AudioControl has introduced an updated, upgraded, souped-up version of “The Director” multiroom amplifier I reviewed last year for Residential Systems (which, by the way, has now been discontinued). The new sixteen-channel “Director Model D4400″ retains all of the advanced control and connectivity of its forebears — and one hopes its amazing audio quality, as well more »

Ask any audiophile which product defines NAD Electronics’ rich history better than any other, and the classic 3020 Stereo Integrated Amplifier will almost certainly top that list. In celebration of its 40th birthday, NAD is reinventing all of what made the 3020 such a fan favorite, with a digital age twist, in the D 302 more »

While it may seem strange to multichannel home theater enthusiasts, monoblocks are the Holy Grail of amplifier design for audiophiles. Not only does isolation each channel of amplification from the other eliminate crosstalk and other interference between channels; it also allows for more powerful amp design, and for many, only monoblocks will do in a true more »

When rumors start circling last week that Emotiva was buying Bob Carver, LLC, I chalked it up to a late April Fool’s prank. Granted, we’re talking about two companies for which I have the utmost respect, but two companies that also seem to have very little in common. Emotiva is, for my money, the top more »

Lyngdorf Audio is certainly making its name more known this week. If you recognize the brand name at all, it may be from the company’s partnership with Steinway & Sons, which resulted in some truly extravagant and expensive Steinway Lyngdorf audio systems. Two new announcements this week, though, are helping to push the Lyngdorf Audio brand into more »

If you know the name Autonomic, you may have read that headline and though to yourself, “Wait, didn’t the company already make audio systems?” Sort of. If you remember my review of the Mirage Media Server, you’ll also remember that I loved it to itty bitty pieces, and still use the MMS-2 to this day more »

Audio Design Associates (ADA) is well-known for high-end home theater and multi-room audio, but the new RAMP-PM Room Amp is a little different from the company’s usual offerings.  The RAMP-PM is designed to compliment your flat panel TV and provide superior sound to the (normally) awful built-in speakers, without the need for an AV receiver. more »

B.M.C. Audio, a maker of high-performance, audiophile-grade components, is introducing two new products this week at the International CES in Las Vegas. The first is the AMP CS2, an integrated, stereo power amplifier.  The CS2 stands apart with the inclusion of three technologies unique to B.M.C. The first, Load Effect Free (LEF) Technology, handles a more »

Kids today. They used to ask for stereos for their birthday so they could spin the latest hits to annoy their parents. Today they just ask for an iPod and use the headphones to tune said parents out. That is, except when it comes to gaming, where 5.1 is a must-have for the hardcore gamer, more »

Niles has always been known for high quality audio, and at CEDIA Expo, Niles extended its reach in the amp market with the introduction a several new Systems Integration Amplifiers.  Included is the updated SI-1230 Series 2 Amplifier, the successor to the SI-1230 that was inducted into the CEDIA Hall of Fame in 2011. The more »