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 »

Even my non-techy friends generally have a reasonable idea of what my job entails. I tell them I’m reviewing a new set of electrostatic speakers, and while they may not know what “electrostatic” means, they at least get the whole speaker concept. I tell them I’m reviewing a new planar magnetic headphone, and again, “planar more »

A friend forwarded an e-mail to me earlier today that was just too full of awesome not to share. An email that caused audio/video journalist extraordinaire, Brent Butterworth, to say, “I’ve seen a lot of really bad unsolicited articles in my time, but this rises to a new level of bad.” Here was the sender’s more »

The HiFiMan HM-901 — with its 32-Bit DACs, and ability to accept everything up to 192KHz/24-bit source files — definitely isn’t your little brother’s iPod. Featuring a replaceable amplifier card and expandable memory, the HiFiMan could be one of the best portable audio players on the market today. Our own Dennis Burger attended the breakfast last 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 »

If you’ve just been waiting for a slight nudge before dropping a thousand (or five thousand!) bucks on one of the world’s most critically acclaimed music servers, here’s the nudge you’ve been waiting for: Buy an Olive O3HD Music Server now, and for a limited time, the company will throw in a pair of Audioengine more »

It’s no secret that the BlackBerry phone has lost ground to the iPhone and Android options, but BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion is about to come out swinging. You may not have thought of the company as an accessory maker or audio innovator, but you’ll be changing your mind soon. Today Research in Motion released the more »

URC has introduced a unique product to its Total Control whole-house control system: the DMS-AV Networked Home Theater Amplifier.  Designed from the ground up to be part of the URC’s Total Control system, the DMS-AV gives installers the ability to seamlessly integrate a home theater amplifier into a whole-house system.  Cat Tooney, director of marketing for more »

If you’re not listening to Roman Mars’ brilliant podcast 99% Invisible, you’re guilty of crimes against culture and good taste, in my opinion. But — and yes, I recognize the irony in this — after accusing you of cultural criminality, I’m going to implore you to check out the latest episode if you give a more »

I was and still am very excited that Paul McCartney has given his second solo album, RAM, the deluxe treatment upon its reissue this year, especially the decision to commercially release the mega-rare mono mix on CD and LP formats.  RAM has always been my favorite of his albums, and that opinion remains even more more »