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Arcam makes some of the best audio gear out there, so i’m excited to hear about their new HDA range they are showing at CES this year. The line is made up of 2 new integrated amps, both with digital…
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NAD Enhances Its Best-Selling Digital Amplifier, The D 3020
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Today, NAD Electronics released an upgraded version of their popular digital amplifier, the D3020. The new model, the D3020 V2, sports a new front panel, as well as a new Moving Magnet Phono Stage, which was not included on the…
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Audio-Technica Debuts Advanced-Technology QuietPoint® Wireless Noise-Cancelling Headphones, In-Ear Headphones with Pure Digital Drive, Top of the Line Turntable and More
What follows is a press release from Audio-Technica: STOW, Ohio, Jan. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — At CES 2018 Audio-Technica is premiering a host of products including the ATH-ANC700BT QuietPoint over-ear wireless active noise-cancelling headphones, the ATH-DSR5BT, Audio-Technica’s first wireless in-ear headphones to feature exclusive Pure…
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5 Hi-Fi Writers You Should Follow Right Now
If you are the type that eats, sleeps, and breathes audio…here are 5 writers that will help feed your Hi-Fi addiction… 1. Steve Guttenberg @AudiophiliacMan – If you’ve been into hi-fi for any amount of time, then you’ve probably read…
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Sony’s New MDR-1AM2 Headphones Deliver Hi‑Res Sound on the Move
Today, at CES2018, Sony announced a redesign of their highly regarded MDR-1A headphone…. What follows is a press release from Sony Electronics: LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — 5pm PT (CES, Booth #17300) – Sony Electronics announced today the latest in Hi-Resolution headphones, the…
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1More Announces Wireless Versions of Their Triple Driver & Quad Driver Earphones
On the heels of announcing three CES2018 awards for their critically acclaimed Triple-Driver and Quad-Driver earphones, the company also announced they are doubling down on that success by releasing wireless versions of those same headphones. Here’s some more info…
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Optoma NuForce Showcases New Collection of Premium, High Value NuForce Wireless Earphones
Will NuForce have the first affordable truly wireless earbud worth buying? What follows is a press release from Optoma. LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Optoma, a world leading manufacturer of video and audio products, unveils its 2018 collection of audio…
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Get these “Wall of Fame” Sennheiser Heaphones for $90 (that’s $60 off)
Fry’s Electronics is offering the Sennheiser HD 4.40 Wireless Bluetooth headphones this week for $89.95, (w/ a Fry’s Promocode, that you can get for free here) which is $60 off the usual price of $149.99! These highly rated over-ear headphones…
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ICYMI: Great Hi-Fi Articles from the Past Week
Great article about the best Noise Cancelling headphones on the market (no, not Bose)– http://www.digitalaudioreview.net/2018/01/letters-to-the-editor-bowers-wilkins-px/ Cool tour of Bower & Wilkins’ 800 Series factory– http://www.hifiplus.com/articles/meet-your-maker-bowers-wilkins/ Inner Fidelity’s Tyll Hertsens runs down the best headphones of 2017 (as usual, he manages…
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This $150 Budget Hi-Fi Headphone Setup Will Wow You!
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in DACs, Deals, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, MQA, Music, Reviews, StreamingLooking for great sound on a razor-thin budget? Well this combo, which includes a comfortable over-ear headphone and a well-respected headphone DAC/AMP, will give you a quality hi-fi experience for less than what many people spend on headphones alone. To…
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ICYMI: Great Hi-Fi and Music Articles from 2017
Here are some of the great Hi-Fi and music articles I read in 2017…. Great story behind the creation of one of the most innovative BT Headphones on the market- https://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/audio-technicas-ath-dsrbt9-aptx-hd-bluetooth-headphones-were-almost-never-made/ Stereophile’s nod to some of the best budget gear…
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Favorite Albums of 2017-All The Rest…
While Jazz is probably the genre I listen to most, I also listen to many others, including Hip-Hop, Soul, R&B, Alternative, Electronic, etc…so after two posts dedicated to my favorite Jazz albums of 2017, I would like to share my…
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Qobuz Brings High-Res Online Music Service to the U.S.
This is a press release issued by Qobuz. LAS VEGAS, Jan. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Qobuz, a European commercial online music streaming and downloading service, announced today its high-end system will be available in the United States beginning in mid-2018. Qobuz is the highest resolution…
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Tube Analog Sound for Smartphones: Qoobi
This is a press release from Qoobi and Promwad VILNIUS, Lithuania, Jan. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — A new wireless device converting digital music from smartphones to hi-end analog audio will be presented at the CES show in Las Vegas from…
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Zorloo Introduces Its Second-Generation Portable USB-DAC Product
This is a press release from Zorloo (HK) Limited. KOWLOON, Hong Kong, Dec. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Zorloo is pleased to introduce its second-generation portable USB-DAC product, ZuperDAC-S, today. It builds on its wildly praised ZuperDAC to enable computers or mobile phones an unprecedented…
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Favorite Jazz Albums of 2017-Part 2
Well in 2017, the Jazz was so nice, we had to do the Favorite Jazz Albums twice…here are some more albums that stood out to me last year… Louis Hayes-Serenade for Horace Drummer Louis Hayes, who came to prominence as…
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Favorite Jazz Albums of 2017-Part 1
I know i’m a little late on this one, but before we get too deep into 2018, I want to share some of my favorite Jazz Albums from 2017. In my desire to avoid a “me too” list, I left…
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My Return to Tidal Hi-Fi – No Strings Attached!
So i’m a week into my 12 day Free Tidal Preview Access, and I must say I have a new appreciation for their “Hi-Fi” CD Quality streaming. I signed up back in 2015, and it seemed like it was not…