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The Innuos ZENith Next-Gen ($20,700 as equipped) does what streamer-servers do: store music files, read them into memory, and send them on to a D/A converter to make music. In Innuos's complex (yet logical) lineup of streamers and streamer-servers, t… - 1 day ago, 23 Apr 25, 12:00am -
The Innuos ZENith Next-Gen ($20,700 as equipped) does what streamer-servers do: store music files, read them into memory, and send them on to a D/A converter to make music. In Innuos's complex (yet logical) lineup of streamers and streamer-servers, t… - 1 day ago, 23 Apr 25, 12:00am -
The Innuos ZENith Next-Gen ($20,700 as equipped) does what streamer-servers do: store music files, read them into memory, and send them on to a D/A converter to make music. In Innuos's complex (yet logical) lineup of streamers and streamer-servers, t… - 1 day ago, 23 Apr 25, 12:00am -
The Innuos ZENith Next-Gen ($20,700 as equipped) does what streamer-servers do: store music files, read them into memory, and send them on to a D/A converter to make music. In Innuos's complex (yet logical) lineup of streamers and streamer-servers, t… - 1 day ago, 23 Apr 25, 12:00am -
The Innuos ZENith Next-Gen ($20,700 as equipped) does what streamer-servers do: store music files, read them into memory, and send them on to a D/A converter to make music. In Innuos's complex (yet logical) lineup of streamers and streamer-servers, t… - 1 day ago, 23 Apr 25, 12:00am -
The Innuos ZENith Next-Gen ($20,700 as equipped) does what streamer-servers do: store music files, read them into memory, and send them on to a D/A converter to make music. In Innuos's complex (yet logical) lineup of streamers and streamer-servers, t… - 1 day ago, 23 Apr 25, 12:00am -
The Innuos ZENith Next-Gen ($20,700 as equipped) does what streamer-servers do: store music files, read them into memory, and send them on to a D/A converter to make music. In Innuos's complex (yet logical) lineup of streamers and streamer-servers, t… - 1 day ago, 23 Apr 25, 12:00am -
The Innuos ZENith Next-Gen ($20,700 as equipped) does what streamer-servers do: store music files, read them into memory, and send them on to a D/A converter to make music. In Innuos's complex (yet logical) lineup of streamers and streamer-servers, t… - 1 day ago, 23 Apr 25, 12:00am -
The Innuos ZENith Next-Gen ($20,700 as equipped) does what streamer-servers do: store music files, read them into memory, and send them on to a D/A converter to make music. In Innuos's complex (yet logical) lineup of streamers and streamer-servers, t… - 1 day ago, 23 Apr 25, 12:00am -
The Innuos ZENith Next-Gen ($20,700 as equipped) does what streamer-servers do: store music files, read them into memory, and send them on to a D/A converter to make music. In Innuos's complex (yet logical) lineup of streamers and streamer-servers, t… - 1 day ago, 23 Apr 25, 12:00am -
Audio: Listen to this article. Meze Poet Review: A Stunner of a Headphone at "only" $2,000By Sajid Amit Meze is a high-end audiophile brand from Romania that is well-known and w… - 1 hour ago, 24 Apr 25, 7:19am -
Audio: Listen to this article. At Axpona 2025, like all audio shows, I heard some good sound, some bad sound, and a ton of in between sound. Good sound at a show is tough to pull off. It tak… - 7 days ago, 17 Apr 25, 9:48am -
Audio: Listen to this article. Axpona 2025 is over, my drive home from Chicago was uneventful, and I’ve had a day to process everything I saw and heard at the show. Before getting into the detail… - 9 days ago, 15 Apr 25, 10:19am -
Audio: Listen to this article. I’m thrilled to finally be presenting at an immersive audio seminar at Axpona 2025! According to the official Axpona seminar page, we will be discussing the follow… - 15 days ago, 9 Apr 25, 8:50am -
Audio: Listen to this article. I’ve known about Rockna for many years, but it was always an illusive company to me. I didn’t have any contacts with anyone remotely involved with the prod… - 20 days ago, 4 Apr 25, 10:29am -
