Category: First Impressions
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Shanling Audio Previews The EA5, Their New $940 All-In-One Integrated Amplifier/Headphone Amp
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Today Shanling Audio previewed their new Class D All-In-One Integrated Amplifier, the EA5: Designed as a multifunctional music centre for your desktop Hi-Fi system, working perfectly all alone or in combination with your other devices. Heart of EA5 is its digital player system, giving you easy access to a range of streaming services or working…
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Eye-Opening! PSB Speakers Flagship Synchrony Series Launches In North America
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Today, PSB Speakers, long known for manufacturing fine speakers of excellent value, announced the imminent arrival of their new flagship speaker line: “PSB Speakers, long renowned for excellence in loudspeaker design, announced their new flagship Synchrony Series consisting of the T600 Tower Speakers (US$7,999/pair MSRP), and the B600 Bookshelf Speakers (US$2,499/pair MSRP). Previous generations of…
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Shanling Audio Teases New M9 Flagship Digital Audio Player
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Today (via Twitter) Shanling Audio teased a new flagship Digital Audio Player coming this fall: Introducing Shanling M9 With M9, we will be taking a big step forward in the Android platform. Moving to newer and more powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 CPU and upgrading to Android 10, which will assure better performance and app compatibility…
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Audeze’s New CRBN Electrostatic Headphone Has Unconventional Tech And Enchanting Looks!
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Today, Audeze, a company best known for reference-quality Planar Magnetic headphones, launched CRBN, a new electrostatic headphone with a novel carbon nano-tube technology in the drivers. This tech is based around a web of carbon nano tubes embedded into the thin diaphragms, which according to Audeze provides increased sensitivity and lower distortion due to enhanced…
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Campfire Audio Drops Two Tantalizing Reference IEMs, The $649 Holocene And $549 Mammoth
This week, Campfire Audio continued the sustained growth of its burgeoning product line with two new models, the Holocene and Mammoth IEMs. Both are constructed of Campfire’s iconic aluminum housings and stainless steel spouts accented with glow in the dark elements for more visual appeal. The glow in the dark motif is also carried over…
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iFi’s New $399 ZEN Stream Is An Affordable Music Streamer That Lets You Bring Your Own DAC
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in Best Buys, Budget, DACs, Deals, Downloads, First Impressions, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, MQA, Music, News, Streaming, Videos, WirelessiFi Audio’s ZEN devices have been excellent options for those looking to get into desktop hi-fi at an affordable price point, and their latest ZEN addition looks to continue that trend. Called the ZEN Stream, it’s what iFi calls a “Wi-Fi audio transport”, which is basically a network music streamer without a built-in DAC. Music…
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Kinera Unveils Imperial Skuld, Their Latest Handpainted IEM Masterpiece!
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Kinera has been on a roll. Over the last couple of years, the company has put out a constant stream of beautifully handpainted earphones, and each one has an interesting theme based on Norse mythology. Their latest creation is called the Kinera Imperial Skuld. It’s named after Skuld, one of the mythological “Sisters of Fate,”…
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#NewMusicFriday 4th Of June: 20 New Music Releases You Need To Hear!
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in Downloads, First Impressions, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, MQA, Music, News, Streaming, VideosCheck Out This Week’s Best Sounding New Music Releases! Every #NewMusicFriday, I pick a bunch of the best-sounding new albums so you can get your audiophile music fix!… As usual, it’s a very eclectic mix (Albums are arranged with more traditional audiophile genres like Jazz and Blues at the top, and the non-traditional audiophile stuff towards…
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Cambridge Audio EVO 150 First Look Review: This All-In-One Integrated Amplifier and Music Streamer Is A Knockout!
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Cambridge Audio has manufactured class-leading streamers and integrated amps for some time now, so it was only a matter of time before they put both in one box. That time is now. I just got my hands on one of their latest creations, the $3000 Cambridge Audio Evo 150 Integrated Amplifier with Wi-Fi Streaming, Bluetooth,…
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Grado Upgrades Their Legendary Prestige Headphones To Fourth Generation “X” Series
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When you think of Grado Headphones, you’re most likely thinking about their cornerstone Prestige line that begins with the venerated SR60 model and ends with their highly-rated SR325 metal headphone. It’s a series that’s been updated a few times since it first came about in the 1950s, and now Grado has released their Fourth Generation,…
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Bluesound Tweaks A Winning Formula With New NODE and POWERNODE Music Streamers
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in Best Buys, Bluetooth, Budget, DACs, First Impressions, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, MQA, Music, News, Power Amps, Preamps, Software, Speakers, Streaming, Videos, WirelessDespite already having two of the best High-Res audiophile music streamers on the market, Bluesound has revealed new and improved versions of their best-selling NODE and POWERNODE devices. Both models now get upgraded (read: faster) processors, new “audiophile-grade” DAC sections, and new touch panel controls with music presets. As far as the POWERNODE streaming amplifier…
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Bowers & Wilkins Releases Alluring PI5 & PI7 True Wireless Earbuds!
