A&K connects legacy headphones to modern audio gear with USB DAC

Many mobile devices either rock a poor quality audio jack or don’t have one at all, so if you want to plug in your favorite legacy ear candy you’ll need a USB DAC to bridge the gap. Luxury audio brand Astell&Kern’s cable DAC has just entered its third … Continue reading A&K connects legacy headphones to modern audio gear with USB DAC

Rotel launches its first integrated network streamer

Tokyo-based high-end audio brand Rotel has launched an integrated hi-fi amplifier that allows direct access to popular streaming services from the unit itself, in addition to offering wireless playback and analog connection to other hi-fi components. J… Continue reading Rotel launches its first integrated network streamer

Grado gives open-back wireless headphones a significant battery boost

When Grado Labs finally joined the wireless headphones party back in 2018, it opted to run with an open-backed design for a more spacious sound. Now the next generation has been released, with more than triple the battery life.Continue ReadingCategory:… Continue reading Grado gives open-back wireless headphones a significant battery boost

Devialet portable speaker adapts audio output to the room it’s in

For the last four years, French high-end audio brand Devialet has been working to make the kind of impressive sound delivery found in its extraordinary Phantom speakers portable. The fruit of that labor is now available as the room-adapting 360-degree … Continue reading Devialet portable speaker adapts audio output to the room it’s in

Pro-Ject embraces the dark side for latest Debut turntable

Many of Pro-Ject Audio’s turntables are textbook examples of minimalist design, but the latest addition to its Debut line takes things even further thanks to a distinct lack of visible switches or labels and everything in view treated to a matte black … Continue reading Pro-Ject embraces the dark side for latest Debut turntable

Grado makes a Statement with headphones sporting largest drivers yet

Brooklyn’s family-run audiophile favorites Grado Labs is not a company to blindly follow the latest trends, focusing instead on consistently delivering top-notch sound. For its new Statement X Series, the headphone veterans embrace the beauty of exotic… Continue reading Grado makes a Statement with headphones sporting largest drivers yet

Astell&Kern powers up for Kann Max quad-DAC digital audio player

It’s been a busy week for high-end portable audio brand Astell&Kern, with the launch of the fourth member of its Kann performance line of digital audio players plus a new pair of in-ear monitors in collaboration with Campfire Audio.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading Astell&Kern powers up for Kann Max quad-DAC digital audio player