Industry leaders, critics and audiophiles alike praise the QP1R’s “Current Mode” amplification and True DSD lossless music playback The QP1R continues to receive praise for its design and product concept and just received a coveted international iF Design Award for product design Questyle Audio, the innovative leader in digital music players, headphone amplifiers, Digital-to-Analog Converters... Read More »

  High-res dual-mono DAC supports 11.2MHz DSD, 384kHz PCM, and DLNA network audio TEAC has produced the NT-503, an exquisite-quality dual-mono USB DAC and Network Audio player that supports the latest high-res formats. The AKM 4490 DACs is one of the finest available, supporting resolutions up to 11.2MHz DSD and 384kHz/32-bit PCM rates for unparalleled audio... Read More »

David Belles of Power Modules is proud to announce the new ARIA integrated amplifier.  The old adage that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line has application in the realm of  high‐end audio. When the distance between the various components necessary to reproduce a clean,  accurate audio performance is straight and direct, the results can be truly... Read More »

The Von Schweikert Audio VR-55 Aktive Loudspeaker Von Schweikert Audio is pleased to announce its newest dealership, Blue Smoke Entertainment Systemsof Chicago‐area Deerfield, Illinois. This is a vital US market and having a quality and knowledgeabledealer to introduce our products to music lovers is very important to us. Ron Lapporte (Owner) and therest of the... Read More »

  San Marcos, CA, January 26, 2016 – Audience announced the introduction of its new top of the line Au24 SX interconnects, loudspeaker, phono and digital cables designed to achieve extraordinary audio performance and musical accuracy to complement the finest audio systems. Au24 SX substantially exceeds the performance of Audience’s long-standing and acclaimed Au24 cable... Read More »

The first high-end listening chair created to minimize reflectionsfrom the surroundings. Instead of having acoustic sound treatmentson the wall behind and next to your listening position, the GamuTLobster Chair effectively dampens these. The effect is dramatic –The soundstage becomes more precise and natural and the musicsprings to life in your living room. The GamuT Lobster... Read More »

With its worldwide debut at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show (“CES”) in January 2016, Audio Desk Systeme of Germany and their USA agent, Ultra Systems Inc. are pleased to announce their next generation, upgraded version of the award-winning ultrasonic LP cleaning system, the new Vinyl Cleaner PRO. “Incorporating five years of evolutionary enhancements in... Read More »

Shop the Latest Technology & Gear, Experience Listening Rooms and Enjoy Intimate Concerts AXPONA (Audio Expo North America) returns to the Westin O’Hare in Rosemont, IL, April 15-17, 2016, offering music lovers, audiophiles, and musicians three jam-packed days of incredible sounds, technology, presentations, design, and the very latest products in the industry. AXPONA is the... Read More »

Cary Audio has long been synonymous with the world’s best sounding audio components. No matter vacuum tube or solid state, analog or digital, two-channel or multi-channel, Cary Audio has always represented the pinnacle of performance. The new DMS-500 is no exception and represents the ultimate in network audio! The DMS-500 Digital Music Streamer is a... Read More »

Native DSD Music starts the new year with a catalog of over 800 albums and over 11,000 tracks from 39 record labels. Every week you will find about 10 New DSD Albums added to our collection for your listening, from an ever increasing roster of record labels. Despite all of these increasing DSD selections and numbers, there is one that we promise to keep the... Read More »

Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, op. 78 “Organ” GRAMMY® -Nominated recording engineered by Keith Johnson First LP mastering of this work at 45 rpm! Composed at his artistic peak, Camille Saint-Saëns said of his Symphony No. 3 "I gave everything to it I was able to give. What I have here accomplished, I... Read More »

Compact 16-gauge design for internal wiring and DIY applications Wireworld Cable Technology—respected manufacturer of highperformance audio and video cables—is pleased to announce the Helicon 16, a new series of compact speaker cables, designed for internal wiring and DIY applications. These highly flexible cables consist of two flat conductors that are twisted and bonded together. This... Read More »

Wyred 4 Sound launches two new digital products to cap 2015 Wyred 4 Sound is pleased to announce two new products to crown a productive year for the high-end audio company. Based on the success of the popular Remedy, both new products are designed to reclock and eliminate jitter from digital signals for markedly improved... Read More »

Yarlung Records announced the release of a new addition to its critically acclaimed series of 45 RPM LPs on 180–gram vinyl, mastered by Steve Hoffman andBob Attiyeh with vinyl mastering by Bernie Grundman. The Janaki String Trio is featured in performances of Krzysztof Penderecki’s String Trio and Jason Barabba’s String Trio in four movements. Alan Rich writes: The short, two-movement String Trio of Krzysztof Penderecki... Read More »

At CES 2016, Audio-Technica will be debuting some of its most significant new products ever, all embodying our CES 2016 theme: "A Higher Level of Listening." New product highlights include the following: An exciting new turntable and Hi-Res Audio compliant SonicPro® headphones will make their debut. Be sure to come see these products including a... Read More »

Seeking to fill a void between exorbitantly priced "snake oil" solutions and bare bones, point A to point B audio accessories, Ohio-based SVS proudly launches the SVS SoundPath audio accessories line. Whether it’s an interconnect cable to hook up a subwoofer or other component, a bass management fix to eliminate room artifacts, or speaker cables... Read More »

Dear Analog Tape Enthusiast: Coming December 1st from Opus 3 Records is the "One" Sampler Vol. V Analog Tape.  The 5th Analog Sampler Tape in this series from Opus 3 Records features 8 tracks from the coveted Tape Vault of Opus 3 Records. Besides being a Showcase for what Opus 3 Records recorded strictly analogue,... Read More »

Cynics and Saints was recorded at Immersive Studios direct to DSD via Meitner converters to Sonoma. The entire album is DSDPure Available for download in DSD, 176/24, 96/24, and 88/24 at: http://store.acousticsounds.com Denver, CO After three and a half years of sweat, pain, tears and love - and even a little bit of blood -... Read More »

Audience Debuts Its Improved ClairAudient 1+1-V2 Loudspeaker And Introduces 1+1-V2 “+ Kit” Option San Marcos, CA, November 9, 2015 – Audience today announced the introduction of its ClairAudient 1+1-V2 loudspeaker, incorporating upgraded drivers to deliver even greater sonic realism than the original version of the 1+1. In addition, an available “+ kit” takes the 1+1-V2’s... Read More »