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Today, legendary British speaker manufacturer Bowers & Wilkins joins the crowded True Wireless Earphones market with not one but two new models. Called the PI5 & PI7, these two wireless in-ear headphones combine luxurious design with impressive features. The $399 P17 Flagship has Adaptive Noise Cancellation, which adjusts to the listening environment, aptX Adaptive Bluetooth…
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The Best Speaker, Headphone, And Electronics Sales We’ve Found This Week: Helm Audio, Triangle, Elac, Audiolab
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Check Out Our List for the Best Buys in Audio & Hi-Fi! Looking for the best values in Audio and Hi-Fi? Then look no further. We’ve rounded up the best audio and hi-fi from around the internet! There are great buys on excellent speakers, amps, and turntables, along with some amazing specials on headphones! Don’t…
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Meet Evo: Cambridge Audio’s New Premium All-In-One Music System Has It All!
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in Bluetooth, DACs, Deals, First Impressions, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, MQA, Music, News, Power Amps, Preamps, Reviews, Shows, Software, Speakers, Streaming, Videos, WirelessToday Cambridge Audio unveiled its new Premium All-In-On music system named Evo. The system is based on two streaming integrated amps, the $3000 EVO 150 with 150 amps per channel and the $2250 EVO 75 with 75 watts per channel. The EVO 150 also has more connections, along with an option for hooking up two sets of…
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Watch: Polk Audio’s New High-End Reserve Series Speakers Are A Must-See!
Polk Audio’s Reserve Series Are The New Affordable High-End Audio Contenders! Today, Polk Audio unveiled its latest hi-fi speaker line, the Reserve Series, a more affordable counterpart to its flagship Legend series. The Reserve series uses the same Pinnacle Ring Tweeter and Turbine Cone midrange utilized in the Legend speakers, now placed in all-new heavily…
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SVS 3000 Micro Is Here. The Smallest SVS Subwoofer Is Ready To Pack A Big Punch!
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SVS’s latest subwoofer speaker is here to make big bass from a small cabinet! SVS is known for making huge subwoofers. And people love them. However, this time they’re doing something a little different. That would be the SVS 3000 Micro subwoofer, an extraordinarily compact subwoofer that utilizes dual opposing 8-inch drivers in a tiny…
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Cambridge Audio Unveils Melomania 1+, A Massive Upgrade For Their Popular True Wireless Earbuds
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Cambridge Audio Adds Some Spice to Their Original Wireless Earbud Recipe! Today Cambridge Audio released Melomania 1+, an upgraded version of their original True Wireless Earphone, the $99 Melomania 1. The new model adds a bunch of features originally introduced as part of their flagship wireless earbuds, the Melomania Touch (Our Review Here). This includes…
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#NewMusicFriday…New Record Releases You Need To Hear feat. Femi & Made Kuti + 12 Other Artists!
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in Downloads, First Impressions, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, MQA, Music, News, Reviews, Streaming, VideosEvery #NewMusicFriday, I pick a bunch of the best-sounding new albums so you can get your audiophile music fix!… As usual, it’s a very eclectic mix (Albums are arranged with more traditional audiophile genres like Jazz and Blues at the top, and the non-traditional audiophile stuff towards the bottom). (TIDAL streams below) My Album pick of the…
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Meet the HE400SE! Hifiman’s New $149 Planar Magnetic Headphone (Officially) Hits The U.S.!
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Is This An Even Better Value Than The Hifiman HE4xx and HE400i? If you’re looking to try planar magnetic cans on the cheap, Hifiman may have just the headphone for you. It’s called the HE400SE, and at $149, it offers one of the cheapest entry points to planar magnetic sound. According to Hifiman, this new…
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DALI’s OPTICON MK2 Are The Kickass New Speakers You Need In Your Life!
Today Lenbrook Americas, Distributor of DALI Loudspeakers in the U.S., launched the DALI OPTICON MK2 Series, a new mid-range speaker line that replaces the outgoing OPTICON Series. The new line incorporates several improvements over the originals, like a new luxurious aesthetic, upgraded woofers and midrange drivers, plus upgraded tweeters that come from the DALI lines above…