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HiFi-Tuning Supreme³ Micro Fuses
The USA has been building hype around micro fuses for years. The standard factory ones, available from major electronics retailers for 20 cents a pop, are out of fashion. And here come the fuses with precious metal-plated contacts and equally...
Eversolo DMP-A8 streaming preamplifier
The new reference class: this digital all-rounder has the stuff to give the upper class a run for its money. It comes from Shenzhen, doesn’t cost the earth – and shows it in a new light. As a journalist, you...
Musical Fidelity NuVista 800.2 integrated amplifier
Some amplifiers scream at you. They flaunt LED galaxies, shine with martial typography, and promise to slap “the true sound” around your ears as if Chuck Norris and a sine wave had a baby together. And then there’s the Nu-Vista...
Ortofon MC90X Moving Coil Cartridge
If you feel a sense of déjà vu when you first see the most affordable member of Ortofon’s distinguished “Exclusive Series,” you’re not imagining things. The story of the Ortofon MC 90X actually goes back to 2008 when its great-grandfather,...
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...
100 Years of Bang&Olufsen
In 1925, Peter Bang and Svend Olufsen laid the foundation for one of the most renowned brands in the world of audio and design. Working from a small attic laboratory in Denmark, they created what would become B&O. Today –...
Birdland, NYC
What music lover doesn’t know those famous opening words to US3’s 1992 jazz-rap classic Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia): “Ladies and gentlemen, as you know we have something special down here at Birdland this evening, a recording for Blue Note Records.” That...
Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart
Progressive rock entails tempo changes, classical and jazz reminiscences, extensive instrumental parts and surprising instruments. Because all of this is hard to fit into a three-minute song, there is the long track. Songwriter Jim Steinman (1947–2021) came from the world...
Hiromi - Out There
Hiromi Uehara is known as a flamboyant whirlwind on the jazz piano. But her ambitions reach far beyond that. The classically trained Japanese pianist is a huge fan of progressive rock and fusion music. “The most attractive thing about progressive...
Stemeseder, Lillinger - Umbra I - III
Between Acoustic Sound Research and Electronic Anchoring – Stemeseder-Lillinger and the Umbra Trilogy Contemporary music is an endless game of organized freedom, pushing the limits of what is possible, pulsing through every fiber of the body with structured nervousness in...
Interviewing Federico Albanese
As a child, Federico Albanese went to La Scala in Milan every Sunday, played bass in a punk band as a teenager, and later married Ludovico Einaudi’s daughter. Today, he is himself an acclaimed pianist who plays in opera houses...
FiiO FT13 closed-back Headphone
FiiO Launches FT13 Wooden Headphones with Purpleheart Wood Earcups. Audio manufacturer FiiO has announced the launch of its new FT13 closed-back dynamic headphones, the latest addition to its FT series following the FT1, FT3, FT5, and FT7 models. The FT13...
Ferrum Broen Pre-Release
Ferrum Previews Broen Network Streaming Transport at Warsaw and Paris Audio Shows. Ferrum has announced its new network streaming transport, Broen, in a pre-release ahead of this year’s Audio Video Show Warsaw and Paris Audio Video Show. The company describes...
We Are Rewind Elvis Presley Limited Edition
We Are Rewind Launches Limited Edition Elvis Presley Cassette Player. French audio brand We Are Rewind has announced a new collector’s edition release in collaboration with the Elvis Presley estate. The We Are Rewind x Elvis Presley Limited Edition Box...
Devialet Phantom Ultimate
Devialet Introduces Phantom Ultimate: The Next Generation of Its Iconic High-End Speaker. With the Phantom Ultimate, French audio specialist Devialet unveils the next evolution of its legendary speaker. Ten years after the original Phantom’s debut, this new generation is said...