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Audeze’s New LCD-5 Flagship Headphones Are Elegant And Full Of Mind-Blowing Technology!
Today Audeze announced their new flagship planar-magnetic headphone, the $4500 LCD-5. This headphone boasts a new lightweight design with a carbon fiber headband and magnesium housing. It also has a new driver with Audeze’s Parallel Uniforce™ diaphragms and Fluxor™ Magnets for more accuracy plus efficency. With its 18 Ohms impedance, and its sensitivity of 90dB,…
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#NewMusicFriday September 17th: New Music Releases You Need To Hear Feat. Tems, Charley Crockett, And Buena Vista Social Club!
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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Denafrips ARES II R2R DAC Review: You Need To Hear This Digital To Analog Converter!
The Low Down: The Denafrips ARES II R2R DAC may use older technology, but when done right, resistor ladder Digital To Analog Converters can provide a natural, engaging sound. Many feel it’s a sound that more recent chip-based Delta-Sigma DAC designs can’t match. That’s exactly why the ARES II (1098 SGD, about 800 USD) has…
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#NewMusicFriday September 10th: New Music Releases You Need To Hear Feat. Jazzmeia Horn, Yebba, and Bomba Estéreo
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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#NewMusicFriday September 3rd: New Music Releases You Need To Hear Feat. Tom Misch, Drake, & Terence Blanchard
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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Eye-Opening! PSB Speakers Flagship Synchrony Series Launches In North America
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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FIIL CC2 True Wireless Earbuds Review: A Stunning Apple Airpods Alternative In Titanium And Black!
The Low Down: If you like the fit of Apple’s original AirPods, but don’t like the whole “bright-white” aesthetic, then maybe you’ll like the sleek, aluminum-clad design of FIIL’s CC2 True Wireless Earbuds ($59 w/extra 30% off at the time of this writing). They look really cool and I feel like they will hold up…
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#NewMusicFriday August 20th: New Music Releases You Need To Hear Feat. Villagers, Lorde & Julien Lourau
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’ New $599 Powered Bookshelf Speaker Features Attractive Design And A Hi-Res USB DAC
Best Buys, Bluetooth, Budget, DACs, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Integrated Amps, News, Power Amps, Reviews, Speakers, Streaming, Uncategorized, WirelessQ Acoustics, British Manufacturer of loudspeakers, is prepping to release a new pair of powered bookshelf speakers. Dubbed the Q Acoustics M20, they boast a 2 x 65W digital amplifier which powers one 22mm decoupled tweeter and one 125mm mid/bass driver per speaker. The bass-reflex cabinet uses the same award-winning P2P™ (Point to Point) cabinet…
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The Latest Bluesound NODE Wireless Music Streamer Grabs Prestigious Award
Best Buys, Bluetooth, Budget, DACs, Deals, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, MQA, Music, News, Streaming, Videos, WirelessBluesound’s newest Hi-Res music streamer wins the 2021-22 EISA Hi-Fi Best Product Award for Digital Music Player: The following press release is courtesy of Lenbrook: TORONTO, CANADA, AUGUST 15, 2021 – Bluesound, a leading manufacturer of premium wireless multiroom hi-res streaming players, announced today that its newest NODE has won the 2021-22 EISA Award for…
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#NewMusicFriday August 10th: New Music Releases You Need To Hear Feat. Jade Bird, Brandee Younger, & Fat Joe
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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#NewMusicFriday August 6th: 11 New Music Releases You Need To Hear!
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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Audeze’s New CRBN Electrostatic Headphone Has Unconventional Tech And Enchanting Looks!
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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#NewMusicFriday July 30th: 13 New Music Releases You Need To Hear!
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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Audirect Atom2 Lightning MQA Dac Amp Combo Review: Don’t Listen To Apple Music Lossless Without It!
Best Buys, Budget, DACs, Deals, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, MQA, Music, Portable Audio, Reviews, Streaming, VideosThe Low Down The Audirect Atom2 Lightning is a lightweight DAC/Amp combo with a lightning connector for iPhones. It connects directly to the bottom of the phone so you can avoid floppy dongles, and it has decent power for driving full-sized headphones. For a $79 DAC/Amp the sound is extraordinarily smooth, detailed and expansive. If…
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Wharfedale EVO4.2 Review: (Was) The Best Bookshelf Speaker Under $1000!
The Low Down: (Ed. Note: The price of this speaker has gone up–now $1,199.00– since we wrote this review…thank the pandemic and inflation for that…by the way, it’s still an excellent value at the current price.) For listeners who value sharp imaging and immersive depth, you probably can’t do better than the Wharfedale EVO4.2 at…
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#NewMusicFriday July 23rd: 11 New Music Releases You Need To Hear!
Downloads, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, MQA, Music, News, Reviews, Streaming, Videos, WirelessCheck 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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Montreux Jazz Festival, MQA, & BMG Announce Two Compelling High-Res Live Recordings From Marianne Faithfull and Muddy Waters
Following the release of two excellent albums by Etta James and Nina Simone, Montreux Jazz Festival and BMG today announced the next two installments in the Montreux Years Collection. They are titled “Marianne Faithfull: The Montreux Years” & “Muddy Waters: The Montreux Years”, and both will be released on Friday, August 27th, 2021. Mastered with…
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#NewMusicFriday July 16th: 12 New Music Releases You Need To Hear!
Check 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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#NewMusicFriday July 2nd: 10 New Music Releases You Need To Hear!
Check 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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