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I had the opportunity to review the sub-$1,000 per pair Chesky Audio LC1 bookshelf monitors (read the review) in 2025 and came away impressed by what was likely the first of many loudspeaker designs by college student and audio prodigy Lucca Chesky.… Read the Review »

It may not be widely known, but Class-D amplification has been around in one form or another since the 1950s. Credit is generally given to British engineer Alex Reeves, who invented pulse code modulation, which today is known as PCM.… Read the Review »

I recently reviewed the PS Audio PMG Signature preamp (read my review) and was highly impressed. I remember it sounding extremely open, highly detailed and blazingly fast, but never edgy or harsh. When I had the opportunity to review another PS Audio Signature… Read the Review »

The 2026 Axpona Audio Show (read our coverage) was the largest in their history. Over 12,000 visitors, audiophiles, press and industry personnel spent three days at the Renaissance Schaumburg, the large convention center/hotel about 30 minutes from the Chicago O’Hare airport. Some 200… Read the Review »

With all due respect, the establishment audiophile publications don’t spend enough time talking about the importance of room treatments, in even the most modest of stereo systems. Let me make this as clear as I possibly can: there is nothing… Read the Review »

Let me get this off my chest first … I didn’t get to the HIFI Vienna Show this year and it was not from a lack of planning and strategy. The reason that I didn’t go to the HIFI Vienna… Read the Review »

The number of excellent loudspeakers currently available at the $6,000 to $9,000 price point is pretty remarkable. As audiophiles, we have a pretty distorted view of what a lot of money is to spend on audio equipment but, at this… Read the Review »

At the growing number of audiophile shows in the United States one of the big problems that audiophiles face is determining what exactly one is listening too? For example, if you go into a cable manufacturer’s room what effect does… Read the Review »

There was a time when my concerted opinion of the entire subwoofer category, at least as it applied to a two-channel audiophile system, was something in which I was totally uninterested. I had floorstanding speakers easily capable of a low… Read the Review »

The audiophile world seemingly always fights technological change, but change is inevitable in the world that we live in today. One of the biggest changes to come along in our hobby has been the rise of Class-D semiconductor-based audiophile power… Read the Review »

We’ve all been there. Impressed by what we have read and perhaps what we have seen about an unknown piece of audiophile gear, we endure the trepidation of whether we should make a purchase or not. We ask ourselves any… Read the Review »

Picture this: It’s a crisp New England fall day and you are shopping for new loudspeakers. Around 1996, Lechmere, Circuit City, Tweeter – several brick and mortar shops, and the occasional random white-van-in-a-parking lot were all available in a short… Read the Review »

One of the big debates in the audiophile world is what makes for a true high-end audio product. Some argue that any true high-end audio component needs to start with being expensive. I protest that this is bullshit. Few audiophiles… Read the Review »

Things are a lot more complicated today than they were 30 years ago. In business, I could call a customer and, if they did not answer the phone at the time, they usually returned the call soon thereafter. Today, voicemail… Read the Review »

Quad HiFi has been crafting fine British audio since 1941, which is one heck of a long run in the audiophile space. Their current flagship Platina line includes the Platina Integrated amplifier, Platina CDT (Compact Disc Transport), and the Platina… Read the Review »

Onkyo is one of the audiophile brands that has not just a long history but mainstream access and appeal. Its history dates back to 1946, when the company was founded by Osaka Denki Onkyo K.K in Osaka, Japan. The release… Read the Review »

Today, we look at the Lyngdorf TDAI-2210, an integrated amplifier that also addresses that eternal bottleneck of home audio: room acoustics. Untreated, room effects can cause bass peaks and dips of 20 dB or more at the listening seat, along… Read the Review »

In life, change is hard. Change is really hard for many traditionalist audiophiles who can, respectfully, get a little stuck in their ways from time to time. Where this becomes a real issue is in our never-ending joyful audiophile journey… Read the Review »

U-Turn Audio  began humbly in 2012 via a Kickstarter campaign aimed at producing stylish, affordable analog turntables. After a successful crowd-funded launch, the Massachusetts-based brand has since grown into an industry favorite nearly a decade-and-a-half later, building a reputation for unpretentious, affordable, well-engineered… Read the Review »

There aren’t many audiophiles who have leaned into the CI (custom install) space as hard as I have over the past 20-plus years. I still own a first-generation Kaleidescape, which is big, noisy, costly and likely something that needs to… Read the Review »

