Newcomer (to The Absolute Sound, not to high-end audio) Grover […]The post Best Headphones Series: ZMF Caldera Open Back Review appeared first on The Absolute Sound. - 1 hour ago, 14 Feb 25, 8:39pm -
Succasunna, NJ, February 14, 2025 — Orchard Audio is thrilled […]The post Orchard Audio Unveils Valencia™: The First Ultra-High-Performance Balanced Headphone Amplifier appeared first on The Absolute Sound. - 11 hours ago, 14 Feb 25, 10:19am -
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Tokyo, JP (February 12, 2025) — TEAC, a global leader […]The post TEAC Launches the Reference 500 Series stereo power amplifier AP-507 appeared first on The Absolute Sound. - 2 days ago, 12 Feb 25, 11:08am -
February 11, 2025—Rhythm Distribution is proud to announce that it […]The post Rhythm Distribution Acquires Luxman America appeared first on The Absolute Sound. - 3 days ago, 11 Feb 25, 11:22am -
In these waning days of Analog's Last Stand, it might seem absurd to review mid-priced phono cartridges when this space could be given instead to the gear Stereophile usually coverslike $3000 OTL tube amps built by guys like that "Rainbow Man"… - 22 hours ago, 14 Feb 25, 12:00am -
In these waning days of Analog's Last Stand, it might seem absurd to review mid-priced phono cartridges when this space could be given instead to the gear Stereophile usually coverslike $3000 OTL tube amps built by guys like that "Rainbow Man"… - 22 hours ago, 14 Feb 25, 12:00am -
In these waning days of Analog's Last Stand, it might seem absurd to review mid-priced phono cartridges when this space could be given instead to the gear Stereophile usually coverslike $3000 OTL tube amps built by guys like that "Rainbow Man"… - 22 hours ago, 14 Feb 25, 12:00am -
In these waning days of Analog's Last Stand, it might seem absurd to review mid-priced phono cartridges when this space could be given instead to the gear Stereophile usually coverslike $3000 OTL tube amps built by guys like that "Rainbow Man"… - 22 hours ago, 14 Feb 25, 12:00am -
In these waning days of Analog's Last Stand, it might seem absurd to review mid-priced phono cartridges when this space could be given instead to the gear Stereophile usually coverslike $3000 OTL tube amps built by guys like that "Rainbow Man"… - 22 hours ago, 14 Feb 25, 12:00am -
In these waning days of Analog's Last Stand, it might seem absurd to review mid-priced phono cartridges when this space could be given instead to the gear Stereophile usually coverslike $3000 OTL tube amps built by guys like that "Rainbow Man"… - 22 hours ago, 14 Feb 25, 12:00am -
In these waning days of Analog's Last Stand, it might seem absurd to review mid-priced phono cartridges when this space could be given instead to the gear Stereophile usually coverslike $3000 OTL tube amps built by guys like that "Rainbow Man"… - 22 hours ago, 14 Feb 25, 12:00am -
In these waning days of Analog's Last Stand, it might seem absurd to review mid-priced phono cartridges when this space could be given instead to the gear Stereophile usually coverslike $3000 OTL tube amps built by guys like that "Rainbow Man"… - 22 hours ago, 14 Feb 25, 12:00am -
In these waning days of Analog's Last Stand, it might seem absurd to review mid-priced phono cartridges when this space could be given instead to the gear Stereophile usually coverslike $3000 OTL tube amps built by guys like that "Rainbow Man"… - 22 hours ago, 14 Feb 25, 12:00am -
In these waning days of Analog's Last Stand, it might seem absurd to review mid-priced phono cartridges when this space could be given instead to the gear Stereophile usually coverslike $3000 OTL tube amps built by guys like that "Rainbow Man"… - 22 hours ago, 14 Feb 25, 12:00am -
Audio: Listen to this article. Raal 1995 Immanis Review: Get Transported!By Sajid Amit About Raal Raal 1995 is an exclusively ribbon driver based high-e… - 2 days ago, 13 Feb 25, 6:56am -
Audio: Listen to this article. My appetite for good music is never satiated. If I had to guess, I’d say I listen to music I know well about 50% of the time, with the other 50% dedic… - 3 days ago, 11 Feb 25, 9:51am -
Audio: Listen to this article. Margules Magenta MS-01 - MUSIC SERVER WIRELESS AUDIO RECEIVER AKA Ethernet/WiFi Connected DAC - AKA AC Power Cord Verifier … - 7 days ago, 7 Feb 25, 11:38am -
Audio: Listen to this article. Sunday night Peter Gabriel’s album i/o received two Grammy awards. One award will be very familiar to audiophiles, and the other should be much more f… - 11 days ago, 3 Feb 25, 12:22pm -
Audio: Listen to this article. Last winter, I undertook a single-elimination showdown between six passive DAC/amp “dongles.” As I noted in that review, these devices — along with their… - 18 days ago, 28 Jan 25, 7:09am -
Quote from: Jeff_From_Michigan on 20 Feb 2023, 01:12 pmSo my question for the Maggie crowd: Is there anything that I should look for, do or not do when bringing these out of semi-retirement? I hope I didn't tear the ri... - 57 mins ago, 14 Feb 25, 8:45pm -
Quote from: Nick B on Today at 03:21 amDon, Your comments continue to be very helpful and have me zeroing in on the Ray Reserve line if I get back into tubes. Some years ago, you built me a beautiful, custom phon... - 2 hours ago, 14 Feb 25, 8:00pm -
