LATEST CONSUMER ELECTRONICS NEWS
Sony FMP-X1 4K Media Player
The new Sony FMP-X1 4K Media Player will be hitting store shelves this summer, to complement the company’s latest 4K Ultra HD LED TVs that we introduced you to earlier this April HERE. This 4K media [...]
KEF M Series Headphones
Personal music devices are a very hot product category and like many other speaker makers, KEF has just released its first ever line of over-the-ear and in-ear headphones called the KEF M Series. The new M [...]
Benchmark Media Systems – DAC2 D
Benchmark Media Systems has just annouced that their new DAC2 D is now available. The DAC2 D is Benchmark's latest DAC model and has been developed with both professional audio engineers and home audio enthusiasts in mind. The DAC2 [...]
Rotel RA-1570, RCD-1570, RMB-1585 and RMB-1555
Rotel has announced the release of four new products from their stable, which include an integrated stereo amplifier with USB DAC, a CDP and two five-channel amps. The RA-1570 is an integrated amplifier rated at 2x120 watts into [...]
AVID Acutus Black Turntable
During the last two decades the Acutus turntable has progressed to become renowned throughout the audio industry and owned by discerning music lovers the world over. Visually the turntable is a striking piece of engineering, its [...]
Emotiva XPR-1 Reference Series Amplifier
Emotiva has just now made available their new XPR-1 Reference Series fully balanced mono-block power amplifier. The XPR-1 is a 1000 watt mono-block amplifier that can deliver nearly two thousand watts into 4 ohms. Emotiva claims the new XPR-1’s fully balanced [...]
Win a Boomphones Phantom Headphone That Turns Into a Boombox!!
Our friends over at Guydster – the guy’s guide to everything - are giving away a pair of Boomphones Phantom headphones, an amazingly innovative headphone design that turns into a boombox. It’s super easy to put [...]
Harman Kardon AVR 2700 and AVR 3700 Receivers
Harman International has just introduced two new audio/video receivers (AVR) - the Harman Kardon AVR 2700 and AVR 3700. Both new AVR's feature Harman Kardon signature styling and sonic performance. Both the Harman Kardon AVR 2700 and AVR [...]
AudioControl Rialto 400 Amplifier/DAC for Sonos and Wireless Audio Systems
Digital music systems are a hugely popular product category today, the trouble is that most are under-powered and hence unable to deliver high quality music playback. The AudioControl Rialto 400 is a compact, high-powered amplifier with [...]
Salamander Designs – Synergy and Chameleon Accessories
Salamander has broadened their line of accessories for their Synergy and Chameleon product lines. These new accessories can be ordered with new Salamander Synergy or Chameleon cabinets or retrofit for any purchased from 1998 and thereafter. The following are the new [...]
Sol Republic Jax In-Ear Headphones
Sol Republic has just announced its new Jax in-ear headphones. The new Jax features Sol Republic all-new i2 Sound Engines, tangle-free cable and interated 3-button remote/microphone. Jax is the third in-ear headphone from Sol Republic, joining their Amps and Amps [...]
What drives your music? Understanding Hard Disk and Solid State Technologies and How They Relate To Music Storage
Over the past few years, one of the biggest changes in the audiophile world is that computer audio has become mainstream. Evidence of this can be found at all the major audio shows from TAVES to [...]
Legacy Audio Goliath XD Subwoofer
Legacy Audio has just introduced their new Goliath XD subwoofer. The new Goliath XD incorporates two 15” ultra-bass drivers paired with two 15” passive radiators and a 1000 Watt internal amplifier with DSP. The Goliath XD's ultra-bass drivers utilize diaphrams constructed of a silver/graphite/ rohacell [...]
XX by JVC Headphones
JVC has just launched a new headphones series called “XX by JVC” consisting of five models – featuring around-ear, on-ear and DJ-style models. These new models join JVC’s current XTREME XPLOSIVES line of in-ear models. The [...]
Sennheiser Adidas Sports Earphones Series
Sennheiser has teamed up with Adidas on the development of a new sports earphone series, just announced. The new series consist of five earphone models: the PX 685i, PMX 685i, MX 685, OCX 685i and [...]
Essence Electrostat Model 1200
Essence Electrostats is a company out of the Netherlands that has just introduced an innovative new full-range electrostat loudspeaker - the ir new Model 1200. Unlike other electrostats, Essence Electrostats' Model 1200 is claimed to be the [...]
Merlin Music TSM MMM Speakers Review
I am amazed at the number of audiophiles I meet, who buy speakers based on the size, exotic designs or some unobtanium materials that some manufacturers claim, deliver superior performance. I am also surprized at how [...]
Panasonic Streaming Media Players: DMP-MST60 and DMP-MS10
Panasonic has just released pricing and availability of its first-ever line of Streaming Media Players - the DMP-MST60 and the DMP-MS10 featuring VIERA Connect and IP VOD respectively. These two new players were first unveiled at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics [...]