I have a small problem. The remote volume control with my setup does not provide the degree of fine adjustment I prefer. I'd like to have about .5x the +/- in gain for every push of the +/- on the remote. Small problem, yes. I am happy with the overa… - 15 mins ago, 24 Apr 25, 8:28am -
Quote from: veloceleste on Today at 02:28 pmCongratulations on your retirement! Have you tried plugging any of the ports on the back of the Model T’s?No.I use my Model T's in an unconventional manner be... - 45 mins ago, 24 Apr 25, 7:58am -
I have the Wiim Ultra and love it. easy to use, great software can control form any phone of computer. I use an external DAC but the internal DAC is not bad. I got the ultra to be able to use a ext HD to stream my collection of music. great d… - 51 mins ago, 24 Apr 25, 7:52am -
Cover Story: Awards! Old School: The Focal XS Desktop systemAudiophile Apartment: The SVS Ultra Evolution TowerReview: The Finale 300B EVO Integrated AmplifierReview: The Voodoo Labs Witchcraft™ cablesReview: The Luxman D-07x DAC Cover Review: T… - 14 days ago, 10 Apr 25, 10:43am -
$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,… - 40 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… - 40 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… - 40 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… - 41 days ago, 14 Mar 25, 4:51pm -
What is Advance Paris? I'm only familiar with this French manufacturer because they always host a room at the Munich show, and I'm always obsessed with the looks of these products. There's something about the organization of the faceplate that remind… - 6 hours ago, 24 Apr 25, 3:00am -
Jeff Fox of Notable Audio asked me to check out the new Silent Pound loudspeakers from Lithuania--not because he's the distributor, but because Jeff has been instrumental in raising awareness about Lithuanian high-end audio brands like Aidas. I did c… - 9 hours ago, 24 Apr 25, 12:00am -
It shouldn't be a surprise that I made the Songer Audio room at AXPONA 2025 one of my top priorities--ever since I reviewed Ken Songer's S2 field coil loudspeakers last year, I'm grappling with the idea that these extraordinary transducers, along wit… - 21 hours ago, 23 Apr 25, 11:49am -
There's always a running joke within the high-end audio industry about the co-mingling of sleeping rooms and exhibit rooms and how, at the end of a long day, you get back to your room for a good night's sleep only to find that the room next to you ha… - 23 hours ago, 23 Apr 25, 9:41am -
There's something exciting about walking into an exhibit room at a high-end audio show and realizing that every piece of gear is manufactured by the same company. In this case the company is TriangleArt and I've known Tom Vu for numerous years becaus… - 2 days ago, 22 Apr 25, 8:39am -
A few days ago I was checking the dates of some of my favourite conductors whose work I’ve valued greatly most of my musical life. I was struck by the fact that a clutch of these conductors were all born within twenty years of each other but have l… - 17 days ago, 7 Apr 25, 12:12pm -
K.D. Lang’s Ingenue made quite a splash in 1992, the record earning six Grammy nominations, and a well-deserved Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the big single, “Constant Craving”. Yet, I was aware of this incredible talen… - 17 days ago, 7 Apr 25, 8:12am -
I first heard the precursor of the EAR Phonobox, the 834P Phono Stage, in 1998, a few years after its debut. I loved the look of the quarter-size component and was intrigued by its tube circuitry designed by the legendary Tim de Paravicini (1945 –… - 23 days ago, 1 Apr 25, 2:29am -
Estimates today show that a worldwide figure is closing in on 1 billion streaming music users, which is expected to double in several years. “Streaming,” here, in its most technically challenging form, usually means listening to music as its digi… - 23 days ago, 1 Apr 25, 2:29am -
Streaming music is part of our daily life. A helpful filter that can untangle the debris of so much noise. I use a Digital Audio Player (DAP), the iBasso DX180; this small component is a cool toy. I can spend hours searching for music that can parall… - 23 days ago, 1 Apr 25, 2:29am -
