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Here Are The Best Speakers, Headphones And Electronics On Sale Right Now! (5/7/20)
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, Speakers, Streaming, Videos, WirelessHifitrends.com has always been about pointing out the best values in Hi-Fi, so it’s only right that we point out the best deals on Hi-Fi every week. There’s a lot of stuff on sale out there, but we only point out the things worth buying. To determine that, we put a premium on sound quality, followed…
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Here Are The Best Speakers, Headphones And Electronics On Sale Right Now! (4/30/20)
Best Buys, Bluetooth, Budget, DACs, Deals, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Integrated Amps, MQA, Music, Portable Audio, Power Amps, Preamps, Speakers, Streaming, Videos, WirelessHifitrends.com has always been about pointing out the best values in Hi-Fi, so it’s only right that we point out the best deals on Hi-Fi every week. There’s a lot of stuff on sale out there, but we only point out the things worth buying. To determine that, we put a premium on sound quality, followed…
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Q&A: How Much Should I Spend On An Integrated Amp?
Best Buys, Bluetooth, Budget, DACs, Deals, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Integrated Amps, Music, Power Amps, Preamps, Reviews, Speakers, Streaming, WirelessQ: I have a question. I am new to home audio but I’m trying to learn as much as possible. I currently have a Yamaha receiver. Do you think a Cambridge Audio integrated amp is the right choice to replace it? I want the CXA 81. It has all of the features I want. It’s…
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Q&A: Should I Pick A Floorstanding Or Standmount Speaker? What You Need To Know!
First Impressions, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Integrated Amps, Music, News, Power Amps, Preamps, Reviews, Speakers, Streaming, VideosQ. A reader writes: which speakers you think would be more appropriate in my case? Towers or stand mounters? A. This is an age-old question, without a simple answer. There are so many variables! In this case, the reader is using a quality entry-level integrated amp (NAD C316BEE) and a Chromecast Audio streaming TIDAL. I…
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Here Are The Best Speakers, Headphones And Electronics On Sale Right Now! (4/9/20)
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, Reviews, Speakers, Streaming, VideosHifitrends.com has always been about pointing out the best values in Hi-Fi, so it’s only right that we point out the best deals on Hi-Fi every week. There’s a lot of stuff on sale out there, but we only point out the things worth buying. To determine that, we put a premium on sound quality, followed…
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The Stunning Audiolab 6000CDT CD Transport In The House: First Impressions And Unboxing Pics!
Over the last year or so, I’ve become a big fan of Audiolab’s affordable 6000 series components. There are three pieces in the line. First is the 6000A, a highly capable $999 integrated amp, which is on my Recommended Components list (my review). Then there’s the $549 6000N Play DTS Play-Fi streamer, which I named…
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Here Are The Best Speakers, Headphones And Electronics On Sale Right Now! (4/2/20)
Best Buys, Bluetooth, Budget, DACs, Deals, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Integrated Amps, Music, Noise Cancelling, Portable Audio, Power Amps, Speakers, Streaming, Videos, WirelessHifitrends.com has always been about pointing out the best values in Hi-Fi, so it’s only right that we point out the best deals on Hi-Fi every week. There’s a lot of stuff on sale out there, but we only point out the things worth buying. To determine that, we put a premium on sound quality, followed…
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Hi-Fi Deals: The Best Speakers, Headphones and Electronics On Sale Today (3/27/2020)
Best Buys, Bluetooth, Budget, DACs, Deals, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Integrated Amps, MQA, Music, Portable Audio, Power Amps, Preamps, Speakers, Streaming, WirelessHifitrends.com has always been about pointing out the best values in Hi-Fi, so it’s only right that we point out the best deals on Hi-Fi every week. There’s a lot of stuff on sale out there, but we only point out the things worth buying. To determine that, we put a premium on sound quality, followed…
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5 Awesome Essentials For The Work From Home Audiophile
Best Buys, Budget, DACs, Deals, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, MQA, Music, Portable Audio, Reviews, Speakers, WirelessThe Coronavirus disease 2019 (also known as COVID-19) has made it necessary for many of us to shelter in place and work from home, some for the first time. I’ve worked from home for a long time, and of course, as an audiophile, music is an essential part of my workday. It makes my daily…
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Cambridge Audio CXN V2 Audiophile Music Streamer In The House: First Impressions And Unboxing Pics!
