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South Korea’s Mon Acoustic ditches hype for honesty, crafting AMT-equipped speakers in aluminum shells to deliver pure, uncolored sound now making waves in North America.
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Happy New Year everyone! On deck are some recent releases, peppered with a couple of disappointments. After all, not all of our music purchases (vinyl or otherwise) are perfect!
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It was a cold January night in 1978 when the Sex Pistols walked onto the stage at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom, ready—or perhaps unwilling—to make history. This wasn’t just a concert; it was the swan song of punk’s most volatile band. The Pistols’ American tour had been a disaster wrapped in chaos: canceled shows, infighting,…
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HF&MS’s “Best Products of 2024” continues with the best in cabling, amplifiers, and more, including Outstanding Product of the Year!
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Monitor Audio’s five-decade legacy of sonic innovation lives on in Canada, where Kevro brings its acclaimed Bronze to Platinum series to discerning ears.
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Is it magic, or is it science? The SonoSphere traps your music in a private bubble, yet the “Phantom Sound Effect” tricks others nearby into thinking they hear it—which they don’t. Really.
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Decades of hi-fi tweaks taught Paul Bowes that optimizing gear—not endless upgrades—unlocks music’s full potential. From speaker placement to EMI fixes, these methods elevate performance dramatically.
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Shanling revives CD culture with a full lineup—from ripping-ready CR60 to SACD showstopper SCD1.3—blending vintage charm with cutting-edge audio tech.
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Tom Gibbs didn’t just like the performance of the US$ 1000/pair XSA Labs Vanguard monitors—he was gobsmacked!
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From courtly halls to Zen temples, the shakuhachi evolved from a Tang Dynasty import into a meditative tool and global musical icon, resonating with timeless beauty.
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Walt Disney’s radical 1940 film Fantasia demanded a sound system that didn’t yet exist. In response, William Garity and J.N.A. Hawkins built Fantasound—the first surround sound, decades ahead of Dolby. The system flopped commercially but changed cinema forever.
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In the autumn of 1964, America was a cauldron bubbling over with change. The civil rights movement was in full swing, the Vietnam War was escalating, and the Beatles had already ignited a British Invasion that left teenagers screaming and parents scratching their heads. But on October 25th, a new kind of British export hit…
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Big news from Monitor Audio. The revered British speaker manufacturer, and multiple product-award recipient, launched its all-new Gold Series 6G speaker range.
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Forget speakers—true audiophiles know the chair is king. The Perfect Listening Chair™ cancels body noise, massages with soundwaves, and, in its PLC-X form, lets you live, move, and dominate—all without ever standing up.
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The Vinyl Beat digs up notable vinyl nuggets like INXS’s “Kick” 45 RPM reissue, Sheila E’s salsa debut, and Rachel Z’s introspective jazz trio recording.
