Audiophile News, Opinion and Insights

24 years off from dating, I am unexpectedly back in the game as a needless and expensive divorce is underway benefiting nobody but lawyers as Abraham Lincoln once so smartly noted about litigation. One of the big perks of my… Read the Review »

There’s been a whole lot of change in my life personally in recent times. A needlessly ugly divorce, kids living far away, injuries post-Palisades Fires that are thankfully and finally healing up only start the conversation. One of my big… Read the Review »

In my many years as an audiophile, there’s been a revolution in the audiophile world. Music lovers no longer need to rely on shelves of LPs, CDs, or tapes – we can access huge streaming libraries, and at a monthly… Read the Review »

Famed audiophile loudspeaker manufacturer, Dynaudio, will announce tomorrow that they are pulling out of the United States market. This news has been confirmed, first hand, by an executive with direct knowledge of the situation at Dynaudio North America.  Factors such as… Read the Review »

The 2026 Axpona Audio Show (read our coverage) was the largest in their history. Over 12,000 visitors, audiophiles, press and industry personnel spent three days at the Renaissance Schaumburg, the large convention center/hotel about 30 minutes from the Chicago O’Hare airport. Some 200… Read the Review »

Let me get this off my chest first … I didn’t get to the HIFI Vienna Show this year and it was not from a lack of planning and strategy. The reason that I didn’t go to the HIFI Vienna… Read the Review »

The audiophile world seemingly always fights technological change, but change is inevitable in the world that we live in today. One of the biggest changes to come along in our hobby has been the rise of Class-D semiconductor-based audiophile power… Read the Review »

We’ve all been there. Impressed by what we have read and perhaps what we have seen about an unknown piece of audiophile gear, we endure the trepidation of whether we should make a purchase or not. We ask ourselves any… Read the Review »

Things are a lot more complicated today than they were 30 years ago. In business, I could call a customer and, if they did not answer the phone at the time, they usually returned the call soon thereafter. Today, voicemail… Read the Review »

In life, change is hard. Change is really hard for many traditionalist audiophiles who can, respectfully, get a little stuck in their ways from time to time. Where this becomes a real issue is in our never-ending joyful audiophile journey… Read the Review »

AudioDeskSysteme Gläss GmbH is best known for nearly two decades of manufacturing “the original” Vinyl Cleaner, the first fully automatic ultrasonic record cleaning machine that has been considered the benchmark in its product category ever since being introduced in 2009.… Read the Review »

In 1987, Arnie Nudell, Cary Christie, John Ulrick and Bill Watkins, the legendary designers of Infinity Systems, introduced the Infinity Reference Standard, or IRS, speaker system. This was by far the most ambitious speaker design of its day. And even… Read the Review »

This new major is designed for students whose musical practice is grounded in electronic and digital technologies, fostering both artistic and technical fluency in areas such as electronic music production and performance, sound design, recording and editing, DJing, and the… Read the Review »

It is going on three years (July 1) since my last drink of wine or Scotch or vodka (or anything boozy). COVID and too-much-MSNBC-inspired fistfuls of Titos on too many nights and it wasn’t making me really all that happy.… Read the Review »

If our readers ever wonder if we love them, this article shows them just how much. Our ad money, aka: how we make our living around here, comes from ads promoting buying more audiophile equipment. The hobby is about buying… Read the Review »

There has been a popular saying bouncing around the automotive industry for years, especially among those who like high horsepower gasoline engines – “There’s no replacement for displacement.” Essentially, this means the more horsepower, and equally important, the more torque… Read the Review »

During our recent event at Harvard University, where we donated a $150,000 audiophile system to the Shelemay Audio Lab a few weeks back, a number of really fascinating conversations were had. One was with the 33-year-old PhD. director of the program, John… Read the Review »

It is official. AXPONA has secured itself as the best audiophile show in the United States in 2026. In years past, shows like Rocky Mountain Audiofest were contenders, but today, with a right-sized venue and a centralized location near the… Read the Review »

