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Asked by a friend for a budget turntable setup, Simon Wilce suggested the WiiM Amp for its streaming prowess and flexibility, confirming it as a top-value choice after testing.
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Heaven 11’s Itai shakes up audio norms with the Billie amp, blending class-D power and tube charm. Robert Schryer interviews the designer.
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Lifestyle Cables transforms high-end audio gear into absurd luxury items—from cable-woven belts to pet leashes—sparking both awe and suspicion over whether it’s eco-chic innovation or a cunning audiophile conspiracy.
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Robert Schryer dives into Bruno Putzeys’ claim that class-A amps have stagnated, with only Nelson Pass responding to defend class-A in this heated debate.
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Sidney Harman and Bernard Kardon revolutionized home audio in postwar America, merging business vision and engineering brilliance to create Harman Kardon. This short biography of Harman traces his journey from Signal Corps to stereo legend, civic leader, and cultural patron.
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Tom Gibbs dismantled $8,000 worth of high-end gear—only to find a $150 Topping E30 II DAC paired with Euphony’s Mozzaik upsampler delivered better, more analog-like sound than ever before. Mind blown, wallet intact.
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Kevin Fielding explores three subwoofer connection methods and five crossover strategies, ultimately finding that full-range mains with carefully overlapped subs yield the most natural, musically satisfying bass integration in a stereo system.
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The Yamaha NS-800A rivals speakers three times its price, delivering a luxurious sound, piano-gloss finish, and instrument-like musicality. Built on the same vibration-control principles as Yamaha’s grand pianos, it preserves sonic energy rather than deadening it.
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PS Audio’s Paul McGowan offers a brief history of the evolution of loudspeakers.
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In a house bursting with 13 speakers and 6 subwoofers, one audiophile’s living room doubles as a 7.6.6 surround-sound sanctuary—though his wife might call it something else entirely.
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“Manufacturers of hi-fi equipment like to brag about their flagship products, but in any company’s product lineup, the key role is played by the models that simply sell best.”
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TAD Labs unveils the TAD-M1000TX amplifier, a US$24,950 powerhouse delivering 500W per channel with ultra-low distortion, revamped transformers, and precision Class-D design—all housed in a vibration-controlled chassis for exceptional clarity.
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Bruno Putzeys calls class-D a “solved problem,” but responses from Peachtree, Orchard Audio, and Bel Canto suggest otherwise—pointing to GaN FETs, digital input topologies, and implementation refinements as the next frontier for sonic gains.
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Berlin’s hi-fi bar scene is booming—Anima, Bar Neiro, Rhinoçéros, Unkompress, and Bankert Vinyl Café each offer a unique blend of audiophile sound and hospitality, from vintage vinyl purity to immersive listening sessions by the Spree.
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Tom Gibbs defends the value of Chi-Fi in high-end audio, spotlighting PrimaLuna’s EVO 300 tube amp and budget marvels from Vera-Fi, Gustard, and Topping—while calling out the fearmongering and hypocrisy in anti-Chinese gear rhetoric.
