- ModWright20 November 2023, 12:00 am
Dan Wright of ModWright Instruments Inc., partnered with Cardas Audio, Acora Acoustics, and Woodsong Audio to bring his new compact, affordable 9-series products, which are "based on our Reference Designs," Wright told me in a preshow email.The ModWright room featured a SOTA Cosmos Eclipse turntable ($10,500) with an SME V tonearm ($5500) and an Ortofon Winfeld Ti MC cartridge ($5999) as well as a prototype ModWright step-up transformer ($2000), ModWright Analog Bridge ($3900), ModWright PH... - TAD + PAD20 November 2023, 12:00 am
Japan’s Technical Audio Devices Laboratories, Inc. (TAD) brought several products to CAF, including the US debut of the TAD Grand Evolution One (GE1) floor-standing speakers ($65,000/pair) and new TAD C1000 preamplifier ($24,950). Also in Room 651—hosted by Professional Audio Design (PAD)—were the TAD TAD-D1000MK2 disc player ($21,000), TAD-DA1000TX DAC ($15,900), and, driving the GE-1s, a pair of TAD TAD-M700 monoblocks. Synergistic Research supplied cables, including SR30 Sp... - VK Music20 November 2023, 12:00 am
It was hard to find focus in Victor Kong's room. Between the nearly invisible AER BD3B/650mm full-range open-baffle speakers ($9800/pair) and the various amps on static display—Sun Valley SV-1616D 300B integrated amp ($2450), or the Elekit TU-8900 ($3050) or Elekit TU-8850 ($1850) power amps—my palms felt sweaty, my head, dizzy. Is this SET-amp lover’s heaven?Victor’s active setup included a VPI 40th Anniversary HW-40 Direct turntable ($22,000) with the fantastic Hana ... - Voxativ20 November 2023, 12:00 am
Voxativ's Ines Adler and Christopher Cunningham brought the full Voxativ experience from Berlin to Rockville, including the new and revised Voxativ Ampeggio back-loaded horn with AC-1.9 full-range driver loudspeaker ($12,900/pair).Back in 2011 Art Dudley named the original Ampeggio a Stereophile Product of the Year, so this room held special meaning for industry folk and civilians who cherished Art's unique writing, big ears, and generous humanity of spirit.The original Ampeggio awarded by A... - Nexxus Audio Technologies17 November 2023, 12:00 am
Nexus Audio Technologies' Walter Schofield presented a rig consisting of the VPI Avenger Direct turntable with Fatboy tonearm ($36,000), VPI Shyla cartridge ($2500), and Primare R35 MM/MC phono preamp ($2000); the 432 EVO Master Music Server with Roon core endpoint ($18,000); the Primare PRE35 Prisma DM36 streaming preamplifier featuring the new DM36 advanced DAC module with MQA processing ($5250); and two Primare A35.2 stereo amplifiers ($3900 each) bridged to mono. Walter also presented the S...
- Editors’ Choice: Best Subs Under $3,0002 November 2024, 3:21 am
JL Audio Dominion d108/d110 $899-$999/$1099-$1199 depending on finish The E […] The post Editors’ Choice: Best Subs Under $3,000 appeared first on The Absolute Sound.... - The Decemberists: As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again2 November 2024, 3:08 am
File under: Literate Pop. On their first album in six […] The post The Decemberists: As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again appeared first on The Absolute Sound.... - Michael Fremer takes on Warsaw Audio Video Show 2024 | Show Report2 November 2024, 3:03 am
From Fremer: This year’s Warsaw Audio Video Show was well […] The post Michael Fremer takes on Warsaw Audio Video Show 2024 | Show Report appeared first on The Absolute Sound.... - Wharfedale Introduces Super Linton1 November 2024, 1:30 pm
November 1, 2024 | Cambridgeshire, England – No speaker better […] The post Wharfedale Introduces Super Linton appeared first on The Absolute Sound.... - VPI Announces Forever Series Model One29 October 2024, 3:53 pm
October 2024 – The VPI Forever Series ushers in a […] The post VPI Announces Forever Series Model One appeared first on The Absolute Sound....
- Legendary Music Producer Quincy Jones Has Passed4 November 2024, 1:40 pm
We are saddened to report that Quincy Jones, the legendary music producer, composer, and arranger, has passed. His enormous career left an indelible mark on the music industry throughout his illustrious career. Born on March 14, 1933, in Chicago, Jones began his musical journey as a trumpeter before transitioning into a groundbreaking producer and arranger. He worked with an astonishing array of artists, from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, and was instrumental in the creation of some of the ...
- Lobby Level -- Toronto Audiofest 2024 Show Report4 November 2024, 1:28 pm
On the ground floor, three rooms were located up a flight of stairs tucked away at the far side of the atrium. I totally missed them at one show and vowed never to make that mistake again. They typically have premium vendors and this show was no exception. James Tanner of Bryston was in his usual chair in this listening room and gave me the rundown on new products. The Model T10 with dual tweeters, dual midrange drivers, and four 8" woofers has been seen before in Montreal. What was new here we... - Audiophiles Can Try An Alternative... Hip-Hop To Ranchera!3 November 2024, 12:36 pm
What kind of music do you listen to? Whatever comes on the radio? A particular favorite? Rock? Classical? Blues? Gospel? House? Country and Western? Alternative? Pop? Tech? Doo-Wop? Jazz? Rhythm & Blues? Folk? Ethnic? (What kind of ethnic?) Dixieland? Big band? Marching Band? Garage band? Another kind, entirely? Or many different kinds? Music is probably – maybe even before smearing marks on cave walls – humanity's oldest art form. As long as we have had voices, we have sung &nd... - Second Floor: Toronto Audiofest 2024 Show Report2 November 2024, 1:50 pm
The 2nd Floor opened up with a balcony surrounding the atrium on the ground level. There were booths around the balcony and rooms of various sizes that you could enter from the balcony. There were also a couple of sleeping rooms along a hallway you could access near the elevators. I hope you didn't miss those. That's where I'll start. This room was a real treat, mating Nagra electronics with a Harbeth 40.3 XD speaker for the first time in my experience and with excellent results. The current X... - World Premiere Review: Siltech Master Crown Cables Review2 November 2024, 11:15 am
During the third week in June, I was invited to attend a limited press event in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The event was sponsored by Monarch Systems, based in Englewood, CO, Siltech's US Importer, to introduce and promote the launch of Siltech's new flagship line of cables, Master Crown. I reported on that event here, at Enjoy the Music.com, on June 29th, with Siltech Launches Master Crown Cables. I also provided coverage on my audio analyst YouTube channel, with E181: Siltech's Master Crown Cable,...
- REVIEW: TiGLON MS-DR20R ⸜ analog interconnect RCA » JAPAN1 November 2024, 12:00 am
ReviewText by WOJCIECH PACUŁA translation by Marek Dyba images by “High Fidelity”No 246 November 1, 2024⌈ The Japanese company TiGLON was founded in 2008. Initially named Kryna Pro, it changed its name to TiGLON in 2010, and its founder and chief designer is Mr. KENTARO OKINO. We test the inexpensive RCA analog interconnect MS-DR20R. ⌋THE JAPANESE COMPANY TIGLON (its name is stylized by the manufacturer as 'TiGLON') should be familiar to readers ... - MUSIC ⸜ Our Albums Series: MILTON NASCIMENTO & ESPERANZA SPALDING, Milton + Esperanza, Concord Records UCCO-1243, SHM-CD ⸜ 2024 » USA / JAPAN1 November 2024, 12:00 am
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ReviewText by WOJCIECH PACUŁA translation by Marek Dyba images by “High Fidelity”, Stage III Concepts (cross-section)No 246 November 1, 2024⌈ Stage III Concepts is an American company based in Brooklyn, New York, specializing in audio cables. It was founded by LUIS DE LA FUENTE in 1996 - he is its owner and also its designer. Stage III Concepts gained recognition with its vacuum dielectric cables, and later with the use of rare materials for conductors. It ... - REVIEW: Phonia GRAVIS 400 ⸜ loudspeakers • floor-standing » POLAND1 November 2024, 12:00 am
ReviewText by WOJCIECH PACUŁA translation by Marek Dyba images by “High Fidelity”, PhoniaNo 246 November 1, 2024˻ PREMIERE ˼⌈ PHONIA is one of the youngest Polish companies, founded in 2018 by Mr. PIOTR KUROWSKI. It specializes in loudspeaker development and is based in Wronki. We are PREMIERE testing the three-way, seven-driver (!), floor-standing GRAVIS 400. ⌋AUDIO COMPANIES COME AND GO. One look at the list of Polish brands de... - REVIEW: Aura VA-40 REBIRTH ⸜ integrated amplifier » JAPAN1 November 2024, 12:00 am
ReviewText by WOJCIECH PACUŁA translation by Marek Dyba images by “High Fidelity”No 246 November 1, 2024⌈ AURA, currently a Japanese company, was founded in 1989 in the UK. Its first and most famous device was the VA-40 integrated amplifier. In 1996 the brand was bought by the Japanese company Yukimu, which last year prepared a new version of the classic, the VA-40 Rebirth. ⌋THE HISTORY OF THE AURA COMPANY in some ways resembles the adventures o...
