The modern value example is the XLS 1502, a two-channel amplifier rated by Crown at 525 watts into 4 ohms. Audio Science ...

The scientist who helped develop the Harman target revisited listener data and still recommends two broad tone controls.

A regular player isn't worse for having more inside it. The budget just gets split across everything it does, and your DAC decides if you'll notice.

Learn more ❯ Flagship prices have outrun inflation, but Schneider says some costly gear still earns its place. Thirty years ...

Its economics add another layer. Audioholics says major brands can operate on 40- to 60-point margins and gives one example where a $600 retail speaker may contain roughly $60 in drivers and crossover ...

Audiophiles have used words like “glassy” and “hard” to describe unpleasant treble for decades, so glass arrives as a speaker material with a reputation already attached to it. That reputation matters ...

One designer says that arrival is the sound of something going wrong. Szymon Rutkowski of Graphite Audio says metal, ceramic and bearing-based supports can introduce a character of their own. If so, ...