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Since 2013, Astell&Kern has been employing multiple converters in its high-end digital audio players in the pursuit of better sound, with the latest rocking four DACs and three amps. Now the company is taking that kind of thinking to its in-ear monitor… Continue reading Astell&Kern crams three different drivers in Zero1 IEMs
Bowers & Wilkins caused quite a stir among music lovers back in 2007 with the release of the Zeppelin premium iPod speaker. It wasn’t just pleasing to the eyes, looking like nothing else on the market at the time, but it sounded superb too. Now the Zep… Continue reading Relaunched Zeppelin premium wireless speaker takes flight
Early last year, Brit audio specialist iFi launched a pocket digital-to-analog converter called the hip-dac, which the company claimed would treat listeners to a “sound as flavorsome and richly detailed as a delicious single malt.” Now the hip-dac2 has… Continue reading iFi looks to improve music on the move with second-gen hip-dac
For the last few years, music consumption on vinyl has enjoyed a steady rise and after a bit of a dip during COVID-19 lockdowns last year, vinyl records have registered a 94 percent increase in revenue according to the Mid-Year Music Industry Revenue R… Continue reading Thorens spins out new turntables to tap into the rise of vinyl
Yamaha is looking to invade Apple AirPods Max territory with a new pair of flagship wireless headphones called the YH-L700A that headline with spatial audio and head-tracking, active noise cancellation, and a 34-hour battery life.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Yamaha’s flagship wireless headphones boast 3D audio, headtracking and ANC
Last year, high-end audio hardware brand Astell&Kern launched the first digital audio player (DAP) to incorporate three digital-to-analog converters, with the SE200. Now the company has gone one better with the upcoming A&ultima SP2000T, while also deb… Continue reading Latest DAP flagship from Astell&Kern rocks three amps and four DACs
California’s premium hi-fi brand Audeze helped design a pair of headphones to facilitate communication between doctor and patient during an MRI scan, without affecting the imagery produced. And this led to the development of the CRBN Electrostatic head… Continue reading Audeze develops carbon nanotube driver for electrostatic headphones
Austrian hi-fi brand Pro-Ject turns 30 this year, and to celebrate the company has added a new member to its affordable Debut family of turntables, which retains the company’s minimalist DNA but comes with some key enhancements for improved performance… Continue reading Pro-Ject marks 30th birthday with Debut Pro turntable
A new product announcement from luxury Brit audio house Naim always causes something of a stir in the hi-fi community, and so it is with the launch of the limited edition Solstice Special Edition, the company’s first turntable in its (almost) 50-year h… Continue reading Naim launches first turntable as limited-edition Solstice Special Edition
Vienna’s Austrian Audio has announced its first open-back circumaural headphones, which have been designed for the mixing and mastering workflows of studio professionals but could also find themselves wrapped around the heads of audiophiles.Continue Re… Continue reading Austrian Audio brings transparency to the studio with Hi-X65 headphones