Do you really need a DAC that costs between $14,000 and $18,000? Bluebird Music thinks the Jadis Vacuum Tube JS5 or JS2 SL ...

Robb Report's Audio Awards name the best audiophile gear of 2025, from headphones and earbuds to speakers and turntables and ...

This little robot has come not to enslave humanity, but to make our music sound a bit better. Designed to sit on your desktop, the xDuoo DM-01 is a combined headphone amp and DAC with tube ...

Wrapped in a thick-walled aluminium chassis that registers 23kg on the scales, the SU-R1000 must surely be an old-school Class A/B beast. Right? Nope. Not by a long shot. We get our first whiff of the ...

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources ...

If you're looking for a performance-first amplifier, this no-frills integrated could be the open, muscular and refined powerhouse your system needs. It goes without digital connections and even phono ...

A few years ago, though, Blackstar Amplification saw an opportunity for change, with some modern thinking. The St James range broke cover in 2022, with an eye-catching strapline – “the lightest ...

As the managing editor of What Hi-Fi?, with over a decade of headphone reviewing experience, I've tested hundreds of pairs and lived with many of the best you can buy, so I know a good deal on a good ...

Music and exercise go hand in hand. Whether you're searching for an extra rep or battling through a wall mid run, music has been found to lower your perceived effort during workouts, increase the ...

I've been a contributing editor for PCMag since 2011. Before that, I was PCMag's lead audio analyst from 2006 to 2011. Even though I'm a freelancer now, PCMag has been my home for well over a ...

Most tube enthusiasts will instantly recognize ... It would be interesting to subject it as a headphone amplifier to a series of audio tests to evaluate the effect of a mains transformer over ...