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In this HiFi News round-up: JBL Go 4, Topping DX1 II, Exposure 5510 & More To read more, click below:   The post HiFi NEWS: JBL, TOPPING & MORE! (7 AUGUST 2026) appeared first on The Audiophile Man.

Two DACs complete with headphone amplifiers of contrasting features and prices. Paul Rigby plugs in I’m looking at two Questyle DAC/headphone amplifiers. The tiny M18i Max, spanning 86 × 55 × 15mm and weighing 100g is priced around $349. In the UK you can find it for around £299 but shop around because prices do... […]

Welcome to the latest HiFi News for 2 August 2026, featuring five new products from the worlds of headphones, amplification, streaming audio, cables and loudspeakers DAN CLARK AEON CORE HEADPHONES From Southern California, Dan Clark Audio’s Aeon Core headphones are closed-back designs with a new planar magnetic driver stack with a sensitivity reaching 97dB, helped... […]

Welcome to the HiFi News for 1 August 2026! PA1 MONOBLOCK FROM GRIMM Monoblock power amplifier, the PA1, is a compact 150W into 8 Ohms device that measures a mere 249 x 249 x 239mm but has a 15kg bulk. The company’s first power amplifier uses a wide-bandwidth circuit architecture designed to tackle distortion, helped... […]

This week’s HiFi News covers the upgraded Wharfedale Elysian R loudspeaker range, Clearaudio’s affordable N2 moving-magnet cartridge and the versatile Tangent Spectrum II X5 Active BT speakers. WHARFEDALE ELYSIAN R UPGRADED The new Elysian R Series replaces all five Elysian models, enhancing performance through refinements in crossover execution, enhanced AMT high-frequency drivers featuring an ultra-lightweight... […]

A quick update relating to how you can read future reviews and feature articles.  I am looking to introduce a few changes on the site. Whether I can maintain them, is another matter. Time may eventually defeat me. But I’ll have a go and see how things pan out. Hopefully, they can be permanent tweaks. ... […]

New audio launches from Muse, Onkyo, Klipsch and Majority include streaming amps, powered speakers, HDMI ARC, hi-res streaming and phono support ONKYO’S MUSE SERIES 80TH EDITION: Y-50 NETWORK INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER Featuring Bordeaux walnut side panels, an aluminium Champaign Gold front panel and patterned ventilated top plate inspired by Japanese culture, the Y-50(G) includes a 136mm... […]

New music from across the musical spectrum! This week’s Music Alerts features classic rock, blues, experimental music, Americana, psychedelic rock, surf instrumentals, Brazilian jazz, punk-dub fusion and much more First up is Bronx Blues: The Columbia Recordings (1962–1965) on Floating World, a 20-track compilation by Dion, originally released in 1991 by Columbia/Legacy. It gathers his... […]

Based in Leicester and Banbury in the UK, can AQuadThing Audio’s new Quad 57 panel improve on perfection? Paul Rigby is all of a-quiver I own a pair of modded Quad 57 flat panel speakers. Modded by refurb and acoustical engineering outfit, AQuadThing Audio, currently based in Leicester and Banbury in the UK, when they... […]

Big bass, wide soundstage and high-end flair. The perfect upgrade? To see the video, click below… The post SCANSONIC HD M20.2 FLOORSTANDERS appeared first on The Audiophile Man.

Mini Music Powerhouse $995.00 fiio.com/k17 Nestled in between my mighty Klipschorns, with ROON playing “Paranormial” by The Art of Noise, it amazes a few of my audiophile buddies that the source is the tiny FiiO K17 DAC. And it’s not just a DAC, it’s a full-blown streamer, preamplifier (though I am only using it as […]

A great beginning to a system from Decibel+www.decibel-plus.com Neoson Genese Tube Integrated – $7,885Atlantis AT 16 Pro speakers ($1,609/ea. as tested, in black leather – $1,729 ea. in white) With such a wide range of hifi gear at your disposal, even someone who doesn’t suffer from severe FOMO can get overwhelmed in a hurry. We’ve […]

These are our picks in the last 14 months or so for our favorite products to go in smaller environments where space is at a premium, and an extra splash of style is a bonus. A few of these products’ full reviews will be posted in the next couple of weeks, but we wanted to […]

Think about cables for a few minutes. Then think about having only a pair of power cords in your system.If you’re in a small space, less is usually more, so this is not a bad thing for you. The Dynaudio Focus 10 speakers only need a pair of power cords. You can link the two […]

You Can’t Unhear em! Wireworld founder David Salz makes some of the world’s finest cables, used by audiophiles and endorsed by recording engineers the world over. He’s a big thinker, and this time he’s solved a problem that a lot of us didn’t know we had – mini power cords. Applying their Fluxfield™ technology, he’s […]

