Earbuds & In-Ear Headphones Dóttir Launches Ultra-Competitive Wireless Sport Earphones New Dóttir Freedom On-Grid True Wireless Sport Earphones Deliver Active Noise Cancelling and a Perfect-Fit Around Ear Design for $150. Ian WhiteSeptember 20, 2021
News Pacific Audio Fest 2022 is Most Certainly Happening Pacific Audio Fest 2022 is on and we're rather excited for this new show scheduled for Seattle with almost 80 rooms of high-end audio... Ian WhiteSeptember 19, 2021
Music New Vinyl Releases for 9/17: Black Pumas, Jr. Thomas, Blue Note Tone Poet, Bob Dylan, Ozzy Osbourne & Primus So many new vinyl releases for 9/17 to pick through but these are some of our favorites this week from the Black Pumas and... Ian WhiteSeptember 17, 2021
Music New Doc Watson Collection, A Charlie Brown Christmas Cassette, and the RSD Black Friday Roundup A new Doc Watson collection from Craft Recordings and a great Sam Cooke gospel record for Record Store Day Black Friday have been announced. Ian WhiteSeptember 18, 2021
News HBO Max is About to Lose 5M Subscribers on Amazon HBO Max has left Amazon Prime and that's probably a good thing for subscribers in the long-term. Ian WhiteSeptember 18, 2021
New Products Sonos Beam 2 Soundbar With Dolby Atmos is Easier on the Wallet The Sonos ARC and Beam soundbars are very popular, but the Sonos Beam needed some upgrades to keep pace with the competition. Find out... Robert SilvaSeptember 18, 2021
Music Craft Recordings Celebrates The Holidays With ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ Limited Silver Edition Cassette Tape Pre-order the collectable silver edition cassette and its companion piece, the recently announced silver foil vinyl edition, today. Ian WhiteSeptember 17, 2021
Music Qobuz Unveils New My Weekly Q and Apple CarPlay Online Qobuz unveils two new features - My Weekly Q and Apple CarPlay online - to create a tailor-made musical experience. Plus new pricing tiers. Ian WhiteSeptember 17, 2021
Digital Music Systems TIDAL Adds Millions of Hi-Res Audio MQA Tracks TIDAL HiFi members can now enjoy millions of new MQA tracks from Warner Music Group. Brian MitchellNovember 12, 2020
Digital Music Systems Cambridge Audio Adds TIDAL Connect to Network Streamers [Updated] TIDAL Connect is now available in a free firmware update from Cambridge Audio that will deliver better sound quality from their streamers. Ian WhiteMarch 22, 2021
Articles The Budget Audiophiler: Learning to Fly with the Pilot 602 Tube Receiver Can this affordable EL84-based vintage tube receiver play with the big kids in the sandbox? You might be surprised by the answer. Jeremy SikoraFebruary 9, 2021
Audio Cables AudioQuest JitterBug FMJ USB Noise Filter Cleans Up Your Dirty Mess Whether used in series (in-line) or in parallel, the AudioQuest JitterBug FMJ significantly reduces contamination from RF generated by a computer, car, or other... Ian WhiteApril 28, 2021
Digital Music Systems Roon 1.8 Arrives with New Interface Changes to Make Your Music Streaming Experience Better Roon releases software update that significantly improves personalization and music discovery, especially when streaming from TIDAL and Qobuz. Brian MitchellFebruary 3, 2021
A/V Furniture & Accessories Component Video Cables — A Guide Component video cable, in just a few years, has gone from being a relatively uncommon and esoteric way to hook up video devices to... Brian MitchellFebruary 16, 2005
Over-Ear Headphones I’ve Heard Things You People Wouldn’t Believe: COVID with the Clarus CODA, Audeze LCD-1 and Meze Audio 99 Classics Portable USB DACs are a new category that can take well regarded headphones from Meze Audio and Audeze to the next level when listening... Ian WhiteSeptember 14, 2021
Articles Linear Tube Audio, Decware, Omega Speaker Systems, Zu Audio: The Audiophile System Builder Our recommendations for buying a complete audiophile stereo system with a budget between $3600 to $7400 for streaming hi-res audio. Ian WhiteMay 22, 2021
Digital Music Systems Bluesound PowerNode 2i Review: The Future of High-Res Streaming The PowerNode 2i offers almost seamless integration of streaming services in a beautiful sounding amplifier that has no competition at its price. Ian WhiteFebruary 7, 2021