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EXOGAL Audio announced today that they are ceasing development of MQA for inclusion in EXOGAL products.  June 22, 2018. Said Jeff Haagenstad, CEO of EXOGAL: "We have been evaluating MQA technology and watching the wider MQA ecosystem since early 2016. After much research on the fundamental technology and more importantly on the market demand for MQA,... Read More »

ORLANDO, FL, June 11, 2018 – HIFIMAN, the leader in high fidelity personal audio, today announced availability of Ananda (SRP: $999), the company’s new open-back planar headphone designed to maximize performance of any personal audio source, especially smartphones and tablets. “Ananda is designed for music lovers who want one high-performance, extraordinarily comfortable headphone for all personal listening,... Read More »

SAN FRANCISCO (6/13/18) Parasound has introduced the HINT 6, an improved version of its popular Halo Integrated Amplifier. After the original Halo Integrated Amplifier was introduced, it quickly became known as "HINT" in the Parasound community, and that name is now adopted in the new model. The amazing sound quality and musicality of the original... Read More »

In their continuous pursuit of the finest in musical reproduction... ABYSS gives the AB-1266 Phi Reference Headphone a new suit, made of the hardest thin film coating on Earth. A colored polymer ceramic coating (CC) is factory applied and oven cured. This beautiful two-tone luxury black finish gives the Phi a sophisticated look and is... Read More »

It is no small feat to develop a product that transcends generations and becomes so ingrained in our society that it immediately conjures images of superior performance and jaw-dropping visions of beauty. Looking at a 1963 Porsche 911 next to a 2018 911 GTS, one can still see the striking lineage and heritage which this... Read More »

FIRENZE, Italy: Gold Note - the Italian High-End manufacturer based in Firenze – is introducing PSU-10, the external power supply developed to improve even further the performance of the PH-10 phono stage. PSU-10 has been engineered with the best quality audio-grade components to enhance the performance of PH-10 and improve even further your system: with... Read More »

Nordost is happy to reintroduce a true Nordost classic, the SuperFlatline Speaker Cable. SuperFlatline was one of the original cable options that put Nordost on the map. Easily distinguishable by its trademark, flat design, SuperFlatline quickly became known throughout the industry as one of the most respected high end speaker cables, offering an unmatched performance... Read More »

Great things can often spring from adversity. So it is with Antipodes new X-Series Modular Solutions. When a key supplier failed, Antipodes was forced to withdraw and replace its DS, DS GT, EDGE and CORE models. Antipodes decided that the replacements would, as with the flagship Antipodes DX, be completely designed and manufactured in-house and... Read More »

exaSound is proud to announce the PlayPoint DM next-generation music server and DAC. Combining a reference-grade 32-bit digital-to-analog converter, balanced dual-mono headphone amplifier and Roon-enabled music server in one elegant component, the PlayPoint DM brings simplicity and sonic perfection to your music room. With refinements like dual-mono fully balanced design, two 32-bit DXD/DSD256 DACs with... Read More »

Wednesday May 23rd, 7pm-9pm Angelica’s 863 Main St., Redwood City, CA 650-679-8184 Reservations http://angelicaswm.tunestub.com/event.cfm?cart&id=279348

Munich – May 10, 2018 – Focal, a recognized leader on the global stage for high fidelity products, today launches the most emblematic high-fidelity loudspeakers of all its Collections: Grande Utopia EM Evo and Stella Utopia EM Evo, at the 2018 HighEnd Trade Fair in Munich. Redefining the Utopia III Evo unveiled in 2017, the... Read More »

Audirvana Plus, the hi-fi software player acclaimed worldwide, now comes to PC users. Its new interface for Windows 10 will be presented in a World Premiere during the High End Show in Munich, 10 - 13 May 2018 Paris, May 9, 2018—Audirvana, maker Audirvana Plus, the reference hi-fi audio player initially made for Mac users, announced today... Read More »

The biggest and best yet from the originators Boulder, CO: 5/7/2018--- PS Audio is proud to announce the availability of an all-new line of Power Plant power regenerators, with models available to suit all systems and budgets. PS originated the power regenerator category, and the three new models are our best ever, featuring FPGA-based DSD sine wave generators and... Read More »

May 8, 2018, Buffalo, NY: Bluebird Music today announced immediate availability of the new Qutest DAC from England's Chord Electronics. The Qutest is a replacement of the popular 2Qute DAC. Qutest uses the same award-winning internal DAC architecture and proprietary software coding as the new Hugo 2, giving it proven class-leading technical and sonic performance.... Read More »

Yugawara-machi, Japan - May 7, 2018 - Black Cat Cable will be introducing the XOX “Cable Car” cable-lifting device during the High End show in Munich next week in Hall 3, booth J-15. An ideal expression of the cable-lifting device - simple, elegant, and without a dielectric signature! XOX Cable Cars are made from plated stainless-steel, are non-magnetic,... Read More »

For Immediate Release: 7th May 2018 Merrill Audio Advanced Technology Labs, LLC Bernardsville, New Jersey, USA. Connecting you to your Music so deeply they will touch your soul, that is the new line of the most advanced Power Amplifiers from Merrill Audio. This Crowning achievement took over 4 years of research, the use of the very latest... Read More »

HIGH END 2018, Munich, Germany May 10, 2018 – NAD Electronics, a leading manufacturer of premium home audio and video products, announced an update to one of its most popular amplifiers ever: the C 316 BEE V2. Blending simplicity with best-in-class performance, the updated NAD integrated amp now includes a MM phono input featuring the... Read More »

May, 2018: EastSide Sound’s chief engineer, Marc Urselli, has embraced Nordost as his permanent cabling choice for all of his future recording sessions. We were introduced to Marc through our collaboration with Newvelle Records, an exciting, new company who produce original, high quality, vinyl recordings, which are distributed to their customers in bi-monthly subscriptions. Marc... Read More »

Affordable, Easy-to-Use Accessory Designed for Use with Most Current Turntables GRAND RAPIDS, MI, April 3, 2018 – Pangea Audio, developer and manufacturer of high performance, high value audio accessories, now offers the Record Doctor Record Clamp for a demonstrable improvement in performance from most modern turntables, from entry-level to high-end audiophile models. The Record Doctor... Read More »