s Yggdrasil+ MIB Flagship DAC is Getting Better With Age No DSD. No MQA. Just the best possible 24-bit/192kHz PCM DAC they can make. The Schiit Yggdrasil+ MIB is upgradable and $2,599 USD. Ian WhiteNovember 9, 2023
Articles Best Audiophile Upgrades Under $300 Our top 13 audiophile upgrades for 2023 feature a variety of affordable products that we've used all year and merit serious consideration. Ian WhiteOctober 29, 2023
New Products REKKORD’s F100 Turntable Feels Oddly Similar to Some Other Tables and That’s Not a Good Thing If the REKKFORD F100 Turntable looks and feels somewhat familiar to some of you this morning — you are not alone. The $399 USD... Ian WhiteOctober 31, 2023
New Products Andover Audio SpinDeck Max Completes the Circle…For Now Andover's upgraded fully automatic turntable comes ready out of the box with a pre-mounted Ortofon OM10 cartridge. Ian WhiteOctober 7, 2021
Articles Empire’s Troubador Turntable is Making Some Incredible Music in the House: Exit to Vintage Street The Empire 598 Troubador is a classic vintage turntable in great demand. Long live the Empire and listening to vinyl! Eric PyeOctober 29, 2023
Blu-ray, DVD & 4K Media Players WiiM Pro Plus Network Streamer: Review Priced at $219, find out if this affordable network music streamer is right for you. Ian WhiteOctober 22, 2023