Say, who says we have to hand out awards at the end of the year? We’ve always tried to be a little bit different so here goes. The Audiophile Apartment section of our magazine and site has always tried to concentrate on audio gear with a smaller form factor that doesn’t give anything up in […]

After spending an afternoon with staffer Earle’s Focal Sopra 3s, just before firing up their new Vestia no.1 at my place, the level of sonic excellence they bring to a $1,198 pair of speakers seems amazing. Listening to the same handful of tracks that I shuffled through at Earle’s house, not too much sonic memory […]

Portable music for those on-the-go By Rob Johnson I still remember my first stereo, a 1981 Sony Boom box, which served as a loyal companion from middle school through college. It finally failed after a decade of use. However, my nostalgia for the old-school portable form factor persists. So, I’m thrilled to see Teenage Engineering, […]

Class-D Perfection $8,995 -$9,495 (finish dependent) Javahifi.com Spoiler alert. The Java Integrated is a Class D amplifier. Just in case you’re predisposed to a certain idea of how Class D is supposed to sound, you need to abandon it, or stop reading. To be fair to Java’s Martin Bell, I’ve always been Class D adverse, […]

We’ve decided to do something different this year… How about giving out an award at the beginning of the year and start out on a happy note? Bam. If you’re looking for a great all in one, turnkey system that will serve up music in every format, we suggest this setup. Also, just so we’re […]

Editorial: Sony's Disc-Free Future & Dynaudio's Exit Signal Shifts In Audio Industry Pear Audio Blue Aras and Cornet 3 Turntable And Tonearm SUPATRAC Nighthawk Turntable Tonearm Trafomatic Audio Elysian Valve Power Amplifier Enleum AMP-54R Stereo Integrated Amplifier Atlantis Lab AT16 Pro Floorstanding Loudspeaker JBL Summit Ama Stand-Mount Loudspeaker Roksan Caspian 4G Preamp / Power Amplifier […]

Linn pitches the new Linn 360 floorstanding loudspeaker as 'audibly invisible; visibly remarkable', and the company has a point. This is Linn's girthy flagship – roughly the size of the outgoing Klimax 350, the former head of the clan. It's available in passive form with 'Aktiv' bass or Exakt digital active to slot in a […]

My history, and fascination, with Łukasz Fikus and his Poland-based LampizatOr heralds back to my first exposure to the Golden Gate's introduction at AXPONA 2015. It may be significant to point out that this timing is eerily coincident with my choice to begin to more deeply explore the validity of digital audio as a source. […]

There were a lot of big changes in store at the third annual Southwest Audio Fest. The show was held at a new venue, the Sheraton Dallas Hotel; it was at a different time of year, late July, and it utilized a Thursday-Friday-Saturday schedule. Everyone I talked to at the show embraced the changes and […]

Welcome to EnjoyTheMusic.com's exclusive Capital Audiofest 2026 show report, coming to you from the Hilton Rockville in Rockville, Maryland from November 13th through 15th. We're reaffirming CAF 2026's status as the Northeast Coast's most anticipated luxury home audio showcase. Now in its 16th year, the high-fidelity home audio festival continues its evolution from a regional […]

Within part 1 of my SWAF 2026 show report, I covered several very musical rooms at SWAF 2026. In part 2, I'll feature several more rooms that had the best musical sound along with people, talks, the marketplace, and Blue Note Awards for best of show. Eric Lee demonstrated the Alta Audio Alec SE two-way […]

Our August Review Magazine presents reviews and a focused, professional roundup of the month's most notable high-end audio gear showcased at Southwest Audio Fest 2026. This issue features authoritative component reviews and hands-on listening impressions alongside editorial contributions from leading audiophile publications. Whether you are evaluating amplifiers, cables, or loudspeakers, the August issue offers rigorous […]

Southwest Audio Fest 2026 took place at a wonderful new venue, the Sheraton Dallas Hotel in the downtown area of one of the biggest cities in Texas and the U.S. Show organizers Lou Hinkley and Gary Gill, of the Pacific Audio Fest and the Capital Audio Fest respectively, team up on this event by meeting […]

The premier Southeast audio showcase brings world-class listening rooms, top brands, seminars, and a renewed commitment to exhibitors and attendees. The Florida International Audio Expo will return to Tampa from February 19th through 21st, transforming the Embassy Suites – Tampa Airport Westshore into a multi-floor celebration of high-end audio. As one of the growing high-fidelity […]

Friday, day two at the Southwest Audio Fest 2026, brought a noticeable shift in energy as attendees settled into the rhythm of the show and the larger rooms began drawing steady crowds. With the big exhibit rooms on the second and fourth floors fully activated, today felt expansive—full of ambitious system setups, bold design choices, […]