Quote from: dls123 on Yesterday at 11:27 pmOK... just spent an hour or two comparing the Linlai e-300b to the Ray Reserve 300b. The 6sn7 and kt88 in the Blackbirds are the Ray tubes. The difference is not as pronou... - 2 hours ago, 14 Feb 25, 7:21pm -
These are our picks in the last 14 months or so for our favorite products to go in smaller environments where space is at a premium, and an extra splash of style is a bonus. A few of these products’ full reviews will be posted in the next couple of… - 10 days ago, 4 Feb 25, 9:33pm -
Think about cables for a few minutes. Then think about having only a pair of power cords in your system.If you’re in a small space, less is usually more, so this is not a bad thing for you. The Dynaudio Focus 10 speakers only need a pair of power c… - 11 days ago, 3 Feb 25, 6:45pm -
If you’d like a high-performance system with a minimal box count, consider the Sim Audio 390. It’s a line preamplifier, streaming DAC, headphone amplifier and MM/MC phono preamplifier. It even has Bluetooth and HDMI inputs. Sim gear is as bulletp… - 39 days ago, 6 Jan 25, 8:36pm -
The MC275 from McIntosh is not only one of the all time classics, when it comes to vacuum tube amplifiers, it is quite possibly one of (if not the best) of their tube amps, in terms of value, sonics, and build quality. The new MC1052 is pretty awesom… - 39 days ago, 6 Jan 25, 7:19pm -
Phil Sklar, Co-Founder and CEO of the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has just let me know that tomorrow, January 7, is National Bobblehead Day. Located in my home town of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, they’ve introduced three new Margaritavill… - 39 days ago, 6 Jan 25, 12:32pm -
As I've gravitated toward bigger and more expensive gear reviews in 2024, thanks to a much larger listening space, I've noticed something peculiar. While I love reviewing the big gear, and acquiring more seat time with the finest the high-end audio i… - 22 hours ago, 14 Feb 25, 12:00am -
As PT.Audio is preparing to review the latest products from Origin Live, the UK manufacturer famous for tonearms and turntables, we thought we'd preview the MkV tonearm range, which is making its debut at the 2024 Bristol HiFi Show. Here's the press… - 2 days ago, 13 Feb 25, 12:07am -
TEAC is definitely making a push into high-end audio, and not under their Esoteric Audio moniker. Graig Neville just reviewed the TEAC PD-505T digital transport a few weeks ago, and we also heard a killer headphone rig with a TEAC amplifier at a Moon… - 2 days ago, 12 Feb 25, 10:00am -
Like many endeavors it started as a road trip. I was considering visiting my son in California for Christmas, but we had just gotten together as a family for Thanksgiving in New Orleans. Having lunch with friends one of my more vocal and outgoing fri… - 3 days ago, 12 Feb 25, 12:00am -
During AXPONA this year, I was exposed to a plethora of new speaker lines. In particular, I listened to a whole new series of speakers called the SVS Ultra Evolution Series and was left very impressed. SVS was founded in 1998 and is currently headed… - 6 days ago, 9 Feb 25, 12:00am -
Well, here it is. It's the UHQR remaster from Analogue Productions that Steely Dan fans have been waiting for but worried about. The worry? The original 1975 ABC Records recording, encoded with dbx, has never had the reputation of the band’s other… - 5 days ago, 9 Feb 25, 11:13am -
Elgar premiered his Symphony No. 2 in Eb Major with the Queen’s Hall Orchestra on the 24th May 1911 to an audience who seemed slightly bewildered by its emotional content. Elgar remarked to Billy Reed, the concertmaster of the orchestra, that they… - 6 days ago, 9 Feb 25, 4:51am -
The Air Tight PC-1 Supreme MC Phono Cartridge is in the upper echelon of Japanese hand-made super cartridges and is priced at USD 12,975. The cartridge sits in the middle of the extant carts produced by Air Tight, between the PC-1 Coda at USD 10,975… - 14 days ago, 1 Feb 25, 3:21am -
When I moved to Indonesia with my family for 8 months in early January 2024 for an academic sabbatical, I had to leave behind my high-end audio system (torture!). I was thus motivated to explore simple/small—but with high-quality sound and easy-to-… - 14 days ago, 1 Feb 25, 3:20am -
This is a review of the Margules I-240 Class A Tube Integrated Amplifier (USD 7000). I’ll start by saying the obvious: we love tube amps, I mean, what’s not to like? The sound, the aesthetics, and the visual glow of tubes hypnotize. Much has been… - 14 days ago, 1 Feb 25, 3:20am -
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 -
Purchased a few years ago from an sna member. Very well built as you would expect from this Japanese manufacturer Thanks for viewing. - 1 hour ago, 14 Feb 25, 8:19pm -
Purchased from the original owners. Imported into Australia in 1976. The timber feet can be removed if required. Pick up is preferred as these are unmarked and would ensure safe transit. If shipping is required they would need to be wrapped then boxe… - 1 hour ago, 14 Feb 25, 8:18pm -
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… - 15 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… - 15 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… - 15 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… - 15 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… - 16 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 -