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$45,500 When, at AXPONA, Robert and I first auditioned the […]

• May 06, 2025

$63,400 Although the Hailey 3 looks identical to its predecessor, […]

• Apr 28, 2025

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$18,999/pair The latest version of Harbeth’s flagship, the Monitor 40.3 […]

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$24,000; additional $1400 for Scala “Top-Hats” The Minissimo Forte bears […]

• Apr 05, 2025

$14,950 base price; additional $1100 for u-BACCH Dutch & Dutch—the […]

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$12,000 The 681 is a Roon-ready, MQA-compatible network streamer/DAC/preamplifier that’s […]

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$4995 PrimaLuna’s most powerful Evolution series amplifier delivers 70Wpc in […]

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$75,000/pair Since JV has liked the sound of several select […]

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$16,500 The new Inspiration 2 Stereo power amplifier may be […]

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$40,000 Like its fabulous partners, the Class A SM-103 monoblock […]

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$15,000 Constellation Audio has revamped its entire four-series line, including […]

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$9,999 Luxman’s newest universal-disc player derives from the company’s flagship […]

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$11,100 A technological marvel at a ridiculously low price, the […]

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The Absolute Sound publishes between 25 and 30 reviews in […]

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$11,100 This moderately affordable streamer/DAC/digital preamplifier from Jürgen Reis of […]

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$79,000  The Kalista DreamPlay XC from France is by design […]

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$27,000 Here is yet another outstanding high-end component from France. […]

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$55,000 (with outboard DC power supply) This has been a […]

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Phonomena III $1200, LPS $1000 The culmination of the several […]

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$3695 PrimaLuna’s first standalone phonostage accepts both mm and low-output […]

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$45,000 (10″)/$49,000 (12″) The Air Force 10 pivoted air-bearing tonearm […]

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$34,000/6-foot lengthAlmost all of us have heard the sonic differences […]

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Interconnect RCA, $1318/2m; XLR, $1538/2m; speaker, $1998/2.5m; power, $998/1.75m No […]

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$2299 (QB4, $1399) Available in either four-outlet or eight-outlet versions, […]

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$27,250 The Stromtank, which was designed in Germany by the […]

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880i interconnect, $15,765 for a 4.5-meter pair 880L speaker cable, […]

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Bluesound Pulse 2i/Pulse 2i Mini $699/$499 This tabletop, wireless all-in-one […]

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Cabasse Pearl Akoya $3800/pr. (stands, $800) Cabasse’s “go anywhere, go […]

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Riva Arena/Festival $249 (optional Arena battery, $99)/$499 Riva’s two, wireless, […]

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Meze Elite Headphone $4000 Meze headphones hail from Romania. Its […]

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MrSpeakers Aeon $799 This closed-back planar-magnetic headphone offers far more […]

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$9,999 Luxman’s newest universal-disc player derives from the company’s flagship […]

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$12,000 The 681 is a Roon-ready, MQA-compatible network streamer/DAC/preamplifier that’s […]

• Jul 19, 2025

$11,100 A technological marvel at a ridiculously low price, the […]

• Jul 15, 2025

$55,000 Though it looks the same and operates via the […]

• Jul 12, 2025

$4995 PrimaLuna’s most powerful Evolution series amplifier delivers 70Wpc in […]

• Jul 08, 2025

$75,000/pair Since JV has liked the sound of several select […]

• Jul 05, 2025

$9,999 Luxman’s newest universal-disc player derives from the company’s flagship […]

• Jul 22, 2025

$12,000 The 681 is a Roon-ready, MQA-compatible network streamer/DAC/preamplifier that’s […]

• Jul 19, 2025

$11,100 A technological marvel at a ridiculously low price, the […]

• Jul 15, 2025

$55,000 Though it looks the same and operates via the […]

• Jul 12, 2025

$4995 PrimaLuna’s most powerful Evolution series amplifier delivers 70Wpc in […]

• Jul 08, 2025

$16,500 The new Inspiration 2 Stereo power amplifier may be […]

• Jul 01, 2025

$11,100 This moderately affordable streamer/DAC/digital preamplifier from Jürgen Reis of […]

• May 27, 2025

$79,000  The Kalista DreamPlay XC from France is by design […]

• May 24, 2025

$79,000 The 757 preamp, Cyril Hammer’s Series 7 replacement for […]

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$74,975 (optional mm/mc phono card $11,975) With 20MHz bandwidth and […]

• May 17, 2025

$27,000 Here is yet another outstanding high-end component from France. […]

• May 13, 2025

$77,000/pr. and $36,000 Like the UHA Ultima Apollo, this pair […]

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