Pass Labs HPA-1 Stereo Preamplifier/Headphone Amplifier Reviewed
These shortcomings were always apparent to me, regardless of whether I used solid-state or tube-based amplifiers. Some will argue that a preamplifier should be a “straight wire with…
Bose’s best noise-cancelling Bluetooth headphones are on sale for their lowest price yet
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. Last…
Tivoli Cube, Orb, ConX
Eventually ‘ART by Tivoli Audio’ will be a complete range of products. The first four models in the range, the Cube, the Orb (pictured above in a white…
The flagship Marantz SR8012 A/V receiver is a wolf in wolf’s clothing
Marantz’s new flagship and step-down receivers are fully loaded for virtually any scenario, with support for everything from 4K and Dolby Atmos surround to Alexa and multiroom audio….
Bose SoundLink Revolve+ review: Excellent sound at a premium price
Bose has always been known for making products with excellent audio quality and a stellar build with a high sticker price to match. The Bose SoundLink Revolve +…
Marantz 1060 solid state integrated amp circa 1975 Integrated Amplifiers
I now have the dream system of my youth in 1975! Back then I spent my money on speakers and bought a pair of used KEF 104s at…
Legends of High-End Audio: Saul Marantz
We present very brief excerpts from a few of the extended profiles, interviews, and archival photography that comprise The Absolute Sound’s Illustrated History of High-End Audio, Volume Two:…
Sony MHC-V50D Home Audio System Review: The big boom pow!
Home audio products come in all shapes and sizes, and you can get you’re a speaker that’s anything from pocketable to furniture-replacing. Of course, the bigger they come,…
What a $120,000 sound system sounds like
The “music room” is mostly all white with high ceilings and blank white canvas panels on the walls. There is a big record-cleaning machine, a turntable, two speakers,…
NEAR Introduces Two New NEARSCAPES Landscape Audio Systems
August 2017 – NEAR introduced two new satellite/subwoofer landscape speaker systems of exceptional performance, beauty, and flexibility – the NEARSCAPES™ IG44.1 and the NEARSCAPES IG44.1DSP. The new models…