Absolare arrived on the high-end scene in 2012 with two striking products, the Passion preamplifier and Passion 845 power amplifier. Both components took minimalism in circuit design and user operation to an extreme—even eschewing front-panel ...

The following is a press release issued by Audio Vision S.F. March 13, 2018 - Featuring the Technics SL-1000R Reference Turntable System (available for preorder), electronics from Bel Canto, YG Acoustics speakers, and Nordost power/cabling! ...

Wireworld Eclipse 7 and Wireworld Mini-Eclipse 7 $450/1m pr. RCA, $450/1m pr. XLR/$500/8' single terminated pr., $550/8' bi-wire These moderately priced interconnects and speaker cables from Wireworld are overachievers of the highest order. Built from ...

Click here to read part one of this report. Campfire Audio Campfire Audio has earned a reputation for manufacturing some of the most finely crafted and sonically accomplished high performance earphones presently available (watch for ...

The following is a press release issued by McIntosh. Binghamton, NY | March 8, 2018 – McIntosh, the global leader in prestigious home entertainment and ultimate-quality audio for over 65 years, is proud to announce ...

How’s this for a recipe for a high-value speaker: Take a highly skilled designer, match him to a company with an audiophile ethos, mix in economy-of-scale manufacturing, and add the cost savings conferred by a ...

Let me take you back to New York City, mid-1975, and the release of Tom Waits’s live album, Nighthawks at The Diner. To support the new LP, Tom came to New York for a week ...

Technics SL-1200G $4000 This turntable, which shares the historic name and appearance of the long-running SL-1200 series but is in fact a new design, offers performance at the very highest level, belying its relatively modest ...

The following is a press release issued by Audioengine. AUSTIN, Texas | March 6, 2018 - Audioengine® has announced the A5+ Wireless Music System. The Audioengine 5+ Wireless is an exciting evolution of the award-winning ...

When I lived in Tokyo for a spell in 1998, I was fascinated by the avidity for vinyl records among Japanese hi-fi enthusiasts. In America vinyl had not really made its big comeback. But as ...

Monitor Audio Silver 300 $2000 The Silver 300 may look like its predecessor, but this latest version has been completely redesigned with new drivers, crossovers, and enclosure. A three-way, four-driver speaker (dual 6" woofers, 4" ...

Ultimate Headphone Guide is a new bi-annual publication that represents a joint venture between The Absolute Sound magazine and its sister publication Hi-Fi+. My name is Chris Martens and I have the privilege of serving ...

When William Voss, Business Development Manager for Technics in the United States, called and asked if I wanted to hear the company’s new SL-1000R, I was all ears. For years, I’ve had to listen to ...

The following is a press release issued by Nordost. February 28, 2018 - Nordost is happy to announce the expansion of our acclaimed Blue Heaven Range with the introduction of the Blue Heaven Subwoofer Cable. ...

Balance. As a wine merchant by day that’s a word I use with great frequency. Because what I seek in the bottles I offer my customers is a balance—harmony, if you will—between a wine’s fruit, ...