Reviews
Does Sennheiser MOMENTUM 5 Wireless deliver enough with Dolby Atmos, aptX Lossless, stronger ANC, and a replaceable battery at $399?
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Movies
Can Speed Racer on 4K UHD finally prove the Wachowskis were years ahead of the curve? This cult classic gets your home theater running.
New Products
AudioDeskSysteme Gläss gives its $3,599 Vinyl Cleaner Premium the Silent Core One upgrade for quieter, faster ultrasonic record cleaning. Your dirty LPs have no...
New Products
HEDDphone TWO GT adds warmer AMT tuning and lower distortion for $2,199, but can your neck make peace with 550g of Berlin engineering?
New Products
Is the $499 Baum Ellipse the right wired headphone for studio users and critical listeners who want closed-back isolation, flexible connectivity, and long-term serviceability?
Reviews
Can HiFiMAN’s HE1000 WiFi deliver true high-end planar sound without the cable, or do setup headaches and weak battery life hold it back?
New Products
Weiss, PSI Audio, and Illusonic joined forces to present an all-in-one speaker bar at High End Vienna 2026 for €20,000.
Gift Guides
Share your love of music and movies by giving someone the finest ways to experience every last ounce of it.
IEMs
Does Fidelity Collective’s acquisition of Westone Audio and Etymotic signal a major shift in the wired IEM market?
Ask an Expert
Does upsampling in digital audio actually improve DAC performance, or just make lower quality files look like high resolution audio?
Music
Does Lightnin’ Hopkins’ Blues in My Bottle still carry the raw essence of a live club set? Craft’s all analog Bluesville reissue says yes.
News
Trinnov, dCS, and Perlisten plan a massive 15.8.8 immersive audio demo for HIGH END Vienna 2026, with WaveForming bass control and serious intent.
Floorstanding Speakers
Linn 360 Loudspeakers Get 2026 Pistonik Driver Upgrade, Because Scotland Still Takes Bass Personally
Linn upgrades its 360 loudspeakers with new Pistonik bass drivers for 2026, but the $23,620 retrofit is no wee dram.
Music
Peter Erskine, Alan Pasqua and Scott Colley debut Peregrine, a balanced and beautiful all-analog jazz album built on originals, covers and serious chemistry.
Reviews
Can Denon’s Home 200 and Home 400 wireless smart speakers challenge Sonos with HEOS multi-room audio, Dolby Atmos Music, and stronger sound at premium...
Power Conditioners
Can clean power lower noise and improve imaging? Clarus Concerto MKII uses advanced filtering and protection to help serious systems perform better.
Movies
Fight Club on 4K UHD gets the HDR upgrade it deserves. Sharper, dirtier, louder, and still not here to validate your life choices.
Reviews
Apple AirPods Max 2 face the original Max and Bose QuietComfort Ultra 2 in this ANC headphone showdown. Better enough, or just safer?
Reviews
At $1,998, Bose Lifestyle Ultra pairs Dolby Atmos, PhaseGuide, SpeechClarity, and a wireless subwoofer, but skips support for DTS:X.
Reviews
Bose Lifestyle Ultra Wireless Speaker makes Sonos and Bluesound sweat with bigger than expected sound, AirPlay, Google Cast, Spotify Connect, and one baffling subwoofer...
A/V Receivers & Preamp/Processors
For those who think AV receivers are lacking in functionality or performance, Marantz has a solution for you, and it won't break the bank.
Floorstanding Speakers
At AXPONA 2026, eCoustics Editor-in-Chief, Ian White, reveals some of his favorite products at North America's largest high-end audio show.
Floorstanding Speakers
Blu-ray, DVD & 4K Media Players
Floorstanding Speakers
Tannoy is celebrating its 100th Anniversary with the production of 45 pairs of special edition floorstanding loudspeakers.
New Products
LG’s 2026 QNED evo Mini LED TVs go up to 115 inches with AI processing, gaming upgrades, and premium performance.
Music Streamers
Can MOON’s 491 Network Player/Preamplifier and 461 Power Amplifier deliver streaming, vinyl, DAC flexibility and real power in two boxes?
New Products
Marshall Milton A.N.C. brings on-ear ANC, LDAC, 80-hour battery life, wired playback, and a replaceable battery for $229. Disposable? Not quite.
DACs
Chord Electronics Quartet is a $35,995 upscaler with Blackbird WTA filtering, built-in ADC, and DAVE support. Your wallet has been warned.
New Products
DALI VEGA is a $4,500 wireless hi-fi system with BluOS, HDMI ARC, adaptive orientation, and all-in-one sound without the cable mess.
New Products
LG brings ART TV features to select OLED and Mini LED models, giving lifestyle TV buyers better picture quality without the wall candy penalty.
Integrated Amps & Stereo Receivers
Dirac Live Bass Control Comes to NAD Streaming Amplifiers: Smarter Bass Without Buying New Hardware?
Dirac Live Bass Control adds smarter bass to NAD M33, M33 V2, M10 V2 and C 658 streaming amps, but it is not free.
A/V Receivers & Preamp/Processors
Music
Eric Pye (@audioloveyyc) returns to Japan to explore the hi-fi and music scene in late-2025.
Amplifiers
The eCoustics team discusses what's happening in the vintage tube market and what to look for when buying or upgrading tube amplifiers.
