Pro-Ject RPM 5 Carbon $1499 (including Sumiko Blue Point No. 2 high-output mc cartridge) The RPM-5 Carbon turntable from Pro-Ject is possibly the first and last turntable you’ll ever need. The aesthetics are gorgeous but ...

The years have not been kind to high-end surround sound. Only a relatively few audiophiles now invest in serious surround systems, and only a few companies keep issuing serious surround-sound recordings. The potential promise of ...

The perfect system doesn’t exist. I think that’s the best part of this hobby: There is no single absolutely flawless system that will please every single ear in existence. And even the best systems have ...

A new year, a new DragonFly color! But first let’s go back to the beginning. AudioQuest’s thumb-drive-sized DragonFly bowed in 2012 to immediate acclaim—and for good reason. Inside this diminutive, plug-and-play package resided both a ...

The Replacements had reached a crossroads when they recorded 1989’s Don’t Tell A Soul. With five albums behind them, they were far too good of a band to warrant the modest sales they received even ...

London, UK – Cambridge Audio’s flagship EDGE NQ and award-winning CXN (V2) network audio streamers now have Roon’s high-resolution streaming and music management technology built right in. With over 50 years of experience creating audio ...

NuPrime IDA-8 $1095 Essentially, it’s a sleek-looking, small-footprint hybrid Class A/Class D integrated amplifier/DAC that combines Class A warmth and resolution with Class D speed, power, and efficiency. The well-conceived IDA-8 delivers substance with plenty ...

February 7th and 8th found me visiting the showrooms of GTT Audio & Video, in Long Valley, NJ, for a private audition of the new Audionet Humboldt integrated amplifier. Though I had attended the official ...

I’ve abbreviated the names of these two components in the title of this review so that they wouldn’t occupy half the page. Their full names are a mouthful: Marantz PM-KI Ruby Ken Ishiwata Signature Reference ...

VTL products, in one form or another, have been a steady companion during my audiophile journey. Years ago, I employed both the VTL MB-750 and MB-1250 amplifiers. I’ve also reviewed the VTL Siegfried amplifier as ...

The following is a press release issued by RSX Technologies. February 25, 2020 | Rancho Cucamonga, California — Positive reviews and a strong market response to its newly introduced product lines is causing RSX™ Technologies, ...

During the 1970s, guitarist Steve Khan strung together three fusion albums for Columbia Records—Tight Rope, The Blue Man, Arrows—that saw him sustaining the sound of the original Brecker Brothers band, which he was a member ...

Your car is full of computers that make it easier to operate and maintain; why shouldn’t your hi-fi follow suit? Increasingly, that’s what’s happening. One of the more recent computerized hi-fi circuits sets the bias ...

Photography by Dennis Weeks. Last year saw the emergence of a brand-new regional audio show, the Florida Audio Expo (or FLAX, as some have taken to calling it). By all accounts, the show's inaugural outing ...

The following is a press release issued by German Physiks. February 19, 2020 - We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Red Leaf Audio as our new distributor for German Physiks loudspeakers, electronics ...