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New $12,495 Integrated Amp From Luxman
Luxman continues to prepare for 2025, the company’s centennial, with a new top-of-the-line integrated amplifier. In addition to the company’s trademark sound quality, the L-509Z is the first component to incorporate the Luxman Integrated Feedback Engine System (LIFES1.0) in both… Read More »
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All You Need to Be an Audiophile is a Pair of Earbuds
At the AXPONA audiophile show in Chicago this past spring, I had a conversation with a well-respected member of the audiophile community, on the manufacturer side, who was talking about the future of the hobby. His premise was that for… Read More »
Audiophile Lingo You Need to Know: Part 1, Speakers
The audiophile hobby is guilty of a lot of things, perhaps the most painful of which is our overreliance on often-confusing terminology. This is the case for nearly every category of the hobby. On the pages of FutureAudiophile.com, we try… Read More »
Classic Victrola Brand Brings Wireless Bluetooth 5.4 Connectivity To $599 Audiophile Turntable
Victrola, a company known for home music playback for more than 115 years, is out with a new turntable that features support of the Qualcomm® aptX Adaptive Bluetooth connectivity or wired with switchable preamp. Victrola’s new Hi-Res Carbon and Hi-Res Onyx are equipped with… Read More »
Oligarch Audio Is Not the Same as High-Performance Audio
My publisher, Jerry Del Colliano, says I coined the term “Oligarch Audio,” but because I form all my thoughts in a spoken and written language, in my case English, I doubt I’ve ever had a completely original thought in my… Read More »
Marantz Is Coming Out With a $1,000 Stereo Receiver With 6-HDMI Inputs
Marantz is introducing its all-new STEREO 70s 2-Channel Hi-Fi Receiver at this week’s CEDIA EXPO in Denver, Colorado Designed to perform like a full-sized amplifier, the slim and distinguished design of the STEREO 70s elevates any AV system and is… Read More »
Marantz Offers 70 Days of Tempting Trade-in Options For Current Clients
Marking seven decades of audio excellence, Marantz proudly presents the 70 Days for 70 Years Trade-In program staring on September 1. This event presents a unique opportunity for both long-time Marantz aficionados and newcomers to elevate their audio setups and… Read More »
An Audiophile’s Guide to Baby Proofing Your Stereo System
There were a lot of things that shocked me during the pandemic. Having sold HomeTheaterReview.com and AudiophileReview.com about 100 days before the shit hit the fan with a global pandemic, I was trying to figure out at nearly 47 years old… Read More »
Sony Interactive Entertainment to Acquire Audeze Headphones
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (“SIE”) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Audeze, a leading audio technology brand and pioneer of high-end gaming headphones. The acquisition will strengthen SIE’s efforts to continue innovating when it comes… Read More »
Bowers & Wilkins Announces New 600 Series Speakers
The 600 Series has always played a critical role in the Bowers &Wilkins portfolio – not least as the company’s second-longestcontinuously available series after the iconic 800 Series Diamond. Ata time when increasing numbers of listeners are demanding higherquality sound, either through vinyl or high- resolution streaming, the600 Series S3 represents the perfect first step to experiencing music playback designed to be respectful of the artist’s intent – making it theideal entry point into the Bowers & Wilkins brand. The new range includes four distinct models: the floorstanding 603 S3, the 606 S3 stand mount, the 607 S3 bookshelf speaker plus the HTM6S3, a dedicated center channel for home theatre. Each model is available in a choice of finishes, including Oak, White or Black –… Read More »
Why Do Some Audiophiles Hate Mixing Audio with Video?
