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The $2,000-per-pair floorstanding loudspeaker category is one of the most key price points in the audiophile business. With today’s self-inflicted, tariff-based price increases here in the United States, perhaps that figure needs to be adjusted up a bit, as some of the… Read the Review »

You won’t have to search the audiophile portion of the Internet too hard to see how Chinese-made gear has disrupted the audiophile market. Companies such as Topping, S.M.S.L. and others have brought audiophile DACs to market with features on the surface that their North American… Read the Review »

There is a wealth of luxury products and companies that possess a rich and diverse legacy. As audiophiles and music enthusiasts, our hobby is certainly no different. We enjoy a bevy of fantastic audio gear designed by a long list… Read the Review »

The NAD Masters Series M66 Streaming DAC/preamplifier ($6,999 – buy at Crutchfield) is NAD’s flagship stereo preamp, offering features and connectivity well beyond NAD’s other preamplifiers and most audiophile components made by competitors. The NAD M66 earns its high-end credentials with its top-tier… Read the Review »

Alright, I’ll admit it – I have a type. Compact bookshelf speakers? Love ‘em. Folded Ribbon or Air Motion Tweeters (AMTs)? It doesn’t matter, as I can’t get enough. Don’t get me wrong, dome tweeters have their place, but for me, it… Read the Review »

MartinLogan released three new lines of subwoofers last year, with the Dynamo line reviewed here taking the middle position in their product offerings. The MartinLogan Dynamo (buy at Crutchfield) comes in two sizes, 10-inch and 12-inch, with each size available… Read the Review »

Put 10 people in a room and play a song none have ever heard before. It is a pretty safe bet one or two of the 10 will love the song, one or two more may not like it at… Read the Review »

Advance Paris, formerly known as Advance Acoustic, is a French audiophile brand with roots dating back to 1995. The company initially debuted with a line of speakers before eventually changing its name to Advance Paris in 2013 and shifting its… Read the Review »

If you’ve been to an audiophile show in recent years, there is little question you’ve seen CH Precision being used in some of the most exotic, ultra-high-end demo systems. With the collapse of so many of the A-list, blue-chip audiophile… Read the Review »

Quantum physicist and audio component designer Mark Porzilli’s first loudspeaker system was called Pipedreams. Introduced in 1991, Pipedreams received multiple awards and one respected audiophile reviewer at the time called it the finest speaker system on Earth. Porzilli’s next offering… Read the Review »

Parasound was established in 1981 in the Northern California Bay Area, and has been respected by enthusiast audiophiles, as well as in the professional audio and video world, ever since. Their longtime founder, Richard Schram, recently sold the company to… Read the Review »

Electric cars are a quantum leap forward in automotive design. Even mid-priced battery powered or EV cars are simply faster than nearly every uber-exotic car on the market. A new Rivian pickup truck (2.5 seconds) with the quad motor can… Read the Review »

If you’re not familiar with Schiit, they are much more than just audiophile double entendre. Schiit offers a high-value direct consumer audiophile brand, designing and building all of their products in the United States. The Skoll F is Schiit Audio’s… Read the Review »

Spring is audiophile show season, and there is no one bigger, more pressing, scarier topic than American tariffs to most audiophile companies. I’ve spoken to well over 100 audiophile companies at AXPONA in Chicago this April, as well as to… Read the Review »

Recently, I completed a review of the fourth-generation (2024) Bluesound Node Nano (read my review), their entry-level streamer DAC out of three within their streamer DAC category. The middle model, the Node 2024, was reviewed earlier this year by our… Read the Review »

The terms “legendary” and “iconic” are used to describe McIntosh electronics, just as they are used to describe, say, Harley Davidson motorcycles. Rarely has the term “scandalous” or “disruptive” been used to describe the 75-year-old audiophile based in Binghamton, New… Read the Review »

Paradigm has long been recognized for creating great-sounding speakers that deliver exceptional value in the audiophile world. The Canadian company’s Premier Series represents their mid-tier offering, balancing cutting-edge technology with quite accessible pricing. Their Premier 200B bookshelf speakers continue this tradition, promising… Read the Review »

Over 25 years ago at that year’s CES show, my team and I literally invented the concept of audiophile show coverage from a brand new suite at the then recently opened Bellagio. Jazz drives and dial-up modems were involved and,… Read the Review »

We’ve got so many battles to fight to keep the audiophile hobby healthy and prosperous going forward. That is basically the reason d’etre for FutureAudiophile.com. The good news is that fighting with traditionalist audiophiles about why they need a powerful,… Read the Review »