- Audiomods 12" Series Six Tonearm1 November 2024, 8:44 pm
In 2020 Jeff Spalls introduced the Audiomods Series Six tonearm, providing many analog hobbyists with an opportunity to experience excellent yet affordable analog playback. Shortly after the Series Six's introduction, two significant events altered the audio landscape for many of us. First, the Ichikawa Jewel Company LTD shuttered its doors, leading to the loss of... Read More » The post Audiomods 12" Series Six Tonearm appeared first on Positive Feedback.... - MOON TO SHOWCASE TWO SYSTEMS AT FINEST AUDIO SHOW, ZURICH1 November 2024, 7:14 pm
October 31, 2024 (Montreal, Canada) – MOON will be showcasing two premium systems at this weekend’s Finest Audio Show in Zurich. The 390 and 330A will form the heart of one system, while the flagship 891 network player/preamplifier and 761 power amplifier combination will drive the other. Each system will be voiced by Trenner &... Read More » The post MOON TO SHOWCASE TWO SYSTEMS AT FINEST AUDIO SHOW, ZURICH appeared first on Positive Feedback.... - Introducing Wireworld Cable Technology Series 10 - Xtraordinary1 November 2024, 7:12 pm
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL November 1, 2024 – Wireworld Cable Technology, one of the world’s most respected brands of high-performance audio and video cables, is introducing their next generation ‘Series 10’ audio cables. These new cables incorporate several technical and visual improvements over the previous ‘Series 8’. The patented DNA Helix designs have been upgraded with... Read More » The post Introducing Wireworld Cable Technology Series 10 - Xtraordinary... - ZYX R100H Cartridge1 November 2024, 7:10 pm
This article by Bob Levi originally ran in Positive Feedback ISSUE 15 September/October 2004, so while we call this section "New Old Stock - Articles from Our Days in Print" you are also going to see some articles from our early days of going online. A true bargain doesn't come along often in high end... Read More » The post ZYX R100H Cartridge appeared first on Positive Feedback.... - Schumann, via AI? (Not.)1 November 2024, 7:04 pm
Schumann Symphony 4 (orig. vers.); Manfred Overture. Yun: Cello Concerto. Jaemin Han, cello; Korean National Symphony Orchestra/David Reiland. Decca Records (Korea). Downloads and streams: music.apple.com; plixid.net (FLAC 24/96); qobuz.com (16/44.1); spotify.com; uk.7digital.com (M4A, MP3, FLAC) Universal, the current parent company of Decca and Deutsche Grammophon, has been unusually unforthcoming about this particular production. Although it was listed in... Read More » T...
- MartinLogan Impression ESL 11A Speakers22 October 2024, 9:57 pm
-Photo courtesy, The Music Room Yep, gotta admit being a fanboy of MartinLogan. Having owned and/or reviewed nearly every MartinLogan panel speaker made since the CLS in the 80s, these panels are not only easy to deal with but easy to incorporate into your room without a lot of placement issues. The ESL11A’s are part […]... - The Weiss 501 DAC22 October 2024, 11:12 am
-Photos courtesy The Music Room This DAC is the perfect example of a great, slightly used product. Having just finished my review on the Weiss 502, they explain the difference between the 501 and 502 is the latter having a balanced, 4 pin headphone output on the rear face of the unit. This is the […]... - The Java Double Shot Power Amplifier19 October 2024, 11:41 pm
From the click of the super stylish power button that merely needs your touch to illuminate a diffuse white circle of light, the Double Shot power amplifier from Java gets you going. To illustrate just how serious I am, listening begins with Jon Astley’s “Jane’s Getting Serious” on 12-inch maxi-single no less. Those Yamaha DX7 […]... - Revox releases the NEW B-77 Mk.III16 October 2024, 8:25 pm
How cool is this? Revox announced today, the launch of their new B-77 Mk.III reel to reel tape deck. This is not a discussion about the validity of the format. We know there are plenty of tape enthusiasts, and if you want higher fidelity than a late 70s tape deck can deliver, you’ve had to […]... - REL produces an SE version of their T/9x (in cool colors)3 October 2024, 5:25 am
REL calls the new T/9x SE “A Carbon Special for the rest of us…” This new addition to the top of the T-Series features obvious visual upgrades, in three new super-cool colors (Le Mon Yellow, Tangerine Dream and Italian Racing Red) and a new driver offering faster response and more ultimate dynamic output. At REL […]...
- Arendal Sound 1528 Tower 8 Loudspeaker: Why I’m Going 3500 Miles to Learn How it Happened1 November 2024, 4:00 am
Company visits The SoundStage! Network began in 1995. By 1998, traveling to visit hi-fi companies had become a regular occurrence for me. At first, I toured companies close to my home in Ottawa, Canada—those located in the Toronto and Montreal metropolitan areas, mostly. By 2000, I was traveling to companies in the United States and Europe as well. ... - Wooed by Wood—The Sonus Faber Sonetto V G21 November 2024, 4:00 am
Note: measurements taken in the anechoic chamber at Canada’s National Research Council can be found through this link. If you’ve been following this column, you might know I’ve recently developed a preference for white speakers in my living room. It started with the striking Estelon Auras, which I reviewed a year ago, and continued with the sleek Totem Bison Twin Towers, featured in August. So when my review pair of Sonus Faber Sonetto V G2s arrived and I found out they had th... - Recommended Reference Component: Simaudio Moon 891 Streaming Preamplifier15 October 2024, 4:00 am
In May 2023, Simaudio released its Moon North Collection, comprising the 641 integrated amplifier, 681 streaming digital-to-analog converter (DAC), 761 and 861 power amplifiers, and 791 and 891 streaming preamplifiers. In December 2023, Doug Schneider reviewed the 791 on this site, highlighting the preamp’s DAC, streaming functionality, and MM/MC phono stage, and concluded that it should “appeal to the discerning audiophile who wants an uncompromised preamplifier that could easily ha... - Orchard Audio PecanPi+ Streamer Premium DAC15 October 2024, 4:00 am
Note: for the full suite of measurements from the SoundStage! Audio-Electronics Lab, click here. “Simplify, then add lightness,” British inventor and Lotus founder Colin Chapman once said. New Jersey-based Orchard Audio may not have attained the renown for iconic designs that Lotus has nor quite the status of an exemplar of American hi-fi as Naim or Harbeth have of British hi-fi. But it does seem to have followed Chapman’s paradigm, handcrafting relatively small, light compone... - Bryston Model T10 Loudspeaker1 October 2024, 4:00 am
Canadian hi-fi stalwart Bryston doesn’t sit still. Known for decades as a manufacturer of robust analog amplification, they got into digital audio approximately 20 years ago, eventually offering a full suite of digital front-end gear. Soon they had launched their first loudspeaker, the Model T, which Aron Garrecht reviewed for SoundStage! Hi-Fi in 2013. Within three years, Bryston had added a turntable to their catalog (sourced from Italy’s Gold Note, and since withdrawn) to compleme...
- VPE Electrodynamics Crystal Dipole Speaker & Model 1 DSP Dipole Subwoofer Review11 October 2024, 7:20 pm
Variety for the budget audiophile Let’s say you have $3K to spend on speakers. What will you buy? One of the hundreds of OK sounding box speakers? Maybe a Vandersteen or a dipole speaker like a Magnepan? I have owned the Vandersteen 1B and 2CE, the Magnepan MMG and 1.6QR (and reviewed the .7i; see [...] The post VPE Electrodynamics Crystal Dipole Speaker & Model 1 DSP Dipole Subwoofer Review appeared first on Dagogo.... - 2024 California Audio Show (CAS11) Show Report: Gestalt Audio & Lotus Group17 August 2024, 7:12 pm
2024 California Audio Show (CAS11) Show Report: Gestalt Audio & Lotus Group The post 2024 California Audio Show (CAS11) Show Report: Gestalt Audio & Lotus Group appeared first on Dagogo.... - 2024 California Audio Show (CAS11) Show Report: Audio Note UK17 August 2024, 7:10 pm
2024 California Audio Show (CAS11) Show Report: Audio Note UK The post 2024 California Audio Show (CAS11) Show Report: Audio Note UK appeared first on Dagogo.... - 2024 California Audio Show (CAS11) Show Report: Clarisys Audio, WestminsterLab, LampizatOR12 August 2024, 11:09 pm
2024 California Audio Show (CAS11) Show Report: Clarisys Audio, WestminsterLab, LampizatOR The post 2024 California Audio Show (CAS11) Show Report: Clarisys Audio, WestminsterLab, LampizatOR appeared first on Dagogo.... - 2024 California Audio Show (CAS11) Show Report: Audience AV, Atma-Sphere8 August 2024, 11:32 pm
2024 California Audio Show (CAS11) Show Report: Audience AV, Atma-Sphere The post 2024 California Audio Show (CAS11) Show Report: Audience AV, Atma-Sphere appeared first on Dagogo....
