Tag: floor standing hifi speakers
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Affordable High-End Audio Guide (2021): Building A Home Hi-Fi System For Less Than $1000!
Building A Astounding Hi-Fi System Around The Affordable PSB Alpha AM5 Powered Bookshelf Speakers! When you’re talking about setting up a Hi-Fi System for less than 1000 dollars, a set of good powered bookshelf speakers can go a long way. If designed well, you get a quality set of speakers, a decent amplifier, and a serviceable…
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#NewMusicFriday…New Record Releases You Need To Hear feat. Fred The Godson + 13 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). (TIDAL streams below) My Featured album pick of…
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#NewMusicFriday…New Record Releases You Need To Hear feat. José James + 17 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). (TIDAL streams below) My Featured album pick of…
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#NewMusicFriday…New Record Releases You Need To Hear feat. R+R=NOW + 13 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). There’s a lot of great stuff…
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DALI’s OPTICON MK2 Are The Kickass New Speakers You Need In Your Life!
Today Lenbrook Americas, Distributor of DALI Loudspeakers in the U.S., launched the DALI OPTICON MK2 Series, a new mid-range speaker line that replaces the outgoing OPTICON Series. The new line incorporates several improvements over the originals, like a new luxurious aesthetic, upgraded woofers and midrange drivers, plus upgraded tweeters that come from the DALI lines above…
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First Impressions: DALI OBERON 7 C Active Floorstanding Speaker Quick Review
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Towards the end of 2019, I had a chance to review the DALI OBERON 5 floorstanding speakers, and I fell in love with them. I gave them my very first perfect 10 review due to the fact they were so darn easy to set up, sounded amazing with any music I threw at them (remarkable…
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#NewMusicFriday…New Record Releases You Need To Hear feat. Hayley Williams + 12 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). There’s a lot of great stuff…
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Polk Audio Legend L200 Review: The Exquisite Midrange Is Mesmerizing!
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in Best Buys, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Integrated Amps, Music, Power Amps, Preamps, Reviews, Shows, Speakers, VideosI’ve told this story a couple of times before, but back at RMAF 2019, I was fortunate to be at the premiere of Polk Audio’s Legend Series, their new flagship speaker line. For Polk, the Legend line marked a return of sorts to high-end audio, and they made a huge splash with their new SDA…
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#NewMusicFriday…New Record Releases You Need To Hear feat. Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio + 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). There’s a lot of great stuff…
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#NewMusicFriday…New Record Releases You Need To Hear feat. Rhye + 12 Other Artists!
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in Downloads, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, MQA, Music, News, Speakers, Streaming, Uncategorized, VideosEvery #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). There’s a lot of great stuff…
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Boom! Kef’s Compact New KC62 Subwoofer Packs In Twin Drivers And Big Power!
Most listening/home theater rooms are very limited on space. Especially if you live in or nearby an urban center. Because of this, it can be a challenge to integrate a quality subwoofer into your living area without it being in the way or ruining your decor. Enter the new KC62 Subwoofer by Kef, available at…
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#NewMusicFriday…New Record Releases You Need To Hear feat. Robohands +18 Other Artists!
(Ed. Note: Hey folks, now that we’re thru the slow period of new releases during the holidays, #New Music Friday is back! The format is the same, just a bunch of great-sounding new music we dug up…you will find it here, usually on Friday evenings…Enjoy!) Every #NewMusicFriday, I pick a bunch of the best sounding new…
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Q Acoustics Concept 300 Review: These Sexy Bookshelf Speakers Are Brilliant!
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These Beautiful Speakers are all about Luxury and Refinement! Q Acoustics has never made run-of-the-mill speakers. Even their entry-level 3000 series (check out our review here) is known for innovations like attractive curved cabinets with convenient low-profile binding posts, computer-designed point-to-point bracing for low resonances, and decoupled tweeters for a clear top end. They usually…
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Now That’s A Good Question: What is a Powered Speaker?
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in Best Buys, Bluetooth, Budget, DACs, Deals, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Music, Power Amps, Preamps, Reviews, Speakers, Streaming, WirelessYou may have heard the terms Powered Speaker or Active Speaker thrown around and wondered, What is a Powered Speaker? How about an Active Speaker? Are they different? Are they just different terms for the same thing? Well, Powered Speakers and Active Speakers ARE two different things. Both have become more popular in Hi-fi circles, especially…
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The Best (Sounding) Albums Of 2020
Our Take On The Best Albums Of 2020! For the last couple of years, we’ve wanted to come up with a different kind of “best albums” list. Since this is an audio site, and we cover the best sounding gear, we thought we should make a list of the best sounding albums to go with…
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#NewMusicFriday…New Record Releases You Need To Hear feat. Phoria +17 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). There’s a lot of great stuff…
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#NewMusicFriday…New Record Releases You Need To Hear feat. Tank And The Bangas +10 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). There’s a lot of great stuff…
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HI-FI Trends Product Of The Year Awards 2020: Best Speakers Feat. Triangle, Andover Audio
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It’s that time again! This is when we look back at some of the best gear we’ve come across this year. The mission of HI-FI Trends is “Helping audiophiles to build affordable high-end audio systems,” and to that end, we’ve picked some of the best affordable high-end gear available right now. You can use these…
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#NewMusicFriday…New Record Releases You Need To Hear feat. Hope Tala +13 Other Artists!
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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). There’s a lot of great stuff…
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#NewMusicFriday…New Record Releases You Need To Hear feat. Yellowjackets +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). There’s a lot of good stuff…