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07/01/2025

Eversolo is back for 2025 with its 2nd Gen DMP-A6 All-In-One Music Streamer.

Get the full story: https://stereonet.com/news/eversolo-announces-dmp-a6-gen-2-all-in-one-streamer

26/12/2024

Dynaudio's new Dolby Atmos soundbar, the Symphony Opus One is a multi-speaker, all-in-one home cinema solution.

𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 👉🏼 https://stereonet.com/news/dynaudios-symphony-opus-one-a-soundbar-for-mega-tvs/

25/12/2024

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

24/12/2024

We just randomly asked ChatGPT: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗼 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿? Interestingly, this is what ChatGPT says:

1. 𝘜𝘱𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘎𝘦𝘢𝘳: 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳-𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴.

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲? 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄.

𝗦𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿-𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗳𝗳 𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂. 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴! 🎶🎁🛍🛒

Read more on 𝟳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧.

Audiophiles often take the end of the year as an opportunity to indulge in their passion for high-quality sound in various ways. Here are a few things they might do:

1. Upgrade Their Gear: Many audiophiles take advantage of year-end sales to purchase new equipment, such as headphones, speakers, amplifiers, or turntables.

2. Reflect on the Year in Music: They might revisit their favorite albums or tracks from the year, curate playlists, or explore "best of the year" lists to discover new music.

3. Tweak Their Setups: End-of-year downtime can be perfect for fine-tuning their sound systems, experimenting with room acoustics, or calibrating their equipment.

4. Host Listening Parties: Sharing their passion, audiophiles may invite friends or family to listen to their favorite albums on their carefully curated systems.

5. Attend or Watch Events: Some might attend concerts, audio expos, or livestreams showcasing the latest audio technologies or performances.

6. Organize Their Collections: Whether it’s vinyl, CDs, or digital files, the end of the year is a good time to catalog and organize their music libraries.

7. Set Goals for Next Year: Audiophiles often plan their next audio upgrades or decide which concerts or events to attend in the coming year.

For audiophiles, it’s all about celebrating the joy of sound and music as they transition into the new year!

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲? 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄.👇🏼

23/12/2024

Oneiros Audio unveils its debut high-end loudspeaker at Power Station at Berklee NYC with the help of Living Colour.

We spoke with Jerry Bloomfield, CEO of Falcon Loudspeakers about his new venture.

𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 👉🏼 https://stereonet.com/news/oneiros-audio-loudspeakers-unveiled-at-power-station-studios/

22/12/2024

𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪: LUMIN Music P1 Mini Streaming DAC

"𝘐 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥. 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦." ~ 𝘌𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘛𝘦𝘩

𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪 👉🏼 https://stereonet.com/reviews/lumin-p1-mini-streaming-dac-review

21/12/2024

Final Audio's new D8000 DC and D8000 DC Pro wired headphones come with different sonic profiles.

𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 👉🏼 https://stereonet.com/news/two-versions-of-finals-flagship-d8000-headphones-released

21/12/2024

𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪: Linn Klimax Solo 800 Power Amp

"The Solo 800s delivered the best rendition of this track I've ever heard in my home system – or pretty much anywhere else…" - 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥

𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪 👉🏼 https://stereonet.com/reviews/linn-klimax-solo-800-power-amplifier-review

21/12/2024

Musical Fidelity announces the upcoming release of its Nu-Vista 600.2 integrated amplifier.

𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 👉🏼 https://stereonet.com/news/musical-fidelity-nu-vista-600.2-integrated-announced

20/12/2024

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 🏆🎉🍾🥂

It's that time again already. As we reflect on the year, we take an affectionate look at the products we have had the pleasure of reviewing over the past twelve months and celebrate the finest.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 👉🏼 https://stereonet.com/features/stereonet-product-of-the-year-awards-2025

with AURALiC , Musical Fidelity , Cambridge Audio , WiiM , Audiolab , Chord Company , , TOPPING , ELECTROCOMPANIET , MOON by Simaudio Cyrus Audio , ARCAM , Chord Electronics , BenQ , Epson , , Sony , Denon , StormAudio , Monitor Audio , Ascendo Immersive Audio GmbH , Technics , , Manley Labs , , Exposure Electronics , Roksan , DALI Speakers , Audio-Technica SEA , , Sennheiser , Campfire AudioData Conversion Systems Ltd , Violectric , FiiO , , Tannoy , Estelon , Bowers & Wilkins , , Perlisten Audio , PMC Speakers , JBL , Ruark Audio ,

At this special time of year, we take an affectionate look at the products we have had the pleasure of reviewing in the past twelve months and celebrate the finest.