- 72 Hours in Santa Monica with the dCS Varese1 November 2024, 6:10 pm
Audio: Listen to this article. When Rolls Royce unveiled its bespoke Sweptail in 2017, journalists had to travel to Villa d'Este for Concorso d'Eleganza in Cernobbio, Italy to see it. When the first McLaren W1 rolls off the line in 2025, one can bet it won’t be delivered to the doorstep of writers seeking to hammer on the accelerator of the magnificent 1,200+ horsepower machine. The s... - dCS Varese Listening Events23 October 2024, 3:17 pm
Audio: Listen to this article. Hey guys, if you’re in the Los Angeles area this weekend, or even if you don’t currently have plans to be, I highly recommend making a point to be at The Audio Salon Friday or Saturday to hear the new dCS Varese. I’ll be there both Friday and Saturday, and have scheduled time to listen to the entire Varese stack on my own after the event. I&r... - Reality Quest: Review of the Taiko Audio Olympus Music Server (Part 2 of 2)22 October 2024, 2:56 pm
Audio: Listen to this article. In Part 1 of this review, I covered what has changed in the Taiko ecosystem in the past four years, dug into the hardware design and more unique aspects of the new Taiko Audio Olympus Music Server, and shared some curious first impressions. In this Part 2, I dig into the relationship between power consumption and sound quality on the Olympus, the impac... - Reality Quest: Review of the Taiko Audio Olympus Music Server (Part 1 of 2)15 October 2024, 3:15 pm
Audio: Listen to this article. In the before times, immediately prior to the start of the pandemic, I decided to put an end to my endless DIY digital music server tweaking and optimizing, and purchase a digital music server that had all the tweaks and optimizations I was exploring, but taken to their (no pun intended) absolute extreme. I took a leap of faith and purchased a Taiko Au... - Can I use iCloud For HiFi Music Storage?10 October 2024, 2:26 pm
Audio: Listen to this article. When I started this site in 2007, local music storage was all we had. Whether internal, external, or network attached drives, all music was stored locally. Streaming changed this and also enabled us to enjoy the benefits of music everywhere, without the maintenance issues of managing our own files. However, the benefits of owning one’s music and listenin...
- Meet VPI’s Model One Turntable, the First Entry in Their New Forever Series4 November 2024, 12:00 am
In our humble opinion here at AP, turntables are forever. VPI Industries clearly agree with that statement, as they’ve just announced the Model One turntable, the first entry in their new Forever series.As we alluded to in our review of VPI’s special combo Super Scout/Scout 21 turntable last Monday (i.e., October 28, 2024) — a review that you can read right here — VPI was on the verge of announcing a new VIP-level turntable, and they’ve done so in pure style with... - Toronto Audiofest Show Report, Part 2: Oracle Audio and Stable 33.331 November 2024, 12:00 am
Welcome back to Toronto Audiofest! In Part 1 of my show report — which posted right here on AP on October 29, 2024 — I delved into two of the best turntable setups that I experienced at TAF during the weekend of October 18-20, 2024. That pair of fine tables were part of what I saw and heard in the rooms of Wynn Audio (namely, a Thiele TT01/TA01 turntable and tonearm combo with an Ortofon Verismo cartridge) and Audio by Mark Jones (a Vertere RG-1 turntable outfitted with their own SG... - Halloween Spooktacular Round Robin Review of Frank Zappa’s Apostrophe (’) at 50: Our Collective Reflections, Recollections, and Reconsiderations Revolving Around Its Newly Expanded 180g 2LP Yellow Snow Splatter Vinyl Reissue31 October 2024, 12:00 am
Mike Mettler: If it’s Halloween, then it must mean it’s Frank Zappa time. As longtime Zappaphiliacs know, Frank had a long tradition of playing live shows on Halloween, and quite often in New York City — and many of those shows are available via official FZ recordings, and/or by other means. His progeny Dweezil Zappa has kept up that All Hallowed Eve’s tradition here and there over the years, and I had occasion to see DZ do the Halloween thing live a few times at the Bea... - Toronto Audiofest Show Report, Part 129 October 2024, 12:00 am
This year’s Toronto Audiofest couldn’t have had a better backdrop for the October 18-20, 2024, weekend. Seriously — just the week before, frosty mornings had welcomed us up here in Southwestern Ontario, reminding hardy Canucks that winter is not all that far away. But the TAF weekend was rife with nothing but warm sunny skies and trees in full autumn colors. To properly enjoy it all, my non-audiophile partner and I made the road trip from our homebase to Toronto Audiofest (a.k... - VPI Scout 21 Turntable28 October 2024, 12:00 am
“Taking the design cues of the Prime Scout, the Scout 21 is an evolution of its predecessor with an improved 300rpm motor housing, and improved isolation feet. Paired with a JMW 9 tonearm!” Thus boasts VPI Industries’ official site regarding their Scout 21 turntable — the model that replaced the Prime Scout, a table that was reviewed by the late, great Art Dudley on our sister site Stereophile in September 2017.In that review (which you can read in full here), Art wro...
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- 2024 Capital Audiofest Preview | CAF 20244 November 2024, 5:50 pm
While the PTA crew loves going to the Capital Audiofest in Rockville, Maryland every year, I haven't attended since before Covid. CAF is the last show of the calendar year, I suppose, and I'm usually focused on the year-end stuff such as the Buyers Guide, and the Product of the Year and Best Value awards. [...]... - DeVore Fidelity O/96: A Few More Thoughts | REVIEW3 November 2024, 8:00 am
My time with the DeVore Fidelity 0/96 has led me to more places than any other product I've ever reviewed on my “audiophile journey.” Now, some might groan a little with such an overused audiophile term in a formal evaluation, but building a relationship, swapping out parings and ultimately settling in with the two-way floorstander [...]... - Ideon Absolute Epsilon Meta 2024 DAC Upgrade | REVIEW1 November 2024, 7:00 am
If you had an opportunity to see my take on the superb Ideon Absolute digital suite of gear published last March HERE, you’ll be aware that it has rightfully secured its position among the uppermost echelon of such digital music regeneration machines. However, in January of this year, Ideon announced that the remarkable Epsilon DAC [...]... - Kondo Audio Note Factory Tour | On the Road30 October 2024, 7:00 am
Katsura Hirokawa-san, the chief designer of Kondo Audio Note Japan, stood up with conviction and said: “When Hiroyasu Kondo-san was alive, he emphasized that Kondo equipment must convey the emotion of this particular song.” As I sat in the back row of Kondo Audio Note’s factory listening room, the stylus touched the LP, releasing a [...]... - AudioVision San Francisco 25th Anniversary Audio Event28 October 2024, 10:53 pm
You might not know it from the headline, but the 3 day audio event hosted at AudioVision San Francisco and the Holiday Inn across the street probably brought in more HiFi brands than the actual SF audio show we visited back in July. A celebration of the 25th year for the retailer proved to be [...]...
