Category: Audio & Video
The Best New Gadgets and Hi-Fi Releases of 2025 (Updated)
Teac Reference 500 Series CD Transport (PD-507T) The Teac PD-507T is the newest addition to the iconic Japanese audio maker’s Reference 500 series of hi-fi components. It’s a CD transport, meaning it only handles the CD mechanism and CD playback and requires a separate DAC — like the Teac UD-507 ($2,100), also in its Reference…
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Did an Iconic Hi-Fi Company Just Make the Ultimate Wireless Speaker for Audiophiles?
Devialet’s Phantom is essentially a Sonos speaker on steroids. Originally released in 2015, the Phantom is a wireless multi-room speaker with a signature semi-spherical design — it looks kind of like the Death Star — that plays high-resolution audio. In the last decade, the high-end French audio manufacturer has released several iterations of the Phantom…
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A British Hi-Fi Great Just Reimagined Its Legendary Bookshelf Speakers
To celebrate its 40th anniversary, Acoustic Energy is releasing a reimagined version of its original loudspeaker, the AE1, which was first released in 1987 and produced until 2016, when it was ultimately discontinued. This new “40th Anniversary Edition” version of the AE1 remains faithful to the original in both sound and aesthetics. It’s still a…
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