Tag: Home Audio
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New Music Friday-October 14th, 2022: 10 Albums You Need To Hear This Weekend (Feat. Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen)
Check Out This Week’s Best Sounding New Music Releases! Every New Music Friday, we pick some 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…
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KEF’s New Mu7 Wireless Headphones Provide Sleek Design, Crisp Audio, And 40 Hours Of Battery Life
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Today KEF announced the release of the $399 KEF Mu7, their latest pair of wireless noise-canceling headphones. The KEF Mu7 wireless headphones are designed by British designer Ross Lovegrove, who also worked with the brand on the flagship Muon loudspeakers, Muo portable speakers, and Mu3 earphones. They feature a sleek, minimalist aluminum design that folds…
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October Prime Early Access Sale For Audiophiles: 10 Best Audio Deals From The Second Day!
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The October Prime Early Access Sale Ends Today! The October Prime Early Access Sale is now live on Amazon.com! Deals end tonight (10/12) at midnight PT, and offers discounts on thousands of items across categories like electronics, home & kitchen, toys, apparel, beauty, health & wellness, and more. Since we’re an audio site, we’ve been…
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#NewMusicFriday September 30th, 2022: 10 Albums You Need To Hear This Weekend (Feat. Dropkick Murphys)
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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Bowers & Wilkins Releases All-New 700 Series Speaker Range
For quite some time now, Bowers & Wilkins’ 700 Series range has been a way to grab a substantial portion of the flagship 800 Series’ transparency and precision at a much lower price point. Today, that theme is carried on in an updated 700 Series (Series 3) lineup (8 models) with all-new curved slim line…
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PSB Drops A Brilliant All-In-One Speaker System With The Powerful BluOS Multi-Room Platform!
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A few years back, we reviewed the smooth and natural-sounding new powered speakers from PSB Speakers, the Alpha AM5. Built on the foundation of PSB’s capable (and affordable) Alpha Series passive loudspeaker, it definitely sounded good, but it also lacked some of the advanced features provided by active speaker systems with Wi-Fi (like Kef’s LSX…
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#NewMusicFriday August 26th, 2022: 10 Albums You Need To Hear This Weekend! (Feat. Thee Sacred Souls)
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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The Best Budget Audiophile Gear Of 2022 (Fall Edition): Speakers, Headphones, Etc.
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If you’re putting together an audio system on a budget, it’s an excellent time to be alive. Affordable hi-fi gear has never sounded better, so getting more system for your money is easy if you know where to look! We here at Hifitrends.com eat, sleep, and breathe affordable hi-fi, so we have both studied and…
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Pre-Orders For The Z REVIEWS x LETSHUOER Z12 X HiFiGo Planar IEM Begin Today
This year, LETSHUOER made a massive splash in the IEM market with the S12 Planar Magnetic Driver IEMs (review coming soon), which provide remarkably balanced and detailed performance for a very affordable price. Now in collaboration with Zeos of Z Reviews, a popular review channel, they have come out with a limited edition version of…
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The Best Bookshelf Speakers Under $500! (2022)
The Best Bookshelf Speakers Under 500 Dollars are here! These speakers are perfect for anyone who wants to add some great sound to their hi-fi system without spending a ton of cash.
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Starke Sound Intros Their Fiera Amplifiers, Affordable Powerhouses With Prices Starting At $1499
If you’re looking for an affordable power amp with plenty of juice on tap, you should check out the new Fiera Amplifiers from Starke Sound. These amps use Starke’s proprietary 1-kilowatt SAPS switch-mode power supplies and NS600 Class-D amplifier modules to deliver a clean 130 watts RMS per channel into 8 ohms and double that…
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“Level Up” With This Simple, Yet Awe-Inspiring, Budget Audiophile System!
You don’t need tons of money and “know-how” to build a top-notch hi-fi sound system! There’s a misconception that you need to be some kind of “guru” or expert to put together an affordable high-end hi-fi system. But with the new class of audiophile streaming amplifiers, building a capable system has never been easier! A…
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Audeze Teams Up With 11-Time Grammy Winner For New MM-500 Studio Headphones
Today Audeze, one of the world’s top audiophile headphone manufacturers, announced the hire of Grammy-winning engineer/producer Manny Marroquin as their Head of Professional Products. He has worked with the industry’s most notable names, including Kanye West, Post Malone, Alicia Keys, Bruno Mars, and The Rolling Stones. Their partnership will focus on developing products aimed at…
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Watch: PSB Speakers Commemorates Its 50th Anniversary With A New Documentary
If you’ve been around hi-fi for any time, you’ve probably come across one of Paul Barton’s speakers or headphones. He’s the founder and chief designer of PSB Speakers, a company known for affordable loudspeakers with a legendary sound born from a blend of art and science. I’ve had the honor of talking to Paul about…
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Kef LS50 Meta Review: These Innovative British Monitor Speakers Are (Still) Awe-Inspiring!
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TL;DR These remarkably balanced and transparent speakers set a new standard at the price point. Just make sure you pair them with high quality amplification. Intro As a long-time owner (and fan) of Kef’s legendary LS50 mini-monitor, I was intrigued when I heard they were coming out with a sequel. Dubbed the LS50 Meta ($1599.99),…
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HIFIMAN HE-R9 Review: These Dynamic Closed-Back Headphones Provide Sensational Sound On The Move!
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TL;DR These closed-back headphones provide a natural laid-back sound with superb comfort and easy-to-use wireless capabilities. That said, the look won’t be for everyone, and they could use a touch more transparency. Intro In March, I took a look at Hifiman’s Deva Pro, a planar magnetic headphone with a novel feature. That would be its…
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Best Floorstanding Speakers For Audiophiles On A Budget (2022)
Floorstanding or Standmount Speakers? That’s an age-old question for many an audiophile (one which I covered here). In most cases, the size of your listening room will dictate which one to pick. Standard-size rooms will usually get sufficient output from standmount speakers, which provide the added benefit of enhanced image focus. That said, those with…
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Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab & Legacy Recordings Drop Reissues Of The Alan Parsons Project’s “I Robot” And “Eye In The Sky”
Today, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi), in partnership with Legacy Recordings, announced the reissue of Alan Parsons Project‘s albums Eye in the Sky and I Robot for their 40th and 45th anniversaries, respectively. Mobile Fidelity remastered both releases from the original master tapes using their acclaimed mastering process and pressed them at RTI. MoFi is reissuing Eye in the Sky as a numbered-edition 180-gram 45RPM 2LP package and…
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#New Music Friday May 20th, 2022: 10 Albums You Need To Hear This Weekend! (Feat. Joey Alexander)
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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Soul Emotion MAX Headphones Review: Great ANC, So-So Sound & Comfort
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Great noise canceling and a nice mix of features are offset by finicky fit and average sound quality I remember when SOUL Electronics first hit the market as another celebrity-driven headphone brand, a la Beats. That was over ten years ago, and back then, they were known as SOUL by Ludacris, a nod to the…