Music
On April 3rd, Craft Recordings brings Bluesville back with AAA vinyl from John Lee Hooker and Lightnin’ Hopkins. No studio gloss, just the real...
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Bill Evans' Interplay returns on Craft Recordings’ OJC vinyl. A quiet, well centered pressing reveals a hotter, more aggressive side of the quintet.
New Products
Wearable Bluetooth speakers or a terrible idea made loud? The $99.99 JLab Blue XL speaker headphones aim for volume, not subtlety.
Articles
Physical media isn’t dead. These are the 10 best 4K UHD Blu-ray discs of 2025 with reference picture and sound, and meaningful extras.
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
Can Yes Tales From Topographic Oceans Super Deluxe Edition with Atmos mixes and live recordings finally settle the prog rock debate?
Music
Elemental Music revisits The Temptations’ late-’60s psychedelic Motown era with affordable vinyl reissues.
New Products
LG's Sound Suite promises flexible setup, automatic calibration and room optimization with Dolby Atmos FlexConnect.
Bookshelf Speakers
For about a 10% price premium, customers in the EU and APAC can purchase the Bowers & Wilkins 707 Prestige Edition bookshelf speaker in...
New Products
Theory Professional previews the SR-221.3 at ISE 2026, an extreme-output full-range loudspeaker. Pricing isn’t final, but it won’t be cheap.
DAPs
At $2,749, can the Astell&Kern PD10 actually replace your DAP and your streamer—or is it solving a problem you don’t have?
A/V Receivers & Preamp/Processors
Arcam offers an extensive line of excellent high-end/high-priced AV receivers. Check out what they have introduced for 2022.
A/V Receivers & Preamp/Processors
ARCAM’s new Radia home theater lineup adds Dirac Live ART, higher channel counts, and new audio video amps and processors, priced from $4,500 to...
Floorstanding Speakers
ARCAM debuts the Radia Series loudspeakers at ISE 2026, returning to speakers with a premium-priced lineup for music and home cinema.
Reviews
Can a $3,800 wireless speaker replace traditional hi-fi? The Devialet Phantom Ultimate 108 dB tests the limits of scale, power, and control without cables.
Music
Do Elemental’s budget Motown reissues deliver? A clear-eyed review of Four Tops and Supremes albums from the late ’60s and early ’70s.
Music
Zev Feldman’s Time Traveler series revives rare 1970s Muse Records jazz with deluxe all-analog vinyl reissues by Kenny Barron and Roy Brooks.
