With the Alumine Three, Stenheim has distilled the exceptional quality of its world-renowned Alumine Five speaker into a compact housing, creating an even more accessible music experience for audiophiles. Made in Switzerland, the new Alumine Three speaker is the product of many years of research and unparalleled knowledge of audiophile technology. Its design takes a lot of inspiration from the Alumine Five, Stenheim’s multi-award-winning speaker. Like its predecessor, it is an all-al READ MORE

McIntosh has just revealed the new MPC500 Power Controller, a component designed to protect your precious audio system. Inconsistency in power quality can cause costly damage to electronic devices. Featuring cascaded surge protection, the MPC500 delivers full mode AC power line surge protection, such as from a lightning strike, as well as protecting low voltage devices against secondary surges and spikes that can occur after the initial event. AC power line protection is accomplished w READ MORE

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band, Pro-Ject Audio and The Universal Music Group have collaborated to release a special edition turntable.  This incredible live rock supergroup has now been consistently touring for three decades and sees Ringo Starr collaborating with handpicked artists and friends to put on a show unlike anything else. Much in the same way, this special turntable was also „handpicked“ by Ringo: At its base lies an Essential III READ MORE

Dan D'Agostino Master Audio Systems has just revealed the Momentum HD Preamplifier, a major upgrade to the company's award-winning Momentum Preamplifier. The new HD status represents the high dynamic and high definition improvements that have been achieved in this substantial upgrade. The new Momentum HD Preamplifier incorporates advancements in the power supply, audio circuitry, and control sections. Housed in a separate chassis for maximum isolation, the Momentum HD main power transform READ MORE

PMC’s first ever product, the BB5, was installed at the BBC’s Maida Vale studios, London, in the early 1990s and set such high standards for reference monitoring and sonic neutrality that they are still in use over a quarter of a century later. In what is the most significant PMC product launch since that time, PMC is today introducing the new flagship of the fact loudspeaker range - fenestria. A three-way, ultra-high-resolution passive, twin Advanced Transmission Line (ATL) loudspeak READ MORE

Targeting a slightly wider range of vinyl enthusiasts, Luxman America today introduced the PD-151 belt-drive turntable. Luxman based the new analog player on the company’s highly regarded PD-171A, which was introduced in 2014 and continues in the line. “As enthusiasm for vinyl surges, the PD-151 is poised to introduce Luxman turntables to even more music lovers,” said Jeff Sigmund, president. The PD-151 incorporates a new DC brushless motor. Features include three speeds with indepe READ MORE

This is perhaps the coolest little thing an audiophile can add to their audio rack! 3-inch records were originally released and marketed for a short time in Japan in the early 2000s, just before the worldwide re-birth of vinyl began to take off. The White Stripes produced eight singles on 3” record in 2005 alongside an Inchophone turntable. The highly coveted vinyl records —only available on the Get Behind Me Satan tour (with the exception of “Denial Twist” which was and remains o READ MORE

McIntosh is gearing up to make a big splash at the upcoming AXPONA show from April 12-14 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL. AXPONA is one of the largest high-end audio shows in North America. The three-day experience features multiple hotel floors packed with listening rooms, seminars and live musical performances. Whether you’re a serious audiophile, a newcomer to high-end audio or simply a music lover, you’ll find everything you need to im READ MORE