Naim Audio has taken one of its most popular ideas and given it a fresh new direction. The new Uniti Star Lite is designed for listeners who want serious streaming and traditional hi-fi connectivity without having to build a system around separate components. Priced at £3,199 in the UK and €3,999 in Europe, the Uniti…
Yamaha has quietly given its compact streaming Hi-Fi range a major update. The new WXA-70A amplifier and WXC-70A network streamer replace the previous-generation WXA-50 and WXC-50 with more modern digital technology, expanded connectivity, and Yamaha’s latest MusicCast features. At first glance, the two new components may look familiar. But underneath their compact aluminum enclosures, Yamaha…
Yamaha has introduced the CXR12 mk3, a new two-way loudspeaker designed for the parts of the audio world where portability, output and reliability matter more than having a speaker disappear into the living room. The new model is aimed at musicians, mobile DJs, rental companies and corporate event planners, and it joins the third generation…
FiiO’s JadeAudio has launched a new open-back planar magnetic headphone with a huge 95 x 86 mm driver, a 1-micron sapphire-coated diaphragm, and both 3.5 mm and 4.4 mm cables in the box. And it costs €399. Planar magnetic headphones are no longer reserved exclusively for the expensive end of the market, and JadeAudio is…
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Rotel is back in the passive speaker game after 25 years with the new $999 Amora 5. Here’s what makes this compact hi-fi speaker so interesting.
Apple’s camera-equipped AirPods may be closer than expected after a new macOS leak reveals how the earbuds could use cameras with Visual Intelligence and Siri.
Monitor Audio has completely reworked its Silver Series for the new 8G generation, bringing redesigned drivers, a new tweeter, revised crossovers and a new On-Wall speaker. But the biggest surprise may be the price increase, with the flagship Silver 500 8G now costing £925 more than its predecessor.
The Speaker That Refuses to Age Thirty-three years after it first appeared, the Bowers & Wilkins Nautilus still looks like it belongs in a sci-fi movie. And people are still paying $110,000 for it. Here’s the thing about the Nautilus: it doesn’t care about trends. When Bowers & Wilkins dropped this thing in 1993, it…
Big bass usually comes with a big problem: where do you put the subwoofer? Klipsch has a new answer. The company has just introduced three Reference Premiere Compact Subwoofers, and the idea is almost exactly what the name suggests. Instead of asking you to find room for one of the company’s enormous full-size subwoofers, Klipsch…