At Southwest Audio Fest, the revitalized Audio Research announced six […]The post Preview: Audio Research Announces New Core Amplification Products appeared first on The Absolute Sound. - 19 hours ago, 21 Mar 25, 6:33am -
Woodinville, WA – Genesis Advanced Technologies launched a new entry-level […]The post Genesis Launches top-of-the-line G7 Samba at the Southwest Audio Fest 2025 appeared first on The Absolute Sound. - 2 days ago, 19 Mar 25, 4:07pm -
We wanted to share with you some of the music […]The post March Recordings of the Month from The Absolute Sound Reviewers appeared first on The Absolute Sound. - 4 days ago, 18 Mar 25, 12:17pm -
The brainchild of Gilles Douziech and Eric Poix, French loudspeaker […]The post Diptyque Audio DP 160 Mk II Loudspeaker appeared first on The Absolute Sound. - 4 days ago, 18 Mar 25, 7:49am -
Here’s an album that you may play start to finish […]The post Bria Skonberg: What It Means appeared first on The Absolute Sound. - 4 days ago, 18 Mar 25, 7:44am -
Hasn’t everyone owned a pair of Triangle speakers? Early in my audio journey, Triangle’s clean, precise, flowing sound won me over. Then the company seemingly disappeared. Well, they’re back, and FLAX 2025 showed them in prime stead, in yet ano… - 1 day ago, 21 Mar 25, 12:00am -
Humble Pie: Smokin'Analogue Productions APP 168 (LP). 1972/2024. The Pie, prods.; Alan O'Duffy, Keith Harwood, Kevin Gray, engs.Performance ****Sonics ****½A question that gains urgency as more audiophile reissues arrive and prices rise is, are… - 1 day ago, 21 Mar 25, 12:00am -
Rhino Records started in 1978 as an eclectic indie label specializing in compilations and offbeat reissues. Its emblem was a scowling rhinoceros-human hybrid with a record spinning on the tip of its horn (footnote 1). Time Warner acquired the label d… - 1 day ago, 21 Mar 25, 12:00am -
At an exclusive event hosted by Manhattan Motorcars in New York City, I had the chance to speak with Walter Schofield, a consultant representing Oneiros loudspeakers. Surrounded by luxury automobiles, our conversation explored why these ultra-high-en… - 1 day ago, 21 Mar 25, 12:00am -
At an exclusive event hosted by Manhattan Motorcars in New York City, I had the chance to speak with Walter Schofield, a consultant representing Oneiros loudspeakers. Surrounded by luxury automobiles, our conversation explored why these ultra-high-en… - 1 day ago, 21 Mar 25, 12:00am -
Hasn’t everyone owned a pair of Triangle speakers? Early in my audio journey, Triangle’s clean, precise, flowing sound won me over. Then the company seemingly disappeared. Well, they’re back, and FLAX 2025 showed them in prime stead, in yet ano… - 1 day ago, 21 Mar 25, 12:00am -
Humble Pie: Smokin'Analogue Productions APP 168 (LP). 1972/2024. The Pie, prods.; Alan O'Duffy, Keith Harwood, Kevin Gray, engs.Performance ****Sonics ****½A question that gains urgency as more audiophile reissues arrive and prices rise is, are… - 1 day ago, 21 Mar 25, 12:00am -
Rhino Records started in 1978 as an eclectic indie label specializing in compilations and offbeat reissues. Its emblem was a scowling rhinoceros-human hybrid with a record spinning on the tip of its horn (footnote 1). Time Warner acquired the label d… - 1 day ago, 21 Mar 25, 12:00am -
At an exclusive event hosted by Manhattan Motorcars in New York City, I had the chance to speak with Walter Schofield, a consultant representing Oneiros loudspeakers. Surrounded by luxury automobiles, our conversation explored why these ultra-high-en… - 1 day ago, 21 Mar 25, 12:00am -
At an exclusive event hosted by Manhattan Motorcars in New York City, I had the chance to speak with Walter Schofield, a consultant representing Oneiros loudspeakers. Surrounded by luxury automobiles, our conversation explored why these ultra-high-en… - 1 day ago, 21 Mar 25, 12:00am -
Audio: Listen to this article. Last night a friend sent me an article listing 10 reasons why it’s still worth buying a HiFi system. His thoughts were similar to mine, after I read the arti… - 17 hours ago, 21 Mar 25, 8:41am -
