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Monitor Audio Gold 300 and 500 6G floorstanding loudspeakers
Noisy marketing may work, but it’s not Monitor Audio’s style. With the Gold 300 6G and 500 6G, the Brits have – as usual – rolled elegantly understated speaker boxes into our listening room. Also as usual, there’s far more...
Rega Brio MK7 integrated amplifier
The Brio enters its seventh generation, finally uniting the analog world with the digital one: Rega’s classic integrated amplifier now has a DAC. Yes: Hi-Fi is about peak performance. But no: it doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with sports...
Stromtank S1000 SourcePower
Power delivery in its final form: Industrial-grade engineering and audiophile finesse combine to create an island of energy bliss. Being able to work in peace – it’s a common wish in a world where noise and distractions constantly intrude from...
Wilson Benesch Omnium
I clearly need to work on my vocabulary. The Wilson Benesch Omnium belongs to a new generation (and class) of loudspeakers that can be technically described with well-worn terms like “wide bandwidth,” “high resolution,” “dynamic,” or “well structured” – but...
OYE Records, Berlin
Prenzlauer Berg, lower Oderberger Street at the southeastern end. Just a few hundred yards from Mauerpark – where Sunday drum circles collide with bubble tea – sits OYE Records. A record shop that has held its ground for years against...
Full range vs multi-way speakers
Multi-way loudspeakers are so common that we rarely question the need to split the frequency range. Why not just reproduce the entire bandwidth with a single driver? Is more complexity always better? Let’s approach the of whether we need multiple...
30 Years of Canor
Small boutique tube amplifier workshops tucked away in the middle of nowhere – handcrafting charming little SET gems with questionable measurements but magical sound – are a dime a dozen. Canor is different. Founded in 1995 by Zdeňek Březovják in...
Audio Video Show 2025, Warsaw
Gray, cold, wet – after several years of surprisingly pleasant weather in Warsaw, this time November was knocking loud and clear. We didn’t care: bigger than ever, the AVS offered more tube-warmed listening experiences than anyone could possibly take in...
Sviatoslav Richter - The Lost Tapes
An unexpected reunion amid political surveillance, pianistic genius, and personal truth. Sviatoslav Richter – a name that inspires awe among connoisseurs, yet for many exists only as a legendary, almost mythical figure at the margins of our collective musical memory....
Interviewing Volbeat
Metal, rock ’n’ roll, country – that’s the mix that helped Volbeat rise to become one of the most successful bands on the planet. The Danish trio’s rhythm section is responsible for that massive, hard-hitting sound: drummer Jon Larsen and...
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here. 50 Years of Classic Albums
In their early days, Pink Floyd had two kinds of pieces: instrumental sound experiments and odd, quirky little songs. Only with David Gilmour’s brilliant guitar playing did a third style emerge, starting with the third album: a hypnotic, otherworldly beauty....
40 Years of Pet Shop Boys
Four decades of pop music with attitude, irony, and intelligence When their debut album Please was released in 1985, the Pet Shop Boys sounded like an elegant counterpoint to rock’s macho posturing and to a synth-wave scene running out of...
Chord Mojo 2 Update
Chord Electronics updates Mojo 2, now offering a 4.4 mm Pentaconn output and USB-C charging function. The Chord Electronics Mojo 2 mobile DAC and headphone amplifier has received an important update. The compact device has been given two key upgrades...
Goldmund Eidos Excellence SACD Player
Goldmund Introduces Eidos Excellence SACD Player With Focus on Precision Playback. Swiss audio manufacturer Goldmund has announced the Eidos Excellence SACD, a new disc player positioned in the company’s mid-range lineup but built around several of the engineering concepts found...
Stack Audio Auva SW subwoofer isolation feet
Stack Audio presents Auva SW: New isolator designed to improve subwoofer precision. Stack Audio introduces the Auva SW, an isolator designed specifically for subwoofers to more effectively control low-frequency energy and eliminate unwanted vibrations. The goal is to improve bass...
Axxess Switch
Audio Group Denmark Launches Axxess Switch for High-End Digital Streaming Systems. Audio Group Denmark has announced the release of the Axxess Switch, a new high-performance network switch developed to improve the stability and clarity of digital streaming setups. The product,...