Articles
Discover if vintage turntables still beat modern models under $2,000. Pros, cons, sound quality, and where to buy for the best vinyl experience.
Amplifiers
At $3,200 for the combo, Quad revives a 57-year old design for audiophiles seeking modern conveniences with retro nostalgia.
Amplifiers
Is it worthwhile to combine the Aragon 4004 MKII and Audible Illusions Modulus 3A or is this one vintage audio system too far?
Dongle DACs
Questyle M18i MAX adds LDAC, aptX HD, LE Audio, dual ESS DACs, and longer battery life. Is this the complete mobile DAC amp?
Dongle DACs
Schiit Vestri is a $99 dongle DAC with balanced power, no screen, USA assembly, and enough attitude to make rivals say “oh Schiit.”
New Products
Sony 1000X The ColleXion launches at $649 with premium materials, Bluetooth 6.0, LDAC, and 24-hour battery life. Is Apple listening?
IEMs
Can Campfire Audio’s $7,500 Chimera IEM justify nine drivers, bone conduction, electrostatic tweeters, and serious wired ambition?
New Products
Noble FoKus Apollo Pro debuts at CanJam Singapore 2026 with hybrid dynamic and planar drivers, premium materials, and LDAC support for $699.
Music
Pretty in Pink returns on pink vinyl with bonus tracks, Grundman mastering, and enough ’80s heartbreak to make Duckie pace the hallway again.
Articles
$250 to watch The Wizard of Oz at Sphere Las Vegas? Dorothy meets 16K spectacle, brutal Vegas math, and a wallet with no way...
A/V Receivers & Preamp/Processors
We got a sneak peek at Denon's new mid-range AVRs for 2026. They offer sonic upgrades and some cool new features. Will it be...
A/V Receivers & Preamp/Processors
Yamaha’s RX300A and RX500A AV receivers start at $399 with HDMI 2.1, room correction, streaming, and a cleaner entry level design.
Movies
Rachel McAdams leads Sam Raimi’s Send Help, a dark comedy survival tale with sharp tone, clean 4K visuals, and a few minor motion quirks.
Blu-ray, DVD & 4K Media Players
We pair Kaleidescape's most affordable 4K player with its most compact movie server for a killer media library solution. Is it worth the investment?
New Products
Toshiba's new line of 55- to 100-inch 4K TVs are competitively priced with strong features, powered by Amazon's Fire TV platform.
Articles
Clean, cleaner, cleanest: record cleaning options for vinyl collectors, from anti-static brushes to ultrasonic machines. What works?
Articles
From 750 brands and thousands of products, we selected 26 standout winners across categories that delivered even if your accountant won’t approve.
Articles
Best in Show from CanJam NYC 2026: headphones, DACs, amps, and IEMs that impressed us most at the world’s largest headphone show.
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.
Articles
Our picks of the very best from NAMM 2026 include active speakers, studio monitors, headphones, car audio, software tools and more.
Reviews
Can the $2,150 Muarah MU-2 compete with phono preamps from EAR, Pro-Ject, and MOON? Rich and filling like our favorite cabbage rolls and nobody...
Articles
Looking to build a hi-fi audio system around a WiiM Ultra Music Streamer in a small space? The Cabin Audiophiler shows you how.
Articles
Can a French Canadian integrated amplifier and pair of British speakers prove that making love is better than war? The MOON 250i v2 is...
Articles
Starting at $22,499 per pair, the ATC SCM50ASL Active Speakers take your music listening experience to a whole new level.
Keyboards
Features integrated touchpad with GlidePoint technology in a sleek, elegant design Adesso Inc., a leading manufacturer of computer input peripherals, today announced the launch...
New Products
Intel Atom Processor-Based Miniaturized Industrial PC System-in-a-Box Provides Fanless Lower Power Consumption in Ruggedized Eco-Friendly Body American Portwell Technology, Inc., announces the new WEBS-1010....
Digital Cameras
Features 12.5 mega-pixels, 24x Mega-Zoom, Full Manual Control and RAW Support Samsung Electronics America, Inc. today unveiled the HZ25W, a 12.5 mega-pixel point-and-shoot outfitted...
A/V Furniture & Accessories
Pantel HDTVs Offer New Infrared Learning Remote Control at no Additional Cost Pantel the worldwide leader in outdoor, weatherproof HDTV solutions, is pleased to...
New Products
New Colors of Nintendo DSi and Wii Remote Also Announced Nintendo today announced that the new Wii Fit™ Plus game will launch in North...
Monitors
19-inch Standard-Aspect Ratio (or 5:4) Display Provides Green Features, Enhanced Screen Performance NEC Display Solutions of America announced today the MultiSync EA190M, a 19-inch...
DSLR Cameras
Features Fast Eight fps Continuous Shooting, Class-Leading 18-Megapixel Resolution and Full HD Video Recording with Variable Frame Rates and Manual Exposure Control Canon U.S.A.,...
Camera Lenses
Canon Introduces the First Camera Lens Featuring Hybrid Image Stabilization Canon U.S.A., Inc., continues its advancement of EOS lens technology with the introduction of...
GPS Navigation
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced the aerodynamic Edge 500, an evolutionary leap in...
Hard Drives
Ultra Fast, 7200 RPM, Half Terabyte Mobile Hard Disk Drive Delivers Industry-Leading Performance with Eco-Friendly Features and Optional Data Encryption Building on years of...
