Audiophile

Donning a pair of headphones is great for immersing yourself in music, but you can feel a little closed in after a while. Open-backs allow in more air for a more spacious sound, and Sennheiser has just announced a new pair for budget audiophiles.

If you've got cash to burn and you like your digital audio players to be chunky, angular and capable, Astell&Kern is probably already on your radar. The new Kann Alpha ticks all of those boxes and more.

After three years in development, Marantz has dipped into its history for inspiration for a new line of high-end audio gear that starts with an integrated amplifier and a network audio streamer/SA-CD player.

When Panasonic rebooted its Technics brand after a six year hiatus in 2014, its focus was very much on the audiophile listener. The latest release from the luxury hi-fi company is also its first Reference Class integrated amplifier.

Avantone Pro has released a pair of heavy-looking reference-grade headphones featuring planar driver technology for the promise of "amazing accuracy, high-end detail, clarity, natural bass and response time."

Unveiled at CES back in January, NAD Electronics has now made its Master M33 system available for sale, an audiophile-grade streaming hi-fi amplifier that can serve as a multi-room hub for compatible devices all around the home.

Technics has made many hi-fi products over its 55 years of existence but is perhaps best known for the iconic SL-1200 DJ turntable. Now a special limited edition of the relaunched direct drive vinyl spinner celebrates the brand's 55th anniversary.

The latest digital audio player from Astell&Kern is being pitched as the Korean company's most affordable high resolution player yet. The A&norma SR25 offers high res audio playback, long battery life and support for the LDAC Bluetooth codec.

Mark Levinson has been in the audio business for nearly 50 years, but only launched its first turntable at CES 2017. Now the Harman-owned brand has returned to Las Vegas with its second – № 5105.

T+A has announced the upcoming release of its latest Caruso all-in-one music system. Built for modern audiophiles, the 3rd generation unit is said to generate "a phenomenally well-balanced, natural and clear sound image in the whole listening area."

Rotel introduced the affordable high-end Michi series in the early 1990s, only to retire the name a few short years after release. Now it's back with the launch of three new flagship components.

Back in July, McIntosh Labs debuted a new generation of high resolution DAC in its C53 preamplifier. Next, the company installed it in the C2700 preamp, and now the DA2 Module is being made available as an upgrade kit for other McIntosh audio gear.