Reviews
TCL's first attempt at a discrete 7.1.4-channel Dolby Atmos soundbar system could be an affordable take on cinematic sound at home. But is it?
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New Products
ELAC Drops the Bass (and the Budget): 3 New Debut 3.0 Series Subwoofers That Won’t Wreck Your Wallet
ELAC's entry-level 10", 12", and 15" sealed subwoofers are priced from $479 to $949 to complement Debut 3.0 series loudspeakers.
Digital Music Systems
The Eversolo Play wants you to believe it's the future of streaming amps—sleek, silent, and smarter than you. It's got the app, the DAC,...
Car Audio
Aston Martin gets the CarPlay Ultra treatment and a Bowers & Wilkins upgrade for select models. No ejector seat, but the soundtrack is worthy...
A/V Furniture & Accessories
Small space, big taste. From BALMUDA’s countertop masterpieces to Leon Speakers’ artful audio and OFS Room’s stylish solutions, ICFF 2025 reminded us that good...
New Products
Marshall crashes the TV soundbar party with the Heston 120—a Dolby Atmos beast with 11 drivers, room calibration, and rock ’n’ roll swagger.
New Products
Your ticket to watching movies on a Kaleidescape 4K movie server just got a $1,000 cheaper, but are the trade-offs worth the discount?
Gift Guides
Upgrade Mom's home audio and video experiences this Mother's Day with 10 gift ideas she'll absolutely love -- and you might too.
A/V Receivers & Preamp/Processors
At $12,000 for the combo, the new Marantz home theater separates include a 13.4-channel AV preamp and 12-channel amplifier.
Digital Music Systems
New Cambridge Audio firmware update enables Amazon Music streaming, a 7-band EQ, and room compensation on the company's latest streamers at no extra charge.
Hi-Fi Components
T.H.E. Show SoCal returns to the Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa to bring its Total HiFi Experience to Southern California from June 6-8.
Floorstanding Speakers
ELAC Concentro M 807: Looks like a spaceship, sounds like a weapon. High-end tech and bold design collide at High End Munich 2025. Ready...
Articles
2025 “innovation”? Forget tech — it’s pastel colors and retro vibes. Why? Because Hi-Fi might finally be getting smart about style, and appealing to...
New Products
Forget coils and magnets, the Miniot Wheel 3 plays vinyl with optical tech and looks like it belongs in a design museum. Audiophile tech...
Reviews
3 years in the making, the WH-1000XM6 replaces the XM5. Was it worth the wait?
Headphone Amps
Have iFi raised the performance ceiling for portable Bluetooth DAC/Amps with the iDSD Valkyrie, or does the hefty "dongle" fall flat on its promises?
Integrated Amps & Stereo Receivers
No streamer. No HDMI. No phono. Just raw power, a sharp DAC, and zero patience for excuses. The WiiM Vibelink Amp isn't here to...
HDTV 4K & 8K TV
With a 120 Hz OLED panel, perfect blacks and an affordable price, LG's B4 may be the value pick for price-conscious TV buyers right...
Over-Ear Headphones
Can HiFiMAN break their closed-back curse with their first hybrid-driver design? Read on to find out.
Over-Ear Headphones
Can the Meze Audio POET combine the sound quality of the ELITE series with the compact design of the LIRIC series, thanks to its...
Dongle DACs
Our favorite Dongle DACs drop support for MQA, but earn Apple MFi Certification. Find out if either upgraded version is right for you.
Digital Music Systems
Qobuz VP of Business Development shares what makes the hi-res music streaming service unique and what the launch of Qobuz Connect brings to the...
Home Theater
New Products
Because not everyone has room—or the bank account—for a La Sphère Evo, Cabasse’s PEARL THEATER delivers that French audiophile flair with fewer zeroes and...
New Products
ELAC Muro outdoor speakers are built for your chalet or beer garden because ugly rock speakers are so 2015. IP66-rated, port optional, and priced...
Hi-Fi Components
Burmester’s 911 Spirit 70 home stereo system is what happens when Porsche nostalgia, Olive Neo paint, and audiophile excess collide—think less Risky Business, more...
New Products
ELAC's Debut ConneX DCB61 wireless speakers deliver impressive sound and features for under $900, proving you don’t need to overspend for quality audio.
Floorstanding Speakers
At $135,000/pair, the Cabasse LA SPHERE EVO loudspeakers blend cutting-edge audio engineering with a design that's equal parts sci-fi and sophistication.
Floorstanding Speakers
Fyne’s F704SP: a mighty Scottish beast with twin 12-inch drivers and cryo-treated guts—smooth as whisky, sharp as my wit. Ready to shake your room,...
Amplifiers
Orchard Audio’s Starkrimson 25 Mono Premium delivers clean, efficient Class D power with precision and upgrade options for existing owners—no gimmicks, just performance.
