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Can this affordable EL84-based vintage tube receiver play with the big kids in the sandbox? You might be surprised by the answer.
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Feeling lucky? Enter for a chance to win a Denon DP-500BT Turntable. Must be 18+ and U.S. or Canada resident and enter before 11:59pm...
Integrated Amps & Stereo Receivers
Advance Paris debuts NOVA at AXPONA 2026 with modular integrated amplifiers, streaming and Bluetooth add-ons, but should streaming be optional at this price?
CD Players
FiiO raises prices on key DAPs starting April 2026 amid tariffs and rising costs, but with stronger rivals closing in, will buyers stick around?
Music Streamers
Shanling SM90 adds HDMI ARC, dual AKM DACs, and Android streaming under $1,000, but can it stand out in a crowded streamer market?
Headphone Amps
Can LAiV’s $849 Crescendo VERSE R2R DAC, preamp, and headphone amp compete with FiiO, Topping, and Schiit in a crowded desktop category?
Music Streamers
Marantz M1 Streaming Amplifier Review: Can This Compact All In One Replace Your Entire Hi-Fi System?
Marantz's Model M1 packs 100W, HEOS, HDMI eARC, and Dirac Live into a compact streaming amp for only $1,000.
Audio Cables
Whether used in series (in-line) or in parallel, the AudioQuest JitterBug FMJ significantly reduces contamination from RF generated by a computer, car, or other...
Music Streamers
Roon releases software update that significantly improves personalization and music discovery, especially when streaming from TIDAL and Qobuz.
Music Streamers
The PowerNode 2i offers almost seamless integration of streaming services in a beautiful sounding amplifier that has no competition at its price.
Music Streamers
$129 hi-res audio digital music streamer supports Spotify, Qobuz and TIDAL at up to 24-bit/192kHz resolution.
Integrated Amps & Stereo Receivers
Music listeners are living in the golden age of Hi-Fi. The $1,595 Rotel A14MKII Integrated Amplifier is proof positive of that reality.
Articles
Scottish manufacturer Fyne Audio have hit one out of the Highlands with the F302 loudspeakers. Add a pinch of Rega to make it all...
Podcasts
Listen to the inaugural ecoustics podcast. Episode 1 takes a deep dive into the state of vinyl record industry and examines its unexpected resurgence.
DACs
Who runs Bartertown? The Schiit Audio Yggdrasil OG DAC, Less is More, and More is Less confirms who is in charge.
Integrated Amps & Stereo Receivers
I’ll have a lot more to say about the Vincent SV-737 Integrated Tube Stereo Amplifier next week in the second part of my review...
Hi-Fi Components
The EISA Hi-Fi Awards 2021-2022 have been announced and some of our favorite components from Rotel, Pro-Ject, Cambridge, and Bluesound are winners.
Integrated Amps & Stereo Receivers
One of the most respected high-end audio brands in the world has discovered colors and modularity. The Audio Research I/50 Integrated Amplifier has arrived...
DACs
Modern digital streaming scenarios require modern solutions. The iFi NEO iDSD DAC measures up rather well.
Amplifiers
Nine New Class-A Amps Boast More Power, Fewer Stages, Lower Distortion and Less Feedback Pass Laboratories just introduced the X.8 (or “Point 8“) Series Amplifiers, which deliver more...
Headphone Amps
The iFi GO Blu DAC/Headphone Amplifier offers a myriad of features and a huge reserve of power. For only $199. That's a helluva deal.
New Products
Back in Black? The brand new Direct Drive Technics SL-1210G Turntable will run you almost $4,000 and it's unlikely to last long. Supplies are...
New Products
The new Sumiko Blue Point No.3 High and Blue Point No.3 Low phono cartridges replace the venerable Blue Point No. 2. and there's even...
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