DACs, First Impressions, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Music, Preamps, Reviews, Software, Streaming, Videos, WirelessThere are a couple of budget (around $500) Audiophile Music Streamers I recommend. The first is the Audiolab 6000N Play, which I consider to be the best sounding streamer in that price range. The second is the Bluesound Node 2i, which I believe to be a notch below the 6000N in sound quality. Still, it…
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Cambridge Audio Adds Spectacular Roon Technology To Their Top Music Streamers
Cambridge Audio’s flagship EDGE NQ and CXN (V2) network audio streamers are now Roon Ready via a new software update. Upon completion of the update, Roon will be able to discover them on your network, optimize audio delivered to the streamer, and allow volume control directly from Roon without a complicated configuration. If you’re not…
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Awesome! The Best Integrated Amplifiers Around $1000 (2021)
Best Buys, Bluetooth, DACs, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Integrated Amps, Music, Power Amps, Preamps, Reviews, Speakers, Streaming, Uncategorized, Videos, WirelessCheck out our latest list: Best Buys: Best Budget Amplifiers For Audiophiles (2022) If you’re looking to build an affordable high-performance hi-fi system, then you should be looking at a quality integrated amp to be the heart of it. The Integrated Amplifier, a combination of pre-amp and amplifier, will play traffic cop for your sources…
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CES 2020: All The Spectacular Audio Gear We’ve Seen So Far!
Bluetooth, First Impressions, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Integrated Amps, MQA, Music, News, Noise Cancelling, Portable Audio, Power Amps, Preamps, Shows, Speakers, Streaming, WirelessCES 2020, the annual Consumer Electronics industry show that convenes in Las Vegas every year, officially opened to all ticket holders today (it opened to the media on Sunday). Over the first three days, there have been some sensational new audio releases, including a bunch of new headphones, true wireless earphones, streaming amplifiers, and speakers.…
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Product Of The Year 2019-All-In-One Systems: The Wonderful SVS Prime Wireless Powered Speaker System!
Best Buys, Bluetooth, Budget, DACs, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Music, Power Amps, Preamps, Reviews, Software, Speakers, Streaming, WirelessThe Hifitrends.com Product Of The Year is an award given to an exceptional product that has passed across our desk– or through our listening room– this past year. It’s not a “Best Of” award, it’s just us giving recognition to gear we found to have extraordinary value and performance within its category. Also, since we…
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The Thrilling HIFIMAN Ananda-BT Bluetooth Planar Magnetic Wireless Headphone In The House: First Impressions And Unboxing Pics!
Bluetooth, DACs, First Impressions, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Music, News, Portable Audio, Power Amps, Reviews, Streaming, Uncategorized, WirelessThe Full Ananda-BT Review is up!…check it out here. There aren’t too many $1000 Bluetooth headphones out there. Some may ask, do we need one? Well, with it’s $999 Ananda-BT High-Resolution Bluetooth Planar Magnetic Headphone, HIFIMAN hopes you’ll answer that question in the affirmative. You may ask, why ARE they the priciest Bluetooth headphones on…
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Cambridge Audio Strengthens Its Network Music Streamer Lineup With Qobuz
Cambridge Audio’s Network Music Streamers now fully support Qobuz via the Streammagic app. Via a recent update, Cambridge Audio’s Streammagic app now offers full support of Qobuz, a high res music service that provides music streams at up to 24/192 better-than-CD quality. This update adds a third major Music Streaming service to Cambridge Audio’s CXN (V2),…
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Audiophile Holiday Gift Guide 2019: 20+ Last-Minute Christmas Gifts And Stocking Stuffers On Amazon
Best Buys, Bluetooth, Budget, DACs, Deals, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Integrated Amps, MQA, Music, Portable Audio, Power Amps, Reviews, Streaming, WirelessIt’s crunch time. If you want to order your Christmas Gifts online and have them by Dec. 25th, then you better hurry. The standard ground shipping cutoff for UPS is today 12/13, and it’s 12/16 for FedEx. Of course, if you’re willing to pay for express shipping, you have a little longer. However, if you’re…
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Audiophile Holiday/Christmas Gift Guide 2019: The Best Black Friday/Cyber Monday Audio Deals You Can Still Get Your Hands On! (Updated 12/4)
Best Buys, Budget, DACs, Deals, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Home Audio, Integrated Amps, News, Portable Audio, Power Amps, Preamps, Reviews, Speakers, StreamingIf you missed out on the deals from Black Friday, don’t worry! Today we’re breaking down the Best Black Friday/Cyber Monday 2019 Deals You Can Still Get Your Hands On, with a big list of the best deals on Headphones, Speakers, and Electronics…Don’t Sleep! These Are Limited-Time Offers and Can Disappear Any Minute! ELAC-check out the BLACK FRIDAY/CYBER MONDAY specials still up over…
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NAD VISO HP70 Wireless Active Noise Cancelling Headphones Review: Revel In The Breathtaking Detail!
Bluetooth, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, MQA, Music, Portable Audio, Reviews, WirelessOnce upon a time, noise-canceling headphones were manufactured and marketed by only a couple of companies. Those companies were mainly concerned with the quality of the active noise canceling, putting sound quality second, regardless of claims otherwise. It was only a matter of time before bonafide hi-fi companies would get into the act, releasing headphones…
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