Audio: Listen to this article. Email is great, until it isn’t. Today I received two great emails within minutes of each other, announcing rereleases of Dire Straits’ Brothers in Arms on Blu-ray… - 2 days ago, 20 Mar 25, 10:58am -
Audio: Listen to this article. Over the last year I’ve heard rumblings about a new product coming from Nuprime Audio, and I saw a prototype at the Munich High End show (link). The c… - 5 days ago, 17 Mar 25, 12:08pm -
Audio: Listen to this article. There are no right or wrong ways to create an album. It’s art. As a fan of music, I’ve come to appreciate albums made in any number of ways. On one… - 8 days ago, 14 Mar 25, 8:24am -
Audio: Listen to this article. I’ve been a fan of Kiwi Ears since I reviewed the Cadenza two years ago as part of a budget IEM roundup. I’ve gifted or recommended the $35 single-d… - 10 days ago, 12 Mar 25, 7:17am -
Whaaaa! Beautiful! Can you describe a bit your speaker system? Or is there any link?I can't wait your return about the FU19 running your speakers. - 1 hour ago, 22 Mar 25, 12:17am -
If the heater is not glowing then take your meter and check continuity between pins 2 & 8. If no continuity then open heater and dead tube. - 4 hours ago, 21 Mar 25, 9:48pm -
After you guys assured me that there is no gooey mess when cutting with table saw I tried it too. Thanks for advice! Works great on the new NoRez. Feels like cutting soft plastic. Few recommendation for somebody who never tried it:1. Use eye protecti… - 5 hours ago, 21 Mar 25, 8:53pm -
$200 for a 200-watt per channel integrated? That you can hold in the palm of your hand? Really? And it will drive a pair of Magnepans? You bet. I was really excited about the FX-Audio DS-07 DAC/PRE. We’ve just finished up a Distilled “first look,… - 7 days ago, 14 Mar 25, 10:52pm -
Hello and welcome to Distilled. We are not abandoning our standard reviews, but for those of you that would like a little more than the canned press releases everyone else is posting, but not sure if you want to make the time investment in a full rev… - 7 days ago, 14 Mar 25, 10:12pm -
If you happen to be a moving coil cartridge enthusiast or are thinking about stepping up (pun intended), you’ll need a way to raise that signal to a level that your current MM stage can handle. Inexpensive ($400 and under) cartridges usually sound… - 7 days ago, 14 Mar 25, 9:56pm -
We’re huge fans of Black Ravioli products; over the years, they have kept improving their process. The latest Big Pad Plus is more efficient at isolating your components from vibrations in the environment that subtly blur the ultimate resolution of… - 7 days ago, 14 Mar 25, 4:51pm -
What we’ve got here is a very cool, very compact DAC and Preamplifier that is only about 5 inches tall, 3 inches wide, and 7 inches deep. (125mm x 80mm x 176mm to be exact) What is so exciting about this mighty little DAC is the performance it deli… - 8 days ago, 14 Mar 25, 11:05am -
Occasionally, while describing the sound of a particular high-end audio component, I'll mention the word mystique. I'm not sure when I first used the word in this context, but it was undoubtedly around the same time I really started to explore Japane… - 1 day ago, 21 Mar 25, 12:00am -
Right after reviewing the spectacular Genesis G7 Minuets, Gary Koh is expanding the line upward with the new G7 Samba. Here's the press release from Genesis: Genesis Launches top-of-the-line G7 Samba at the Southwest Audio Fest 2025 Woodinville, WA … - 2 days ago, 20 Mar 25, 11:44am -
One of our favorite amplifier manufacturers, Linear Tube Audio, is set to debut their latest preamplifier at the Southwest Audiofest this weekend--the LTA MZ Pre 3. Here's the official press release on the LTA MZ Pre 3: Linear Tube Audio is proud to… - 2 days ago, 20 Mar 25, 11:20am -