T+A is a German company that has a history dating back nearly 50 years. There aren’t many brands that have that type of staying power. Brands that survive that long do so because they build great products, offer true value… Read the Review »

It is going on three years (July 1) since my last drink of wine or Scotch or vodka (or anything boozy). COVID and too-much-MSNBC-inspired fistfuls of Titos on too many nights and it wasn’t making me really all that happy.… Read the Review »

Everybody needs a good pair of audiophile-grade headphones in 2026. Post-COVID work conditions make using a good pair of cans for Zoom calls perfectly normal. ANC (noise-canceling) can save the day on a flight where there are any number of… Read the Review »

Allnic Audio is a high-end audio equipment manufacturer specializing in vacuum-tube electronics and analog audio components for audiophiles. Allnic has a broad product family, consisting of preamplifiers, power amplifiers, integrated amplifiers, analog components (phonostages, step up transformers, and moving coil… Read the Review »

If our readers ever wonder if we love them, this article shows them just how much. Our ad money, aka: how we make our living around here, comes from ads promoting buying more audiophile equipment. The hobby is about buying… Read the Review »

FutureAudiophile’s mission has always been, at its core, to bridge the gap between seasoned audiophiles and those just discovering and (hopefully) falling in love with the hobby. This means we review, discuss, and report on gear across the entire performance and price… Read the Review »

Nelson Pass is the Enzo Ferrari of audiophile power amps. He is also the G.O.A.T. when it comes to amplifier designers, as well as an overall wonderful person personally and (full disclosure) a client  from Day One here at FurureAudiophile.com.… Read the Review »

There has been a popular saying bouncing around the automotive industry for years, especially among those who like high horsepower gasoline engines – “There’s no replacement for displacement.” Essentially, this means the more horsepower, and equally important, the more torque… Read the Review »

Meze Audio was founded in in 2011, when Antonio Meze, who was travelling for business with his Fender Stratocaster, wanted a pair of headphones that he could connect with musically in the same way that he did with his instrument. From… Read the Review »

The moon landing was faked. 5G is going to control your mind. It keeps getting crazier, too. Did you know the Earth is flat? Worst of all: subwoofers are not loudspeakers, just accessories! To me, this last conspiracy is the most interesting.… Read the Review »

During our recent event at Harvard University, where we donated a $150,000 audiophile system to the Shelemay Audio Lab a few weeks back, a number of really fascinating conversations were had. One was with the 33-year-old PhD. director of the program, John… Read the Review »

Marten is a Swedish high-end loudspeaker manufacturer, founded in 1998 by Leif Mårten Olofsson. To this day, it’s still run as a family business in Gothenburg, Sweden. It began with a deep personal obsession: why don’t speakers sound like real… Read the Review »

GoldenEar Technologies was founded in 2010 by industry legend Sandy Gross, Don Givogue, and Bob Johnson. The company quickly became known for their Triton series of speakers, which integrated powered subwoofers into the main cabinet, a design hallmark of Gross… Read the Review »

Despite what you might see in the news – with celebrities and athletes reverting back to wired headphones for whatever reason – true wireless earbuds are more popular than ever and here to stay. Improvements in battery life, DSP, noise… Read the Review »

When I was offered the opportunity to review Bowers & Wilkins Signature version of their third-generation 705 stand-mount speakers, I jumped at the chance. I have previously reviewed the 702 S2, 702 S2 Signature and the 702 S3 floorstanding models.… Read the Review »

Fresh back from our event at Harvard University where we (along with our clients/partners) donated a $150,000 audiophile system to the Shelemay Audio Lab in their music school, we have had a good chance to check in with the Generation… Read the Review »

It’s easy, as a columnist, to forget the “why.” Sure, it’s fun to review oligarch audio and even high end into the multiple kilo bucks range, but a vast majority of music enthusiasts just have more important things in life… Read the Review »

Youngstown, OH-based SVS began in business with the idea of creating a high-performance yet affordable subwoofer long before the current regime made them into the industry player that they are today. Today’s SVS recognized the need for subwoofers in two-channel… Read the Review »

When I was in college and working with Joe Cali and Mark Levinson, selling the world’s most expensive audio systems at Cello Music and Film Los Angeles, I wanted to be just like my mentors. I know that I am a very good audiophile… Read the Review »