Tag: head-fi
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Deal: Bowers & Wilkins PX Active Noise Cancelling Wireless Headphones: Best-In-Class Sound-$120 Off!
Bluetooth, Deals, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Music, News, Noise Cancelling, Portable Audio, Uncategorized, WirelessIf you’re looking for a nice pair of active noise-canceling headphones, then your search should stop right here. The Bowers & Wilkins PX Active Noise Cancelling Wireless Headphones have best in class sound, with better sound than Sony or Bose noise-canceling headphones, and that’s why I personally own a pair. While the Sony and Bose…
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Album Of The Week: Brittany Howard – “Jaime”
This week’s Album Of The Week is a sort of a Garage Rock/Blues/Soul hybrid from Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes fame. She has launched out on her own after winning multiple Grammy awards with that group, and her solo debut “Jamie” is nothing short of magical! The booming beats and fierce growl of Howard make…
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Beyerdynamic Amiron Wireless Copper High-End Stereo Headphone In The House! First Impressions And Unboxing Pics!
Bluetooth, First Impressions, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Portable Audio, Streaming, WirelessI’ve said it before, and I’ll repeat it. Apple’s removal of the headphone jack from their smartphones and its subsequent removal by other smartphone makers has increased the demand for high-quality wireless audio. This has pushed audio manufacturers to up their game when designing Bluetooth headphones, and the product I have today is one of…
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RevoNext NEX202 Dual Driver In-Ear Headphone Review: Smooth Like Butter!
Sweden and Hong Kong-based RevoNext has been putting out well-made budget IEMs for some time now. Their latest design, the $48 NEX202, continues the trend with a stable metal housing, sturdy tangle-resistant cord, and a balanced sound sig that plays well with many different types of music. I was sent the NEX202 at no cost…
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NAD, DALI, Bluesound Among The First To Embrace Amazon Music HD
If you haven’t heard, Amazon has finally added a lossless music tier to their Amazon Music streaming service. It’s called Amazon Music HD, and manufacturers are already integrating it into their products. One of the first is Lenbrook, who announced today they have added support for the service to their BluOS wireless multi-room streaming platform.…
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Album Of The Week: Chrissie Hynde & The Valve Bone Woe Ensemble-“Valve Bone Woe”
This week’s Album Of The Week is a Jazz Vocal album of sorts from Chrissie Hynde, best known as the lead singer of the legendary rock band The Pretenders. The album, entitled “Valve Bone Woe,” features covers of both rock and jazz classics interpreted by Hynde in Jazz Style. Her Rock N’ Roll chops allow…
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HeadAmp Gilmore Lite Mk2 Class-A Headphone Amp Review: Silky Smooth Power!!
Many moons ago, when I first learned about dedicated headphone amplifiers, there was one company that every headphone enthusiast talked about. That company was HeadAmp, a venture dedicated to building and selling clean sounding amps for headphones. That was back in the early 2000s. Since then, they have expanded their operation to selling high-end headphones,…
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Rocky Mountain Audio Fest Report Part 5: The Show In Pictures-Room Highlights!
DACs, First Impressions, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Integrated Amps, Music, Power Amps, Preamps, Shows, Speakers, StreamingSo this is the wrap-up of my Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2019 coverage, and basically, I wanted to post some pics of the rooms I dug but haven’t posted yet. Zu Audio’s room was pretty cool with the Druid 6 and Omen Dirty Weekend paired with Pass Labs/Holo Audio gear, the newly launched Sonus Faber Olympica…
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Rocky Mountain Audio Fest Report Part 4: The Show In Pictures-Headphones & All In One Speaker Systems!
Bluetooth, Budget, First Impressions, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Music, Reviews, Speakers, Streaming, WirelessRMAF was a blast…I flew in late on Friday, so I didn’t have time to spend hours listening to headphones like I usually do at the shows. But I did take some quick listens and saw some pretty cool stuff! I also wanted to add in some pics of the new all-in-one audio systems and…
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Bowers & Wilkins Unveils Formation Flex, A Smaller Take On Their Wireless Audio Tech
Bowers & Wilkins has expanded their wireless Formation Series with the new Formation Flex. The Flex is the smallest speaker in the range (Height: 8.5 in, Width: 5.1 in, Depth: 5.1 in), which as the name suggests, allows flexibility in use and placement. As stated in the press release: The Formation Flex features the same…
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Rocky Mountain Audio Fest Report Part 3: Affordable Hi Fi Roundup, Including A Sneak Peek At The New Elac Debut Reference!