SVS just announced the 3000 Micro R|Evolution subwoofer, the new reference standard for compact subwoofer performance. A complete reimagining of micro subwoofer design, it delivers stunning output, unrivaled DSP power, extension to 20Hz, and unerring musical accuracy from a compact… Read the Review »

Fresh back from our event at Harvard University where we (along with our clients/partners) donated a $150,000 audiophile system to the Shelemay Audio Lab in their music school, we have had a good chance to check in with the Generation… Read the Review »

When I was in college and working with Joe Cali and Mark Levinson, selling the world’s most expensive audio systems at Cello Music and Film Los Angeles, I wanted to be just like my mentors. I know that I am a very good audiophile… Read the Review »

The audiophile hobby is many things to many enthusiasts. For some, the first goal is all about the glorious reproduction of recorded music, sonic excellence being the end result. For others, it is the thrill of the chase for new and… Read the Review »

There is no one category with more controversy in the audiophile hobby than cables. Noel Lee, the founder of Monster Cable and the genius behind the Beats brand of headphones that would ultimately would be co-opted by Dr. Dre and… Read the Review »

To say that the audiophile hobby is a bit of a sword fight is a complete and total understatement. Don’t believe me on how male dominated the audiophile hobby is? This year, attend any one of the many, very well-organized… Read the Review »

Why 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… Read the Review »

One 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… Read the Review »

On February 11, 2025, FutureAudiophile.com, donated a $100,000, plus a 2.1-channel, reference-level audiophile system to Harvard’s Shelemay Audio Lab. Program director John Pax is a 33-year-old PhD who is promoting the health, lifestyle and musical advantages of listening to music on a… Read the Review »

Every 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… Read the Review »

When a British loudspeaker manufacturer with a five-decade legacy decides to look backward for inspiration, you know something interesting is about to happen. Monitor Audio’s latest offering pays homage to the culturally explosive 1980s with the Monitor Audio Studio 89, a compact bookshelf… Read the Review »

Spend any time whatsoever perusing the wealth of technical information on the audiophile hobby, and the importance of a low noise floor will be prominently discussed. Simply put, noise, aka distortion, is the enemy of an excellent-sounding audiophile musical reproduction… Read the Review »

Before leaving for the 2025 Capital Audiofest (read Jerry Del Colliano’s 15 Thoughts article here)in Rockville, MD, I took the time, as is my custom, to completely power down my entire audio system. I also took the extra precaution of… Read the Review »

SVS, a leading manufacturer of high-performance home audio products, proudly announces the 3000 R|Evolution Series subwoofers, bringing transformative advancements from the flagship R|Evolution platform to make reference subwoofer experiences possible for more people than ever. Building on the technology platform… Read the Review »

“Because things eventually wear out and need replacing…” This simple answer to a presumably simple question – why I should replace something audiophile – carries a bucketful of stipulations and conditions. There is no one perfect answer, despite the nearly… Read the Review »

My first thought when I learned that I was receiving the FiiO K15 desktop DAC and headphone amplifier was that the name was a mouthful, which was quickly followed by excitement, as FiiO is one of the Chi-Fi brands that… Read the Review »

On February 11, 2026, FutureAudiophile.com and a select group of its most generous partners are scheduled to donate a studio-quality audiophile system to the Shelemay Audiolab at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Under the leadership of John Pax, PhD., the students at… Read the Review »

The meteoric rise of artificial intelligence, or AI (not to be confused with the steak sauce … just clarifying, in the event that Linda McMahon is reading) over the past few years has been fascinating and, to be honest, a… Read the Review »

The Metronome DST Compact Disc transport is a product that is a bit of an anomaly in a world where so much of today’s audiophile content is consumed by streaming services. Why build something to play antiquated Compact Discs, you… Read the Review »

The mission statement for FutureAudiophile.com is clear and well-stated, in that we are trying to inspire the next generation of audiophiles to fall in love with the hobby in the same way that the original gangsters did. Generation X and the Baby… Read the Review »

Interior design is something that I spend a pretty good amount of effort on in both my professional and personal life. I find it a creative outlet that directly affects your overall happiness and living well. Right now, I am… Read the Review »