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Headphone Amps
At $1,300, is the STAX SRM-400S capable of driving some of the best headphones in the world?
New Products
Are you one of those people who hates having to install a phono cartridge? The Waiting for Ideas PP-1 might be exactly what you're...
Audio Cables
At £600, the EE1 Plus is designed to reduce interference and noise on wired networks, but do you really need it?
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...
New Products
Does the Michell Audio range of high-end turntables finally have a complementary phono pre-amplifier to match its capabilities? The Michell Apollo looks ready to...
Headphone Amps
Forte Distribution previews Shanling's $399 EH2 DAC Headphone Amp for CanJam Attendees
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...
Integrated Amps & Stereo Receivers
Advance Paris brings its range of affordable hifi components to the U.S. market, which feature blue VU meters and tube amplification.
Audio Cables
At £1,000, Chord Company's PhonoARAY can minimize external interference and ground issues that may affect turntable performance.
Articles
Our favorite integrated amplifiers in 2024 include models from Cambridge Audio, Naim, NAD, Unison Research and more.
Digital Music Systems
The Audioengine B1 has been updated with Bluetooth 5.3, aptX Adaptive, and 32-bit Audio, but still has the same $189 price tag
Audio Cables
What we know so far about the new HDMI 2.2 specifications and whether they really matter.
Headphone Amps
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.
CD Players
The Shanling CR60 provides CD playback and ripping capability for a very reasonable $299, but it requires an external DAC.
DACs
At $1,599, the Schiit Gungnir 2 DAC is modular, upgradable, and compatible with Schiit's new Forkbeard control system and app.
Articles
The Best Audiophile CD Players of 2024 include Hegel, Luxman, Marantz, Rotel and more for the ultimate in compact disc playback.
Audio Cables
At £10 per/meter, the Chord Company Leyline2XL are 14 AWG speaker cables designed for custom installers that require long cable runs.
Digital Music Systems
Bluesound NODE music streamers now support Dirac Live acoustic room correction, but activating it will cost you $159 or more.
Integrated Amps & Stereo Receivers
The Onkyo Icon Series includes three components offering network streaming, MM/MC phono capabilities, Roon-Ready support, and Class A/B amplification priced below $2,000 each.
Digital Music Systems
At $999, the FiiO S15 Network Music Streamer offers up to 768kHz/32-bit, DSD512 via USB, with support for Optical, HDMI and Bluetooth.
New Products
Priced below $500, Lenco's 2025 turntable lineup features Bluetooth transmission, pre-installed Audio-Technica phono cartridges, and switchable phono sections.
New Products
Musical Fidelity's new flagship M8x Vinyl Phono Stage is both fully discrete and fully balanced with improved gain stage and more.
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