New Products
Can the $49.99 SOUNDPEATS UU2 deliver better open ear sound? It adds LDAC, Bluetooth 6.0, DynamicEQ and a new 12mm titanium coated driver.
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Amplifiers
FiiO's EA13 packs EL34 tubes, pure Class A power and custom output transformers for under $800. How did FiiO make it this affordable?
Floorstanding Speakers
Can the Atlantis Lab AT-23 Pro deliver deep bass and room-filling dynamics without a subwoofer? Our review explains why it deserves attention.
News
Sonos appears to be preparing new Ace Ultra headphones with Wi-Fi. Can Sonos finally make headphones that fully integrate with its ecosystem?
News
Major headphone brands disagree over 24-bit/192kHz lossless wireless audio as Apple, Android and codec compatibility complicate what comes next.
Loudspeakers
Armour Home boss Charlie Henderson explains how Q Acoustics, Goldring and QED plan to rebuild U.S. visibility, expand products and reach younger listeners.
Gift Guides
The best back to school tech for college students in 2026, from headphones and chargers to dorm upgrades and gear worth buying.
Gift Guides
Discover the best outdoor audio and movie gear for summer 2026, including portable speakers, projectors and accessories for decks, beaches and backyards.
TVs
Samsung TV Plus expands Eclipsa Audio with immersive concerts and plans for movies and sports. Can Samsung and Google challenge Dolby Atmos?
Amplifiers
Goldmund's Telos 9800 delivers 1,560 watts into 8 ohms and costs about $500,000 per amplifier. What makes this Swiss flagship different?
IEMs
Brise Audio’s FUGAKU costs ¥4 million and uses 12 amplifier channels. Is this active IEM system brilliant engineering or personal audio gone mad?
Music Streamers
What is Presto Music, and why did Naim add it? The specialist hi-res classical and jazz service offers something different from TIDAL and Qobuz.
Music
Spotify will let fans create AI covers and remixes of real songs. Artists can opt in, but who controls the rights and who gets...
News
What did Focal and Naim bring to Audio Advice Live 2026? A $210K Diva Alta Utopia, Scala’s North American debut, Hekla and a $5,297...
Over-Ear Headphones
Can the Sendy Audio Apollo PRO combine planar speed, rich bass, and premium materials without sacrificing openness and versatility?
Movies
Ryan Gosling heads deep into space in Project Hail Mary, but does its 4K UHD presentation, IMAX imagery and Dolby Atmos mix justify the...
Reviews
Can Sony's $650 1000X THE COLLEXION deliver true luxury, greater comfort, and its best wireless sound yet without matching the XM6's ANC?
Movies
Is The Devil Wears Prada 2 worth owning on 4K UHD? The sequel delivers stylish visuals and Dolby Atmos, but the story begins to...
Reviews
PSB’s iQ1 and iQ2 deliver big sound and BluOS flexibility, but persistent HDMI eARC issues prevent an otherwise strong recommendation.
Reviews
The 2026 Hisense UR9 series proves you don't have to pay big bucks for a TV with RGB backlighting.
Bookshelf Speakers
Are the $1,499 Wharfedale Super Denton truly the British Bulldog of standmount speakers, and do they justify their place in the Heritage lineup?
Podcasts
Forthcoming software updates on 2026 Hisense UX, UR9, UR8 and U7 TVs will enable Dolby Vision 2 Max features, but what about new content?
Floorstanding Speakers
New Products
Does the $1,399 Ruka Studio TD-1 vertical turntable deliver enough function to match its striking form, or are you mostly paying for the view?
New Products
Is the Acoustic Signature Merlin NEO Germany’s Most Compelling New Turntable? U.S. Pricing Remains a Mystery.
Integrated Amps & Stereo Receivers
Hegel's H200 and A200 share a 150-watt Class AB platform, but buyers must choose between built-in streaming or a fully analog signal path.
New Products
Do the Bose QuietComfort 2nd Gen headphones offer enough Ultra features to make the $450 QuietComfort Ultra 2nd Gen harder to justify?
A/V Receivers & Preamp/Processors
Marantz just dropped three new A/V receivers sure to pique the interest of movie and music lovers who want to move beyond the budget...
New Products
Creative’s compact $179 XF1 powered speakers combine a bi-amplified two-way design, USB C audio, LDAC wireless streaming, extensive app-based tuning and a dedicated subwoofer...
Bookshelf Speakers
TOPPING’s MA4 active studio monitors bring Class D bi-amplification, analog crossover design, XLR input and 105dB output to compact desktop speakers.
Loudspeakers
Can OJAS bring new listeners to high-end audio? Devon Turnbull’s Cooper Hewitt listening room shows why the industry needs to leave its bubble.
News
The Revox World Foundation is rescuing 800 Studer and Revox components from storage, neglect, and bad eBay listings as reel to reel returns.
New Products
Emotiva’s $1,799 Nostala FT12 combines 800 watts, a 12-inch woofer, room correction, real walnut veneer and flexible stereo inputs.
