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It is my sad duty to report that Max Townshend of Townshend Audio passed away on December 31 of heart failure. He was 78 years old. Max Townshend was born and educated in Australia, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Western Australia. His first work experience was under a... Read More »

The Moon Leans In is an acoustic guitar- and piano-based album of wide-ranging stylistic diversity –  Boulder, Colorado, December 28, 2021 – Octave Records’ newest release is The Moon Leans In by singer/songwriter/guitarist Thom LaFond. The album offers a broad range of moods and styles, from stripped-down acoustic instrument-based songs to upbeat, up-tempo cuts, and... Read More »

(Dec. 27th) For the last fifteen years, Sarah and I have been organizing audio shows, and believe us, we went through many epic situations. Since the pandemic's beginning, we have closely followed the development of Covid-19 and its variants to make sure we make the right decision at the right time. As a result, in... Read More »

(December 21, 2021) Enjoy the Music.com, high-end audio's celebrated online site for over 26 years and a leader in providing industry news, hardware reviews, and show reports, is pleased to announce that we're sponsoring AudioCon Los Angeles' (AudioConLA) Thursday night Industry Happy Hour! Show exhibitors and members of the press are invited to join us at... Read More »

– Levelland presents Bonnie and Taylor’s singing and acoustic instruments with a warm, rich purity – Boulder, Colorado, December 20, 2021 – Octave Records’ latest release is Levelland by country-folk duo Bonnie and Taylor Sims. It’s a contemplative and romantic set of songs by the two, who have been playing and recording together for more... Read More »

Hürth, Germany, December 2021 – Effective Immediately, TIDAL-Audio GmbH is proud to announce the TIDAL Intra Power Amplifier. The TIDAL Intra results from the uncompromising implementation of our most basic requirement: pure amplification of the musical signal without adding any sonic color or concealing even the smallest of details. A TIDAL basic since founding the... Read More »

Tampa, Florida—December 2022—The countdown to Florida Audio Expo 2022 has begun. The Florida Audio Expo is ready to host the audio-industry elite for its third show, to be held Friday–Sunday, February 18–20, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Tampa Airport Westshore. Qobuz returns as the Expo’s official streaming service, and David Solomon, Chief Hi-Res Evangelist... Read More »

Beaverton, Dec. 17, 2021 – AURALiC Inc., today announced that it will now offer the capability to stream Amazon Music Unlimited on all of its streaming products.  Owners of AURALiC products may now control and play Amazon Music from within Lightning DS, a feature-rich and intuitive control app designed in-house by the AURALiC engineering team.... Read More »

At long last, T.H.E. Show team is delighted to announce the official launch of T.H.E. Group (link to www.thegroup.life ), a brand new highly curated audio, music, and lifestyle… well, group!  This is a membership-based eco-system with two levels of membership offered: (***Membership is open globally so you don’t have to be local to be part of... Read More »

T.H.E. Group: a Specially Curated Audio and Lifestyle Ecosystem Los Angeles, CA, December 15, 2021 - T.H.E. Show announces the launch of their brand new specially curated initiative, T.H.E. Group. Born in the cauldron of the unprecedented Covid pandemic when audio shows were forced to shutter, T.H.E. Show’s President, Maurice Jung and Director of Marketing,... Read More »

Since 2001 Wax Poetics has been highly regarded as a benchmark of quality in music. From its timeless music stories, through to its focus on progressive artists and scenes, quality has always been at the centre of what Wax Poetics does. Now newly relaunched to bring this same high level of music and insight to... Read More »

Hurth, Germany, December 2021 – Effective January 1, 2022, TIDAL-Audio GmbH is proud to announce the newly created status of Brand Ambassador, TIDAL-Audio, USA. As a component of global changes surrounding the company’s growth, TIDAL-Audio GmbH is proud to announce the newly created status of Brand Ambassador, TIDAL-Audio USA. Effective January 1, 2022, Doug White... Read More »

The New RS150 and RS250 Systems Feature Streaming for Modern Listening Binghamton, NY – December 10, 2021 – McIntosh is proud to introduce its iconic sonic quality in the new RS150 and RS250 wireless loudspeakers. The RS150 Wireless Loudspeaker is a compact, user-friendly speaker delivering a larger-than-life home audio sound performance. The RS250 Wireless Loudspeaker... Read More »

 Boulder, Colorado, December 8, 2021 – Marking a major milestone for the company, PS Audio today announced the introduction of its aspen FR30 loudspeaker, an elegantly slim 3-way floorstanding tower that incorporates planar-magnetic and dynamic drivers and a host of innovative technologies to deliver extraordinary musical realism. The new FR30 features all-new push-pull planar magnetic midrange and high-frequency transducers,... Read More »

Buffalo, NY, December 8, 2021 --- Bluebird Music, distributor of fine audio products since 2000, is pleased to announce the availability of the AVM CS 2.3, an extraordinary all-in-one audio solution from Germany’s AVM (Audio Video Manufaktur). One elegant unit contains everything needed as a source for a high-quality music system---except a turntable. And AVM... Read More »

Atmosphere SX replaces Atmosphere X, the longest-running and most successful cable loom in our 30-year history, with an uninterrupted four years in production. So needless to say, these new cables have some big shoes to fill. And how did we do this? Ultimately you’ll need to be the judge, but Atmosphere SX takes this loom... Read More »

2nd December, 2021, Tokyo, Japan: Leading digital music library specialist Melco Audio has released a new over-the-air firmware update (4.30), which brings a host of updates for the company’s N100, N10 and N1EX (EX Series) of digital libraries The new update, which has already been automatically sent to owners of Melco’s current EX Series or EX-updated digital music libraries,... Read More »

30 November 2021 Arvada, CO, U.S.A. For immediate release YG Acoustics announces a truly game-changing new product… Vantage Live Vantage Live is a unique product, a complete system delivering stunning audio quality combined with exceptional convenience and installation flexibility. It is the culmination of many years of research and development by a team spanning three... Read More »

On Saturday December 11th from 12-6 PM,, Ideon Audio will host a dealer event with their dealer, Lucky Dog HiFi in Santa Fe. Ideon Audio’s owner George Ligerakis and Ideon Audio’s North American distributor, Michael Vamos , owner of Audio Skies, will be on hand to demonstrate Ideon’s complete range of products from their entry... Read More »