Audiophiles have a long and strange relationship with video, be it TVs or projection. Many old-school audiophiles refuse to put a television between their best audiophile loudspeakers when home theater enthusiasts use this configuration as the basis for their entire AV… Read More »
The Florida International Audio Expo is Scheduled For Feb. 16–18 2024
The Florida International Audio Expo just announced the dates for its fifth show, taking place Friday–Sunday, February 16–18, 2024, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Tampa Airport Westshore hotel. Tickets and hotel reservations are now available. Florida International Audiophile Show… Read More »
Audiophile Electronics Company Gryphon Launches $49,800 EOS5 Loudspeaker at Hong Kong Audio Show
Gryphon Audio Designs ApS, designer and manufacturer of Ultra-Luxe Audio Systems, introduced its EOS 5 Tower Loudspeaker on 11 August at HKAV (Hong Kong Audio Video) 2023.Building upon technologies pioneered for Gryphon’s revolutionary EOS 2, the larger EOS 5 adds… Read More »
How to Dig out of Your Streaming Music Rut and Find Some Kick-Ass New Music
One of the biggest conundrums in the audiophile world is how some change-resistant audiophiles haven’t embraced the amazing power of streaming music. For the cost of one Compact Disc per month, you can have access to nearly every recording made, un CD-quality or… Read More »
Can You Build an Audiophile System for $500?
Community is a big aspect of being an audiophile. Like cliques in a made-for-TV high-school drama, audiophiles love to find like-minded music lovers that believe in a common ideology. That clique then follows the path to what they feel is… Read More »
The Solution to Audiophile Inflation Is a Small But Powerful Two-Letter Word
Anybody tired of inflation yet? I sure as hell am, and I bet you are, too. I refinanced my home-equity loan to help get FutureAudiophile.com funded and off the ground. Less than a year later, the cost of the interest… Read More »
The Doors Golden Album Compilation To Be Released on Red Vinyl by Rhino Records
n celebration of Rhino’s 45th anniversary this year, the label is launching Rhino Reds, a new series of limited-edition reissues pressed on custom “Rhino Red” vinyl. The Rhino Reds series debuts with a reissue of GOLDEN ALBUM, a 1968 compilation by… Read More »
Denon Introduces New Affordable. Audiophile-Grade AV Receivers
Denon just announced the launch of two affordable 8K audio/video receivers (AVRs) ideal for small to mid-sized home cinema applications. The 7.2 channel AVR-S770H and the Denon AVR-S670H provide the latest features resulting in outstanding performance, making them the ideal… Read More »
How Audiophile Retailers Can Up Their Customer Service Game to Gain More Clients and Loyalty
A close friend of mine is a big-time wealth manager and former executive at Goldman Sachs. While not normally prone to conspiracy theories, he has strong beliefs that retail, as we’ve known it, is dead. When pressed, he points to… Read More »
HIFIMAN Debuts the GOLDENWAVE Prelude Reference Headphone Amplifier
HIFIMAN just debuted a new fully balanced Class A desktop headphone amplifier, the GOLDENWAVE Prelude. Originally released by the GOLDENWAVE brand that was acquired by HIFIMAN earlier this year, the Prelude headphone amplifier (SRP: $2,499), which is GOLDENWAVE’s reference headphone amplifier, boasts several… Read More »
New Clarus Aqua and Crimson Mark II Cables Block Noise In Ways Never Before Seen (or Heard) in an Audiophile System
Gordon J. Technologies Inc., parent company of Clarus high-fidelity audio cable, power conditioners and digital-to-analog convertors, and its sister company, Tributaries A/V Cables, today announced a series of new, high end audiophile AC Power cables designed to use advanced technology… Read More »
New Clarus Aqua and Crimson Phono Cables
Gordon J. Technologies Inc., parent company of Clarus high-fidelity audio cable, power conditioners and digital-to-analog convertors, and its sister company, Tributaries A/V Cables, today announced two new series of high end audiophile turntable cables — Aqua and Crimson — designed… Read More »
Four Powerful Words That Can Change the Audiophile Hobby Forever
From day one, the goal of FutureAudiophile.com has been to be a disruptive force in the world of consumer electronics, specifically the audiophile hobby. Like it or not, the demographics of audiophilia are changing. We owe a big debt of gratitude… Read More »
Wireworld’s Mew RCA Plug Tonearm Cables
Wireworld RCA Plug Tonearm Cables Wireworld Cable Technology, a long-standing leader in the audiophile and professional A/V cableindustry, announces the release of four new cables for turntables withRCA plug connections. These four cables, named Solstice 8, Eclipse 8,Silver Eclipse 8… Read More »