Spotify to launch lossless audio streaming tier this year

Looking to offer a little something extra for the audiophiles in the crowd, Spotify has announced a new streaming tier for high-quality lossless audio. Called Spotify HiFi, the service was announced at the company’s Stream On online event today, and wi… Continue reading Spotify to launch lossless audio streaming tier this year

Devialet updates its extraordinary Phantom wireless speaker for 2021

Back in 2014, French audio house Devialet launched a $2,000, 750-W wireless speaker that looked like nothing else out there, with the drivers at the side pulsing in and out of the unit’s curvy body to generate its enormous distortion-hating sound.Conti… Continue reading Devialet updates its extraordinary Phantom wireless speaker for 2021

Vinyl sales surpass CDs for the first time since 1986

A mid-year revenue report from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has revealed vinyl sales in 2020 have surpassed compact disc (CD) sales for the first time since the mid-1980s. The report also reveals the COVID-19 pandemic hitting th… Continue reading Vinyl sales surpass CDs for the first time since 1986

Bose adds three new models to audio-packing sunglasses range

Bose launched a new audio product in late 2018, in the shape of two pairs of sunglasses equipped with tiny speakers and a microphone. And clearly the company has had some success with them as three more flavors have now joined the Frames lineup.Continu… Continue reading Bose adds three new models to audio-packing sunglasses range

Astell&Kern aims for power users with Kann Alpha digital audio player

If you’ve got cash to burn and you like your digital audio players to be chunky, angular and capable, Astell&Kern is probably already on your radar. The new Kann Alpha ticks all of those boxes and more.Continue ReadingCategory: Music, TechnologyTags: P… Continue reading Astell&Kern aims for power users with Kann Alpha digital audio player

Marantz looks to the past for future audio gear design

After three years in development, Marantz has dipped into its history for inspiration for a new line of high-end audio gear that starts with an integrated amplifier and a network audio streamer/SA-CD player.Continue ReadingCategory: Home Entertainment,… Continue reading Marantz looks to the past for future audio gear design

NAD releases flagship Masters M33 streaming DAC amplifier

Unveiled at CES back in January, NAD Electronics has now made its Master M33 system available for sale, an audiophile-grade streaming hi-fi amplifier that can serve as a multi-room hub for compatible devices all around the home.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading NAD releases flagship Masters M33 streaming DAC amplifier

Sony aims to cut out the world with latest wireless headphones

Sony has some new wireless additions to its headphone range. First up is a pair of over-ear noise cancellation cans with dual noise sensors, all day playback and a mode that lets in the sounds of the outside world when needed. Then there are some true … Continue reading Sony aims to cut out the world with latest wireless headphones