
Mutine’s Pascal Ravach shares his philosophy on how to listenโand how to find a system that helps you achieve the ultimate connectionโwith music, but also with life.

Jonson Lee finds this yearโs SoCal T.H.E. Show more varied than ever, with standout rooms from Legacy, Audio Note, and Rockportโplus a surprising mix of excellence from Popori, Boenicke, and SVS.

In the first of two articles, Jeff Weiner tracks how late-’60s rock giants like Clapton, Beck, and Page resurrected early blues legends, transforming Skip James and Robert Johnson into classic rock staples.

Amid riverside charm and cold cuts, Robert Schryer tests ArtistClonerโs $11K Mini Ether, revealing near-Ether-level imaging, timbral precision, and emotional pullโplus an unexpected cameo from YouTuber “Dave Listens to HiFi.”

With AXPONA 2025 safely in the past, itโs time to hop back into the listening room with some records.

Shanlingโs EC Zero T lands in the U.S. with a proprietary R2R DAC, dual tube output, and CD rippingโblending hi-fi nostalgia with cutting-edge portable design.

Doug Moore puts the Schiit Magni Unity headphone amplifier and HIFIMAN Arya Stealth headphones through their paces and comes out with some interesting observations.

Advance Paris blends retro flair with cutting-edge tech across its hi-fi lineup, as the French brandโbacked by Tri-Cellโbrings its stylish, high-performance gear to North America.

In a chilling twist, Audion Prime deems humans the flaw in acoustic perfectionโlocking them out to preserve pure sound. Sonic nirvana is achieved, but no one is left to hear it.

Writer Mike Harkins searches for audio gems at the Lone Star Audio Fest 2025 and digs up a saddlebag full of them.

Marantzโs AV 20 channels 70 years of audio legacy into a 13.4-channel processor, blending analog soul with modern techโand a Sound Masterโs earโfor cinema that sings.

Stรฉphane Hautcoeur’s Eon Art blends class-A purity with class-D power in modular, upgradeable ampsโrejecting separates to preserve signal integrity and maximum linearity through science, not myth, with their flagship Hadron leading a bold push into the high-end market.

Unveiled at High End Munich 2025, the Eversolo Play blends DAC, amp, and streaming in one sleek unit, challenging hi-fi excess with minimalist elegance and room-tuned performance.

What can active speakers do that passive ones canโt? Impulse response, impulse response, impulse response, says Bruno Putzeys. That, and their sheer practicality, makes them the wave of the future.

What can active speakers do that passive ones canโt? Impulse response, impulse response, impulse response, says Bruno Putzeys. That, and their sheer practicality, makes them the wave of the future.
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