Collaborate Disseminate
Though many of us listen to music stored on or streamed from our smartphones, some prefer the higher quality listening experience offered by a dedicated player. Astell&Kern has been serving the audiophile community with high-end performers for a number… Continue reading A&K’s angular music players now matched with angular Bluetooth speaker
It’s a distressing moment for some of us, when a formerly prized piece of electronic equipment reaches a point of obsolescence that we consider jettisoning it. [Jon Robinson] ran into …read more Continue reading Bring That Old Hi-Fi Into The 2020s
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
As we’ve traced our no-nonsense path through the world of Hi-Fi audio, we’ve started with the listener, understood the limitations of the human ear, and thence proceeded to the loudspeaker. …read more Continue reading Know Audio: Amplifiers And Distortion
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
As we’ve started out on our journey through the world of Hi-Fi audio from a strictly practical and engineering viewpoint without being misled by any audiophile woo, we’ve already taken …read more Continue reading Know Audio: A Loudspeaker Primer
As we’ve started out on our journey through the world of Hi-Fi audio from a strictly practical and engineering viewpoint without being misled by any audiophile woo, we’ve already taken …read more Continue reading Know Audio: A Loudspeaker Primer
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
A lot of our projects make noise. It can be something as simple as a microcontroller driving a small speaker or a truly ambitious Hi-Fi project, but common to all …read more Continue reading Know Audio: Start At The Very Beginning