Audiophile News, Opinion and Insights

We post a weekly featured audiophile news story that dives into the often controversial topics surrounding stereos, audio systems and the audiophile hobby.

KEF has both colorful cabinets and differentiated looking speaker drivers.

Featured Audiophile News, Opinion and Insights

Do Distinctive Looking or Colored Drivers Help Sell More Speakers?

Being exiled from our home because of the Palisades Fire, we are now living 125 miles south in San Diego, which in a matter of days has jogged some long-forgotten, geographically specific audiophile memories. When I was in Music and… Read More »



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The long-awaited new SVS 5000 Subwoofers are introduced.

SVS LaunchesNew 5000 R|Evolution Series Subwoofers

SVS today announces their new 5000 R|Evolution Series subwoofers. The two new models extend the subwoofer technology platform previously developed for the brand’s flagship 17-Ultra R|Evolution subwoofers, bringing reference performance to lower prices and smaller enclosures. Comprised of the SB-5000… Read More »


Getting good sleep is a high value investment. High quality sound can add to the quality of your sleep.

Getting Quality Sleep Could Open Up the Audiophile Hobby to Younger, More Tech Savvy Customers

Anyone who has seen the 1997 feature film Boogie Nights (or lived through that times as an adult) knows that, for an American man in the 1970s, your masculinity was often significantly defined most by what car you drove. Muscle… Read More »


Roon is now certified on Orchard Audio streamers.

Orchard Audio PecanPi+ Streamer Premium Is Now Roon Ready

Orchard Audio just announced that the PecanPi+ Streamer Premium has received Roon Ready certification from Roon Labs. The PecanPi+ Streamer Premium is a plug-and-play high-resolution music streamer. Control music wirelessly using your phone, tablet, or computer. The device can also be connected to… Read More »