An important part of every magazine editor’s job is to choose the writers who appear in the magazine, and to decide which articles to publish and which to reject. The collective result of these judgment ...

dCS Bartók DAC $13,500 ($15,000 with Class A headphone amp) Is it digital or is it analog? You tell me. The beauty of Bartók is that it blurs these format distinctions beyond any media player ...

As I write this San Francisco is entering its fourth month of shelter-in-place, as our nation’s grim death toll continues to devastate families and communities. During this sad and surreal time for our planet I ...

October 5, 2020 - Acoustic Signature is possibly the most technology driven turntable and tonearm manufacturer in the world. Over the last 18 months we have achieved significant technology breakthroughs and developed a series of ...

I have a dream for audio. It’s the dream that a brand already embedded in the greater culture will pick up the torch of “better sound matters” and expand the universe of participants, creating a ...

The following is a press release issued by Linn. September 25, 2020 - Further to the August launch of new Majik DSM, Linn has now announced an update for its Majik LP12: the entry level ...

At this point, everyone knows Technics is back.The venerable Japanese turntable manufacturer’s SL-1200G dropped several years ago to near-universal fanfare, and the company has since released several less expensive ’tables. But it’s the non-DJ-styled SL-1500C ...

Yamaha 5000 System (C-5000 Preamp, M-5000Power Amp, NS-5000 Speakers, GT-5000 Turntable) $9999, $9999, $14,999, $7999 An effort of 19 engineers and eight years in development, the full 5000 Series sees Yamaha return to high-end audio’s ...

The following is a press release issued by Audio Research. MAPLE GROVE, MN – August 28, 2020 – Audio Research is honored to partner with author Ken Kessler in releasing a book timed to the ...

You’ve played music professionally. How did that lead to high-end audio? I made my fair share of money in my younger days playing in several bands. My wife has been totally supportive of my music; ...

SME’s new model is the latest turntable-with-tonearm package from a company whose long and honorable history makes one regret the adjective “iconic” has been so preposterously overused these last many years. As over a half ...

I had the wonderful opportunity to visit Bob Visintainer of Rhapsody Audio in NYC several weeks ago. Going to a NY City audio store is not like checking out your average brick-and-mortar stereo retailer. Many ...

When I recently visited Command Performance AV in Virginia for an evening event featuring Magico loudspeakers and Doshi amplifiers, I was struck not only by the superlative sound of the two systems playing that night, ...

The following is a press release issued by Tecnics. Wiesbaden, Germany | May 28, 2020 – Technics has been delivering a wide variety of epoch-making audio products, such as speaker systems, amps and audio players ...

The following is a press release issued by Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. May 19, 2020 - No industry is ever immune to setbacks and disasters that loom large on our personal landscapes. Sometimes, they seem ...