Audiophile News, Opinion and Insights

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Container ships are not coming to U.S. ports as frequently as before the tariffs.

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Tariff-Proof Audiophile Products Poised to Take Major Market Share Gains as Some Audiophile Companies Fully Panic

Spring is audiophile show season, and there is no one bigger, more pressing, scarier topic than American tariffs to most audiophile companies. I’ve spoken to well over 100 audiophile companies at AXPONA in Chicago this April, as well as to… Read the Review »



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The Munich HIFI Show is crowded and for good reason in that it has some of the biggest and best audiophile demos in the world.

32 Thoughts From the Munich HIFI Show 2025 

Over 25 years ago at that year’s CES show, my team and I literally invented the concept of audiophile show coverage from a brand new suite at the then recently opened Bellagio. Jazz drives and dial-up modems were involved and,… Read the Review »


Having the right tool is half the battle, for most projects.

An Audiophile’s Guide to Creating a Collection of Stereo Specific Tools

By any measure, audiophiles are predominantly concerned about any number of specifics. We endlessly evaluate our systems down to the most intricate of details in the hope, perhaps even the expectation, of improved sonics. We pursue component selection with the… Read the Review »


Slapping some leather requires a wallet - here are a LOT of them.

Want a Better Relationship with Your Local Audiophile Store? Slap Some Leather!

You can take all of the publisher and CEO titles and forget them when they come to me because I am sticking with the descriptor that is more comfortable for me, and that is stereo salesman. I was good at… Read the Review »


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