The most persistent objection to acoustic treatment isn’t cost. It’s aesthetics. Very few hi-fi enthusiasts want their ...

The M6xi is aimed squarely at listeners with an established source chain, whether that is vinyl, CD or a dedicated external ...

Apple Music’s hi-res audio problem hasn’t gone away. Four years after the company switched on its lossless and hi-res ...

The first: snake oil does nothing for sound quality and is tantamount to fraud. The second: snake oil is a high price charged ...

A super-integrated amplifier that puts a GaN amplifier stage, R-2R DAC, network streamer, phono stage and Class A headphone ...

AXPONA 2026 has wrapped its three-day run at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Centre. The USA’s largest hi-fi show drew its usual crowd of manufacturers, distributors and enthusiasts. And if ...

Named after the primaeval giant of Norse mythology, the Ymir arrives as a complete clean-sheet design, sharing nothing with the Icon 12 or Verdande that preceded it.

My love of techno is no secret. Electronic dub is the less obvious of the two obsessions, though it probably shouldn't be, ...

Because experienced audiophiles are terrible at prioritising. They are also terrible at explaining those priorities.

SVS has announced the 3000 Micro R|Evolution, a sealed compact subwoofer that replaces the original 3000 Micro and, according ...

Four posts a week. That’s the cadence I’ve maintained on this website since 2016, and it served me well, especially as YouTube video production began swallowing more and more of my working week. Then, ...