You can win a Golden Pass Ticket to AXPONA this year. The biggest audio show in the US, Chicago-based AXPONA has partnered with pt.AUDIO to give away one pair of Golden Pass tickets to two lucky PTA readers. That is, we will be giving away a pair of… - 3 days ago, 19 Mar 25, 4:36am -
March 18, 2025 - In October 2022, Focal made a brilliant entry into the Bluetooth® hi-fi Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) headphones with Bathys. This success continues with new finishes revealed by the French leader in acoustics: Dune, in 2023, and… - 4 days ago, 18 Mar 25, 9:17am -
Suppose you live much of your life as an audiophile on social media. In that case, you’d be forgiven for believing the only high-end integrated amplifiers out of Norway are by Hegel. While Hegel makes a fine product (we have reviewed their products… - 21 days ago, 1 Mar 25, 3:32am -
For the past five years, I’ve lived with an excellent “true” mono cartridge (a single coil with sufficient vertical compliance to play both “modern” mono reissues and pre-1967 mono originals)—the hand-made Miyajima Labs Infinity Monaural… - 21 days ago, 1 Mar 25, 3:31am -
All photography by Max Geiger.Audio Physic, hailing from the small town of Brilon, Germany, is a storied manufacturer of loudspeakers that has been on my radar for a long time. The brand has undergone some North American distribution changes in the l… - 21 days ago, 1 Mar 25, 3:31am -
I remember distinctly the day this record arrived in the shops. It was 1977, and I worked at a record store in the local mall. I was still in high school and had been fully immersed in Crosby Stills & Nash’s debut album and its follow-up Deja Vu. M… - 27 days ago, 23 Feb 25, 8:19am -
UPDATED FEB 20, 2025.This list will be updated regularly. The latest additions appear at the top. When the latest update appears, the previous update selections will be placed in genre sections for easier viewing. Welcome to the Audiophilia Dream Lis… - 29 days ago, 20 Feb 25, 2:44pm -
Favorite Subject: Sound Studies – What seemed to be a crazy idea at first turned out to be a didactic hi-fi-hit at an American high school. STEREO hosted informative "Sound Education Sessions" there and also set an outstanding example for learning… - 28 Sep 24, 6:08pm -
Do you remember the Knights Templar? Or the story of King Arthur and the search for the Holy Grail? In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, they actually found it, and to everyone's surprise, it turned out not to be some jewel-encrusted chalice, desi… - 28 Sep 24, 6:07pm -
When I was offered this power amplifier for review, at 150 Watts each, I assumed that these monoblock's power rating was too low to drive my reference Sound Lab Majestic 545 electrostatic speakers. These speakers' impedance drops quite low when play… - 28 Sep 24, 4:34am -
As soon as I started playing music through Volti Audio's Lucera speakers, I noticed how quiet they were. Not that they couldn't play loud. It was just between each note there was stillness and calm. This lowering of the noise floor had some interest… - 28 Sep 24, 4:31am -
"We did it!," says the PAF press release from show promoters Lou Hinkley and Gary Gill. "Three years of Pacific Audio Fest, and even though we had fewer vendors everyone did great business and had a great time. We had so many people attending who ju… - 27 Sep 24, 4:26am -
Industry sources report that Sony is set to cease sales of its home cinema projectors in Europe, including the UK, citing new regulatory constraints. - 5 hours ago, 21 Mar 25, 8:08pm -
Audiolab has officially introduced the 6000A MkII, promising refinements that aim to improve performance while retaining the original's affordability and appeal. - 1 day ago, 20 Mar 25, 5:29pm -
Pure Music Group has announced the latest additions to Audionet’s prestigious Scientist Series: the Audionet Schrödinger Mono Block Amplifiers and the Audionet Mach Preamplifier. - 2 days ago, 20 Mar 25, 1:41am -
There is one thing that all high end audio components require to function as a system, and that is signal and power cables. No getting around it. Of course, there is no market segment more controversial than audiophile cabling. This is partially due… - 22 Mar 17, 1:45pm -