20/12/2024

It's that time of the year. As we reflect on the year, we take an affectionate look at the products we have had the pleasure of reviewing in the past twelve months and celebrate the finest.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 ➡️ https://stereonet.com/features/stereonet-product-of-the-year-awards-2025

20/12/2024

PML Sound International, owners of Paradigm, Anthem, and MartinLogan, acquire GoldenEar Technology. Effective January 1, 2025, GoldenEar will join PML Sound International and operate under its new identity, GoldenEar Studio Inc.

𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 👉🏼https://stereonet.com/news/goldenear-joins-paradigm-and-martinlogan

PML Sound International, owners of Paradigm, Anthem, and MartinLogan, acquire GoldenEar.

19/12/2024

Chord Company now offers USB-C cables for the first time, bringing the brand's renowned performance to everyday devices used for audio playback, such as smartphones, tablets, and laptops.

𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 👉🏼https://stereonet.com/news/chord-company-usb-c-cables-introduced/

19/12/2024

New ownership of Klipsch and Integra announced alongside Onkyo and its new brand identity.

𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 👉🏼 https://stereonet.com/news/new-ownership-for-onkyo-klipsch-and-integra-brands/

18/12/2024

This Winter, Meze Audio crafted a limited collection that redefines the high-end audio experience.

Discover their flagship planar magnetic headphones (Elite in both Aluminium and Tungsten finishes, and the Empyrean II), each accompanied by a beautifully engineered headphone stand and a premium hand-braided cable.

Find out more at https://mezeaudio.com/pages/winter-collection-2024

18/12/2024

Emirates passengers settling into their first-class suite on the Airbus A380 or Boeing 777 will find Bowers & Wilkins E1 noise-cancelling headphones in the company of their flight.

Bowers & Wilkins shared that this bespoke model is perfect for enjoying Emirates' inflight entertainment system, which puts a library of almost a thousand movies, 400 TV 'channels' and 2,400 music and podcast channels at your fingertips. The brand has even compiled a special playlist for passengers to put the headphones through their paces.

Find out more about our this partnership at: https://bit.ly/4guA7D7

18/12/2024

Focal has announced that their Premium Hi-Fi System is now part of the all-new Opel Grandland Electric!

Discover more about this collaboration at: https://bit.ly/3ZB4dOz

18/12/2024

KEF Music Gallery is now in Beijing, 🇨🇳 China!

Located in the iconic 798 Art Zone, KEF's flagship Music Gallery in Mainland China is where the community can come together to experience high-fidelity sound.

Here is how you can discover each space at the beautifully designed KEF Music Gallery Beijing:

🔊 The Ultimate Experience Room – equipped with Dolby Atmos surround sound
🎵 The Gallery – explore the latest KEF products and collaborative works in music, art and culture
🎧 The Living Room – perfect for high-fidelity demos with our wireless HiFi speakers
🌿 The Patio – a refreshing outdoor space to relax

Discover more: https://kef.world/plc

📷 Credits: KEF

18/12/2024

MQA Labs's latest audio technology aims to reduce timing issues and outperform analogue.

𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 👉🏼 https://stereonet.com/news/mqa-qrono-d2a-arrives-with-qrono-dsd

MQA's latest audio technology aims to reduce timing issues and outperform analogue.

18/12/2024

Denon's new top-flight 3000NE CD/SACD player promises unprecedented sonic detail.

𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 👉🏼https://stereonet.com/news/denons-dcd-3000ne-cd-sacd-player-offers-pristine-playback

Denon's new top-flight 3000NE CD/SACD player promises unprecedented sonic detail.

05/09/2024

Big news for Krix fans who have previously not been able to access the products quite so easily as other regions.

We’re pleased to announce that we’re taking our first steps into the US market with Playback Custom as our official, exclusive distributor. As a start, they’ll introduce the Krix speaker lineup to high-end integrators at CEDIA EXPO 2024.

Consumers in the US will be able to purchase Krix’s complete residential product range in the coming months, once Playback Custom’s local warehouse is stocked and ready!

Please direct enquiries to Playback Custom via playbackcustom.com.

More updates to follow.

Playback Distribution

11/08/2024

Our Stereonet Asia team is at the biggest Audio Show in Hong Kong - the Audiotechnique 音響技術 High-End Audio Visual Show 2024.