Budget, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Integrated Amps, MQA, Music, News, Power Amps, Preamps, Reviews, Shows, Speakers, Streaming, WirelessHifitrends.com is all about low-cost, high-performance audio gear, so it was great to see so much affordable hi-fi at the show! First of all, RMAF 2019 had three rooms dedicated to “entry-level” gear, and while that designation irks me (maybe I’ll write a post on that someday), I love the idea behind it. Rooms were divided…
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Rocky Mountain Audio Fest Report: Cambridge Audio Intros New CX Series Integrated Amps
Budget, DACs, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Integrated Amps, Music, News, Power Amps, Preamps, ShowsI always make it a point to stop at the Cambridge Audio room when I hit a show and even more so this time because I hoped to hear both the relatively new AX Series budget amps and the brand new CX Series 2 Integrated Amps. Dubbed the CXA81 ($1299) and CXA61 ($999), they offer…
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Audio-Technica Drops New Truly Wireless Earbuds: ATH-CKS5TW and ATH-CK3TW
Bluetooth, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, MQA, Music, News, Portable Audio, Streaming, WirelessToday, Audio-Technica announced two new models of Truly Wireless Earphones, both scheduled for release later this fall. The ATH-CKS5TW ($149) and ATH-CK3TW ($99) both offer Auto-On/Off, Bluetooth 5.0 with aptX, Qualcomm Clear Voice technology, and IPX2 water resistance. The 3TW is rated for up to six hours of battery life per charge, and has 5.8mm dynamic drivers.…
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Rocky Mountain Audiofest Preview: Qobuz Returns As Official Streaming Service
Hi-Res music streaming and download service Qobuz will return to RMAF this year as the show’s official streaming service. As part of the festivities, David Solomon, Chief Hi-Res Evangelist at Qobuz, will be presenting an introduction seminar, along with flash DJ sets using the Qobuz service. Qobuz is a French company that formed back in…
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Deal: Grab These Fitness Earbuds With Audiophile Sound-40% OFF!
Best Buys, Bluetooth, Budget, Deals, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Music, Portable Audio, WirelessMost earphones made for exercise prioritize durability, comfort, and sweat resistance over sound quality. But the Optoma NuForce BE Sport4 offers everything mentioned above, plus audiophile sound quality, via the use of graphene-coated drivers and CD-Quality Bluetooth codecs like apt-X. Not only that, the BE Sport4 offers many other convenience features like quick charging (2…
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Shanling Audio Unveils New M6 Android DAP, 5 Driver IEM, and Bluetooth Headphone Amp
Bluetooth, DACs, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, MQA, Music, News, Portable Audio, Software, Streaming, WirelessAfter several days of product teases via their Social Media accounts, Shanling Audio unveiled several new products yesterday, including their very first android based digital audio player, the M6. Along with the M6, they also took the wraps off the UP4 Balanced Bluetooth Headphone amp and the ME700 In-Ear Monitor which features five drivers per side.…
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#MusicMonday: New Music Playlist Feat. Eliane Elias + 18 Other Artists You Need To Hear!
Here’s a #MusicMonday audiophile playlist of great-sounding music you need to hear, including new music from Jazz Vocalist Extraordinaire and Multi-Grammy Award Winner Eliane Elias plus 18 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) AMAZON-Eliane Elias “Love Stories”…
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Triangle AIO 3 Multiroom Speaker and AIO C Music Streamer Review: Check These Out Before You Buy Sonos…
SONOS changed the game when it comes to multiroom audio. When I sold hi-fi gear in the 90s, putting together a multiroom audio system with speakers throughout the house was onerous. It required a lot of boxes, wires, and know-how to do it right. Usually, only people with deep pockets attempted it in earnest. But,…
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Rocky Mountain Audio Fest Preview: Kanto Audio To Demo TUK, A New High-End Active Speaker
Bluetooth, DACs, Headphone Amps, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Music, News, Shows, Speakers, WirelessKanto Audio is bringing their new flagship powered speaker called TUK to RMAF (Denver/Aurora, CO Sep. 6-8) this year. The $799 TUK is the company’s first powered speaker to sell above $400, (their Budget YU Series has received a lot of love) it is also their first to use an AMT (Air Motion Transformer) tweeter…
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Beyerdynamic To Showcase High-End Wireless Audio At Rocky Mountain Audio Fest
Beyerdynamic is planning to make a splash at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest with some impressive new headphones. The longtime manufacturer of premium audio products will showcase two high-end Bluetooth headphones with their well-respected Tesla driver technology. One is the brand-new $799 Amiron Wireless Copper, a large around-ear headphone made for at-home listening, and the other is the $379 Aventho…
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