Ask an Expert Are You having An Issue With Your Turntable Playback? Your Phono Cartridge Setup Might Be Wrong Are you a recent convert to vinyl playback? Are you records not sounding as great as you would have hoped? Your phono cartridge installation... Ian WhiteFebruary 10, 2025
Amplifiers TEAC’s AP-507 Power Amplifier Features Next Generation Hypex NCOREx Class D Technology At $2,199, the TEAC AP-507 power amplifier can be configured for two channel stereo, bi-amp, or bridged. Robert SilvaFebruary 12, 2025
Headphone Amps FiiO’s K17 Headphone Amplifier Might Be the Digital Hub You’ve Been Waiting For: CES 2025 FiiO expands its line-up with K17 Headphone Amp, which provides a lot of features and connectivity that raise the price, but should please any... Robert SilvaJanuary 5, 2025
Articles Best Phono Preamplifiers: Editors’ Choice 2024 Looking for ways to improve the sound from your turntable? Our favorite phono preamplifiers we've tested offer a solution at every budget. Ian WhiteDecember 22, 2024
Articles MOON 250i v2 Integrated Amplifier: The Audiophile System Builder Can a French Canadian integrated amplifier and pair of British speakers prove that making love is better than war? The MOON 250i v2 is... Ian WhiteJanuary 28, 2025
Integrated Amps & Stereo Receivers Advance Paris’ New Wave of French Hi-Fi Finally Makes it Across the Pond…30 Years Later Advance Paris brings its range of affordable hifi components to the U.S. market, which feature blue VU meters and tube amplification. Ian WhiteFebruary 6, 2025
Audio Cables Chord Company PhonoARAY Minimizes Electromagnetic Interference But is the Price “Grounded” in Reality? At £1,000, Chord Company's PhonoARAY can minimize external interference and ground issues that may affect turntable performance. Robert SilvaFebruary 7, 2025
Articles Best Integrated Amplifiers: Editors’ Choice 2024 Our favorite integrated amplifiers in 2024 include models from Cambridge Audio, Naim, NAD, Unison Research and more. Ian WhiteDecember 20, 2024
Digital Music Systems Audioengine’s B1 Next Gen Bluetooth Receiver Adds Bluetooth AptX Adaptive Support to Vintage Amps The Audioengine B1 has been updated with Bluetooth 5.3, aptX Adaptive, and 32-bit Audio, but still has the same $189 price tag Robert SilvaJanuary 20, 2025
Audio Cables HDMI 2.2 is Coming in 2025 – Do You Need to Upgrade? CES 2025 News What we know so far about the new HDMI 2.2 specifications and whether they really matter. Robert SilvaJanuary 22, 2025
Headphone Amps FiiO’s Snowsky Retro Nano Dongle DAC Offers Cassette Vibes at a Low Price Is FiiO’s lineup of Dongle DACs starting to cannibalize itself? The addition of aptX HD and LDAC support makes this more of a bargain. Ian WhiteJanuary 25, 2025