Digital Music Systems
Three years in the making, Qobuz Connect is here and it's available on more devices than you might think.
Digital Music Systems
Earbuds & In-Ear Headphones
Articles
Does it make sense to buy a vintage turntable? We explain why, what to look for and what to be aware of.
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?
Articles
How a tiny turntable restoration company called Vinyl Nirvana turned a new generation of vinyl listeners into the cult of Thorens.
Articles
The COVID pandemic took a lot from us including thousands of restaurants. But a small vintage audio and record store in thriving in Brooklyn.
Earbuds & In-Ear Headphones
At $249, the iFi GO Pod Air brings wireless hi-res audio to your IEMs without the weight of its predecessor. Same hi-res magic, now...
Dongle DACs
Transform your travel audio from ‘meh’ to ‘oh wow’ with the iFi UP Travel. Hi-res Bluetooth, crystal-clear calls, and a design so sleek, you...
New Products
At $1,299, the Dan Clark Audio NOIRE XO open-back planar magnetic headphones puts more expensive audiophile headphones on notice.
Earbuds & In-Ear Headphones
At $199, the Shokz OpenDots ONE wireless earbuds offer situational awareness, dolby audio, and weather resistance for less than Bose Ultra Open.
New Products
Meze Audio's 105 SILVA is a bold statement in design and sound, making the rest of the industry sweat. With its striking looks and...
Music
Find out if the Blu-ray audio release in Dolby Atmos, 5.1 Surround, and hi-res stereo mixes outshines the vinyl version in sound quality.
New Products
Optoma GT4000UHD delivers 4K UHD, 4,000 lumens, ultra-low input lag, and UST convenience for an immersive gaming and movie experience in any room.
HDTV 4K & 8K TV
Xbox Cloud Gaming comes to LG Smart TVs in 25+ countries. Stream AAA titles and indie gems straight from your couch with just a...
A/V Furniture & Accessories
New and improved acoustic isolation feet that simply make loudspeakers sound better. Just choose the size closest to the weight of your speaker.
Daily Deals
With Amazon's current deal on the 65-inch Panasonic Z85A 4K OLED TV, I finally got off the sidelines and bought a new TV.
A/V Receivers & Preamp/Processors
Yamaha's flagship AVENTAGE A/V Receivers now "Work with Sonos" thanks to a free firmware update enabling multi-room audio with Sonos Port.
HDTV 4K & 8K TV
LG's QNED evo 92 and QNED evo 9M TVs incorporate elevated processing, better sound, WebOS enhancements, and more for 2025
Articles
Upgrade the sound of your turntable with our favorite MM and MC phono cartridges you can buy in 2024 without breaking the bank.
Articles
With over 20,000 attendees, CEDIA Expo is back and better than ever. Here are our picks for "Best in Show."
Articles
A clean record sounds better and prolongs the life of your phono cartridge. My best record cleaning solutions to achieve both and maintain your...
Articles
What are the best audiophile phono preamps for under $1,000? See which models we picked from Croft, iFi, and Pro-Ject.
Articles
With so many different types of smart phones, DAPs, and portable headphone amplifiers, we think these headphone accessories make a lot of sense.
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.
New Products
Huawei is now accepting pre-orders for the MateBook 2-in-1 Convertible 12-inch Windows Tablet, which looks like an iPad Pro 12.9-inch clone. Just like iPad Pro,...
New Products
Verizon announced the upcoming availability of the ASUS ZenPad Z8 16GB Android M, 4G LTE tablet for $249. The budget range tablet features a...
CD Players
Marantz just released the PM6006 Integrated Amplifier and CD6006 CD Player. This $1200 combo claims to new standards in the mid-class range for stereo purists....
New Products
Atlantic Technology has introduced the WA-60 WA-60 Wireless Audio Transmitter/Receiver System, which eliminates the need to string unsightly audio cables across the room. With...
New Products
Focal just announced three premium over-ear headphones, which quadruple in price as you step up. The Focal Listen is a $250 closed-back headphone for...
A/V Furniture & Accessories
Sony announced the North American launch date is October 13, 2016 for the PlayStation VR (PS VR), a virtual reality system that takes PS4...
A/V Receivers & Preamp/Processors
Denon today announced the mid-range AVR-X3300W 7.2-channel 4K Ultra HD Network A/V Receiver. This model joins the recently introduced step-down AVR-X1300W and AVR-X2300W AV receivers, offering...
New Products
Microsoft debuts new Xbox One family of devices, Xbox Live features and biggest lineup of games in Xbox history. Monday at the Xbox E3...
News
Apple just announced new features coming this fall to its four main operating system platforms — watchOS for Apple Watch, tvOS for Apple TV,...
News
Sling TV today announced its live and on-demand Internet TV service will be available on Apple TV. Sling TV, which previously required a Roku...
HDTV 4K & 8K TV
