News xMEMS Sycamore Micro-Speakers are Coming to Wearable Devices in 2025 xMEMS Sycamore is a near-field micro-speaker that's one-seventh the size and one-third the thickness of conventional dynamic drivers. Robert SilvaNovember 21, 2024
Amplifiers Q Acoustics E300A Amazon Alexa in-Ceiling Hi-Fi Amplifier Makes Multi-Room Audio Easier: CEDIA 2024 Just add in-ceiling speakers to Q Acoustics 300A Ceiling Amplifier to bring streaming music and Amazon Alexa into any room. Ian WhiteSeptember 4, 2024
Loudspeakers We Check Out the DALI EPIKORE Speakers – Here’s Why They’re Special The Danish speaker maker is hoping their new high-end loudspeaker lineup will help the company grow their footprint in North America. Chris BoylanNovember 15, 2024
Music PODCAST: Vinyl Sales Are Not Down, Luminate and Warner Music Group Respond Luminate and Warner Music Group discuss the sustained resurgence of vinyl record sales, and why an erroneous report suggested vinyl sales were down 33%. Mitch AndersonNovember 15, 2024
Ask an Expert WTF is Pixel Shift? Before you buy a 4K video projector, you need to understand what Pixel Shift is. Robert SilvaDecember 6, 2022
Articles A Tohoku Jazz Kissa Adventure (Part 2): Exit To Vintage Street Eric Pye continues his trip north taking in the Jazz Kissas of Tohoku. Eric PyeNovember 4, 2024
Music Review: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ Long After Dark Super Deluxe Edition 2CD + Blu-ray New Dolby Atmos and 5.1 Surround Mixes Expand Sound Of Tom Petty’s 1982 Hit Long After Dark. Mark SmotroffNovember 12, 2024
New Products HiFiMAN HE1000 Unveiled Open-back Planar Headphones: CanJam SoCal 2024 At $2,699, the new top-the-line HE1000 series audiophile headphones feature a removable back panel and stealth magnet technology. Brian MitchellSeptember 25, 2024
Dongle DACs FiiO’s BTR17 is the Incredible Shrinking Dongle DAC: Preview Pocket size FiiO BTR17 offers desktop headphone amp power and performance for $199, using the latest Qualcomm, ESS and THX tech. Ian WhiteNovember 12, 2024
Headphone Amps Chord Electronics’ Alto Headphone/Speaker Amplifier Offers A Level of Flexibility That is Unmatched At $4,320, the Chord Alto is a compact desktop amplifier that powers up to four headphones, a pair of speakers, and also functions as... Robert SilvaNovember 11, 2024
New Products Pro-Ject’s Classic Reference Turntable Goes Back to the Future: Preview From $6,000, the Pro-Ject Classic Reference turntable combines a vintage look with high-end construction and performance for audiophiles. Robert SilvaNovember 3, 2024
Gift Guides Splurge Gift Guide: Home Theater and Hi-Fi Gifts Under $3700 Share the love of music and movies with hi-fi audio and home theater gift ideas that are guaranteed to impress. Brian MitchellNovember 5, 2024
CD Players Ruark Wants You To Keep Enjoying CDs With Their R-CD100 Transport: Preview Add CD playback to the Ruark R410, R610 and R810 music systems for only $350 with the new R-CD100 CD Transport. Ian WhiteNovember 1, 2024
Music Review: Flaming Lips’ Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots 20th Anniversary Dolby Atmos Blu-ray Disc Dolby Atmos mix of Flaming Lips classic Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots album on Blu-ray takes earlier surround mix to the next level. Mark SmotroffNovember 1, 2024
Headphone Amps TEAC’s HA-507 Headphone Amp and Preamp Eschews Digital Circuitry For All-Analog Experience At $1,999, the Technics HA-507 is a pure analog headphone amplifier and preamplifier with a balanced/dual mono configuration. Robert SilvaNovember 3, 2024
Bookshelf Speakers Actually Great Black Friday Speaker Deals: KEF LS50 Meta $999/pair and More As Black Friday 2024 approaches, Amazon and KEF are teaming up with big discounts on some of the company's best loudspeakers. Chris BoylanNovember 6, 2024
New Products Audio-Technica ATH-ADX3000 Open-Back Headphones: Flagship Performance for Half Price At $999, the Audio-Technica AT-ADX3000 open-back headphones use the same driver technology as its flagship AT-ADX5000. Robert SilvaNovember 7, 2024