- Shanling begins shipping its SM1.3 touchscreen streaming DAC4 November 2024, 12:47 pm
After teasing it at Munich High-End 2024, Shanling has formally announced the SM1.3: a touchscreen streaming DAC where an Android 12 OS runs in conjunction with Wifi-6 (or Ethernet) and a 5.8″ touchscreen to support streaming apps from Spotify, TIDAL, Apple Music, Apple Classical and Amazon Music. The touchscreen’s horizontal […] The post Shanling begins shipping its SM1.3 touchscreen streaming DAC first appeared on Darko.Audio.---------------------- No part of this RSS feed t... - Hi-fi furniture for normal people (video)3 November 2024, 2:14 pm
🎥 Camera: John Darko / Olaf von Voss 🎬 Editor: John Darko 🌈 Colour: Olaf von Voss 🕺🏻 Motion GFX: John Darko 💰 Ad segment: John Darko 🎵 Song IDs? Playlists of all music heard in this video – and other videos – can be found on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko 👉 […] The post Hi-fi furniture for normal people (video) first appeared on Darko.Audio.---------------------- No part of this RSS feed to be reproduc... - Wharfedale’s Super Linton promises more slam, attack and resolution1 November 2024, 12:17 pm
What is Wharfedale’s best-selling loudspeaker of the modern era? The answer is 2019’s reborn Linton: a large-format vintage-styled and vintage-voiced 3-way standmount loudspeaker selling for €1199 per pair; or €1449/pair with custom stands whose mid-section accommodates a small collection of vinyl records. But Linton designer Peter Comeau hasn’t sat idle. […] The post Wharfedale’s Super Linton promises more slam, attack and resolution first appeared on Da... - Hi-fi furniture for normal people30 October 2024, 12:10 pm
We normally talk about hi-fi gear on these pages but today I want to discuss the furniture used to arrange and display that hi-fi gear. I’ve got three everyman hi-fi furniture suggestions, two of which (I think) most people would consider ‘affordable’. None of the three were designed with hi-fi […] The post Hi-fi furniture for normal people first appeared on Darko.Audio.---------------------- No part of this RSS feed to be reproduced, recycled or re-purposed without perm... - Beyerdynamic readies DT 1770 PRO MKII, DT 1990 PRO MKII29 October 2024, 1:57 pm
Beyerdynamic marks its 100th anniversary with a pair of second-generation headphone models: the closed-back DT 1770 PRO MKII and the open-back DT 1990 PRO MKII. Both models feature a newly developed TESLA.45 driver, designed and made at the company’s headquarters in Heilbronn. According to Beyerdynamic, the new driver lowers distortion […] The post Beyerdynamic readies DT 1770 PRO MKII, DT 1990 PRO MKII first appeared on Darko.Audio.---------------------- No part of this RSS feed to...
- Pure Fidelity Symphony Turntable1 November 2024, 10:48 am
I believe the debut of a high-end audio manufacturer’s benchmark product is usually a reason for celebration. A turntable is doubly so, especially from a leading manufacturer like Vancouver’s Pure Fidelity Turntables. Owner/designer John Stratton asked me to judge his prototype turntable some years back. It was an excellent debut turntable, full of sonic goodness, great looks and exceptional value. Over the years, Stratton has continued to add to his line and improve upon each model ... - Alta Audio Aphrodite Speakers1 November 2024, 10:48 am
Some years ago, in 2016, Alta Audio came out with a floor-standing loudspeaker that deeply affected me due to its ability to cast a vast, life-like soundstage with intricate pinpoint accuracy in the imaging while keeping an intimate overall sound. It was called the Titanium Hestia, after the Greek Goddess “of the hearth, the home and family,” weighing about 140 lbs and costing USD 32,000 a pair. The Hestia was endowed with a variation of a D’Appolito Configuration and an open-b... - Mendelssohn Violin Concertos—Alina Ibragimova (violin), OAE conducted by Vladimir Jurowski—Hyperion vinyl edition [2024]29 October 2024, 3:16 pm
I’ve been banging on in reviews and our Everything Classical Music Livestream that digital is in our analogue future. As such, if classical fans want new vinyl to spin, many new releases and remasters (there are precious few) will be from digital or at least have, like ESOTERIC’s superb releases, a single digital step.A little research shows that this new pressing is from the initial run of five LPs chosen from the vaults at Hyperion. They are all digital, from the early ‘80s t... - Maurizio Pollini—Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28/DG The Original Source vinyl reissue21 October 2024, 4:44 pm
Maurizio Pollini (1942-2024)The great Pollini’s famous DG recording of Chopin’s Preludes, Op. 28 (recorded in Munich’s Herkulessaal in 1972 and released in 1975), has been remastered (AAA) for LP by the Emil Berliner Studios for DG’s now celebrated Original Source vinyl series and was released a few weeks ago. Optimal printed 3400 copies. I received mine next-day delivery from Amazon.ca (CAD 66)—it was flat and silent. I’m not sure how Emil Berliner’s Ra... - Audiophilia Dream List ©2 October 2024, 12:00 pm
UPDATED OCT 2, 2024.This list will be updated regularly. The latest additions appear at the top. When the latest update appears, the previous update selections will be placed in genre sections for easier viewing. Welcome to the Audiophilia Dream List. A list of original (OG) or reissued vinyl of all genres compiled by me. I’ll post the list at the top of the review page and link it across our social media anytime it’s significantly updated. As vinyl has become prohibitively expensive...
- Warsaw Audio Video Show 20241 November 2024, 1:05 pm
The Warsaw Audio Video Show is one of the last events on the audio calendar. There’s far too much to see, but we found the best from A to Z. The post Warsaw Audio Video Show 2024 appeared first on hi-fi+.... - Aardvark in-line network filter30 October 2024, 10:24 pm
No, not the African insect-eater, but instead, a clever and great-sounding in-line network filter from Argentina. After plugging it in, Alan Sircom thinks that good things come in small packages! The post Aardvark in-line network filter appeared first on hi-fi+.... - iFi Audio iCAN Phantom30 October 2024, 9:50 pm
Looking like two products in one – and with a spec sheet to match – iFi Audio’s iCAN Phantom is a headphone amp masterpiece in valve or solid-state operation, says Simon Lucas. The post iFi Audio iCAN Phantom appeared first on hi-fi+.... - Mola Mola Lupe30 October 2024, 6:41 pm
Named after a Hawaiian fish, Kevin Fiske thinks the Lupe is one of the most flexible phono preamps he’s ever used. It’s also one of the best he’s ever heard! The post Mola Mola Lupe appeared first on hi-fi+.... - Bricasti M1 Series II30 October 2024, 5:20 pm
Jason Kennedy could not resist a spot of Rick-rolling when describing the sound of the excellent Bricasti M1 Series II DAC. It’s the product that put Bricasti on the map! The post Bricasti M1 Series II appeared first on hi-fi+....
- Neat fires up Jet models31 October 2024, 12:00 am
AMT tweeters and trickle down tech for new range UK speaker maker Neat Acoustics has leveraged designs from its Ultimatum range for a new, more affordable Momentum Jet series debuting with the J-S standmount and J-6 floorstander [pictured]. Selling for £4995 and £9995, respectively, both use a JET AMT (Air Motion Transformer) tweeter sourced from ELAC instead of the soft dome/EMIT super-tweeter array of Neat’s Ultimatum speakers, and feature MDF rather than Finnish birch ply ca... - Getting a grip31 October 2024, 12:00 am
Confirgurable AC filter aims to clean up Powergrip’s YG3 ‘clean power unit’ has launched in the UK priced £2799 and is designed to manage mains distribution in a multi-component system via 12 output sockets rated at a combined 25A/5.75kW. The mains outlets are arranged in two banks of six, one bank using a ‘General’ in-line filter that features large ‘Nanocrystalline’ air-cored inductors while the other six include additional, configurable parallel... - More ZEN from iFi Audio31 October 2024, 12:00 am
Desktop headphone amp and bluetooth added IFi Audio has released new iterations of its compact ZEN CAN headphone amp and ZEN Blue Bluetooth DAC. The new ZEN CAN 3 (£229) is said to boost output power compared to its predecessors [HFN Nov ’20] to 2W/64ohm, and introduces a ‘micro-speaker amplification mode’ for in-ear ’phones with xMEMS drivers, alongside new analogue EQ presets. Meanwhile, iFi Audio’s ZEN Blue 3 [pictured] shares the same compact, curved chass... - Flag-waving Furutech31 October 2024, 12:00 am
Project V1-L tops Japanese brand’s interconnect lineup Cable specialist Furutech has a new flagship interconnect. Priced at £4930 and £5060 for RCA- and XLR-terminated 1.2m lengths, respectively, the Project V1-L features a ‘hybrid’ three-layer configuration of OCC and DUCC conductors, all subject to the brand’s proprietary cryogenic and demagnetisation processes. Furutech’s ‘Nano Crystal Formula’ (NFC) tech. is also employed in the rhodium-p... - Jackson Browne For Everyman31 October 2024, 12:00 am
Jackson Browne For Everyman Featuring David Crosby, Glenn Frey, Joni Mitchell and more, Browne's second LP is a flagwaver for the 1970s Cali dream. Steve Sutherland hears the 180g reissue Lana knows what I'm on about. In the song 'Brooklyn Baby' from her brilliant 2014 LP Ultraviolence, Ms Del Rey complains, 'They think I don't understand the freedom land of the '70s'. She was born, you see, in 1985 and Lana - known to her mum and dad as Elizabeth Grant - is deemed by those who should know bette...