By any measure, audiophiles are predominantly concerned about any number of specifics. We endlessly evaluate our systems down to the most intricate of details in the hope, perhaps even the expectation, of improved sonics. We pursue component selection with the… Read the Review »

There are many stereotypes in the audiophile world that need a little disruption. Okay, there are a lot. One of them is that somehow bass response is always better from a big floorstanding loudspeaker, and that any audiophile should invest his… Read the Review »

Founded in the U.K. in 2012 as a subsidiary of AMR (Audio Music Research), iFi has developed audiophile products that are warmly received by reviewers and owners alike. The company’s lineup focuses primarily on digital-to-analog converters (DACs), headphone amplifiers, and… Read the Review »

Gryphon Audio was founded in Denmark in 1985 by Mr. Flemming Erik Rasmussen and has, since its inception, assiduously and unapologetically pursued audiophile excellence with the goal of becoming and maintaining what it terms as an aspirational brand. Rasmussen, himself… Read the Review »

In the world of very high-end audiophile speakers, there are plenty of options for the well-heeled audiophile buyer. The Dali EPIKORE 9 speakers are the third from the top in the Dali loudspeaker product line. It is a four-way floorstanding… Read the Review »

Goodwill isn’t always just a place that you take your old Armani pants to donate and get a write-off for your tax returns. Goodwill can be a line item on the Purchase and Sale Agreement when you sell a business… Read the Review »

Under its parent company Lenbrook, the Bluesound Node streamer/DAC product line has been a frequent favorite on the pages of Future Audiophile.com, with solid audio performance, an industry-leading operating system with BluOS, its companion music app, and sometimes competitive pricing. I say… Read the Review »

Alta Audio’s Alyssa stand-mount loudspeaker is a two-way design with a dynamic midrange/woofer and ribbon tweeter. At first blush, that sounds like a pretty typical setup for a stand-mount speaker. But there is so much more going on here: a… Read the Review »

Rarely, if ever, do I mention that I live in Pacific Palisades, California in my reviews or opinion pieces. If it is ever relevant in an article or social media post, I say that I live in Los Angeles, which… Read the Review »

SVS once again turned the audiophile and home theater worlds upside down in 2024 with the introduction of the Ultra Evolution line of speakers, which includes the Pinnacle ($5,000 per pair), Titan ($4,000 per pair), Tower ($3,000 per pair) and Ultra Bookshelf ($1,200 per pair).… Read the Review »

When I initially received the latest component for review from German manufacturer T+A, I was both very intrigued and pleasantly surprised. Right out of the box, the T+A R 2500 R exuded an overall feeling of quality. It is aesthetically… Read the Review »

In recent years, Pro-Ject have established themselves as one of the biggest players in the affordable vinyl space for audiophiles. Not only do they make high-quality turntables at varying reasonable price points, but they also have a range of phono… Read the Review »

Anyone who has had even a minimum exposure to the audiophile hobby knows how expensive it can be. Let’s face it, the gross majority of non-audio hobbyists would think anyone who would spend over one million dollars on a stereo… Read the Review »

HIFIMAN, founded in China in 2007 by Dr. Fang Bian, has made quite a splash among audiophiles since its establishment. The company’s signature development has been high-quality planar magnetic headphones, which provide an open, detailed sound. Like planar magnetic speakers,… Read the Review »

European Audio Team, better known by the acronym E.A.T., is spearheaded by Ms. Jozefina Lichtenegger (herself married to Pro-Ject executive Heinz Lichtenegger), and principally builds turntables, tonearms, a tube-type amplifier and four different tubed phono preamplifiers. E.A.T. also markets three… Read the Review »

Today’s audiophile gear has gotten so good and so affordable that it is amazing. We talk a lot about Chi-Fi, but that is far from the end of the volume of top-performing audiophile gear in the market today. There are all sorts of… Read the Review »

Much like the FutureAudiophile.com crew, Linear Tube Audio’s team tends to attend the best regional audiophile shows all over the continent. Nicholas and his team are a fun-loving group of guys, and their audiophile-grade hotel room demos always sound notably… Read the Review »

For audiophiles, driving with music blasting from the speakers in our car audio system is a ritual that makes long commutes bearable and road trips legendary. Installed premium car audio systems have evolved significantly over the years, with upgraded components… Read the Review »

Infigo Audio is an exciting new player in the red-hot world of uber-high-end audiophile electronics. The Canada-based company has a long history in the audiophile industry, and it is coming to market with a full suite of electronics and cables… Read the Review »

Herford, Germany’s high-performance audio manufacturer T+A predominately operates under one guiding principle – “the appliance of science.” In fact, the T+A corporate name is an acronym for what the company enthusiastically describes as “theory and application.” With a staff of… Read the Review »