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Analogue Alchemy at Audio Video Show Warsaw 2026

Ola's Final Round of Room Reports at Audio Video Show Warsaw 2026

Acoustic Signature at Audio Video Show Warsaw 2026

Electrocompaniet at Audio Video Show Warsaw 2026

Ola's Second Round of Room Reports at Audio Video Show Warsaw 2026

AudioNostrum at Audio Video Show Warsaw 2026

Miłocha Analog Engineering and the Miłocha Orion turntable in Warsaw

Meet the ARCAM Cinema 30s

Pure Sound Warps Time | Revel Performa4 Floorstanding Loudspeaker

Ola's first multi-company room report from Audio Video Show Warsaw 2026

Cool Gear Seen at Audio Video Show Warsaw 2026

Ken Micallef interviews YG's Matthew Webster in Warsaw

Take 5 Show Report

LATEST ADDITIONS

Aural Robert

The Lemon Twigs Have Not Forsaken Melody for Rhythm

Robert Baird Sep 08, 2026

In a college music class I teach in New York City, the question of whether rhythm or melody is more important comes up every semester. Not surprisingly, given the age of the average college student, rhythm is always the clear winner. The influence of hip-hop has almost made the question moot.

Audacious Audio Miscellaneous

Innuos NazaréNET network switch & NazaréFLOW reclocker

Jason Victor Serinus Sep 04, 2026

This is a most unusual review: two premium products reviewed as a set. It was intended as a short review, but the Innuos NazaréNET ($32,000) and NazaréFLOW ($32,000 base price + optional custom DAC output module) require lengthy explanations.

News

AudioQuest releases sixth iteration of its DragonFly USB-connected DAC/headphone amplifier

Tom Fine Sep 03, 2026

AudioQuest has just released the sixth iteration of its popular DragonFly USB-connected DAC/headphone amplifier. Tom Fine has all the details.

Digital Processor Reviews

Dirac Live ART room-correction software for PC and Mac

Kalman Rubinson Sep 03, 2026

I have been fascinated with Dirac, the Swedish audio-optimization software company, ever since I noticed the Dirac booth in the back at CEDIA 2010 in Atlanta. This was not a demonstration but a tease, a tantalizing promise of a cure for problematic listening room acoustics using digital filters to adjust loudspeaker response in both the frequency and time domains

Spin Doctor Turntable Reviews

Spin Doctor #40: Turntable Drive Mechanisms & the Esoteric T1 turntable

Michael Trei Sep 02, 2026

Making a turntable's platter spin at exactly 33¹/₃ rotations per minute sounds like it should be an easy task, but in fact it's hard to do precisely. Just getting the platter to turn is easy enough, but there are two forces trying to stop the platter that you need to overcome: friction from the bearing that supports the platter, and friction from the stylus riding in the groove.

Revinylized!

ReVinylization #78: Music from Big Pink, an Americana Vinyl Reissue

Ken Micallef Sep 01, 2026

Forget the slick 1970s country-folk rock of the Eagles, America, or Pure Prairie League. The Band was the real deal. Their sound—a blend of Appalachian folk, Cajun, blues, rock'n'roll, country, and R&B—was earned in the trenches, gigging through the rural South and learning the ropes from the masters of that music.

Floor Loudspeaker Reviews

Pearl Acoustics Model One loudspeaker

Robert Schryer Aug 28, 2026

The quest to review the Pearl Acoustics Model One began at the 2025 Montreal Audiofest. It was there I crossed paths in a hallway with Galion Audio's Thomas Tan. "Rob! Rob!" he called out through a stream of visitors between us. "You have to hear my TS A20 power amp driving Pearl Acoustics speakers!"

Tube Power Amp Reviews

Elekit TU-8888 monoblock power amplifier

Ken Micallef Aug 27, 2026

Spend as much time prowling audio websites as I do, and a pattern becomes clear. They're full of glamour shots of shiny products, promises of performance never before experienced, and cherry-picked pullquotes from reviews. The website of Japanese audio concern Elekit is a different kind of experience.

News

New owner of Jadis ups warranty, plans new products

Jason Victor Serinus Aug 26, 2026

Almost six months after purchasing French audio manufacturer Jadis from Jean-Christophe Calmettes, Jérémie Malfroot (shown above) announced a lifetime warranty for the company's output transformers and 10-year warranties on all other parts.

Gramophone Dreams Phono Cartridge Reviews Phono Preamp Reviews

Gramophone Dreams #112: Audio Note IO II phono cartridge & Audio Note AN-S4L SUT

Herb Reichert Aug 26, 2026

When I began writing for Stereophile in 2014, I decided not to mention Audio Note. I decided this because during the best part of the 1990s, I enthusiastically represented both Audio Note UK and Audio Note Japan (Kondo). I did not want my new readers thinking my Stereophile review stories were biased by my previous affiliations.