Category: News
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Roon Labs Announces New Roon Devices & The Latest 1.8 Update Features!
DACs, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Integrated Amps, MQA, Music, News, Software, Streaming, WirelessToday, Roon Labs announced several new brand partners and update features: New updates include- A completely redesigned “Versions” view, making it easier to compare different editions of your favorite albums in your own music library, Qobuz and Tidal. Native control of Roon from your smartphone, even when the screen is locked. You can access essential…
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#NewMusicFriday October 22nd: New Music Releases You Need To Hear Feat. Circuit des Yeux, The Rolling Stones, Nubya Garcia + More
Check Out This Week’s Best Sounding New Music Releases! Every #NewMusicFriday, we 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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The Best Audio Deals Right Now: Speakers, Headphones, And Electronics! (10-21-21)
Analog, Best Buys, Bluetooth, Budget, DACs, Deals, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Integrated Amps, Music, News, Noise Cancelling, Portable Audio, Power Amps, Preamps, Software, Speakers, Streaming, Videos, WirelessIf you’re looking for the Best Home Audio & Hi-Fi Sales right now, then look no further! We’ve rounded them all up below! This week we’ve found some great deals on integrated amps by Peachtree Audio, speakers by Triangle Hi-Fi, and Headphones from Audeze. Plus a lot more! Check out all the great stuff, and…
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#NewMusicFriday October 15th: New Music Releases You Need To Hear Feat. The Beatles, Le Ren, Payroll Giovanni + More
Downloads, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, MQA, Music, News, Power Amps, Software, Streaming, VideosCheck Out This Week’s Best Sounding New Music Releases! Every #NewMusicFriday, we 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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Pikachu! Grado Labs Drops An Exclusive Headphone Collab With Pokémon Center!
More valuable than Pokémon cards? Today, Brooklyn New York’s Grado Labs announced their latest headphone collaboration, a partnership with Pokémon Center, the official online store of Pokémon. Together they have created Pokémon Center x Grado, a collection of four special edition headphones celebrating 25 years of Pokémon based on Grado’s iconic headphone design. The series…
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S.M.S.L AO200 Digital Amplifier Review: This Scaled-Down Integrated Amp Has Jaw-Dropping Power!
Best Buys, Bluetooth, Budget, DACs, Deals, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Integrated Amps, Music, News, Power Amps, Preamps, Reviews, Speakers, Streaming, Videos, WirelessTL;DR As long as you measure your expectations, the eminently affordable S.M.S.L AO200 is an enjoyable Class-D amplifier that gives you just enough detail and imaging to bring life to your music. Pick up a pair of decent bookshelf speakers, and you will have an enchanting system for a small apartment or bedroom. Overview If…
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#NewMusicFriday October 8th: New Music Releases You Need To Hear Feat. Badbadnotgood, Sam Fender, & The Alchemist
Check Out This Week’s Best Sounding New Music Releases! Every #NewMusicFriday, we 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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Q Acoustics’ Awe-Inspiring New Concept Loudspeakers Promise A Live Performance In Your Living Room!
Today, Q Acoustics’ launched the latest edition of their remarkable Concept speakers, incorporating technology from their flagship Concept 300 (our review here) and Concept 500 speakers. Through the use of knowledge gained through the design of those state of the art models, Q Acoustics’ promises speakers with ultra-quiet enclosures that provide “focused stereo imaging, accurate audio…
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The Best Audio Deals Right Now: Speakers, Headphones, And Electronics! (10-7-21)
Best Buys, Bluetooth, Budget, DACs, Deals, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Integrated Amps, News, Noise Cancelling, Portable Audio, Power Amps, Preamps, Speakers, Streaming, Videos, WirelessIf you’re looking for the Best Home Audio & Hi-Fi Sales right now, then look no further! We have rounded them all up below! This week, we have found some excellent deals, starting with $50 off the amazing iO integrated amp from Rega! We also have some great prices on headphones by Sennheiser, a nice…
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Axel Grell, Former Sennheiser Engineer, Drops Tantalizing True Wireless Earbuds With ANC And aptX Adaptive!
Bluetooth, Budget, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, MQA, News, Noise Cancelling, Portable Audio, Uncategorized, WirelessAxel Grell, the engineer behind some of Sennheiser’s most revered headphones like the HD800 and HD580 Jubilee, has now set out on his own, releasing a new set of TWS earphones under his own brand Grell Audio. Dubbed the TWS/1, these new $199 TWS earbuds promise amazing audio clarity via app-based customized EQ, 34 hour…
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Check It Out! Andover Audio Reveals Their New SpinDeck MAX Fully Automatic Turntable!
