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The stock finishes of the Bowers & Wilkins 603 S3s are notably good at these prices.

Bowers & Wilkins 603 S3 Floorstanding Loudspeakers

Reading Time: 10 minutesThe $2,000-per-pair floorstanding loudspeaker category is one of the most key price points in the audiophile business. With today’s self-inflicted, tariff-based price increases here in the United States, perhaps that figure needs to be adjusted up a bit, as some of the key players in the market are now priced in the $2,500 range, with more price Read More »



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The Topping D70 Sabre might be affordable but it doesn't look that way in person.

Topping D70 Pro Sabre DAC Reviewed

Reading Time: 8 minutesYou won’t have to search the audiophile portion of the Internet too hard to see how Chinese-made gear has disrupted the audiophile market. Companies such as Topping, S.M.S.L. and others have brought audiophile DACs to market with features on the surface that their North American and European competitors wouldn’t dream of offering at the same price point. These companies are Read More »


The NAD M66 is a to-it-all stereo preamp that has many more of the modern features (like room correction) that today's audiophiles now demand.

NAD M66 BluOS Streaming DAC/Preamplifier Reviewed

Reading Time: 14 minutesThe NAD Masters Series M66 Streaming DAC/preamplifier ($6,999 – buy at Crutchfield) is NAD’s flagship stereo preamp, offering features and connectivity well beyond NAD’s other preamplifiers and most audiophile components made by competitors. The NAD M66 earns its high-end credentials with its top-tier DAC chip, advanced signal processing options, BluOS streaming, and fully balanced internal circuitry. (Bluesound, BluOS, Read More »


GoldenEar BRX is ready for her close-up.

GoldenEar BRX Bookshelf Speakers Reviewed

Reading Time: 9 minutesAlright, I’ll admit it – I have a type. Compact bookshelf speakers? Love ‘em. Folded Ribbon or Air Motion Tweeters (AMTs)? It doesn’t matter, as I can’t get enough. Don’t get me wrong, dome tweeters have their place, but for me, it doesn’t get any better than the effortless precision and open-air sparkle of a well-implemented ribbon Read More »


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There are all sorts of cool and artsy lighting solutions that have little to no hum. AC noise is a massive performance killer in any audiophile system.

Want an Affordable Audiophile Upgrade That Actually Works? Hire an Electrician

Reading Time: 8 minutesWhen I purchased a new home (new to me, not to the world) in 2023, our publisher, Jerry Del Colliano, had made a series of creative suggestions to me about things I can do to get the most out of my listening room. Since the home that I recently purchased didn’t yet have a dedicated listening Read More »



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GoldenEar's new T44 speaker in Santa Barbara Red

GoldenEar Launches T44 Speaker For Just Under $5,000 a Pair

Reading Time: 3 minutesGoldenEar just announced the T44 – the newest addition to its T Series loudspeakers. This compact floorstanding speaker blends GoldenEar’s signature acoustic innovations with a downsized, décor-friendly footprint inspired by the award-winning T66. The T44 delivers expansive sound, lifelike imaging and deep, articulate bass – all in a form that’s easier to place, but just Read More »

Collecting music might not mean the same thing that it did for Xers and Boomers but finding musical common ground is key to finding new people for the hobby.

Reaching Younger Audiophiles with Music That They Relate To (and You Don’t Hate) 

Reading Time: 7 minutesBesides the ugly name, the biggest problem for the audiophile hobby is making it more inclusive for a younger, more diverse group of buyers. This is basically a summary of the FutureAudiophile.com Mission Statement. For far too long, the audiophile hobby has been a fully male-dominated group that is filled with dudes listening to music alone Read More »

Only 140 of these $70,000 (USD) speakers will be made making them somewhat collectable for the well-heeled audiophile.

Bowers & Wilkins Offers 140 Pairs of Abbey Road Edition Speakers for $70,000 a Pair

Reading Time: 5 minutesSince opening its doors in 1931, Abbey Road Studios has been instrumental in shaping the landscape of popular music. Its unique spaces have inspired generations of artists and composers to create era-defining work, while its skilled engineering team have reinvented the way music is created and heard, from the ground-breaking invention of stereo and Artificial Double Read More »

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