Eversolo DAC-R8 announced: OriginR2R conversion, US$1,280 in the USA
Eversolo has published details of the DAC-R8 DAC/preamp announced at HIGH END Vienna in June 2026. The device uses the company's own OriginR2R…
Articles on Hi-Fi, Acoustics and Home Cinema
Measurement-based articles by the Objective Audio team on hi-fi, room acoustics and home cinema.
Magico A3 2027 introduced: redesigned with M9 measurement tools
Magico introduced the A3 2027, the renewed version of the A3 model released in 2017. The three-way, four-driver floorstanding speaker was designed…
Moon 341 integrated amplifier announced at €5,200
Moon has unveiled the 341, an integrated amplifier that replaces the 340i in the Compass series. The fully analog model does not include a DAC or…
MNotion takes over PMC's Germany and Austria HiFi distribution
MNotion GmbH, established in Germany in 2026, assumed exclusive distribution of British PMC's HiFi, High End and custom installation products in…
Genesis unveils Hyper TianDi four-piece loudspeaker system
Genesis Advanced Technologies unveiled the four-piece Hyper TianDi loudspeaker system, developed with Hyper Analogue Production in Hong Kong, at…
Cambridge Audio RoomMagic brings room correction to L/R X and L/R M
Cambridge Audio has added RoomMagic room correction to its StreamMagic platform, a proprietary technology developed in-house. The system measures…
Magico S7 2026 floorstanding speaker released for sale in Japan
The S7 2026, a 3-way, 5-driver floorstanding speaker positioned as the flagship of Magico's S series, has been released for sale in Japan according…
Lumin S2 network player and DAC returns: priced at 9,990 euros
Hong Kong-based Lumin introduced the S2 network player, a successor to the S1 series. The device features two ESS ES9038PRO DAC chips, Lundahl…
Cabasse Alizé 03 and Alizé 06 speakers introduced
Cabasse, recently acquired by Loewe, has announced the Alizé series. The series consists of the Alizé 03 shelf speaker at 2000 euros per pair and…
Magnetar UDP900MKII and UDP800MKII Receive THX Certification
Magnetar, a China-based brand, has received THX certification for its UDP900MKII and UDP800MKII 4K UHD Blu-ray players. According to a Salon AV…
CANOR introduces tube-free VIRTUS I4S integrated amplifier and VERTO D4S DAC
Slovakia-based CANOR Audio announced two new products launching in Japan on November 20th: the VIRTUS I4S integrated amplifier with phono and…
How to Set Up Dolby Atmos?
Dolby Atmos setup is done in four steps. First, choose an AV receiver or processor that supports Atmos. Then add ceiling or height speakers to the…
Which Input Does the Speaker Connect To?
A passive speaker connects to the "SPEAKERS" speaker outputs on the back of an amplifier or AV receiver. These outputs are not inputs but terminals…
How to Set Up a Hi-Fi Audio System
Setting up a hi-fi audio system takes four steps. First, you choose a source, an amplifier and a pair of speakers. Then the speakers are placed…
Amphion A15 active speaker and Amp300 power amplifier announced
Finnish Amphion announced the two-way A15 active speaker and Amp300 power amplifier. The suggested price for a pair of A15 is 2,500 euros, and the…
Marten DEXTER Series: 4 new speaker models with diamond tweeter
Marten announced its new DEXTER speaker series in Japan. The series comprises Quintet, Quartet, Trio and Duo models; all feature a 1-inch Marten…
Chord Electronics Quartet upsampler introduced
Chord Electronics announced the Quartet upsampler, which uses a Blackbird WTA filter with four million taps. The device features analog inputs and a…
Accuphase E-6000 integrated amplifier at the brand's peak with 260 W
The Accuphase E-6000 is the most powerful integrated amplifier the Japanese brand has ever produced, delivering 260 W at 8 ohms and 350 W at 4 ohms.…
Boulder 1163 and 851 power amplifiers launch in Japan on November 21
Japan distributor Axis will release Boulder's stereo 1163 and mono 851 power amplifiers on November 21, 2026. Prices including tax in Japan are…
Nubert nuControl X-c: Compact streaming preamplifier with Dolby Atmos
Nubert has added the nuControl X-c streaming preamplifier, 27 cm wide, to its Ambient Line series. The device decodes Dolby Atmos and DTS:X,…
Acoustic Energy AE500² Uses Corinium's Tweeter
Acoustic Energy has announced the AE500², the compact model of its renewed 500 series. The speaker combines a redesigned 125 mm carbon midrange-bass…
KEF XIO soundbar receives wireless surround speaker support
KEF has released a software update for its XIO soundbar that enables compatible wireless speakers to be added as rear channels. The KW2 RX Receiver,…
Unison Research Black Edition walnut series and Unico DS introduced
Unison Research unveiled its Black Edition tube amplifier series with walnut veneer finish. Simply Italy, S6 and Triode 25 models feature electronic…
Dan D'Agostino Momentum C2Z preamplifier announced for Japan at ¥12,980,000
Dan D'Agostino has announced the Momentum C2Z preamplifier, which redesigns the output circuit of the Momentum C2. The model will go on sale in…
Bowers & Wilkins refreshes high-end series with 800 Series Diamond D5
Bowers & Wilkins has refreshed its high-end speaker series with the 800 Series Diamond D5. The series ranges from the 801 D5 flagship to the 805 D5…
Perlisten On Tour, Visiting Karma AV in the United Kingdom
PERLISTEN On Tour, Perlisten Audio's European tour, is calling on York, England between November 1–7, 2026. Walt Zerbe, Director of Global Business,…
Mytek Empire V2.0 introduced: dual mono 6bit DAC, 20,000 USD/EUR
US-based Mytek Audio unveiled its flagship DAC/streamer/preamp Empire V2.0 at Warsaw Audio Show 2026 in Poland. The manufacturer specifies 130dB…
Ascendo MULE 10: 10-inch passive subwoofer with flat enclosure launches
According to Salon AV's November 2, 2026 report, German company Ascendo has released the MULE 10 passive subwoofer. The model uses a 10-inch bass…
What Is a Bookshelf Speaker and What Does It Do?
A bookshelf speaker (or shelf-type speaker) is a compact speaker designed to be placed on a shelf, table, or stand. Its job is to reproduce music or…
What Equipment Do You Need for Home Cinema?
Basic home cinema equipment consists of six groups: an AV receiver (or AV processor with power amplifier) that decodes sound and drives speakers,…
What is RMS in Speakers? What Does RMS Value Tell You?
The short answer to the question of what is speaker RMS: RMS value in a speaker indicates the continuous (average) power in watts that the speaker…