Less thrilling was the failed promise of cover art display on the front panel, albeit as a postage stamp-sized render. A ...

The Phantom Ulitmate 108dB and the smaller – but cheaper – Phantom 98dB retain the 2015 original’s dinosaur egg shape and its HBI (“Heart Bass Implosion”) tech to offer infrasonic bass down to 14Hz ...

The UK’s Acoustic Energy has announced a 40th Anniversary Edition of its AE1 passive loudspeaker. The original AE1 was a ...

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The Eversolo DMP-A10 is a full-width digital streamer, DAC and analogue pre-amplifier; it's the Chinese manufacturer's most ...

From the press release: “Lossless is rolling out gradually to more than 50 markets through October. Premium subscribers in Australia, Austria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, the ...

Last month, we raved about the K11 R2R DAC from FiiO. This week, the Chinese company has announced a more deluxe version of its desktop-sized R2R decoders: the K13 R2R. What’s R2R? It’s where a ...

Bluesound has annnounced an imminent firmware update that will add Qobuz Connect support to all BluOS devices. This includes ...

Hi-fi reviewers sometimes hide behind unsubstantiated generalisations, with many audience members not seeing the sleight of ...

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EISA – the Expert Image and Sound Association – brings together 27 specialist publications from around the globe. They cover hi-fi, home theatre, smartphones, in-car entertainment and photography. The ...