- A Tohoku Jazz Kissa Adventure (Part 2): Exit To Vintage Street4 November 2024, 11:54 am
Eric Pye continues his trip north taking in the Jazz Kissas of Tohoku.... - Pro-Ject’s Classic Reference Turntable Goes Back to the Future: Preview3 November 2024, 2:00 pm
From $6,000, the Pro-Ject Classic Reference turntable combines a vintage look with high-end construction and performance for audiophiles.... - TEAC’s HA-507 Headphone Amp and Preamp Eschews Digital Circuitry For All-Analog Experience: Preview3 November 2024, 10:00 am
At $1,999, the Technics HA-507 is a pure analog headphone amplifier and preamplifier with a balanced/dual mono configuration.... - THX HDMI Interconnect Review: An Affordable Cable That Actually Makes a Difference2 November 2024, 7:58 pm
Do expensive video cables really make a difference? The $45 THX HDMI Interconnects prove you don't have to spend a fortune to achieve all of your home theater connection goals.... - Review: Flaming Lips’ Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots 20th Anniversary Dolby Atmos Blu-ray Disc1 November 2024, 9:31 pm
Dolby Atmos mix of Flaming Lips classic Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots album on Blu-ray takes earlier surround mix to the next level....
- Sonus faber Sonetto VIII G2 Floor Standing and Sonetto Center Channel Loudspeaker Review4 November 2024, 12:00 pm
Sonus faber recently introduced the G2 (as in second generation) of its Sonetto line of loudspeakers. Sonetto is derived from the Italian... The post Sonus faber Sonetto VIII G2 Floor Standing and Sonetto Center Channel Loudspeaker Review appeared first on HomeTheaterHifi.com.... - Lyngdorf MP-60 2.1 Home Theater Processor Review30 October 2024, 12:00 pm
What sort of home theater processor do you get from a Danish HiFi company in partnership with perhaps the most renowned piano manufacturer... The post Lyngdorf MP-60 2.1 Home Theater Processor Review appeared first on HomeTheaterHifi.com.... - PS Audio Aspen FR5 Stand-mount Speakers Review28 October 2024, 12:00 pm
PS Audio, purveyor of fine audio products, announced its new Aspen series of speakers, and the audio world seems to have gone wild over them. They are truly beautiful. I obtained a pair of Aspen FR5 Stand-mount speakers for review. As you can see in the photo above, a semi-gloss white finish is very modern-looking […] The post PS Audio Aspen FR5 Stand-mount Speakers Review appeared first on HomeTheaterHifi.com.... - miniDSP Flex HTx Digital Audio Processor Review23 October 2024, 12:00 pm
Hong Kong-based miniDSP has been manufacturing affordable, high-performance audio DSP(digital signal processing) products for the past... The post miniDSP Flex HTx Digital Audio Processor Review appeared first on HomeTheaterHifi.com.... - HIFIMAN Susvara Unveiled Planar Magnetic Headphone Review21 October 2024, 12:00 pm
HIFIMAN is a company known for its continuing pursuit of refinement. In its line of headphones, there are the original models, followed by... The post HIFIMAN Susvara Unveiled Planar Magnetic Headphone Review appeared first on HomeTheaterHifi.com....
- Mobile Fidelity Master Phono Preamplifier28 October 2024, 7:17 pm
The Mobile Fidelity Master Phono preamplifier has been available for a number of years with reviews available. This review is posted to give you another data point to factor in if you are considering acquiring this component. Executive summary: Consider it! Read on to grok that advice. The Master Phono, $5,995, has a number of […]... - Atma-Sphere Class D Amplifiers – MINI-REVIEW30 July 2024, 8:00 pm
This is a mini-review with no formal rating because after about a week of listening to this product, its strengths and weaknesses were apparent. A longer listening interval, which would be normal for a full review, was not required to draw the following conclusions. The reference system, on hand or in recent memory, included an […]... - My Sonic Lab Signature Platinum Moving Coil Phono Cartridge – MINI REVIEW21 April 2024, 3:55 pm
This is a Mini Review: short term audition, impressions below, no rating. A broken-in My Sonic Labs Signature Platinum moving coil phono cartridge recently visited my listening room for a couple of weeks. In that time, there were opportunities to audition the cartridge on both an Acoustic Signature TA-7000 Neo tonearm and an Origin Live […]... - Audience frontRow USB Cable22 February 2024, 7:16 pm
There has been a lot of discussion about digital cables, centering on the fact that digital data simply contains 1 and 0. The 1 is 5 Volts, and the 0 is zero Volts. Either “on” or “off”. What could go wrong? This is the heart of the controversy, since some folks seem to be convinced […]... - Hana Umami Red Phono Cartridge and Musical Surroundings Phonomena III Phono Preamplifier9 December 2023, 11:10 pm
A proper Japanese translation of the word umami is the “essence of deliciousness”. Still another suggests the literal translation to be a “pleasant, savory taste”. These definitions apply to the Hana Umami Red moving coil phono cartridge, which is not only a real treat to hear, but is also a treat for your wallet at […]...
- Review: The Schiit Loki Max Equalizer24 September 2024, 5:57 pm
The Schiit Loki Max Equalizer: Miracle Worker – A Brilliant Way To Fix Imperfect Sound Review by Jamie Gillies When I was sixteen, my parents surprised me with a Panasonic CH-80 Mini System for Christmas. It was one of those 3-disc CD changer, tape deck, tuner, integrated amplifier and speakers in one. Many of you remember these mid-1990s systems. They have largely been vilified by audiophiles as a cheap, slightly better than a boombox, creation that helped speed u... - Review: NAD C588 Turntable (Upgraded)29 August 2024, 11:25 pm
NAD C588 Turntable with a Nagaoka MP-110 Cartridge – Smooth and Robust ‘In the House’ review by David Neice MSRP with stock Ortofon 2M Red Cartridge – $1199 Canadian. Nagaoka MP-110 high-output cartridge – $219 Canadian. Verdict: While the NAD turntable comes standa... - Review: Q Acoustics Concept 20 Bookshelf Speakers3 July 2024, 6:26 pm
Retro Review: Q Acoustics Concept 20 – A Small Monitor With A Big Sound MSRP: $900 (Canadian) Direct marketed and also retailed. Verdict: The main strength of the Q Acoustics Concept 20 is neutrality. This results from the unique cabinet design (discussed below) which reduces cabinet resonances to a vanishing level. Rarely have I heard a more neutral transducer. The sound is big and bold for such a small monitor and the Concept 20 can be firmly recommended as exceptional ... - Reviewing The New MITMAT Family Of Resonance Control Products17 June 2024, 5:42 pm
MITMAT: Turntable Mat, MITMAT Foundation: stabilization and isolation platform, MITFIT: footers for devices Review by Jamie Gillies Turntables are such fascinating devices. Here we are in the mid-2020s and this technology, a very simple process of needle to groove, has dramatically grown in popularity despite a world that has shifted to digital streaming, making music more accessible and cheaper. But music is not something that is just zeroes and ones through a wifi connection. ... - Review: Unity Audio CancerFighter RCA Interconnects15 June 2024, 3:20 pm
Review by Noam Bronstein I thought I’d get clever and talk about how cables are the vascular systems of our hifi’s. But I’ll just go ahead and say it: I hate cable reviews. I don’t read them, and I try my best to avoid writing them. Of course, I know there are many worthwhile cables to try out (and I do). Writing about them could be a worthy endeavour, but not for me. I don’t push cables, and avoid giving cable advice, as much as possible. The reasons are man...
- KEFINE Delci AE Review4 November 2024, 10:13 am
Today, Thomas reviews the KEFINE Delci AE, an enhanced edition of the original single 10mm dual-cavity dynamic driver IEM with a dual-tone nozzle. It is priced at $89. Disclaimer: This sample was sent to me in exchange for my honest opinion. Headfonics is an independent website with no affiliate links or status. I thank KEFINE for their support. To read more about KEFINE products we have previously featured on Headfonics click here. Please note, that this article follow... - FiiO BTR13 Review2 November 2024, 9:45 am
Today, Meldrick reviews the FiiO BTR13, a multifunctional Bluetooth dongle with a dual CS43131 DAC and up to 220mW of balanced output power. It is priced at $69.99. Disclaimer: This sample was sent to me in exchange for my honest opinion. Headfonics is an independent website with no affiliate links or services. I thank FiiO for their support. You can click here to learn more about the FiiO audio products we have previously reviewed on Headfonics. This post follows our curren... - Heartfield Blanc Review1 November 2024, 9:37 am
In today’s feature, Kurt reviews and compares the Heartfield Blanc, a five-balanced armature driver universal in-ear monitor priced at $249.00. Disclaimer: This sample was sent to me in exchange for my honest opinion. Headfonics is an independent website with no affiliate links or status. I thank Linsoul for their support. Click here to learn more about the Linsoul products we have previously reviewed on Headfonics. Note that this post follows our current scoring ... - SMSL RAW-MDA1 Review30 October 2024, 9:34 am
In today’s feature, Lynn reviews the SMSL RAW-MDA1, a new desktop ES9039Q2M DAC and integrated 2.5W capable headphone amplifier. It is priced at $279.99 Disclaimer: This sample was sent to me in exchange for my honest opinion. Headfonics is an independent website with no affiliate links or partnerships. I thank Shenzhen Audio and SMSL for their support. Click here to learn more about the SMSL products we previously reviewed on Headfonics. This article follows... - ONIX Alpha XI1 Review28 October 2024, 10:18 am
Today, Louis reviews the ONIX Alpha XI1, the company’s debut dual CS43198 Dongle DAC with up to 500mW of balanced output power. It is priced at $109. Disclaimer: This sample was sent to me in exchange for my honest opinion. Headfonics is an independent website with no affiliate links or status. I thank ONIX and Shanling for their support. Click here to learn more about the ONIX products we previously discussed on Headfonics. Note that this article ...