Here's a taste of what can be seen (but you'd need to hear it in person) at this year's show, which is happening this weekend from 9 to 11 August 2024.

🎬 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Icf74Q6xmtc

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝘄𝘄.𝘆𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗯𝗲.𝗰𝗼𝗺/𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘁/

The biggest high-end AV show in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong High-End Audio Visual Show 2024, is back in full force this year.Here's a taste of what can be seen ...

09/08/2024

Our excellent team from Stereonet Asia is at the Audiotechnique 音響技術 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗩 & 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱-𝗙𝗶 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 this weekend. Check out some images from Day 1!

30/03/2024

Said to be “The Premier High End Audio Showcase devoted to the world's leading Brands”, a joint international alliance has announced its plans for The Los Angeles Audio Show in January 2025.

𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 👉
https://www.stereonet.com/news/new-international-alliance-to-deliver-los-angeles-audio-show-in-2025

21/03/2024

There's a new flagship loudspeaker from Vivid Audio - details at the link, but we'd love to hear your thoughts below!

Vivid Audio Moya M1 five-way, thirteen-driver loudspeakers is Laurence Dickie's latest creation.

21/03/2024

There's a saying that show business is hard business. After a few turbulent years following the pandemic, show organisers in the North American hi-fi show market would likely agree.

Get the whole story >> https://www.stereonet.com/news/the-new-york-audio-show-and-north-american-hi-fi-show-business

12/01/2024

🍾🎉 This year, StereoNET is proud to celebrate its twentieth anniversary. From humble beginnings, we have grown into a world-class authority on hi-fi, home cinema and other such audio electronics, with one of the finest writing teams in the English-speaking world.

As part of our celebrations, we are proud to bring you our Awards 2024 special feature. Listed below are the finest products that we have reviewed over the past twelve months, in their respective categories, in the view of our expert editorial team. Each is an outstanding design in its particular field, and an essential product to audition if you’re looking to purchase new products. So sit back, relax and enjoy the glitz and glamour of this illustrious event…

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬: https://www.stereonet.com/features/stereonet-product-of-the-year-awards-2024

08/12/2023

StereoNET caught up with Nordost Cables's Product Specialist, Bjorn Bengtsson, at the Stereonet Hi-Fi & AV Expo in Australia earlier this year. Hear what he had to share with us on our YouTube channel:

StereoNET Reviewer, Mark Gusew caught up with Bjorn Bengtsson, Product Specialist at Nordost, at the 2023 StereoNET Melbourne Hi-Fi & AV Show.🎤 Host: Mark ...

28/10/2023

Stereonet Reviewer, Paul Sechi caught up with Peter Comeau, the Director of Acoustic Design (IAG) and responsible for brands including Wharfedale, Audiolab, Quad, Mission Hi-Fi, LEAK, and Castle Hi-Fi, at the 2023 Stereonet Hi-Fi & AV Expo in Melbourne AU recently.

Watch the interview here:

StereoNET Reviewer, Paul Sechi caught up with the Peter Comeau, the Director of Acoustic Design (IAG) and responsible for brands including Wharfedale, Audiol...

19/09/2023

MQA has been given a second chance, thanks to Lenbrook who already is a significant player in the audio streaming arena through its BluOS tech.

Lenbrook MQA Acquisition Deal adds significant audio patents and codecs to IP portfolio.

11/08/2023

Our friends over at Stereonet Asia are at the AV Show 香港高級視聽展 in Hong Kong, and here's a VIDEO of what visitors can expect - it also helps with the FOMO for our team members not over there🙁

https://youtu.be/r47vPyHJPmA

The biggest high-end AV show in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong High-End Audio Visual Show 2023, is back in full force this year for its 20th anniversary.Audiotechn...

04/08/2023

Iconic headphone brand Sennheiser has gone off piste with these new listening enhancing earbuds, but they're still impressive, says Matthew Jens…

Read the review 👉

This iconic headphone brand has gone off piste with these new listening enhancing earbuds, but they're still impressive, says Matthew Jens…

04/08/2023

Qobuz collaborates with ground-breaking London-based Soho Radio to connect music enthusiasts with emerging artists.

Get the whole story 👉https://www.stereonet.com/news/soho-radio-supercharges-qobuzs-new-music-discovery

04/08/2023

Struggling to keep up with where and when Hi-Fi Shows are on? No more, with this very handy new website!

Forget memorising dates for hi-fi and AV shows around the globe; this new Hi-Fi & AV Show Global Calendar website has you covered.