Multi-function powered speakers are all the rage in 2017, and no other company has been more at the forefront than Read more... (http://www.avrev.com/home-theater-loudspeakers/bookshelf-monitor-loudspeakers/audioengine-hd3-powered-speakers-dac-review… - 6 Feb 17, 8:02pm -
A lot of excellent HiFi products are designed and produced in Australia, and none more than Conductor DAC/Preamp and Timekeeper power amp combo (home-theater-power-amplifiers/stereo-amplifiers/the-burson-conductor-timekeeper-review.html) sometime ago… - 24 Jan 17, 9:10am -
Sony has detailed the latest additions to its EXTRA BASS Wireless Speaker Series. The new models include the SRS-XB40, SRS-XB30, SRS-XB20, and SRS-XB10.Read more... (http://www.avrev.com/home-theater-news/speaker-systems-news/sony-details-new-extr… - 24 Jan 17, 9:02am -
Hulu and Magnolia Pictures have announced a new output licensing agreement. As part of the deal, Hulu will receive the pay one window streaming rights to films released by the distributor.Read more... (http://www.avrev.com/home-theater-news/indust… - 24 Jan 17, 8:58am -
Herford, 28 January 2025 – Germany's premier high-end audio specialist, T+A elektroakustik, continues the rejuvenation of its speaker portfolio with the latest evolution of its renowned Talis series. The newly unveiled Talis S 330 floorstanding and… - 50 days ago, 30 Jan 25, 5:41pm -
Erftstadt, Germany, January 2025 – Effective Immediately, TIDAL-Audio GmbH is proud to announce the TIDAL AP 1. Born from our groundbreaking TIDAL x Bugatti project Royale, driven by the challenge: how to make the Royale, since its unparalleled com… - 50 days ago, 30 Jan 25, 1:19pm -
First debuted in the limited edition, 50th anniversary Sondek LP12-50, Bedrok™ is formed of orthogonal layers of beech placed under extreme pressure and heat to create an entirely new, solid and massive material. This engineered, ultra-dense wood h… - 50 days ago, 30 Jan 25, 1:17pm -
Tokyo, JP (January 30, 2025) – Technical Audio Devices Laboratories, Inc. (TADL) a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-end audio components and speaker systems, is proud to announce the TAD-ME1TX bookshelf speaker system, the ne… - 50 days ago, 30 Jan 25, 1:12pm -
After the huge success of the acclaimed and multi-awarded Nu-Vista 800.2, Musical Fidelity is proud to announce the new Nu-Vista 600.2. Please note, the Nu-Vista 600.2 is identical in design and value of the components to the Nu-Vista 800.2, but less… - 51 days ago, 29 Jan 25, 2:58pm -
Recording with the best DSLR Shotgun Mics on your digital camera will make your videos sound professional. After all, one of the most important aspects of a video is the sound. You can deal with grainy images, but crackles and pops will turn everyone… - 28 May 20, 10:45pm -
Using the best lavalier mic will make you sound better on stage, on a recording, and even on your video. Good lav mics don’t have to sound tinny with zero wind protection. You just have to get the right one. 🙂 Nice lavalier microphones are easy… - 28 May 20, 6:58pm -
Using the best rapping microphone to record your raps or perform live will not only make you sound better, it will also be a lot easier to use. Too many people think that any mic can be used for rapping. It’s not true. In order to get the perfect m… - 28 May 20, 6:18pm -
Using the best live vocal microphone for your band’s concert will not only make you sound better, it will also be much easier too use than a cheap mic. Too many people try to perform with junky microphones and lose fans because of it. Don’t be t… - 28 May 20, 2:59pm -
Recording with the best omnidirectional microphone is easy and can give you major tonal advantages without excess gain. Many people think omni directional mics aren’t great for recording or live sound and that’s just not true. Omni mics do produc… - 17 Feb 20, 6:31pm -
