A Pocket-Size DAC/Amp With Serious Hi-Fi Ambitions iFi Audio calls their new iDSD GR 2 “the most versatile true-portable DAC/amplifier we’ve ever made”. Sometimes a product gets a bit of an upgrade: a new finish, a few features. Other times, a product gets a total overhaul. ...
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German Luxury Meets High-End Wireless Sound If you love good sound, but don’t own a great set of headphones, you might consider a pair, especially wireless noise-cancelling headphones. Enjoying your favorite songs without bothering anybody – late at night, at a coffee shop, on the...
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Marantz CINEMA Series 2: Elevated Performance, Upgraded Experience Home theater receivers offer great value, as all the components you need are in one chassis. Power amps, preamps for video switching and home theater processing; Audio switching to your streamer or CD player; it’s all in...
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KEF LS LUXE Wireless Delivers Big Sound in a Sleek Package Do you love a great sounding music system: big, full orchestra type sound (or big band or the Stones pounding away… whatever your fave is)? But you don’t want the component boxes and big speakers that usually go along wit...
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Meet the New Sonus faber Olympica G3 Collection If you love great sound, but you aren’t thrilled with the aesthetic look of most speakers, you might take a look at Sonus faber. Their artisanal approach to both sound AND appearance has won them lots of fans. Their Olympica Series is very...
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Glass and Glory: The McIntosh MA 2375 Reviewed By Joe Finn McIntosh has announced their new MA 2375 vacuum tube integrated amplifier, their 1st new all vacuum tube amp in a decade, loaded with the kinds of performance and features we hoped for. It’s got lots of power for most speaker...
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By Joe Finn Bowers & Wilkins is one of the most iconic brands consumer electronics. Their flagship 800 Diamond series products have been used in London’s famed Abbey Road recording studios for five decades. Skywalker Sound at George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch, and hundreds of othe...
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Power, Scale, and Cinematic Precision By Joe Finn It’s always fun for me to check out a new speaker, more so than almost any other component – simply because a speaker can have such a significant impact on your sound. One of the more unique speakers to come along in quite a whi...
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Sights, Sounds & Old Friends: Our AXPONA 2026 Highlights Another AXPONA (Audio Expo North America) is in the books, and we saw and heard some wonderful things in Chicago – aside from running into old friends from this fun industry! This was the biggest event yet, with consumer...
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Folks at Denon have been making audio components since 1910. Yes, that's 116 years, so this is not their first rodeo. They made their first disc recorder in 1939, their first tape recorder in 1951, and in 1970 they introduced a direct-drive turntable for the recording studio and radio statio...
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