Magnepan is known for its large flat panel speakers, but it also offers smaller, more affordable ones. The original MMG shared much of the same tech as the bigger Magnepans and won the hearts of many aspiring audiophiles. That speaker debuted in 1995, so it’s big news that Magnepan has now released the revised MMGi, costing …

Ron Sutherland is an audio industry veteran and he was one of the founders of the MartinLogan speaker company. (Logan is his middle name.) Sutherland a deep passion for phono preamps: he now makes eight different models. I recently asked him about his approach and he summed it up with one word: “Simplicity.”  The KC Vibe is Sutherland’s least expensive preamp, but …

Let’s say you dropped $300-plus on a nice set of wired AKG, Beats, Beyerdynamic, Bose, Bowers & Wilkins, Grado, Oppo, Sennheiser or Ultimate Ears headphones. Then later, you bought an iPhone 7 and discovered it doesn’t have a 3.5mm headphone jack onboard. Are you going to toss your headphones to get a set of Bluetooth headphones that don’t sound as …

I’ve long been an advocate of stereo home theater, but there was one stumbling block: stereo receivers and integrated amplifiers lacked video switching of any kind. For years I’ve asked manufacturers about that and all I got was a lot of blank stares. So, I’m especially happy to report Onkyo’s TX-8270 stereo receiver sports four HDMI inputs and a boatload …

I’m guessing most of you’ve never heard of Meze headphones, and that’s a shame. Its 99 Classics ($309, £279, AU$442) received a raft of glowing reviews last year, and I concur they’re remarkably good. Meze just dropped the 99 Neo ($249, £229, Australia’s price hasn’t been announced yet but it roughly converts to $330) headphones that have a similar look, feel …

The “How many speakers do I need” question comes up all the time, but there’s no easy answer. For music a single speaker placed just about anywhere in the room might get the job done for background listening, even for some of my more astute audiophile pals. When music isn’t the prime focus, like while showering, working, exercising, etc., one …

Like most manufactured goods you buy today, the majority of electronics are made outside the United States. But when it comes to home audio equipment — headphones, speakers, amplifiers, turntables, phono cartridges, etc — a lot of the very best gear is produced here in the good old USA.  So if you’re feeling patriotic this Fourth of July and want …

When I play LPs for non-audiophiles old enough to have grown up with vinyl, they can’t get over how quiet my records are. They remember LPs with lots of pops, clicks, scratches and rumble, but not at my house! Even some of my 50-year-old albums are remarkably quiet, it’s just too bad those folks never heard how good turntables could …

Rogue Audio is based in Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania., and they’ve consistently made some of my favorite electronics, so I was wondering when they would get around to tackling headphone amplifiers. Now they have with the RH-5, and It retails for $2,495/£2,495, which is pretty reasonable for a made-in-the-US high-end component. Sure it’s expensive, but If you’ve already invested in a bunch …

I’ve written about Hifiman’s full-size and in-ear headphones many times on this blog; I raved about the highly affordable RE400 In-ears in 2013, and they’re available and still a terrific buy. The RE600S also drew raves in 2015 from me. So I was super curious to sample the all-new $699 RE800 earbuds, and find out how they would stack up against …