The Astell & Kern A&ultima SP4000 is the brand’s newest flagship digital audio player, and it is priced accordingly. If you measure the worth of a product by how relatively heavy and remarkably shiny ...

Edison Research has revealed results of the Infinite Dial 2025 and while podcasting was the report’s shiny star, AM/FM radio continued its consistent – and ubiquitous – performance as streaming and ...

New silicon designs apply AI to processing and enhancing digital audio. Cadence has new IP to simplify the work.

If you've ever taken a look at the back of your computer, you've no doubt seen the rainbow of holes that make up the different audio ports your motherboard has to offer. You'll also spot many of the ...

For buyers focused strictly on portable performance, there are clear options. Astell&Kern’s own SP4000 offers higher outright output and refinement as a pure DAP, while players like the iBasso DX340 ...

Astell&Kern (A&K) has released a new version of its flagship portable digital audio player that is even more portable and more affordable. The A&K A&Ultima SP3000M takes virtually every feature found ...

David Shapton on why vinyl is not the only game in town when it comes to vintage audio formats. Nobody could have missed the revival of vinyl records. It’s way more than just a fad—it’s a movement.

Fi has created a reference-class DAC, high-resolution network and high-end headphone amplifier in one device, billed as iFi's ...

Entry-level by price, first class by nature, the FiiO M21 does what much more expensive devices claim to do: play music in excellent quality.

Long before the recent vinyl renaissance, audiophiles have long espoused the analog benefits of vinyl records as being vastly superior to digital. The argument often includes claims of vinyl sounding ...