You can’t doubt the appeal of vintage audio equipment, especially stereo receivers. With their giant metal knobs, faux-wood paneling and glow-up facades, they have a unique cool factor that modern ...

Once upon a time, circa 1970, there was no such thing as “hi-fi.” It was just audio. And every household had a system, likely built around a solid-state stereo receiver or amplifier. Names like ...

A five-year-old surround-sound receiver has all the appeal of a five-year-old banana. But a five-year-old (or even 25-year-old) stereo amplifier might sound and perform every bit as good as one built ...

The Fisher 400 tube receiver may not be the easiest vintage amplifier to find, but it is well worth the effort to have it restored. The Budget Audiophiler is going to begin this week with a little ...

Innovative Audio specializes in selling affordable "vintage" hi-fis. Complete systems with a receiver, turntable or CD player and speakers start around $500! Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve ...

A few years ago, CNET ran a story posing the question, "How can 30-year-old receivers sound better than new ones?" Ben Carp still hears about this article all the time, and for the most part, he ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

There was a time when we shared music through walls rather than social networks, when we prized the tactility of knobs and dials over the numb stroke of a thumb on a touchscreen. Electronics weren't ...

If you're at all an enthusiast of great-sounding music and are looking to up your game to make what you're playing sound its best, it's hard to be a great stereo receiver or integrated amplifier.

The Audioengine B1 has been updated with Bluetooth 5.3, aptX Adaptive, and 32-bit Audio, but still has the same $189 price tag Talk about being ahead of the curve…back in 2014. Audioengine’s B1 ...