Headphone Amps iFi iDSD Diablo 2 Portable DAC/Amp: Review At $1,299, the iFi iDSD Diablo 2 is a potent DAC/Amp with good sound, good battery life, and a hedge against obsolescence with support... W. JenningsMarch 25, 2024
Digital Music Systems Podcast: Network Amplifiers Are Going to Change Hi-Fi Forever The last days of gear getishism? Network Amplifiers are the future of hi-fi, offering a one-box solution for audiophiles. Just add speakers. Mitch AndersonMarch 24, 2024
Articles Linear Tube Audio MZ3: The Audiophile System Builder For under $11,000 build a state-of-the-art headphone system with Linear Tube Audio, Meze Audio, Cambridge Audio and Holo Audio. Ian WhiteMarch 27, 2024
DACs Holo Audio Spring3 KTE DAC: The Last Days of Disco? Are we approaching the end of the line for expensive DACs? It's starting to feel that way. If my last DAC is the Holo... Ian WhiteMarch 28, 2024
Headphone Amps Schiit Audio’s Vali 3 Hybrid Headphone Amp and Preamp Can Be Your Desktop Hi-Fi Hub With 100V on the plate, Schitt claims its Vali 3 tube headphone amp and preamp beats everything they've tested up to $2,799, for only... Robert SilvaMarch 29, 2024
Podcasts Podcast: Best Audiophile Turntables of 2024 Are you considering a turntable upgrade in 2024? Our Editor in-Chief, Ian White, explains his best audiophile turntable picks under $2,000. Mitch AndersonMarch 30, 2024
New Products McIntosh’s 75th Anniversary Party Continues With the Launch of the C55 Solid State and C2800 Vacuum Tube Preamplifiers At $9,000 each, McIntosh offers audiophiles a choice of either solid state or vacuum tube preamplifiers. Robert SilvaMarch 14, 2024
Audio Cables ddHiFi TC100 / TC100S USB-C to Digital Coaxial RCA Adapters: Review Connect to some of the great DACs of the past with ddHiFi's remarkable TC100 and TC100S USB-C to Digital Coaxial Converters. W. JenningsMarch 13, 2024
Articles Experiencing Vinyl Nirvana & The Art of Vintage Turntable Restoration How a tiny turntable restoration company called Vinyl Nirvana turned a new generation of vinyl listeners into the cult of Thorens. Ian WhiteMarch 13, 2024
New Products Vincent Audio SA-T7 Diamond Tube Preamplifier Features Ultra-rare PCF803 Telefunken Tubes At $3,995, the SA-T7 Diamond from Vincent Audio features German PCF803 Telefunken Tubes and built-in Bluetooth. Brian MitchellMarch 12, 2024
New Products Rekkord Audio’s M600 Turntable is Now Available to North American Vinyl Listeners Made in Germany and priced from $1,499, the M600 is Rekkord's top-of-the-line turntable featuring a special 8.6-inch aluminum tonearm. Robert SilvaMarch 11, 2024
Headphone Amps Audioengine’s D1P 32-Bit Portable Headphone Amplifier & DAC is Only $169 Looking for a powerful and portable desktop DAC/headphone amplifier? The Audioengine D1P at only $169 might be what you're looking for. Robert SilvaMarch 10, 2024
Digital Music Systems Bang & Olufsen Breathes New Life into Legacy Products with Beoconnect Core Beoconnect Core seamlessly adds digital music streaming capabilities to Bang & Olufsen powered speakers. Robert SilvaMarch 16, 2024
New Products Classé Announces Delta Preamp Mk II At $12,000, the Delta PRE Mk II is the first Classé preamplifier to get HEOS built-in for music streaming and whole-home integration. Robert SilvaMarch 18, 2024
Digital Music Systems Roon Labs Just Unveiled the Affordable Nucleus One Music Server…But is the Price of the Subscription Changing? At $499, the Nucleus One delivers the most affordable Roon digital music server yet for audiophiles. Robert SilvaMarch 21, 2024
Headphone Amps Audio-Technica’s $108,000 Tube Headphone Amplifier Must be Heard at CanJam NYC 2024 Audio-Technica is introducing the NARUKAMI HPA-KG NARU Tube Headphone Amplifier and ATH-AWKG Closed-Back Dynamic Wooden Headphones at CanJam NYC 2024. Brian MitchellMarch 7, 2024
Integrated Amps & Stereo Receivers Arcam RADIA A25 Integrated Amplifier: The Audiophile System Builder Does the Arcam A25 have what it takes to compete with some excellent integrated amplifiers from Rega, Cambridge Audio, and NAD? So many choices.... Ian WhiteMarch 3, 2024