Future Audiophile

Reading Time: 10 minutesMartinLogan has carved out an impressive place in the audiophile hobby. They are, at present, the likely leading and perhaps best-known manufacturer of electrostatic speakers in business today. Ranging in cost of up to nearly $120,000 per pair, their speakers are highly praised and popularly purchased. MartinLogan therefore needs little in the way of an Read More »

Reading Time: 7 minutesI have been keeping an eye on the new Arcam lineup over the past year or so. Harman, Arcam’s parent company, has been showing off the brand’s gear at their CES and CEDIA booths in recent years. The traditional Arcam lineup, while solid, was not the center of attention at either show. The new Radia Read More »

Reading Time: 6 minutesIn 2025, I have had a nice run of headphone amplifiers. I have had the opportunity to review a wide range, from the small and inexpensive up to the $3,500 and a bunch in between. This has provided me with an opportunity to really understand what the differences are between those price categories. If you’re Read More »

Reading Time: 9 minutesWhy do we own an audiophile system? In the early days of the hobby, music was the most important media in the world. If you have read David Hepworth’s Never a Dull Moment: 1971 The Year that Rock Exploded (buy at Amazon) (or watched the adaptation on Apple TV which is even better – yes, the six-part miniseries Read More »

Reading Time: 6 minutesOne of the biggest challenges that the audiophile hobby faces is awareness across any number of demographic groups or genders. It is true that most women aren’t drawn to the hobby for a whole host of reasons, but not loving music isn’t one of them. Pretty much everybody loves music at some level or other. Read More »

Reading Time: 12 minutesEvery so often, FutureAudiophile.com likes to revisit a featured news story subject because of its major importance to the audiophile hobby. Because speaker placement is so important, and so unique to the room, we thought it might be interesting to look at some various practices in speaker positioning. Please note: some of the opinions expressed Read More »