- Schiit Audio’s New Power Amp, Pre, DAC And Remote Hit Presale4 November 2024, 9:09 pm
It isn’t out quite yet, but Schiit Audio has released a pre sale for a trio of new products that The post Schiit Audio’s New Power Amp, Pre, DAC And Remote Hit Presale appeared first on AudioHead.... - Grado Pays Homage To Its Past With The New Signature HP100 SE29 October 2024, 5:28 pm
The holiday season always brings out some of the best new products in HiFi. This week a new direction from The post Grado Pays Homage To Its Past With The New Signature HP100 SE appeared first on AudioHead.... - The Best Vintage Stereo Amplifiers – If You See These Models At A Garage Sale, Buy Them!15 October 2024, 6:07 pm
Have you ever passed by a garage sale, or been in the “audio” section of Goodwill and noticed an amplifier The post The Best Vintage Stereo Amplifiers – If You See These Models At A Garage Sale, Buy Them! appeared first on AudioHead.... - All The Holiday Headphone News In 10 Videos7 October 2024, 9:50 pm
If you closely follow high fidelity personal audio, there is a chance you keep an eye out for all the The post All The Holiday Headphone News In 10 Videos appeared first on AudioHead.... - Look Ma! No Wires, No Amps! Just the Focal Diva Utopia!4 October 2024, 5:51 pm
While Focal certainly isn’t the first brand to offer up a high-end wireless speaker to the HiFi gods, it certainly The post Look Ma! No Wires, No Amps! Just the Focal Diva Utopia! appeared first on AudioHead....
- Grado’s new Signature HP100 SE headphones are a contemporary homage to the trailblazing high-end HP1 model heralding a new design direction29 October 2024, 5:37 pm
October 29, 2024, Grado Labs, world-renowned designer and manufacturer of award-winning headphones, announces the release of its newest and flagship The post Grado’s new Signature HP100 SE headphones are a contemporary homage to the trailblazing high-end HP1 model heralding a new design direction appeared first on Headphone Guru.... - beyerdynamic Adds New TESLA.45 Driver to Second Generation of Premium DT 1770 and DT 1990 PRO MKII Studio Headphones29 October 2024, 3:00 pm
The company’s second generation of its studio reference headphones offer improved sound quality, elevated comfort, and versatile playback for today’s The post beyerdynamic Adds New TESLA.45 Driver to Second Generation of Premium DT 1770 and DT 1990 PRO MKII Studio Headphones appeared first on Headphone Guru.... - Grado Signature HP100 SE Open Air Headphone – Horizons Expanded29 October 2024, 2:00 pm
In recognition of Joseph Grado’s 100th birthday, Grado Labs is releasing its newest flagship model, the Signature HP100 SE Open The post Grado Signature HP100 SE Open Air Headphone – Horizons Expanded appeared first on Headphone Guru.... - Audeze Releases Limited Edition Maxwell “Wasabi” Gaming Headset22 October 2024, 6:06 pm
Los Angeles, CA – October 22nd, 2024 – Audeze, the leading premium headphone manufacturer, is excited to announce the launch The post Audeze Releases Limited Edition Maxwell “Wasabi” Gaming Headset appeared first on Headphone Guru.... - CanJam SoCal 2024 – Coverage Sponsored by Noble Audio Conclusion17 October 2024, 6:00 am
I would like to extend special thanks to Noble Audio for making this coverage possible, not only do they make The post CanJam SoCal 2024 – Coverage Sponsored by Noble Audio Conclusion appeared first on Headphone Guru....
- Ruark unveils R610 Music Console and Sabre-R bookshelf speakers4 November 2024, 12:00 am
British company Ruark Audio has announced the return of one of its original loudspeakers plus its first ever music console. The company says the R610 Music Console and Sabre-R bookshelf speakers: “revive the stereo concept as a complete music system for the modern era… evoking the stereo music centres of the Seventies and echoing the rest of Ruark’s 100 Series lineup, the R610 Music Console and Sabre-R Bookshelf Speakers bring timeless style to any interior space.”With... - Sun Audio introduces Purified 4 desktop speaker system, Atohm 9 passive subwoofer and Nord DSP-DAC NCAS500MP amp1 November 2024, 12:00 am
Sun Audio has unveiled three new products: the Purified 4 Desktop speaker system, Atohm 9 passive subwoofer and Nord DSP-DAC NCAS500MP amplifier.The Purified 4 Desktop is available in several variants with PURIFI 102mm mid/bass driver and BlieSMa 25mm tweeter. Every variant includes a crossover profile tuned for optimal tonal balance and the company claims the spherical-shaped mid/bass driver enclosure enables an exceptional linear on and off-axis response.The Purified 4 Desktop is a modular... - dCS Audio unleashes Varèse music system1 November 2024, 12:00 am
dCS Audio says its new Varèse music system is its most advanced to date, offering a level of performance beyond anything it’s ever created. “At the same time,” the UK company adds: “it brings a simpler, more intuitive user experience and an ambitious design that marries cutting-edge mechanics and hardware with a striking and tactile form”.The Varèse Music System comprises five components: Core, two Mono DACs (one for each channel), User Interface and... - Q Acoustics introduces E300A in-ceiling amp31 October 2024, 12:00 am
Q Acoustics has unveiled its E300A ceiling-installed hi-fi amp, which is designed to form the centre of a smart home eco-system. The company says the E300A is: “suitable for installation in any room in the home and is just as capable of powering a single-room setup or expansive multi-room system as it is driving an entire smart home”.Its integrated Amazon Alexa voice-control is activated by three far-field microphones in a bid to ensure 360° coverage across even the largest ope... - How do you listen to music on the move?31 October 2024, 12:00 am
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- Bowers & Wilkins Unveils New Finishes for PX7 S2e & PX8 Headphones18 September 2024, 7:00 am
18th September, Worthing, UK: Renowned British audio brand, Bowers & Wilkins, has introduced two new premium finishes to its portfolio of high performance, multi-award-winning over-ear headphones, Px7 S2e and Px8. The new Px7 S2e Ruby Red and Px8 Dark Forest finishes expand on the already extensive range of colors available – the widest choice of colors […] The post Bowers & Wilkins Unveils New Finishes for PX7 S2e & PX8 Headphones appeared first on Audio Bacon.... - XACT unveils revolutionary XACT S1 EVO Music Server and PHANTOM Cables5 September 2024, 6:44 pm
XACT is proud to announce the launch of two groundbreaking products that set new benchmarks in high-fidelity audio performance: the XACT S1 EVO Music Server and the XACT PHANTOM™ USB and LAN Cables. These new offerings cater to the most discerning audiophiles, delivering exceptional sound quality through advanced engineering, meticulous craftsmanship, and innovative design. XACT […] The post XACT unveils revolutionary XACT S1 EVO Music Server and PHANTOM Cables appeared first on Aud... - Zeitgeist Germany Launches with Extraordinary IEMs11 July 2024, 9:01 pm
THE ART OF NOISE: INTRODUCING ZEITGEIST GERMANY AND ITS MISSION TO HANDCRAFT UNIQUE EARPHONES FROM EXTRAORDINARY MATERIALS Featuring freshly emptied whisky barrels, Fabergé-Egg-worthy Karelian birch, and rare timber – you haven’t seen, heard or felt earphones like this before. Zeitgeist Germany is on a mission to bring art and soul to the mundane world of […] The post Zeitgeist Germany Launches with Extraordinary IEMs appeared first on Audio Bacon.... - JCAT Unveils USB Card XE EVO: The Next Generation of USB Audio Performance 11 July 2024, 2:27 am
JCAT, a leader in high-performance streaming-specific products, is proud to announce the release of the USB Card XE EVO, an enhanced version of the highly acclaimed USB Card XE. This new model brings significant improvements and innovations, setting a new standard for USB audio performance. Building on Excellence The USB Card XE EVO is designed […] The post JCAT Unveils USB Card XE EVO: The Next Generation of USB Audio Performance appeared first o... - Bowers & Wilkins and David Beckham: Bringing Together Two British Symbols of Style and Performance30 May 2024, 6:25 pm
Worthing, UK, 30th May 2024: British audio brand Bowers & Wilkins and global icon David Beckham have partnered to create a unique alliance of style and sound, where David’s refined taste meets Bowers & Wilkins’ unwavering pursuit of perfection. The announcement marks the start of a long-term partnership that will explore David Beckham’s relationship with […] The post Bowers & Wilkins and David Beckham: Bringing Together Two British Symbols of Styl...
