Pocket a digital voice recorder for $22
Compact and rugged, this is a good option for students, interviewers and anyone else that needs a dedicated recorder.
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View ArticleThis straight-up audiophile turntable costs less than you'd think
Looking to step up your vinyl game? The $999 MoFi StudioDeck looks, sounds and feels terrific -- and it’s made in the US.
View ArticleReimagining John Lennon’s Imagine album
Outdoing last year’s Beatles masterpiece Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band remix, John Lennon’s 1971 Imagine album loads on remixes, videos, outtakes and more.
View ArticleSonos Amp gets TV-friendly HDMI, beefed-up power, $600 price tag
BYO AV gear to the Sonos whole-home party.
View ArticlePerfect Vinyl Forever’s deep cleaning process resuscitates your LPs
Send your precious LPs or even 45 RPM singles to Perfect Vinyl Forever and they’ll come back with their sound transformed.
View ArticleMore proof the CD format isn’t dead: the NAD C538 player
If you’re still buying CDs or have a large collection the NAD C538 player is well worth checking out.
View ArticleHigh expectations for a low-power audiophile amplifier
The First Watt SIT 3 stereo amplifier looks rather plain, the sound is anything but.
View ArticleTest your music system with these great rock tracks
From Daft Punk to Alt-J, these are the rock (and dance) tracks CNET uses to test speakers and headphones.
View ArticleAmazon may bring Alexa to high-end audio video
Offering a top-notch amp or receiver at a lower price could help Amazon take over the living room.
View ArticleIs Amazon about to take on Sonos with a high-end Alexa speaker? (The 3:59,...
Special guest David Katzmaier helps break down the prospect of top-notch audio from Amazon, plus what's new in Apple's TV-system update.
View ArticleAmazon Echo Input is a tiny $35 Dot for your own speakers
This is as close as we get to the Alexa Pancake...for now.
View ArticleAmazon Echo Link and Echo Link Amp let Alexa power real audio gear
Priced at $199 and $299, they undercut the prices of traditional AV gear from the likes of Sonos and Denon.
View ArticleMixing John Lennon's Imagine: We meet engineer Rob Stevens
It's a dream job for an engineer. Rob Stevens tells us how he brings out the best in John Lennon's solo work.
View ArticleEngineer Al Schmitt explains how he won 20 Grammys
Schmitt made his mark first by listening to the needs and wants of the musicians he’s recorded, and then making them sound great.
View ArticleOnkyo aims high with its new low price amplifier
The no-frills Onkyo A-9110 puts the emphasis on sound, not features, says the Audiophiliac.
View ArticleYamaha's 2018 streaming sound bar gives a beefy performance video
The Yamaha MusicCast Bar 400 is an excellent performer with a bunch of handy features, but it's frustratingly short of greatness.
View ArticleParasound’s feature-packed high-end amplifier is a knockout
We put Parasound’s HINT 6, a powerful and seriously versatile stereo amplifier, through its paces.
View ArticleWhy do LPs sound so good?
The LP boom shows no signs of slowing, and no one really knows why.
View ArticleLee's audacious high-end audio system blows the doors off
In this edition of Show Us Yours, we get a look at a crazy audio setup from a sound-obsessed audiophile who makes his own high-resolution recordings.
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