Tag: budget audiophile
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CES 2020: All The Spectacular Audio Gear We’ve Seen So Far!
CES 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-Loudspeakers: The Marvelous TRIANGLE BOREA BR03 Bookshelf Speakers Review!
The 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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Product Of The Year 2019-Amps/Preamps: Cambridge Audio’s Jaw-Dropping CXA81 Integrated Stereo Amplifier!
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in Best Buys, Bluetooth, DACs, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Integrated Amps, Music, Power Amps, Preamps, Reviews, Streaming, Videos, 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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Incredible! JVC Brings Their Stunning Audiophile Earphones To The U.S.
You may be familiar with the cheap and colorful earphones that JVC sells at your local drugstore, but what you probably didn’t know is they manufacture headphones for the Audiophile market as well. (I’m quite familiar, because I used to work there many moons ago.) If you didn’t know, you would be forgiven, because they…
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Product Of The Year 2019-DAC/Streamers: The Tremendous Audiolab 6000N Play Wi-Fi Audio Streaming Player!
The 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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Product Of The Year 2019-All-In-One Systems: The Wonderful SVS Prime Wireless Powered Speaker System!
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in 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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Money-Saving Last Chance After Christmas Sales For Audiophiles/Music Lovers!
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Looking for ways to spend your holiday cash or Christmas Gift Cards? Well, we’ve found a bunch of Money-saving Last Chance After Christmas Sales on gear for Audiophiles and Music Lovers. Most of them will end on 12/31, so if you see something you like, I suggest you grab it quick! 1.) Crazy prices on a…
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Buchardt Audio Unveils Tantalizing New Version Of Celebrated S400 Speaker
Through a stealth marketing campaign comprised primarily of influencer reviews and word of mouth, the Buchardt Audio S400 speaker has gained tremendous popularity amongst audiophiles. But this hasn’t stopped Buchardt from announcing a new and improved version of the S400, called the S400 SIGNATURE EDITION. The new version comes in a Raw Nordic Oak finish…
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Product Of The Year 2019: Desktop Components- The Wondrous iFi ZEN DAC Amp Combo Review!
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in Best Buys, Budget, DACs, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, MQA, Music, Power Amps, ReviewsThe 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 find to have extraordinary value within its category. Also, since we cover low-cost,…
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Best Jazz Albums 2019: 25 Glorious Albums You Need To Hear!
Once again, Jazz had a great year! Last year, it was all about the London Jazz Scene, with their experimental projects coming out in wave after wave. This year, they still had some highlights, like the album “Fyah” by Theon Cross, but for me, the story this year was the classic stuff from veterans like…
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Audiophile Holiday Gift Guide 2019: Super Saturday Shopping/Audio Deals/Last-Minute Christmas Gifts!
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Hey folks, we’re coming down the home stretch, Christmas is right around the corner, so I thought I would drop another post with the best deals on last-minute Christmas gifts! Most of these deals will disappear after the holidays, so if you’re looking for the lowest prices on some great audio gear, this is the…
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Cambridge Audio CXA81 Stereo Integrated Amplifier Review: Magical Mind-Blowing Musicality!
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I always get a little bit nostalgic when talking about Cambridge Audio, because they made the first audiophile oriented amplifier I ever purchased. It served me well for many years and fetched a pretty penny when I finally decided to upgrade. Cambridge Audio amps are robust powerhouses, engineered to provide long-term listening pleasure. They’re almost…
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These Best-Selling Bookshelf Speakers Are At All-Time Low Prices!
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in Best Buys, Budget, Deals, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Integrated Amps, Reviews, Speakers, VideosIf you’re putting together a hi-fi system and looking for some audiophile oriented speakers that won’t break the bank, then you need to check out the specials over at the ELAC AMAZON Store. Right now, during their End Of Year sale, you can get the lowest prices of the year on select standmount speakers, floorstanders, even…
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#MusicMonday: New Music Playlist Feat. Gary Clark Jr. + 15 Other Artists You Need To Hear!
Here’s another #MusicMonday audiophile playlist of great-sounding music you need to hear, including new music from Grammy Award-winning Blues Rocker Gary Clark Jr. plus 15 other songs! The playlist starts with more traditional audiophile stuff like Jazz and Blues, then moves on to non-traditional audiophile tracks towards the end. (TIDAL Music Stream Below) Check this music out in…
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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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Schiit’s Powerful Little Headphone Amplifier Is Super Cheap With This Coupon!
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in Best Buys, Budget, DACs, Deals, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Power Amps, PreampsThe small but powerful Schiit Fulla 2 DAC and Headphone Amplifier is a budget-friendly and simple way to supercharge the audio from your laptop. It will convert the digital audio signal from your computer into a clean, detailed analog output that will improve the sound coming from your full-size audiophile headphones or a pair of powered…
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Audiophile Holiday Gift Guide 2019: 20+ Last-Minute Christmas Gifts And Stocking Stuffers On Amazon
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It’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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#NewMusicFriday…New Record Releases You Need To Hear feat. Sasha Berliner + 11 Other Artists!
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 the bottom) Here are my picks for this…
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One Of The Best True Wireless Earbuds–31% Off With This Money-Saving Promocode!
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in Best Buys, Bluetooth, Deals, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, MQA, Music, Portable Audio, Reviews, Videos, WirelessWhen I reviewed the HELM True Wireless Bluetooth 5.0 Headphones earlier this year, I called it an exceptional product with great looks, comfortable fit, and fun sound. The HELM earphones made pretty much any music I listened to sound great, whether it was Hip-Hop, Jazz, or anything in between. I loved them so much, they became…
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Album Of The Week: Fantastic Christmas Music/Songs For Audiophiles (20+ Albums!)
This week’s “Album Of The Week” post is a little different; it’s more of an “Albums Of The Week” post. This go-round, we’re sharing some of our favorite Christmas Songs/Christmas Music, in the form of albums that are both well recorded and get you in a holiday mood! There’s a little something for everyone, so…