- Marantz launches the 10 Series Collection2 September 2024, 2:06 am
NEWS: Marantz pitches for the big league with its newest range of high-end products... starting off with the Model 10 Reference integrated amplifier.... - Auris Audio’s MYSTiK is a plug-n-play turntable28 August 2024, 2:17 am
NEWS: Auris Audio's MYSTiK turntable makes for a hassle-free entry into the world of vinyl.... - Cambridge Audio Evo One… all-in-one entertainer13 August 2024, 2:28 am
NEWS: The Evo One is Cambridge Audio's commendable push to capture a slice of the lifestyle hi-fi market... - Ruark Audio R410 – beyond the box sonically29 July 2024, 1:46 am
REVIEW: One box that does it all? The well-endowed Ruark Audio R410 certainly fits the bill when it comes to a lifestyle audio system with sonic chops... - McIntosh updates its Bluetooth transceiver with the MB2518 June 2024, 3:11 am
NEWS: The MB25 Bluetooth transceiver brings streaming options to systems that have yet to get in with the trend....
- Cambridge Audio Azur 350A Amplifier Repair And Review21 October 2024, 8:40 am
A 2010s amplifier that is normally very reliable, providing a dealer’s incompetent technician doesn’t carry out unnecessary ‘service’ work. Fortunately an easy fix had this one making music again. Fantastic amplifiers from an era where they were simple, analogue and well built.... - Acoustic Research Drawings Archive18 October 2024, 8:49 pm
These drawings were released by Acoustic Research into the public domain in 1990. An index of the archive was made available on the Classic speaker Pages website in an Adobe flash format. The demise of flash meant the archive was impossible to access and though some work was done to index the drawings in a… Continue reading Acoustic Research Drawings Archive... - Aiyima A08 PRO Bluetooth Amplifier Reviewed3 June 2024, 6:22 pm
a cracking little desktop amp with high-res bluetooth for about £120. It has plenty of power to drive sensible loudspeakers and appears to be well built. Some of its internal components are running close to their ratings, especially with a 48V power supply.... - Aiyima A07 MAX Amplifier Reviewed3 June 2024, 6:13 pm
Aiyima’s A07 Max is a fantastic budget (around £100) amp if you want to assemble a tiny system with plenty of power. The flexibility to use it as a stereo amplifier or to pair them up as monoblocks in stereo, bi-amped or even tri-amped configurations is a tremendous advantage for the money.... - Magnat Signature Edelstein Loudspeakers Reviewed20 May 2024, 10:40 am
wonderful loudspeakers that deserve to be front and centre of a two-channel system. These are mini speakers with a massive sound and which represent something unusual in audio - genuine value for money....
- Technics SC-CX700 Streaming Speaker System Review29 October 2024, 11:56 pm
Simon Lucas auditions this clever wireless music system from a famous hi-fi brand…... - Arcane (Season 1) 4K Blu-ray Steelbook Review28 October 2024, 8:57 pm
Michael Darroch asks if Riot Games and Netflix can pull a rabbit out of a hat, with this iconic new game-adaptation movie…... - Monitor Audio Cinergy Home Cinema System Review4 October 2024, 1:48 am
Tony O'Brien auditions a serious-sounding new dedicated home cinema speaker and electronics package from Monitor Audio …... - Audiolab 9000N Streamer Review30 September 2024, 9:46 am
James Michael Hughes reckons this is one of the best mid-price network music players he's ever heard…... - Tellurium Q Ultra Silver II XLR & Speaker Cable Review15 September 2024, 10:55 pm
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- Cleer Audio Unveils New ARC3 Earbuds with Enhanced Features and Open-Ear Design26 October 2024, 9:56 pm
Cleer Audio, a recognized name in the personal audio industry, has recently launched its latest offering: the ARC3 True Wireless Open-Ear Earbuds. Building on the success of its predecessor, the ARCII, the ARC3 introduces a range of upgrades and new features aimed at improving user experience and audio quality. The ARC3 boasts several new technological […] The post Cleer Audio Unveils New ARC3 Earbuds with Enhanced Features and Open-Ear Design appeared first on HIFI Trends.... - Amazon Prime Big Deal Days: A Feast for the Ears – Top Audiophile Deals! (Updated 10/9)9 October 2024, 1:42 am
Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is a special shopping event exclusively for Amazon Prime members. It offers deep discounts on a wide range of products, including those coveted by audiophiles. Think of it as a second Prime Day, with a focus on deals as we head into the holiday season. This year, Prime Big Deal […] The post Amazon Prime Big Deal Days: A Feast for the Ears – Top Audiophile Deals! (Updated 10/9) appeared first on HIFI Trends.... - iFi Audio Unveils Exclusive Hip-dac 3 Stealth Edition- Now At Gramophone4 October 2024, 10:29 pm
iFi audio has partnered with Gramophone to release a limited edition of its popular hip-dac 3 portable DAC/headphone amplifier (check out our review here), aptly named the hip-dac 3 Stealth Edition. This special edition, cloaked in a sleek matte black finish, is said to offer a range of enhancements over its predecessor, making it an […] The post iFi Audio Unveils Exclusive Hip-dac 3 Stealth Edition- Now At Gramophone appeared first on HIFI Trends.... - Edifier S1000W Review: This Beautiful Speaker has Crisp Sound and Big Bass, But Is It Right For You?29 September 2024, 6:58 pm
Edifier S1000W Review-Summary: The Edifier S1000W active bookshelf speakers occupy a sweet spot in the market, catering to audiophiles on a budget and casual listeners who desire a powerful and versatile audio solution without the complexity of a traditional stereo setup. These powered speakers excel in delivering robust sound with a wide soundstage and a […] The post Edifier S1000W Review: This Beautiful Speaker has Crisp Sound and Big Bass, But Is It Right For You? appeared first on HIF... - KEF Unveils New Q Series with MAT™ (Metamaterial Absorption Technology)27 September 2024, 9:41 pm
KEF, a pioneer in audio innovation for over six decades, has unveiled its latest generation of its Q Series speakers, featuring the groundbreaking Metamaterial Absorption Technology (MAT™) we first encountered in the excellent LS50 Meta. Building upon the award-winning Q Series legacy, this new KEF Q Series promises to bring high-fidelity sound to a broader […] The post KEF Unveils New Q Series with MAT™ (Metamaterial Absorption Technology) appeared first on HIFI Trends....
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- KEF R3 Meta Stand Mount Speaker- YouTube Review10 September 2024, 5:40 pm
Watch the YouTube review of this terrific speaker here. Thanks for watching!dailyaudiophile.com... - Vanguard Scout Mini-Monitor Speakers- Written & YouTube Review26 May 2024, 3:55 pm
Watch The YouTube ReviewLast fall, I was enthralled by Veri-Fi Audio's Vera-Link Bluetooth Wireless Amplifiers. At that time marketing guru Mark Schifter, hinted to me that a matching set of small speakers were coming. While it took several months for me acquire a pair due to their demand, I've spent the past 6 weeks listening to them. Now I understand the Scouts popularity.Even with their relatively low sensitivity, the Scouts had no problems delivering a very enjoyable presentation once given ... - Peachtree Audio Carina GaN Integrated Amplifier: Full Review and YouTube video3 April 2024, 3:55 pm
Watch the YouTube videoA little over a year ago, Peachtree Audio cleared their deck, and introduced the Carina Integrated Amplifier. From the front panel to the internals, much of the design was new. I was fortunate to have one of the first review models and it was both intriguing and sonically stunning. Led by the inclusion of a pair of ESS 9068 DAC chips, with menu controls that allowed for personal preference in how the output sounded. This onboard DAC design was a showstopper.For 2024,... - HiFi Rose RS520 Integrated Streaming Amplifier15 March 2024, 2:02 am
Click to watch the YouTube VideoStunning and loaded with features, the HiFi Rose RS520 is one of the few standard-bearers of streaming integrated amplifiers on the market. From the tablet approach to controls, to the GaNFET amplification, and the built-in software for multiple streaming services, the RS520 is a true one-piece hub home audio system.www.dailyaudiophile.com... - The WiiM Amp: A Game Changer In Streaming Audio Amplifiers2 March 2024, 6:08 pm
Watch The YouTube Review What does it take to hit a grand slam in home audio? Start with a clean, simple exterior design. Pack in enough features to satisfy virtually everybody with a specific want. Make sure it can stream from an endless number of platforms/services. Include a robust, tested software app package. Provide enough power for all but the most demanding of speakers. Finally, put it at a price point that leaves the audio community slack-jawed. The WiiM Amp is all that!www.d...
