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Orchard Audio Starkrimson Mono Ultra Premium Amps Reviewed
By Mike Prager
Posted on: January 1, 2025
Reading Time: 9 minutesNow in my audio system are two low, unassuming black boxes, one by each speaker. I’d venture that Orchard Audio’s Starkrimson Mono Ultra Premium Amplifiers ($4,999 per pair), with their sloped front panels and generally restrained looks, won’t win any awards for their industrial design. On the other hand, I expect they will win awards Read More »
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Totem KIN Play Tower II Powered Floorstanding Speakers
Reading Time: 7 minutesPiecing together an amazing audio system is often a lifelong pursuit for audiophiles. Start with a nice set of audiophile speakers and an entry-level power amp, and build up from there. Sell or trade pieces of gear to incrementally improve your setup until you achieve your version of audio nirvana. The journey is the fun part – not so Read More »
LEAK Sandwich 150 Bookshelf Speakers Reviewed
Reading Time: 8 minutesIf you are not familiar with LEAK Audio, the company was started in 1934 in London and specialized in designing and manufacturing high-quality audiophile components. By the 1950s, their TL/12 tube amplifier was widely used in nearly all BBC studios across England. The Sandwich speaker was developed in the 1960s and, in 2024, the line Read More »
Bricasti M5 Network Streamer Reviewed
Reading Time: 8 minutesOne of the big editorial questions that we’ve been discussing here at FutureAudiophile.com in 2024 is, how do you get more performance from a streamer over, say, a BlueSound Node? The Sonos Port has an impressive interface, but not suitable for an audiophile system, in that there is no digital output, thus the quality of their internal DAC (and Read More »
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Will Bose Make Their McIntosh Money Back Just From Sonus faber Automotive Licensing
By Jerry Del Colliano
Posted on: January 1, 2025
Reading Time: 9 minutesAudiophiles were shocked when the well-hated but billion-dollar consumer electronics brand, Bose, bought McIntosh (read our coverage here) from its most recent investment group owners. What shocked me, as an industry insider, was that they didn’t look to cherry-pick some of the grossly mismanaged but gold standard brands from Masimo’s now-failed endeavor from the world of medical devices Read More »
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HIFIMAN Introduces the SERENADE Wireless Desktop DAC/headphone Amplifier
Reading Time: 2 minutesHIFIMAN, a leader in high fidelity personal audio, today announced the debut of a new DAC/headphone amplifier with an integrated WiFi card that allows for lossless wireless streaming of high-resolution audio. The new SERENADE Wireless desktop DAC/headphone amplifier (SRP: $999) is a compact, powerhouse of a Class A amplifier with HIFIMAN’s proprietary Hymalaya Pro Ladder DAC, an update of the Read More »
Parent Company of Paradigm and MartinLogan Buys GoldenEar From Audioquest
Reading Time: 2 minutesPML Sound International, a global leader in premium audio manufacturing, is excited to announce the acquisition of GoldenEar, a renowned name in high-performance audio, from The Quest Group. Effective January 1, 2025, GoldenEar will join Paradigm, Anthem, and MartinLogan and operate under its new identity as GoldenEar Studio Inc., continuing its legacy of delivering premium Read More »
BlueSound Node ICON Finally Shipping Today
Reading Time: 3 minutesBLUESOUND, the original wireless hi-res multi-room music brand, proudly announces that its highly anticipated flagship wireless music streamer, the BlueSound NODE ICON (buy at Crutchfield), is now available worldwide. Starting at $999, the NODE ICON is the pinnacle of Bluesound’s innovation in high-resolution streaming and a new benchmark for the brand’s acclaimed line of wireless Read More »
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