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Astell&Kern Launches New Headphones and In-Ear Monitors
|The following is a press release issued by Astell&Kern. Irvine, CA | November 27, 2018 - Astell&Kern, a global leader in portable high-resolution audio players and accessories, announces a new headphone, the AK T5p 2nd ...read more -
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Personal Audio at CanJam RMAF 2018
|The online Head-Fi community is the world’s largest organization dedicated specifically to the enjoyment of high-performance personal audio and each year it produces multiple large-scale CanJam shows across the U.S. and in select international sites. ...read more -
Magico Introduces APOD8 Spiked Loudspeaker Footers
|HAYWARD, CA (USA) | October 29, 2018 - Magico, LLC the Leader in High Performance Loudspeaker Design and Manufacture, is pleased to announce a newly developed spiked footer solution for the A3 loudspeaker named the ...read more -
New Zellaton Legacy Loudspeakers
|The following is a press release issued by Zellaton. September 24, 2018 - After years of introspection and looking back at it's long history, Zellaton decided to create the world's best monitor in an elegant ...read more -
2018 Golden Ear Awards: Neil Gader
|Lindemann Audio Musicbook:25 DSD network music player $4995 Has Lindemann made being an audiophile a little too easy? Well, call me lazy but the handsome one-box solution known as the Musicbook:25 DSD allows me to ...read more -
Prather Design Signature LP Storage Rack
|I happened across a husband-and-wife team who build a wide range of beautiful LP storage racks and was so impressed with their work that I wanted to share my find with TAS readers. The racks ...read more -
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System Clarifiers
|In my mind I’m aware that an audio system is not flesh and blood. Yet in my heart I persist in thinking of my reference rig as a living, breathing thing that requires a certain ...read more -
Sonus faber Sonetto Loudspeaker Event in Kansas City, Part Two
|Note: This is Part Two of this Sonus faber listening event coverage. Read Part One here. New Sonetto Loudspeakers Demo'd at the 1900 Building The celebration of the new Sonus faber Sonetto loudspeaker collection is ...read more -
Nordost Sort Isolation System
|Why should we spend valuable time and money researching and acquiring aftermarket resonance-control devices? Because they can bring about substantial improvements in system performance. While I’m not wild about adding another complexity to my system ...read more -
Grado Labs PS2000e Headphone
|Grado Labs doesn’t rush new models to the market. The iconic Brooklyn-based firm moves at its own stately pace, befitting its rich history and high-end bona fides. Even so, it’s been nearly ten years since ...read more -
Nordost QKore Grounding System
|Ever since I caught the audio bug, I’ve been intrigued by products that purport to cleanse, rehabilitate, regenerate—you name it—the electricity that powers your stereo. A few years ago, after extensively grounding my house electrical ...read more -
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HIFIMAN Electronics Ananda Planar Headphone Brings Out the Best in All Portable Devices
|The following is a press release issued by HiFiMAN. ORLANDO, FL | June 13, 2018 – HIFIMAN, the leader in high fidelity personal audio, today announced availability of Ananda (SRP: $999), the company’s new open-back ...read more -
Focal Clear Headphone
|Designing and implementing a product that will sit between a top-tier model and an entry-level one is always tricky. If it is too close in performance to the top-tier component, it will cannibalize sales. If ...read more -
Darin Fong Audio Out of Your Head Software
|One of the primary complaints from audiophiles who prefer room-based-system listening to headphones is the way headphones image. Instead of a soundfield portrayed in front of you with the instruments’ dimensions in width, height, and ...read more -
2018 AXPONA Show Report: Digital and Personal Electronics
|This year’s Axpona was full of surprises. First there was the new venue, the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center, which was designed specifically for trade shows and other gatherings of like-minded folk. It was large, clean, ...read more