2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1628+ words) Japan does not need to be rediscovered by high-end audio. It never left. Luxman, Accuphase, Air Tight, Esoteric, Shindo Laboratory, Leben and TAD have spent decades making some of the finest audio components in the world, often without the annual…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1093+ words) A 300B amplifier delivering single-digit or low double-digit power is hardly unusual. Doing it for $1,499 while also providing a transformer-coupled headphone output, 4- and 8-ohm speaker taps, custom transformers and Cardas internal wiring is a much more interesting proposition. That is what…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1075+ words) Roku’s $999 Pro Series OLED offers 120Hz, Dolby Vision and FreeSync Premium, while the $1,299 LX adds 144Hz VRR and higher brightness. Which is right for you? OLED televisions have spent years moving steadily down in price, but Roku is about to put even…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1346+ words) The result is a $28,000 network player/DAC weighing more than 61 pounds, with five independent linear power supplies, a fully discrete DAC architecture and optical network connectivity. Because apparently streaming music from Qobuz needed its own power station. The most significant…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1649+ words) Emotiva has spent more than two decades building its reputation around a fairly simple proposition: offer serious audio hardware without requiring customers to liquidate part of their retirement portfolio to pay for it. Both models will make their public debut…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (892+ words) As Rotel’s flagship sub-brand, Michi dates back to 1993, although the name disappeared for many years before being revived in 2019. In 2026, the Prestige Series is giving Michi another significant push into the high-end audio market. Following the 2026 introductions of the Q430 CD…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (1681+ words) The projector industry has a rather large problem in 2026: 98-inch televisions are getting cheaper, brighter and increasingly difficult to ignore. Simply telling consumers that a projector can make a bigger image is no longer enough when enormous Mini-LED televisions are…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1084+ words) Apos Audio apparently understands the attraction and some of the frustration. And while the Argos deserves attention as a new 580V Pro Bias electrostatic headphone, the Hydra might be the more interesting product. Designed by Jeffrey Yin of SJY Audio, the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (940+ words) Vinnie has come a rather long way since then. The new Vinnie Rossi CANTA Phono Preamplifier weighs 22 pounds, is machined from a solid block of aluminum, supports both MM and MC cartridges, and launches an entirely new component family positioned…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1249+ words) CEDIA Expo 2026 is rapidly turning into a very expensive argument over the future of the big-screen home theater. Quantum Media Systems is pushing native 8K processing, DreamWall is attacking MicroLED heat and installation complexity, and Christie is arriving with a 15,000-lumen…...