DACs
At $225, the Apos x Geshelli Merlin AKM Desktop DAC offers 32-bit/768 kHz and DSD512 support, dual USB and coax inputs, and fully balanced...
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Headphone Amps
Cayin RU9 delivers tube warmth, solid-state detail, strong power, and rare versatility in a pocketable DAC/amp with one drawback.
Headphone Amps
The 2025 Chord Mojo 2 portable DAC/Amplifier gets a psuedo-balanced 4.4 mm socket and USB-C charging convenience, while price unchanged.
Gift Guides
Cyber Monday 2025 delivers huge savings on Audioengine, Denon, SVS, Samsung and more. The best home audio and TV discounts of the year are...
Reviews
At $320, the Noble FoKus Amadeus true wireless earbuds offer neutral sound, great battery life, and real tuning control for audiophiles.
Music
John Coltrane's 1965 boundary-expanding spiritually-inspired jazz epic A Love Supreme returns in its rare fan favorite original mono mix.
Music Streamers
At $399, Arylic’s LP100 digital music streamer targets the WiiM Ultra with extra features including AirPlay 2, a built-in MC/MM phono stage, and extensive...
Gift Guides
2025 Black Friday tech deals you won't want to miss on premium hi-fi, headphones, and home theater gear this Holiday Season.
Headphone Amps
The Apos x Community Gremlin is a compact fully balanced Class A hybrid amp that delivers impressive warmth, tube rolling flexibility, and big performance...
IEMs
The Apos X Rock Lobster IEM delivers powerful rock focused tuning, big value at $60, and impressive performance for heavy and modern genres, though...
Headphone Amps
FiiO’s $989 K17 is a feature-stuffed DAC amp with real power, a 31 band PEQ, streaming, and smooth neutral sound. One box to rule...
Music
Craft's 45th anniversary reissue of Raffi's Baby Beluga brings new clarity, eco-friendly vinyl, and a wave of nostalgia for Canadians who grew up with...
Music
Craft's OJC reissue of Wes Montgomery’s Boss Guitar delivers a clean, balanced AAA presentation with strong pacing, tight trio interplay, and excellent clarity.
News
From Meze's 99 Classics 2nd Gen and Sennheiser’s HDB 630 to Aavik's U 288 and Wharfedale's Super Denton, this round-up covers the standouts in...
Music
Paul McCartney’s Wings Blu-ray Collection delivers 32 remixed tracks in Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD MA 5.1, offering a fresh immersive look at the band’s...
A/V Receivers & Preamp/Processors
The Anthem MRX SLM delivers high-end performance in an ultra-slim AVR built for CI installs and small rooms, though limited power and inputs may...
Blu-ray, DVD & 4K Media Players
Roku's budget-friendly 4K streaming stick may not have Dolby Vision or an ethernet port, but for the price, it's hard to beat.
Reviews
Sony's latest OLED TV offers superior picture performance right out of the box. Is that enough to justify the price? (Spoiler alert - it...
Reviews
Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds Gen 2 refine a classic with Bluetooth 5.4, wireless charging, better call quality, and top-tier ANC. Sony is likely to...
Reviews
Skullcandy’s Aviator 900 ANC revives a classic design with Bluetooth LE, THX spatial audio, and bold sound. A stylish, durable, and feature-packed $299 comeback.
Dongle DACs
Questyle’s QCC ($59) and QCC Pro ($99) finally bring aptX Adaptive and LDAC to iPhone and iPad, giving Apple users higher resolution Bluetooth audio.
Podcasts
Find out who won and what happened at the 2025 UST Projector Showdown where 8 projectors were compared side-by-side.
A/V Receivers & Preamp/Processors
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New Products
Rega closes out 2025 with the Nd9, a £695 moving-magnet cartridge featuring a Boron cantilever, fine line diamond stylus, and N55 Neodymium magnet, set...
New Products
Musical Fidelity’s Nu-Vista Vinyl S brings flagship tech to a smaller chassis with extensive MM/MC flexibility, but its $5,500-$6,500 price enters fierce high-end competition.
New Products
Rega’s new Mercury and Solis flagship amps showcase peak engineering, but with a $50K full-system buy-in and no network amplifier in sight, the strategy...
Floorstanding Speakers
AUER Acoustics brings its very expensive VERSURA speakers to the US, featuring tankwood cabinets, refined design, and high-end engineering aimed at serious audiophiles.
