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MartinLogan gets more editorial and consumer attention for its hybrid electrostatic loudspeakers than it does for its subwoofers, which is a bit of a shame. The design resources that MartinLogan and its sibling brand, Paradigm, have available to them in… Read the Review »

Bryston Ltd. is a well-known and very well-respected Canadian audiophile electronics company based in Dwight, Ontario, a region of Canada far more famous for a relaxing summer life and great ice cream than a place that you might expect to… Read the Review »

Few audio companies have been around as long as ELAC, which has been manufacturing audio equipment for almost 100 years, and audiophile loudspeakers for over 40. Perhaps best known for their revolutionary JET folded ribbon tweeter, now on its sixth iteration, ELAC… Read the Review »

When the desire to upgrade a component becomes reality, audiophiles are faced with the burdening decision of how best to resolve the used component that the new joyous purchase will replace. One option is to simply trade it into the… Read the Review »

I remember my first trip to purchase my own stereo speakers like it was yesterday. It was 1989, and I had just passed my driver’s test. My Dad had won some points in a sales contest and allowed me to… Read the Review »

Bryston Ltd is a Canadian electronics firm that has been designing and manufacturing consumer and professional audio for the last 35 years, and is based out of the small town of Dwight, Ontario, here in Canada.  In their 35 years, Bryston… Read the Review »

There were two goals that I took on professionally in 2024 and, in an unprecedented outcome, I think that I have achieved them both as we come to the close of the year. The first one was to elevate my… Read the Review »

Let’s not fool ourselves … there are sadly very few women involved in the audiophile hobby. I would be shocked, if we did a study of 1,000 people who attended one of the growing number of regional audiophile shows, we… Read the Review »

I bought my first stereo system in my early teens. It was a Vector Research system that my friend Keith Marshall hooked me up with, and one of the things I remember about it was being enthralled by the graphic… Read the Review »

Simply put, no one factor impacts the sound of your audiophile system more than the acoustics of your listening room. Some audiophiles are blessed to have a dedicated listening environment where they can address their acoustical issues without much push-back or spousal approval.… Read the Review »

By the time that this stereo preamp review goes live, you will likely have seen that its close relative, the SPL Director MK2 DAC Preamp for $3,699 (read the review), has won our 2024 Gear We Love Component of the… Read the Review »

There is no better way to improve your audiophile system than to address the physical acoustical issues found in your listening room. And do you have them? Yes, my friend, you do. So do I. In fact, my room is… Read the Review »

Audiophiles 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… Read the Review »

Now 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… Read the Review »

Piecing 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… Read the Review »

As I sit here typing, we are a few days away from my wife and kids moving back into the house after a pretty major kitchen cabinet upgrade in our home. A few years ago, I had purchased some good… Read the Review »

If 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… Read the Review »

REL is a well-known name in the world of audiophile subwoofers with a reputation for making musical subwoofers. The feature that sets REL apart from other manufacturers is their unique connection method, which utilizes the amplifier outputs. Most of the… Read the Review »

One of the founding principles in the Mission Statement of FutureAudiophile.com was to take on the challenge of finding newer, younger and more diverse audiophiles for our hobby. This is no small feat, as I have learned over the past roughly two… Read the Review »

Argent Pur is best known as an audiophile cable company that specializes in pure silver cables. Silver cables (including power cables) have a cult following because of their detailed sound. Few, if any, companies that make silver audiophile cables have… Read the Review »

Paradigm has spent more than 40 years building quality speakers. The Founder 80F typically retails for around $3,600 per pair, which sits them at a price where you typically start to find good speakers from many of the top manufacturers… Read the Review »

Defining an audiophile is a very interesting question and one with any number of reasonably correct answers. Speaking strictly, and in accordance with the English language’s derivation from Latin, the first part of the term, “audio,” relates to anything we… Read the Review »

For frequent FutureAudiophile.com readers, my fondness for ELAC speakers is no secret. My personal set of ELAC Debut Reference 6.2s remain the daily drivers in my setup, serving as pretty much the benchmark for what a $700 speaker can achieve. Naturally, when… Read the Review »

There are a lot of back stories that don’t get told in the audiophile press for mainstream consumers. Often, these stories are pretty incredible. The back story of how Krell was almost sold is a recent one that ended in… Read the Review »

It is awards time again. FutureAudiophile.com has been cranking out more, highly sought-after audiophile component reviews than any other online publication, print magazine, “influencer” or YouTube “expert.” You’ve told us you want lots of reviews of the absolute best gear… Read the Review »

My relationship with power conditioning products has always been a complex one. Over the years I’ve tried several from very respected brands, but not IsoTek. Most provided some sort of sonic improvement to my system, while others seemed to do… Read the Review »

There are a lot of tweaks that you can make to an audiophile turntable. Many of them make big differences, as the analog nature of spinning vinyl discs benefits from having excellent setup. The reality for nearly every audiophile today is… Read the Review »

Every few decades, a technological innovation transforms the audiophile world. The 1980s introduced the Compact Disc, standardizing audio fidelity. The 1990s saw the rise of MP3s and file-sharing, filling hard drives with music for the first time. In the 2000s,… Read the Review »

At its lowest common denominator, involving oneself in the practice of the audio arts, what we practitioners known as the audiophile hobby, is quite simple to understand. Audiophiles want, demand, and are always in search of an immersive, dynamic and… Read the Review »

Few brands have caught my eye over the last 12 months as much as has HiFi Rose. They are among the few companies in the audiophile market that look like they are making some changes in their products. We see… Read the Review »

Mainstream loudspeaker company, Bose, announced today that they are purchasing Upstate New York based, McIntosh. McIntosh is one of the most iconic brands in the history of audio and bring a respected electronics brand to pair with Bose. Italian loudspeaker manufacturer, Sonus faber,… Read the Review »

Benchmark Media Systems made its reputation in both pro audio and audiophile circles by designing gear with extraordinarily low noise and distortion, and selling it at reasonable prices. When I reviewed Benchmark’s AHB2 stereo power amp (read my review), I was so… Read the Review »

When you think about it, audiophiles and home theater enthusiasts should really have a lot in common. Any good home theater starts with great sound reproduction, and audiophile gear is all about producing studio-quality audio. The surround sound part of… Read the Review »

PS Audio has evolved over its 50-plus years of business and now manufactures a complete line of high-performance audiophile products designed to reproduce music from digital sources to speakers and everything in between. Their product line starts at the middle… Read the Review »

One of the best things about the audiophile hobby is the diversity of designers and equipment manufacturers. Having owned a major home theater publication in my somewhat recent past, I can tell you that only a few companies make a… Read the Review »

For the past 31 years, I have lived in Los Angeles. However, I grew up in Philadelphia, which can be a pretty strange place on any number of levels. Despite its proximity to New York, which is a simple, one-hour… Read the Review »

This is the last in a series of T+A reviews in which we already looked at their MP 200 music player and DAC 200 Preamplifier/DAC (read my reviews).  The A 200 Amplifier we discuss below may be the most flexible in that, while it is… Read the Review »

The Alec loudspeaker, by boutique audiophile speaker company Alta Audio, is a two-way floorstanding model with rather unique technology incorporated. If you haven’t heard of Alta Audio before, you are like me. Our publisher, Jerry Del Colliano, sent me some information about the… Read the Review »

It is always exciting when a brand like Rotel sends you a component from their flagship lineup. Rotel, a blue-chip, value-based brand, is known for making quality audiophile-grade components. The P5 Series 2 from Rotel’s Michi line is a preamplifier… Read the Review »