Items tagged with Audiophile
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Bruno Ferreira - Fri, Jun 20, 2025
For the 260-plus million Spotify subscribers we've got some news that will be quite pleasing to your ears. After being very wishy-washy with its commitment to launch a lossless streaming option, the latest version of the desktop app...
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Aaron Leong - Thu, Mar 20, 2025
Sennheiser's consumer audio division is steadily building its entry-level HD 500 series of headphones this year. The latest hardware to hit the shelves is the HD 550 open-back set that touts a featherweight design, a frequency response of...
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Aaron Leong - Mon, Feb 10, 2025
Sennheiser's consumer audio division has released a wallet-friendly headphone by way of the HD 505. It's a wired, open-back circumaural headphone that sits under the vaunted HD 600 series, something Sennheiser claims to bring the company's...
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Aaron Leong - Tue, Dec 10, 2024
Taiko Audio, a Dutch high-end audio laboratory, just unveiled the most expensive audio server that would make most tech enthusiasts question 'Why?' but will still likely attract well-banked audiophiles like moths to flames. Deemed the...
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Ryan Whitwam - Mon, Dec 04, 2023
Headphone jacks can be hard to come by in 2023, as smartphones, tablets, and even laptops drop the legacy port to save space. The new Fiio KB3 keyboard is going the other way, however, with not one but two headphone jacks. The KB3 isn't just a keyboard—it's also a HiFi amp.
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Zak Killian - Thu, Feb 09, 2023
The concept of "open source" originates with software, of course, but that doesn't mean it has to stop there. Open-source hardware is a thing now, and you can also find all kinds of other projects becoming "open source." That means that...
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Ryan Whitwam - Fri, Jan 27, 2023
Sure, your phone plays music, but does it play music well? Those with audiophile leanings might want to take note of Sony's latest portable music players, the Walkman NW-ZX707 (above) and NW-A306. The product naming is pretty nebulous, and...
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Aaron Leong - Thu, Dec 08, 2022
California-based audio technology brand Audeze is announcing the Maxwell, its latest ultra-low latency wireless PC and console gaming headset. It claims an 80-hour run time and auto-activating Dolby Atmos for the Xbox/PC version.
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Lane Babuder - Wed, Jun 29, 2022
One of the worst things for any musician who plays instruments like electric guitars is to blow an amp. Well, musicians, fret no more, unless you like your frets, thanks to the ingenuity of one YouTuber you can possibly repair your amp...
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Jeff Butts - Sun, Dec 19, 2021
Hardware marketed at audiophiles is nothing new. Digital-to-analog converters, high-fidelity sound cards, excellent headphones or speakers, and powerful amplifiers all contribute to an enjoyable listening experience. Unfortunately, some...
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Nathan Ord - Mon, Feb 22, 2021
When it comes to music, delivering high-quality sound to your ears can make listening experience much more immersive. If you decide to stream music from Spotify, that quality can vary from song to song depending on several factors. To...
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Marco Chiappetta - Wed, Jan 16, 2019
EVGA boldly entered a new product category and launched its first sound card at CES, the aptly named EVGA Nu Audio. The Nu Audio card represents the culmination of a few years of co-development efforts with the folks at U.K.-based Audio...
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Shane McGlaun - Wed, Nov 14, 2018
Most people thought that Essential was dead and had probably given up hope of getting the Audio Adapter HD dongle for headphones that the company had been promising for a long time. Things haven't exactly been smooth at Essential with the...
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Kory Kessel - Tue, May 12, 2015
Chocolate and peanut butter, football and cheerleaders...light bulbs and wireless stereo speakers?
Sony today is announcing the May 23 release in Japan of its LSPX-100E26J, a LED light bulb through which audio can be played. The...
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Joel Hruska - Tue, Mar 06, 2012
The audio industry has a tendency to make utterly ridiculous claims surrounding its products, as evidenced by the existence of $550 RCA cables and an $80 iPod cable guaranteed to leave your rig "exploding with sound." Despite this, the...
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HH Staff - Tue, Mar 24, 2009
Placing a product in the "audiophile" category automatically opens it up for scrutiny of the highest order. The new Asus Xonar Essence STX "headphone amp card for audiophiles" is Asus' latest in a line of audio card offerings that pretty much cover the spectrum of PC audio applications. Asus now offers audio cards designed for gaming to...
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