- Melco E100A H80 8TB audiophile USB Drive23 October 2024, 5:45 pm
The Melco E100A audiophile hard disk drive offers an extra 8 TB of audio-grade storage for all audio systems relying on HDD storage. Naturally, this includes Melco Digital Music Libraries, as well as systems running Windows 11, MacOS, exFAT-compatible Linux-based equipment, and the Raspberry Pi.... - Stack Audio AUVA Speaker Isolators14 October 2024, 9:59 am
With the AUVAs, British manufacturer Stack Audio developed an alternative to spikes and compliant couplers. Enclosed within the AUVA’s machined aluminum cases are cells containing a mixture of particles which, when excitied by vibrations, dissipate the energy virtually instantaneously, removing remove masking vibrations.... - Laiv Harmony DAC22 September 2024, 6:57 pm
Building on an extensive background in industrial automation, Singapore company Laiv is passionate about revolutionizing the world of audio through innovative and user-centric design in which technology adapts to us, not the other way around. In this review, I will listen to the gorgeous looking Harmony DAC.... - Morel Hifi, new in the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Germany10 September 2024, 10:29 am
Mafico is proud to announce a new brand in their already quite impressive brand portfolio. From now on they distribute the Morel Hifi brand in the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Germany.... - XACT unveils XACT S1 EVO Music Server and PHANTOM Cables8 September 2024, 10:45 am
XACT is proud to announce the launch of two groundbreaking products that set new benchmarks in high-fidelity audio performance: the XACT S1 EVO Music Server and the XACT PHANTOM USB and LAN Cables....
- A New Way to Evaluate Audio Systems22 October 2024, 7:16 pm
Dedicated music lovers would like to identify and use the best quality audio equipment. That way they could, potentially, have a richer musical experience. Yet, as Norwitz and Qvortrup identify in Are You On The Road To... Audio Hell?,” none of the methods frequently used to evaluate systems, measurements and specifications, blind tests, double-blind tests, boogie factors, or comparisons to real music, have been definitive. The post A New Way to Evaluate Audio Systems appeared first on Res... - A Visit to Audio Note UK8 October 2024, 7:49 pm
I was being hosted for two weeks at the Audio Note factory and was charged with a variety of tasks from documenting the hub of the company, situated in the picturesque country hamlet of Hove, to interviewing the proprietors of several small studios and mastering companies namely Gearbox Records and The Electric Recording Co. The post A Visit to Audio Note UK appeared first on Resistor Magazine |.... - The Stooges Fun House an Electric Recording Co. Release27 September 2024, 6:32 pm
Fun House is the second studio album released by The Stooges and continued the band’s growl-heavy, proto-punk sonic assault introduced on their first LP, 1969’’s The Stooges and continued on their subsequent 1973 outing Raw Power. The post The Stooges Fun House an Electric Recording Co. Release appeared first on Resistor Magazine |.... - Tour of Gearbox Records23 September 2024, 5:57 pm
Gearbox Records opened in 2009 and has locations in King’s Cross London and Tokyo. The company focuses mainly on jazz, electronic and folk releases and got its start as a means for Sheinman to produce records the way he wanted to. The post Tour of Gearbox Records appeared first on Resistor Magazine |.... - The Troubadour in the Age of Musical Superstars15 September 2024, 8:01 pm
The troubadour sharing musical messages in small and intimate settings seems an anathema to blockbuster songs by superstars. They have so many views, and so many fans, that the number only makes wildly abstract sense, how many stadiums filled with people could such a number even be? Like popping a young boy’s soap bubbles, it is perhaps too easy to point out that many songs that garner huge interest are superficial, shallow, sham show tunes. The post The Troubadour in the Age of Musical Su...
- CAF 2024: Playback Distribution to Debut 7 New Products in 3 Rooms4 November 2024, 2:27 pm
With the Capital Audiofest just days away—November 8-10—the itch for the new gets itchier. Playback Distribution is ready to scratch that itch with 7 new products making their debut at CAF 2024. The new Esprit Amelia Speakers (starts at $20,000/pair) from France combine an AMT [...]... - #NewMusicFriday: November 1, 20241 November 2024, 1:14 pm
Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen. FEELING SNAKEY by Tony Joe White Tony Joe White”: Feeling Snakey (Swamp Records) Spirit [...]... - Album of the Week: Annelies Monseré | I sigh, I resign1 November 2024, 12:37 pm
Belgian artist and musician Annelies Monseré presents a series of home recorded meditations. I sigh, I resign, released on Horn Of Plenty in June of this year, is comprised of piano, organ, bass guitar, cello, synth, drum machine and Monseré’s vocals all recorded up close [...]... - TEAC Teases the New HA-507 Reference 500 Series Pure Analog Headphone Amp/Preamp31 October 2024, 3:24 pm
TEAC was created in 1953 by a merger between the Tokyo Television Acoustic Company and the Tokyo Electro-Acoustic Company. Today, the company has 4 divisions which include TASCAM, ESOTERIC, TEAC, and Data Storage and Disk Publishing Products. TEAC takes care us of hifi consumers as [...]... - CAF 2024: Eversolo’s Flagship DMP-A10 Streaming DAC to Make US Debut30 October 2024, 4:10 pm
Forté Distribution, the exclusive US distributor for Eversolo, will be bringing that company’s new flagship DMP-A10 Streaming DAC/DDC/Preamp to CAF for its US debut. China’s Eversolo made quite the splash with their sub-$800 DMP-A6 Streaming DAC following that with more upscale DMP-A8 ($1920). Both products [...]...
- Abyss DIANA DZ Review4 November 2024, 10:30 pm
In this review we check out the Abyss Headphones Diana DZ headphone, selling for $3,995 USD. Disclaimer: JPS Labs sent us the Abyss... The post Abyss DIANA DZ Review appeared first on https://www.headfonia.com/... - Vision Ears EXT MK II Review2 November 2024, 10:30 pm
In this review we check out the Vision Ears EXT MK II In Ear Monitors selling for $3,400 USD. Disclaimer: Vision Ears supplied... The post Vision Ears EXT MK II Review appeared first on https://www.headfonia.com/... - Lime Ears Anima V2 Review30 October 2024, 10:30 pm
In today’s article, we review the new Lime Ears Anima V2, a hybrid IEM from Poland. It is selling for $3,750 USD. Disclaimer:... The post Lime Ears Anima V2 Review appeared first on https://www.headfonia.com/... - iFi ZEN CAN 3 Review28 October 2024, 10:30 pm
In this article, we review iFi’s new headphone amplifier, the ZEN CAN 3. It retails for $229 USD Disclaimer: iFi provided the Zen... The post iFi ZEN CAN 3 Review appeared first on https://www.headfonia.com/... - HoloAudio Serene KTE Review26 October 2024, 9:30 pm
In this review we will check out the HoloAudio Serene KTE pre-amplifier selling for € 3,499/$ 3,098 USD. Disclaimer: Magna HiFi, HoloAudio’s European... The post HoloAudio Serene KTE Review appeared first on https://www.headfonia.com/...
- Warsaw Audio Video Show 2024 Day Two—Rampage Through Radisson Blu Sobieski4 November 2024, 6:25 pm
wasn't really a rampage... - The Brothers Grim4 November 2024, 3:01 pm
The Cure (finally) release album number 14... - Flying High Above Manhattan in Patrick and Anna Leonard's Cirrus SR22 Airplane3 November 2024, 6:02 pm
Anna flew Patrick down with a box of "It All Comes Down to Mood" to sell at Capital Audio Fest... - Ben Wolfe's Understated Swing2 November 2024, 11:00 am
The vital bass-composer carves out another unlikely gem... - Deutsche Grammophon Announces New Original Source Releases, Re-Pressings - and EBS Has a Signed Test Pressing Giveaway31 October 2024, 7:05 pm
All the latest news from the Original Sources Series - and a Call for Questions from Emil Berliner Studios, plus a chance to win a Free Signed Test Pressing...