Today, Andover Audio officially launched a new addition to their Spin Collection: a fully automatic turntable called SpinDeck MAX ($599). This new turntable is designed to work with their excellent Spinbase ($299) powered turntable speaker system, which in turn matches up with their SpinSub ($299) (sub review here) and SpinStand ($199) to make a remarkably…
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Audeze Euclid Closed-Back Planar IEM Review: Astonishing Planar Magnetic Headphones That Fit In Your Pocket!
DACs, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Integrated Amps, MQA, News, Portable Audio, Uncategorized, VideosTL;DR Audeze’s first closed-back planar magnetic earphones aren’t cheap, but they do an excellent job of distilling the exciting performance from their full-sized headphones into a much smaller and lighter form factor. Overview Back in 2016, Audeze released the iSine 10 and 20, the first planar magnetic in-ear headphones, and while they were exciting, no…
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The Best Home Audio & Hi-Fi Deals You Can Grab Right Now: Speakers, Headphones, And Electronics! (10-2-21)
Best Buys, Bluetooth, Budget, DACs, Deals, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Integrated Amps, MQA, Music, News, Noise Cancelling, Portable Audio, Power Amps, Preamps, Speakers, Streaming, Videos, WirelessIf you’re looking for the best Home Audio & Hi-Fi Sales, then look no further! We have rounded them all up below! This week, we have some excellent deals, starting with $100 off the flagship transportable from ifi Audio, the iDSD Diablo, along with great prices on headphones by Sennheiser, speakers by ELAC, integrated amps…
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#NewMusicFriday October 1st: New Music Releases You Need To Hear Feat. Brandi Carlile, Henry Threadgill, And Trust Fund Babies
Check Out This Week’s Best Sounding New Music Releases! Every #NewMusicFriday, we 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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Ifi Audio Unveils The Upgraded $189 Hip-Dac2 Along With A Sexy New Case!
Best Buys, DACs, Deals, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, MQA, Music, News, Portable Audio, Power Amps, Streaming, VideosToday, iFi released a new version of their super-popular transportable hip-dac DAC Amp combo, foreseeably called hip-dac2. The latest version of the hip-dac is following a similar upgrade path to the excellent ZEN Dac 2 (our review here), recieving an upgraded XMOS processing chip. Like the ZEN Dac 2, that new chip now allows hip-dac2…
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THX’s Mind-Blowing Onyx DAC Amp Combo Now Comes With 3 Free Months Of Hi-Res Streaming From Qobuz!
DACs, Deals, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, MQA, Music, News, Portable Audio, Power Amps, Reviews, VideosStarting today, THX and Qobuz have teamed up to bundle THX’s excellent Onyx DAC Amp with 3 free months of Qobuz Studio Premier. In order to get Free Qobuz, you need to purchase an Onyx via the link on the THX site, after which the redemption info will be forwarded to you. We loved Onyx…
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NAD Reveals The C 700, A New $1499 “Just Add Speakers” BluOS Streaming Integrated Amplifier
Best Buys, Bluetooth, DACs, First Impressions, Headphone Amps, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, MQA, Music, News, Power Amps, Preamps, Software, Streaming, Uncategorized, WirelessToday, NAD launched the $1499 NAD C 700 BluOS Streaming Integrated Amplifier, a new affordable counterpart to the well-reviewed Masters Series M10 BluOS Music Streaming Amplifier….has 80W per channel, Full-Color Display, HDMI, 2 Way apt-X Bluetooth, MQA & more…ships late October: The following press release is courtesy of Lenbrook: NAD Launches New C 700…
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Technics Releases Two New “Hi-Res” True Wireless Earbuds, The $199 EAH-AZ60 And The $129 EAH-AZ40
Bluetooth, Budget, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Music, News, Noise Cancelling, Portable Audio, Streaming, Videos, WirelessToday, Technics releases two new premium True Wireless Earbud models, the $199.99 ANC-Equipped EAH-AZ60 and the $129.99 EAH-AZ40. We loved the sound of the previous model, the EAH-AZ70 when we reviewed it, but these new earphones now boast Alexa Built-In and LDAC, a higher data rate Bluetooth codec for the equivalent of CD-quality audio. Both…
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#NewMusicFriday September 24th: New Music Releases You Need To Hear Feat. Esperanza Spalding, Sufjan Stevens, & Westside Gunn!
Check Out This Week’s Best Sounding New Music Releases! Every #NewMusicFriday, we 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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Shanling Audio Previews The EA5, Their New $940 All-In-One Integrated Amplifier/Headphone Amp
Best Buys, Bluetooth, Budget, DACs, First Impressions, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Integrated Amps, Music, News, Power Amps, Preamps, Speakers, Streaming, WirelessToday 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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