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Monoprice Monolith Audition Speakers Launch

Featured Audiophile News, Opinion and Insights

Monoprice Finally Launches Low-cost Audition Speakers to its Monolith Line

Monolith, Monolith, the high-end audio brand from Monoprice, just announced its Audition series speaker solutions. The Audition speakers will be available in bookshelf, center-channel and two tower configurations.  “Our new Audition Series speakers bring extremely-high quality sound to a new level… Read the Review »



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Andover Audio Introduces their $249 SpinBase Phono Stage

Andover Audio Launches SpinStage Phono Preamp For $249

Andover Audio just announced the launch of its new SoundBites Series with the first model, the Andover Audio SpinStage phono preamp (read the review here MSRP $249). Making an elegant style statement in a striking clear finish of bead-blasted, anodized aluminum, this… Read the Review »


McIntosh MDA 200 DAC Introduced

McIntosh Introduces New MDA200 DAC for $4,000

McIntosh just announced the MDA200 D/A Converter, allowing audiophiles to add premium digital music capabilities to an analog audio system. At the heart of the MDA200 is the McIntosh DA2 Digital Audio Module featured in the award-winning MA12000 Integrated Amplifier… Read the Review »


Topping Pre90 Preamp Reviewed

How Chi-Fi Is Re-Energizing the Audiophile Hobby 

Recently, I’ve been asking audiophile industry executives what they think of Chi-Fi or “Chinese Hi-Fi (aka: audiophile components made in China, sold directly to  clients all over the world at often hard-to-conceive-of prices). It has been notable how many were… Read the Review »


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