CD Players
Shanling’s SCD3.3 treats SACD like it never died—true DSD output, a 212-resistor R2R DAC, tube stage, and enough engineering muscle to shame most “modern”...
New Products
Master & Dynamic teams with Applied Art Forms for a limited MH40 Wireless inspired by vintage flight jackets, featuring premium materials, unique design touches,...
IEMs
Campfire Audio’s new Iris hybrid IEM brings warm, clear sound, a transparent shell, and a shockingly loaded accessory kit for $349—full specs still MIA,...
News
Priced at either $1,499 or $1,699, HEDD Audio's TWO and TWO GT UNPLUGGED headphones ship without cables and accessories for significant cost savings.
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?
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.
New Products
SOUNDPEATS Air5 Pro+ adds xMEMS drivers, AI Adaptive ANC, LDAC, and aptX Lossless, delivering a true 2-way design and hi-res performance at a budget-friendly...
New Products
Bowers & Wilkins brings its McLaren partnership back for 2025 with the Px8 S2 McLaren Edition, pairing the updated S2 acoustic platform with clean...
IEMs
SIVGA’s Nightingale PRO is a $269 planar magnetic IEM with a multi-magnet driver, CNC-machined housing, low 16 ohms impedance, and wide 20Hz-40kHz response for...
New Products
Unbelievably priced JT7 open-back planar magnetic headphone debuts at $119, along with the JT3 open-back dynamic model for only $69.
Headphone Amps
The Saros Audio Systems Europa is a fully differential, hand-built tube headphone amplifier and preamp debuting at CAF 2025 for $8,495—precision without compromise.
Music
A "holy grail" for many jazz music collectors, Surf Ride has been re-issued by Craft Recordings as part of its Original Jazz Classics series.
A/V Furniture & Accessories
Amp Genie simplifies home theater control by automatically detecting audio sources and switching inputs, DSP, and volume on supported AVRs. A practical alternative to...
Blu-ray, DVD & 4K Media Players
Kaleidescape’s new Mini Terra Prime delivers fast 4K downloads, silent operation, and 8TB of storage for about 125 high-bitrate films—its most accessible high-performance movie...
New Products
Samsung’s new Movingstyle lineup brings mobility to the living room with the 27-inch LSM7F and 32-inch M7 Smart Monitor, combining style, flexibility, and power.
Articles
Because your streaming service doesn't cut it and these are 4K Blu-ray players in 2025 that still matter.
New Products
TCL’s T7 Series QLED TVs slot in below the QM6K TVs in 2025, opting for Direct LED backlighting instead of MiniLED.
New Products
At $269, XGIMI’s Vibe One makes projectors fun and portable for convenient big screen entertainment just about anywhere.
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
VIZIO today released their flagship 5.1 Home Theater Sound Bar with Wireless Subwoofer and Satellite speakers (model S4251w). The 42-inch wide Sound Bar offers...
New Products
Innovative Technology (IT) just introduced the ITSB-201-37 Stereo Soundbar, a 37-inch wide, low-profile speaker system designed to beautifully complement today’s thin flat panel TVs....
New Products
Innovative Technology (IT) just introduced the ITSB-200 Tower Stereo System, a budget priced wireless audio system for the home, apartment or dorm room. It...
New Products
Cambridge Audio today introduced Minx Air 100 and 200, the first wireless speaker systems to offer AirPlay, Bluetooth and Internet Radio. The sound is...
Blu-ray, DVD & 4K Media Players
Microsoft today unveiled Xbox One, an all-in-one gaming and entertainment system for all your games, TV, movies, music, sports and Skype. The console is...
Articles
You’d have to either be hiding under a rock or be the just-awakened Rip Van Winkle not to know that the tablet is taking...
A/V Receivers & Preamp/Processors
Onkyo today announced the fully loaded 9.2-channel TX-NR929 Network A/V Receiver to crown its mid-range lineup along with the 7.2-channel TX-NR828 Network A/V Receiver. Both models are...
A/V Receivers & Preamp/Processors
Integra just introduced the DTR-30.5, a mid-level home theater receiver with built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth interfaces for streaming music from phones, tablets, and computers. This...
Articles
As consumers go mobile and hunt for ways to take their favorite shows “on the go,” different players in the TV industry are approaching...
Integrated Amps & Stereo Receivers
Gato Audio just announced the DIA-250 and DIA-400 Integrated Amplifiers with DAC, optical, coax and USB inputs for digital streaming direct from Apple iPod,...
