New Products
If you are looking to upgrade the sound quality of your MM or HOMC Phono Cartridge, the bespoke MM Pro by Michael Fidler Phono...
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Music Streamers
Esoteric’s N-05XE and S-05XE combine flagship DAC, streaming, balanced preamp, serious headphone amp, and Class A power—but at $26,500, is this the most future-proof...
Music Streamers
ONIX’s XMT20 streamer transport pairs a new Linux platform with Roon Ready, TIDAL and Qobuz Connect, plus high-end digital outputs and CD ripping support.
Amplifiers
Can Roksan’s $4,500 Caspian 4G Streaming Preamp and $3,750 Power Amp compete with NAD and Naim in this price class?
Amplifiers
Sonos Amp Multi Blends Multi-Room Amplification and Streaming—Is the Company Rewriting Its Playbook?
Amp Multi is Sonos’ first new product in over a year, built for complex home audio systems. Is this where the platform goes next?
New Products
Nagra’s $24,500 PREAMP II-S is considered one of the company’s more affordable preamps. That alone tells you exactly who this is for—and who it...
DACs
Pro-Ject’s Pre Box S3 is a compact control hub with phono, HDMI eARC, USB-C, Bluetooth, and headphone support—but can one small box really run...
DACs
Looking for that end game digital component to drive your high-end headphone system? The dCS Bartók APEX DAC has arrived.
Integrated Amps & Stereo Receivers
Delivering more power, improved sound quality, and better ergonomics, the Audiolab 7000 Series looks rather intriguing.
Hi-Fi Components
Our 7-part vintage audio podcast series concludes with a conversation with vinyl mastering legend, Kevin Gray.
Music Streamers
Cambridge Audio has introduced two new affordable network players priced below $600 that offer everything you need to enjoy hi-res streaming.
Hi-Fi Components
Nexus Audio Technologies was created by Walter Schofield, who is now the brand manager for Alta Audio, Infigo Audio, Primare AB, and STENHEIM Suisse...
Amplifiers
Russound unveils a revamp of their amplifier line-up at ISE 2023 with the D860, D1260, and D1660. Check out the details.
Music Streamers
NAD just did everyone a huge favor. The CS1 Endpoint Network Player offers hi-res streaming and support for Spotify Connect, TIDAL Connect, and Roon...
Articles
Growth in vinyl album sales have collapsed from 95% to 4% and that may be ominous news for the music industry.
Amplifiers
The Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista PRE, PAS, and, PAM represent the latest high-end audio components that use vacuum tubes.
Hi-Fi Components
Part 6 of 7 covers odd vintage audio components that promised to improve your hi-fi system, but did any of it raise the bar...
Music Streamers
The BluOS 4.0 mobile app is getting a significant update in Q1 and a preview will be available this week at ISE 2023.
Amplifiers
Learn how power amplifiers work, the common types, and what to lookout for when shopping for amps.
Podcasts
Part 5 of 7 talks about all the things to consider when purchasing, using, or repairing a vintage record player.
Exclusive Videos
Our coverage of CES 2023 includes two livestream videos where we discuss all the hi-fi, home theater, TVs and headphones we could find at...
Headphone Amps
Astell&Kern today introduced two new headphone amplifiers, the ACRO CA1000T ($2,229) carriable headphone amp and the PA10 ($599) portable headphone amp. In addition, the...
Articles
2022 was a wild year and we have some thoughts on what transpired and where we are headed in the months ahead.
Articles
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