New Products Andover Audio SpinDeck Max Completes the Circle…For Now Andover's upgraded fully automatic turntable comes ready out of the box with a pre-mounted Ortofon OM10 cartridge. Ian WhiteOctober 7, 2021
Articles Empire’s Troubador Turntable is Making Some Incredible Music in the House: Exit to Vintage Street The Empire 598 Troubador is a classic vintage turntable in great demand. Long live the Empire and listening to vinyl! Eric PyeOctober 29, 2023
Digital Music Systems WiiM Pro Plus Network Streamer: Review Priced at $219, find out if this affordable network music streamer is right for you. Ian WhiteOctober 22, 2023
CD Players Marantz’s CD 50n Network CD Player Kills Two Birds With One Stone The CD 50n offers the convenience of a network music streamer and CD player with HEOS for multi-room wireless audio in one component. Robert SilvaOctober 24, 2023
Digital Music Systems Audiolab’s 9000N Network Player Ditches Play-Fi and Swings for the Bleachers Audiolab dumps Play-Fi but adds high-end guts to its flagship 9000N Network Player. Robert SilvaOctober 12, 2023
Digital Music Systems Cambridge Audio’s MXN10 & DacMagic 200M Black Editions Have Arrived Cambridge Audio Announces MXN10 & DacMagic 200M Black Editions at the 2023 Shanghai International Top Audio-Visual Show. Ian WhiteOctober 13, 2023
DACs dCS Unveils Lina 2.0 DAC Update Lina 2.0 brings a range of new features, including new Mapper settings, filter options, and balance control, to the dCS Lina Network DAC. Ian WhiteOctober 17, 2023
New Products Vertere Introduces XtraX and Dark Sabre High-Resolution Phono Cartridges Looking to upgrade your vinyl playback? Vertere's Dark Sabre MM and XtraX MC cartridges promise a lot for a very steep price. Ian WhiteOctober 19, 2023
Headphone Amps Are There Audiophiles Willing to Spend $29,000 on the dCS LINA? dCS unveils a trio of products for the ultimate in headphone listening; a Network DAC, Master Clock and Headphone Amplifier. W. JenningsMay 30, 2022
DACs HiFiMAN Introduces EF1000DAC Hymalaya Pro R-2R Ladder DAC for $15K Can HiFiMAN's new flagship desktop DAC/Amplifier improve over its predecessor? We'll find out soon. Brian MitchellApril 26, 2023
New Products Naim Audio’s 500 Series Sheds Its Iconic Green Glow Naim Audio makes a very subtle visual change to its 500 Series of high-end audio components as of October 2023. Brian MitchellOctober 15, 2023
A/V Furniture & Accessories McIntosh Unveils MQ112 Environmental Equalizer Forget digital. McIntosh takes analog approach to fine tuning audio with new audiophile-grade 8-band stereo equalizer in classic style. Robert SilvaOctober 10, 2023
Amplifiers Acurus Unveils M4 Amplifier For Home Theater and Multi-Room Audio Systems Designed for multi-room and home theater systems, the Acurus M4 delivers 200 watts per channel out of a very compact chassis. Ian WhiteOctober 12, 2023
Ask an Expert What’s the Difference Between a Preamplifier, Integrated Amplifier, Power Amp and Receiver? Understand the basic audio components of a Hi-Fi stereo system so you know what to look for when shopping for audiophile equipment. Eric PyeApril 10, 2023
Headphone Amps We Schiit You Not: Schiit Audio’s Skoll, Midgard and Hel+ Are Going to Rock Festivus 2023 Schiit Audio's new balanced Skoll phono preamp, Hel+ gaming headset interface, and Midgard headphone amplifier were the talk of CanJam SoCal 2023. Ian WhiteOctober 6, 2023
New Products Musical Fidelity’s M8xTT Turntable Feels All Too Familiar The Musical Fidelity M8xTT Turntable is now being distributed by Focal Naim America, but there is some rather obvious Pro-Ject DNA in this one. Robert SilvaOctober 2, 2023
New Products Cyrus Audio’s TTP Turntable is A Very Expensive 40th Birthday Gift to Audiophiles Can this $5,495 turntable compete against in a very crowded market? Cyrus is hoping that its long-term success with phono pre-amplifiers is enough for... Ian WhiteOctober 4, 2023