Amplifiers
Pilot Radio revives its 1959 EL84 amplifier with 15 watts of Class A power, balanced inputs and a $4,790 price.
Music
If you’re lining up for Record Store Day 2026, this episode focuses on the one name that matters most: Zev Feldman, known as The Jazz Detective....
Music
Eric Pye (@audioloveyyc) returns to Japan to explore the hi-fi and music scene in late-2025.
DAPs
The Astell&Kern SP4000T Copper adds a real copper chassis to its four tube flagship DAP, but does the new material improve anything beyond its...
New Products
Can the $279 Ozlo Sleepbuds 2 help side sleepers ignore snoring, traffic, and hotel noise with 14 hours of battery life?
DAPs
Astell&Kern Teases PD5 All Day Player DAP as SR35 Successor Ahead of Hong Kong High-End AV Show 2026
The Astell&Kern PD5 DAP features eight Cirrus Logic DACs, up to 28 hours of battery life, Android, and a new EnviroTune mode.
DAPs
Will Shanling DAPs and CD players cost more? AI demand is raising component prices and could force some models out of production.
Dongle DACs
Questyle’s QCC Dongle Pro2 adds Bluetooth 6.1, Auracast, LHDC, LC3 and Apple MFi support for better wireless audio across phones, PCs and consoles.
Music
Curtis Mayfield's Super Fly sounds richer, wider, and more natural on Rhino High Fidelity's Kevin Gray mastered AAA vinyl reissue.
News
Can LG Display make OLED TVs cheaper without sacrificing picture quality? Its new 2-stack WOLED panel promises wider color and lower power.
News
The new HDR format promises brighter images, AI driven tone mapping and scene specific motion processing on select 2026 Samsung TVs, but Filmmaker Mode...
A/V Furniture & Accessories
IsoAcoustics expands its OEM business with JBL, Marten, Raidho, Lumin and EMM Labs as GAIA-TITAN Neo nears a 2026 consumer launch.
Blu-ray, DVD & 4K Media Players
Netflix now streams in 4K through Chrome on Windows 11, but HDR, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, and Dolby Atmos remain unavailable.
Blu-ray, DVD & 4K Media Players
Disney+ is restoring 4K in parts of Europe, but HDR, Apple TV 4K, Samsung TVs, and game consoles remain unsupported.
News
Disney+ Premium subscribers in parts of Europe lose 4K and HDR after another patent ruling, but the subscription price remains unchanged.
Articles
The best 4K UHD discs of 2026 so far, from Fight Club and Ben Hur to Perfect Blue, Stranger Things, Jackie Chan, and Spielberg.
Articles
Which headphones stole the show at CanJam London 2026? We pick the best new wired, wireless and electrostatic models across every price.
Articles
Which DACs, headphone amps and DAPs stole the show at CanJam London 2026? We pick the best electronics across every price point.
Articles
We tested dozens of budget Bluetooth speakers to find the best. Our top picks deliver big sound, waterproof durability, long battery life, and real...
Articles
Clean, cleaner, cleanest: record cleaning options for vinyl collectors, from anti-static brushes to ultrasonic machines. What works?
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
Polk Audio just announced the Striker Pro gaming headset available in three color variations, each with exactly the same drivers for under $150. The...
A/V Receivers & Preamp/Processors
Denon announced two new 2015 IN-Command Series 7.2-channel A/V Receivers with Dolby Atmos, DTS:X ready, full 4K, HDR and HDCP 2.2 support, which include...
New Products
NETGEAR just announced a $250 high performance router with an embedded DSL modem supporting ADSL/ADSL2/ADSL2+ and VDSL/VDSL2 speeds. The new Nighthawk AC1900 WiFi VDSL/ADSL...
Reviews
Ultimate Ears today announced the UE Roll, a discus-shaped, ultra-rugged, waterproof Bluetooth speaker for $100, and we have an exclusive review. The speaker is...
Articles
Highlights: As announced late last week, Dick Costolo, Twitter’s CEO for the past five years, announced that he will step down on July 1....
New Products
HTC just unveiled a Limited Edition HTC One M9 INK smartphone, created in collaboration with supermodel Jourdan Dunn, which offers a body art-inspired one...
Compact Cameras
Sigma announced its fourth Quattro-series compact digital camera will be released next month for $1,000. The new dp0 Quattro incorporates a fixed, high performance 14mm...
New Products
Axiom Audio today announced a Kickstarter campaign to launch a revolutionary portable, wireless, multi-room Wi-Fi speaker called AxiomAir. The $800 speaker is expected to be...
New Products
The Samsung Galaxy S6 active smartphone is now available exclusively at AT&T, which brings all the features of the Galaxy S6 into a more...
New Products
Emits Sound In All Directions, Filling The Room With Rich Audio No Matter Where It’s Positioned Samsung recently released a $500 omnidirectional wireless speaker...
