For almost 70 years, New York's McIntosh Labs has been the cause of heart flutters among music lovers – both for the excellent quality of the company's hi-fi separates and for the prices they command.

Though digital is very much the preferred format of modern music lovers, vinyl record sales have been steadily increasing. But some hi-fi amplifiers no longer have their own dedicated phono stage, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Now, iFi has expanded the Zen range with the Zen Can – an all-analogue headphone amplifier in the ...

Fosi Audio ZH3 DAC/Headphone Amp/Preamp offers balanced outputs, ultra-low noise, high-res support, and replaceable op-amps for $199.99. Fosi Audio has officially unveiled the ZH3, an all-in-one ...

Tennessee-based Emotiva has built its reputation since 2003 by focusing on performance, solid engineering, and long-term reliability rather than boutique pricing or cosmetic excess. The company’s ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Brent Butterworth Brent Butterworth is a writer dedicated to audio gear. He ...

No need to beat around the bush on this one. The Schiit Magnius doesn’t really make sense for the gaming-centric audience we serve here at Shacknews. It’s not marketed for such purposes and Schiit (as ...

The Chord Alto landed in Berlin last week. It’s a headphone and loudspeaker amplifier born from Chord’s professional audio division, originally destined for studio engineers who need to monitor mixes ...

I'm researching preamp-amp matches and due to lack of information on the Internet am left with a question regarding output/input differences between balanced and unbalanced feeds. The contemplated ...