By now, unless you’ve been spending your time in a cave with no Internet access, you’ve heard of Astell&Kern. Although the company did not invent the portable personal music player, Astell&Kern has been a leader ...

The premier of the LA Audio Show was something of a mixed bag. With veteran show organizer Marine Presson at the helm and Bob Levi and the LA and Orange County Audio Society behind it, ...

Some say the first L.A. audio show in recent times was a success. Crowds were more than respectable for a first outing, attendees had access to a bevy of gear and industry figures, and the ...

The big story at this year’s Munich show was the rapidly increasing number of manufacturers incorporating MQA decoding in their products. Perhaps even more significant for the format, however, was Sony Music’s statement that it ...

Back in the mid-1980s, Infinity Systems, which had just been bought by Harman, introduced the idea of branded, premium in-car audio by offering Infinity audio systems in Chrysler vehicles. Of course, today every auto manufacturer ...

Astell&Kern AK Jr $299 Unlike many portable players that include a balanced headphone output and claim to be able to drive every transducer that anyone has ever placed on his head, the Astell & Kern ...

So much has been written so enthusiastically in this magazine and others about the manifest superiority of computer audio over “old-fashioned” optical-disc technologies (and, presumably, over even more old-fashioned analog ones) that even an LP ...

The following is a press release issued by Onkyo. UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ | May 16, 2017 – Expanding its offerings to address the growing demand for hi-res music, Onkyo USA today announced the availability ...

The following is a press release issued by MQA and Merlin. London | 15 May 2017 – MQA and Merlin, the global digital rights agency for the independent label sector, have today announced a multi-year ...

In anticipation of an early start on Friday morning at AXPONA, I went to set the hotel’s alarm clock before turning in. That’s when I discovered that it was an iHome “Clock Radio” that required ...

Roon Labs has received boatloads of accolades, including our review in Issue 258, for its excellent-sounding and useful computer playback software. But until recently a major limitation has been that it only runs on computers—Windows, ...

The following is a press release issued by Onkyo. UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ, April 5, 2017 – Onkyo USA today announced a versatile and beautifully engineered 2-channel amplification solution with the introduction of the TX-8270 ...

Riva Turbo X $299 Nominally, Riva’s Turbo is just another Bluetooth speaker system. But look (or better yet, listen) a little closer and you’ll discover that the Riva Turbo is high-end audio in miniature. Weighing ...

The following is a press release issued by the LA Audio Show. March 2, 2017 | LOS ANGELES – The LA Audio Show, running at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel from June 2 through June 4, ...

The following is a press release issued by Bryston. Peterborough, Ontario | February 22nd, 2017 – Bryston (bryston.com) has announced the introduction of the BDP-3 digital music player, a reference quality entertainment hub capable of ...