With the nearly universal consensus of praise and earning many show awards during the Florida International Audio Expo 2023, the Acora Acoustics, VAC, Oracle Audio, Aurender, LampizatOr, and Cardas Audio room was a sound to behold! As one of the bes… - 4 hours ago, 24 Apr 25, 4:16am -
Today we hear from the new CEO of Parasound, David Sheriff. He took the time to outline his thoughts and plans for the future of one of today's most respected audio manufacturers. Give him a listen and see what the future of Parasound holds. On Dece… - 4 hours ago, 24 Apr 25, 4:15am -
Because recording sound (and moving images) have been with us from birth, we have a tendency to take them for granted. But, a combination of two things this month demonstrated just how much wonder we got from that first encounter with recorded sound… - 1 day ago, 23 Apr 25, 4:51am -
As a premise for many articles that we review, support, and approve for audioXpress, there are many that actually suggest more questions than answers and essentially make us question our acquired knowledge. That's OK, and we encourage that. We shoul… - 1 day ago, 23 Apr 25, 4:50am -
The HIGH END 2025 audiophile / immersivephile event is an internationally renowned audio exhibition that will take place from May 15 to May 18, 2025, at the M.O.C. Event Center in Munich, Germany. This event is a must-visit for anyone passionate abo… - 1 day ago, 23 Apr 25, 4:49am -
Norne Audio entry point cable Very lightly used, original owner This was a limited release by Trevor at Norne Audio for the budget conscious. 180 cm in length (just under 6 feet) PayPal and Postage cove… - 3 hours ago, 24 Apr 25, 5:47am -
Updated - Priced to sell!!! Hi Everyone, I'm a little obsessed with Abyss, far more than Lachlan Fennan from Passion for sound - I have the 1266 but the MR is really for portable and low output usage. Much easier on the head… - 7 hours ago, 24 Apr 25, 1:36am -
Used few times for A-B amps comparison. Comes in original package. FREE shipping. (Australia) About this item: Use two amplifiers / receivers with one pair of speakers. In/Out through high quality heavy duty ba… - 8 hours ago, 24 Apr 25, 12:51am -
Hi, selling a Herron Audio VTPH-2 Phono Preamplifier for MM and MC cartridges. This is a wonderful tube phono stage, with a stellar reputation! There are many excellent reviews online. It comes with spec sheet, Fitted with sto… - 8 hours ago, 24 Apr 25, 12:48am -
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 -
John Marks is a multidisciplinary generalist and a lifelong audio hobbyist. He was educated at Brown University and Vanderbilt Law School. He has worked as a music educator, recording engineer, classical-music record producer and label executive, and… - 5 days ago, 19 Apr 25, 7:10pm -
New PMG Signature Preamplifier, Signature 512 PureStream DAC, Signature Phono Preamplifier and Signature SACD Transport incorporate numerous design advancements to deliver extraordinary soun Boulder, Colorado, April 17, 2025 – In the most significa… - 6 days ago, 18 Apr 25, 1:16pm -
David Fung, Evening Conversations. Yarlung Records 2006 2025 (Pure DSD256) HERE Edit Master Sourced I found myself talking recently on the phone with my friend Bob Attiyeh, the creative founder and visionary of Yarlung Records. I'm always intrig… - 7 days ago, 17 Apr 25, 4:35pm -
Last year Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab began releasing six of Joni Mitchell's most iconic albums, making them all available not only as hybrid SACDs, but also in MoFi's ne plus ultra analog statement format, their UltraDisc One-Step 180 gram LP set. The… - 11 days ago, 13 Apr 25, 9:44am -
Bob Witrak has been busy these past months with additions to the HDTT catalog. The biggest news is that the International Phonograph Jazz recordings are back! See my earlier note about this great news, HERE. Below are some of the new reissues (not IP… - 13 days ago, 11 Apr 25, 2:01pm -
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 -
