Having already established himself as the most chameleonic single pop-music figure of the 20th century, David Bowie had another surprise in store at the beginning of 1977. With the release of Low, he shed the ...

The Mark Levinson LNP-2 preamplifier (1973) set new standards for construction quality and performance specifications, while the ML-2 monoblock (1977) forever revised notions of what was sonically possible from a solid-state power amp. But perhaps ...

Ninety-nine dollars. What does that buy you these days? If you focus solely on high-performance audio gear, it buys you some pretty cool stuff. I can think of at least a half-dozen more-than-listenable earphones for ...

The following is a press release issued by Hi-Fi Centre. March 20, 2018 - This year's show will feature 10 demonstration areas with cutting edge audio equipment ranging from world class manufacturers including: Antipodes, Audeze, ...

KEF LS50 $1500 (wireless/active version, $2199) With its pink-gold Uni-Q coincident midrange/tweeter mounted in bulls-eye fashion atop the uniquely arched baffle of its beautifully crafted high-density enclosure, the LS50 is as visually arresting as it ...

MQA Live Launches in Austin With Exclusive Jake Isaac Livestream The following is a press release issued by MQA. Austin TX / London | 19 March 2018 - An invite-only audience in Austin experienced the ...

The mechanics of listening to an LP—removing the vinyl platter from the sleeve, placing it on the turntable, perhaps locking it down, moving the arm over, and lowering the cartridge and stylus—impose an unhurried experience. ...

The following information was provided by ListenUp. Music Matters, ListenUp’s annual seminar featuring the latest and greatest in home entertainment, will take place April 25 and 26 at the ListenUp Denver showroom. This eagerly anticipated ...

The Sonore microRendu falls on the less expensive end of the price spectrum for streaming music players, but still brings remarkable capabilities to the audio enthusiast. It handles PCM files up to 768kHz and DSD512, ...

The following is a press release issued by Speakers Corner Records. March 14, 2018 - Speakers Corner Records celebrates its 25th anniversary this year - we released our first LP productions in 1993. With this ...

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 ...