1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (931+ words) The annual CEDIA Expo places a heavy emphasis on home theater and smart home technology, but there is also a growing presence in the outdoor audio category. Origin Acoustics, Theory Audio, ELAC, and Polk Audio are among the players in…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (777+ words) That is where the IDEON Nous Streamer/DAC/Preamplifier enters the conversation. Following its world premiere at High End Vienna 2026 in June, the Greek manufacturer’s flagship digital front end is now being offered to North American dealers through 2WA Group, which…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1093+ words) A 300B amplifier delivering single-digit or low double-digit power is hardly unusual. Doing it for $1,499 while also providing a transformer-coupled headphone output, 4- and 8-ohm speaker taps, custom transformers and Cardas internal wiring is a much more interesting proposition. That is what…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1470+ words) Outdoor audio has moved well beyond a pair of weather-resistant speakers screwed beneath the eaves. Premium systems can now cover large properties, disappear into landscaping and deliver enough bass and output for everything from background music to an outdoor theater;…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1443+ words) Most true wireless earbuds are fighting the same war: better ANC, clearer calls, longer battery life, smaller cases, and increasingly elaborate software designed to convince us that Bluetooth earbuds require an engineering degree to operate. HiFiMAN has apparently decided the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1083+ words) Klipsch is taking its Reference Premiere Series somewhere it has not gone before. The new RP-500PM Powered Monitor is the company’s first powered speaker in the lineup, combining amplification, HDMI ARC, USB-C, Bluetooth 5.3, a phono input and multiple digital and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1346+ words) The result is a $28,000 network player/DAC weighing more than 61 pounds, with five independent linear power supplies, a fully discrete DAC architecture and optical network connectivity. Because apparently streaming music from Qobuz needed its own power station. The most significant…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1527+ words) Subwoofer placement can make or break the low-frequency performance of a home theater system, but the location that measures best is not always conveniently located within a few feet of an AV receiver. Running a long RCA cable through a…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1154+ words) Pro-Ject has spent years demonstrating that a themed turntable does not have to be the analog equivalent of a souvenir T-shirt from the airport gift shop. The Austrian manufacturer has already gone down this road with The Beatles, Metallica, Pink…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1046+ words) ASCENDO says the surface is engineered to distribute acoustic energy across a much broader area than a typical point-source loudspeaker while allowing the enclosure to remain exceptionally shallow. In practical terms, the design is intended to function more like a…...