Astell&Kern KANN $999 When Astell&Kern unveiled the first photographs of the KANN, many enthusiasts thought it was so different from A&K’s 100, 200, and 300 Series players that it couldn’t possibly be from the same ...

The following is a press release issued by Axpona. SCHAUMBURG, IL | January 18, 2018 - Calling all audiophiles, music lovers, vinyl collectors, audio engineers and musicians, AXPONA (Audio Expo North America) will open April ...

The following is a press release issued by Gold Note. January 30, 2018 | FIRENZE, Italy - Gold Note - the Italian High-End manufacturer based in Firenze – is introducing IS-1000, an innovative all-in-one source ...

How do you put a smile on the face of an oenophile and an audiophile at the same time? Easy—just take a peek inside the wooden box bearing the name Playback Designs. Not only will ...

Taking High-Resolution Mainstream The biggest event at CES, at least for the high end, was a press gathering at the Las Vegas Convention Center to promote high-resolution audio. Organized by the Digital Entertainment Group, the ...

PS Audio recently updated the software for its Bridge II card to enable it to “unfold” MQA files. The Bridge II card is an accessory that plugs into a slot in the rear of the ...

In the primordial days of computer audio—that is, around a decade ago—it was obvious early on that the analog output from a laptop or desktop machine just wouldn’t do for anything resembling critical listening. Although ...

It’s a safe bet that, for most, the future of digital music playback will be disk-less. There will be streaming, probably downloads, and files derived from long-ago-relegated-to-the-attic compact-disc collections. LPs will still flourish because of ...

What ignited your interest in the high end? Did it come from the music side or the electronics side? Both, but more from the electronics side, because my background is in digital signal processing, and ...

Something is definitely afoot in the Japanese audio industry. For a country whose culture encourages cautious evolution, there have been a whole lot of big changes in a short time. The first was in 2011, ...

The following is a press release issued by MQA and OPPO. Menlo Park, CA / London | 28 November 2017 – The OPPO UDP-205 is a universal disc player specifically designed for audio performance, providing ...

T+A elektroakustik of Germany represents one of the most successful and technologically innovative manufacturers of electronics and loudspeakers in Europe. Staffed by top-notch engineers including specific teams for DSP and software development, and with the ...

PICKERING, CANADA | NOVEMBER 20, 2017 – Bluesound, a leading manufacturer of wireless multi-room music systems, today introduced the ability to create a PULSE 4.1 wireless home theater system with support for Dolby Digital® surround ...

The following is a press release issued by Astell&Kern. New York, NY | November 16, 2017 – The three newest portable high-resolution audio players from Astell&Kern, the global leader in high-resolution portable audio players, have ...

Oppo Digital has an enviable reputation for manufacturing high-value audio and video equipment. Sometimes “high value” is a euphemism for “cheaply made,” but not so with Oppo; its universal disc players totally rewrote the book ...