Some of the most collectible CDs from the early 1980s were mastered with extra treble that the player was supposed to remove ...

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

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.

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

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

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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, ...

iPhones make the 48 kHz part simpler. Apple’s own documentation says Apple Music Lossless ranges from CD-quality 16-bit/44.1 kHz up to 24-bit/192 kHz, with an [external DAC required for songs above 48 ...

Extra conversion and uneven results across listening seats remain separate concerns that ART’s narrower approach cannot ...