What better way to kick off the new year than with our biggest update yet? Version 1.6 brings the brand new Roon Radio, integration with the Qobuz music service, and an improved user experience across several areas of the application. The update will be available to all users at 12pm EST on January 22nd, 2019.... Read More »
Atmosphere X Alive The Atmosphere Alive Level 1 AC Power Cable is the highest performance non-Active power cord in SR history, now greatly improved with our BLUE Fuse treatment process and a new UEF Matrix Shielding first developed to lower the noise floor of our flagship Galileo SX power cords. Musical pure copper is combined with our award... Read More »
Lake Grove, NY January 15th, 2019 – VANA, Ltd. (www.vanaltd.com), importer of world class audio products, proudly announces the arrival of the European Audio Team (E.A.T) Prelude turntable, an affordable high-performance turntable engineered to deliver the musicality and longevity enthusiasts have come to expect from E.A.T. The Prelude utilizes the new 9-inch A-Note tonearm that is... Read More »
Qobuz, the European-based certified Hi-Res streaming and download service whose launch in the US has been highly anticipated in the audiophile community, announced today that it is now available for registration to US customers as an open beta. Initial US market beta users are being onboarded this week. Music aficionados looking for a premium audiophile... Read More »
NativeDSD's Technical, Editorial and Marketing Team in News (Are you not familiar with NativeDSD.com? We invite you to read more about the audio quality & listen to 60 minutes of DSD (Direct Stream Digital) Music for free here: www.nativedsd.com/welcome.) The ride has been fun but after so many hours of listening, voting and writing, we are... Read More »
Bending Wave USA today announces that it will open its offices and state of the art sound room in Davie, FL later in January. To celebrate the milestone, a Grand Opening celebration will take place on January 26th and 27th, 2019. The sound room is equipped with $750,000 worth of high-end luxury speakers and cables... Read More »
It is a great honor and pleasure for us to present our new Anniversary-Turntable, the Ortofon Century. 100 Years Ortofon Our long-time partners and friends of Ortofon have the incredible jubilee of 100 years. Not many companies can say that they have been the industry leader in their field and managed to exist for such... Read More »
Miramar, FL—December 11, 2018—JL Audio, an innovator in high-end audio solutions, now shipping an 8-inch version of their Fathom® IWS in-wall subwoofer systems with additional enclosure option for in-ceiling applications. The new 8-inch Fathom® IWS and ICS systems join a previous model, with a 13.5-inch driver, in the Fathom® IWS lineup. “We are excited about the potential of... Read More »
MQA Support Now Available on the SP1000, Coming Via Firmware Update on December 12 to SP1000M, SE100 and SR15 Players Irvine, CA – Astell&Kern, a global leader in portable high-resolution audio players, announces new firmware updates that will add MQA support for the A&ultima SP1000M, A&futura SE100 and A&norma SR15 on December 12, 2018. MQA... Read More »
Music Lovers will host two special listening events this weekend, November 30 and December 1, to celebrate the debut of Wilson Audio Specialties’ Sasha DAW loudspeaker. Featured guests will include Peter McGrath of Wilson Audio, Bob McConnell of Transparent Audio, and Jeff Sigmund of Luxman. Attendees will have two listening opportunities to choose from: one... Read More »
With over 250 headphone models supported, Award-Winning True-Fi software is poised to be the ultimate gift for music lovers this holiday season Riga, Latvia — Innovative European audio software developer Sonarworks announced that it will offer a spectacular 40% Black Friday discount off of its groundbreaking True-Fi headphone calibration software. For four days only, between November 23 and November... Read More »
It is a great honor and pleasure for us to present our new Anniversary-Edition, the Phono Box ultra 500. The "500“ in the name as well as the general availability, worldwide limited to 500 pieces, celebrate the 500,000th Phono Box that Pro-Ject shipped in early 2018. We took this milestone as an occasion to create... Read More »
PS Audio improves industry-leading DAC, again - for free Boulder, CO: 11/12/2018 - PS Audio is proud to announce the availability of Snowmass, the sixth OS upgrade for our DirectStream DAC named after a Colorado Fourteener - the 53 peaks in the state that that rise above 14,000 feet in elevation. Snowmass Mountain is in the Elk Mountains, southwest of Aspen. Ted Smith,... Read More »
Award-winning, internationally acclaimed jazz vocalist Lyn Stanley follows her top-selling Moonlight Sessions albums with an ultimate tribute to Julie London, set for Valentine’s Day weekend release Lyn honors the Great American Songbook and reimagines 17 classic songs on her upcoming album, London Calling…A Toast To Julie London Sneak Peek: Special audiophile editions scheduled to drop... Read More »
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA NOVEMBER 2, 2018 Cary Audio is excited to announce two new network audio players/streamers/DACs, the DMS-550 and DMS-600. As a direct replacement for our award-winning DMS-500, the new DMS-550 incorporates the newest AMK4493EQ DAC chips. The AK4493EQ adopts much of AKM’s VELVET SOUND architecture, achieving higher performance than the previous AK4490EQ. Through this new circuit architecture and design,... Read More »
Bring Focal’s high-fidelity sound to your backyard, terrace or garden St. Etienne, France. – November 6, 2018 – Focal, a recognized leader on the global stage for high fidelity products, is proud to complete its 100 Series Integration Collection with the addition of two beautifully crafted, water resistant loudspeakers offering sound reproduction of tremendous quality:... Read More »
Mytek, manufacturer of renowned Brooklyn and Manhattan DACs has just announced the new "Brooklyn Bridge" Streamer/DAC/Preamplifier, a versatile and easy to use solution for hi-res digital music streaming and playback. The $2995 "Brooklyn Bridge” combines the features, shape and sound quality of the Brooklyn DAC+ with a WiFi streamer. Users can just add a tablet (ipad... Read More »
ATLANTA, GA (1 November 2018) – Leading acoustic treatment manufacturer GIK Acoustics is launching a corner bass trap option as part of the popular Impression Series line of room treatments. The Impression Series turns a corner on low-frequency control. The NEW Impression Series Corner Bass Trap utilizes the size and shape of the Tri-Trap Corner... Read More »