HiFi News
Goldring Introduces the GR3 Turntable
Goldring’s new GR3 Turntable marks the company’s re-entry into the ‘table market after more than 20 years.
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HiFi Reviews
Review: Living Voice R80 OB-X Floorstanding Loudspeakers
On the face of it, a tower speaker that reaches down into the mid-20Hz region and needs only a few Watts to come alive sounds like a dream come true.
HiFi News
Focal Takes Active Upscale with the New Diva Utopia Wireless Loudspeakers
Imagine a big Focal floorstander powered by Naim electronics that offer a suite of input options. Just add music.
HiFi News
Volti Audio Launches the Lucera High-Sensitivity Horn-Loaded Loudspeaker
Volti Audio’s new Lucera High-Sensitivity Horn-Loaded Loudspeaker fits into the company’s lineup between the lower priced Razz and higher priced Rival. The Goldilocks choice?
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: HoloAudio Red DDC & Network Streamer
You can call me Red.
HiFi Reviews
Review: Bluesound Node vs. Sbooster NODE
My friends at Harmonia Distribution sent me a little challenge package—2 Bluesound NODEs (N130), one stock and one with the Sbooster AIB Connection Kit and matching Sbooster ECO Power Supply.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Luxman L-505Z Integrated Amplifier
Blink and it will appear. As if by magic.
HiFi Reviews
Review: BorderPatrol S20EXD Parallel Single-Ended Amplifier
When talking ideals in amplification, or any piece of hifi for that matter, my pinnacle is well balanced.
HiFi News
Luxman Completes the Z Series with the L-505Z Integrated Amplifier
Come here often? I don’t hide my appreciation for Luxman gear’s classic looks and the new L-505Z Integrated Amplifier has not fallen far from the fruitful family tree.
HiFi News
KEF’s New Q Series Meta Raise the Bar with MAT Starting at $600/pair
Metamaterial Absorption Technology. That’s what MAT stands for.
HiFi Thoughts
HiFi Thoughts: Are We in a Golden Age of HiFi?
golden age | noun : a period of great happiness, prosperity, and achievement
HiFi News
Rotel Adds the Q5 Transport DAC to Their Flagship Michi Line
Rotel’s hifi roots date back to 1961 in Japan and they released their first CD player in 1985. The Michi Series was introduced in 1993 and re-introduced in 2019.
Road Tours
Road Tour: Up Close & Personal with the Technics SL-1300G and SC-CX700 Active Wireless Streaming Bookshelf Speakers
Newark, NJ, birthplace of Hammond B-3 master Larry Young, guitar virtuoso Marc Ribot, poets Amiri Baraka and Allen Ginsberg, and conceptual artist extraordinaire Barbara Kruger (I shop therefore I am), is also home to Panasonic/Technics US.
Road Tours
Road Tour: the Vivid Audio Moya M1 Loudspeakers at GTT Audio
A short 24-minute drive across a river and into the trees brought me, once again, to the home of GTT Audio. This time for a look and listen to the new flagship Vivid Audio Moya M1 Loudspeakers.
HiFi News
Klipsch + Ojas Limited Edition Loudspeaker: Am I dreaming?
Style and substance make the world go round.
HiFi Reviews
Review: Qln Reference 9 Loudspeakers
One word kept coming to mind each time I thought about writing about the Qln Reference 9 Loudspeakers—Yes.
HiFi News
High End Munich is Moving
I’ve never been to Austria’s capital but The High End has just given me a great reason to visit Vienna in 2026.
HiFi News
Technics Readies the New Generation Grand Class SL-1300G Turntable
If looks could kill, I’d be ill.
HiFi Reviews
Review: Vinnie Rossi BRAMA Integrated Amplifier
The Vinnie Rossi Brama Integrated Amp slipped, gracefully, onto my list of Favorite Amplifiers soon after it arrived.
HiFi News
Say Hello to Totem Acoustic’s New Entry Level KIN ONE Bookshelf Speaker
It comes in colors.
HiFi News
Hana Updates/Upgrades Their Popular S Series Cartridges to MK II Status
I’ve heard lots of good things about Hana Cartridges so an update that’s also an upgrade certainly comes as news of the “good” variety.
HiFi News
HiFi Cares Charity Event: September 14, 2028 at the VPI Dojo (in NJ)
“Friends, Please join us with Celebrity Host JJ French, Lead Guitarist of Twisted Sister for Food, Drink, Live Music…and $500,000 of HiFi Gear!”
HiFi Reviews
Review: totaldac d1-unity w/Live Clocking Option
Let’s make this easy—totaldac’s new Live Clocking Option offers a subtle yet clear improvement.
HiFi News
The New Marantz Model 10 Reference Integrated Amplifier Is a Looker!
We know I love a good integrated amplifier as much as I love HiFi history and the companies that made it.
HiFi News
NAD Breaks Out the Masters M10 V3 BluOS Streaming Amplifier
V3 doesn’t refer to its engine size, rather the new and forthcoming NAD Masters M10 V3 BluOS Streaming Amplifier is an upgraded version of NAD’s kinda classic cube amp.
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Vienna Acoustics Limited Edition Bach Ultimate Loudspeakers
Founded in Vienna, Austria circa 1989, Vienna Acoustics’s new Limited Edition Bach Ultimate loudspeakers directly descend from the original Bach Classic that first appeared on the market in 1995.
