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Grado's luxurious Signature headphones get a brand new sibling with improved comfort and a new driver design

By Carrie Marshall published

Grado's third Signature model promises elite audio, a new driver design and a luxurious listen

Grado Signature S950 headphones hanging on a headphones holder, in a gray room

Grado's elite new open-back headphones feature huge 52mm drivers, and a beautiful walnut wood finish

By Dave Meikleham published

The Brooklyn-based company’s latest flagship headphones look the part, and they should sound even better.

Vertere's elite DG X turntable is modular, expensive, and hugely desirable

By Becky Scarrott published

UK-based turntable specialist Vertere's new and easy-to-set-up turntable is for audiophiles and fledgling vinyl lovers alike – if they can afford it.

Join the resistor-ance with FiiO's new super-smart (and refreshingly affordable) desktop DAC

By Carrie Marshall published

FiiO promises 'a brand new kind of listening experience' for your high-end headphones and IEMs with its new K13 R2R headphone amp/DAC.

Activo Volcano IEMs

These more affordable audiophile wired earbuds from a brand I love could knock Sennheiser off its perch

By Carrie Marshall published

Get Astell & Kern's sonic smarts for considerably less cash in these new earbuds.

My favorite affordable audiophile brand just launch new flagship wired headphones – though these ones are pushing the 'affordable' part

By Matt Bolton published

The Fiio FT7 headphones follow up the five-star FT5 cans, so I have high hopes.

Final's new flagship headphones are incredible, and incredibly expensive

By Carrie Marshall published

If you've got (very) deep pockets, these Final over-ears could be the ultimate in audio.

These quintuple-driver wired earbuds just landed for only $80 – and I want to know how

By Becky Scarrott published

Who says audiophile-grade listening gear is too expensive? Astell & Kern’s affordable Activo arm just launched five-driver IEMs for $80

This vertical turntable with an 'optical' stylus is the futuristic, minimalist vinyl spinner I dreamed of as a kid

By Carrie Marshall published

This unusual turntable looks like it's been sent from space

Rotel DX-3 headphone amplifier and DAC

This compact new headphone amp from a hi-fi legend wants to boost sound quality to wired headphones

By Carrie Marshall published

Rotel's DX-3 promises exceptional high-end audio for elite headphones, even if you're using aptX Bluetooth.

One of the world's most iconic turntables just got an audiophile upgrade

By Carrie Marshall published

The Rega Planar 3 just got even better

Our favorite Bluetooth dongle maker just unveiled the hi-res DAC of our dreams

By Carrie Marshall published

The Questyle Sigma Pro is a powerful portable and desktop DAC, headphone amp and audio recorder

Dan Clark Audio's Noire X are the Johnny Cash of elite planar magnetic headphones and I must have them

By Becky Scarrott published

Looking for the ultimate Man in Black cans? You just found them, although the price-tag may still (ahem) Hurt…

These new open earbuds offer head-tracked Dolby Atmos — the best feature of Sonos' headphones is coming to buds at last

By Carrie Marshall published

Cleer's new open-ears promise superb spatial audio in their Atmos edition

‘A new era of wearable sound’: Bang & Olufsen launches super-elite new wireless earbuds at nearly 5x the price of AirPods Pro 3

By Carrie Marshall published

Say hello to Beo Grace, B&O's best-sounding earbuds ever

Noble wants to save your ears from bad audio with The Knight triple-driver wired earbuds

By Becky Scarrott published

If it's a Knight you need to save you from your morning commute, Noble says it's got just the thing.

Campfire Audio's Alessandro Cortini collab IEMs are everything my Nine Inch Nails-loving heart needs

By Becky Scarrott published

When an audiophile rock icon and a niche IEM specialist collide, you got your chin held high and you feel just fine…

Pro-Ject's new fully-automatic turntable could be the buy of Record Store Day 2025

By Becky Scarrott published

Pro-Ject adds to its Record Store Day 2025 releases with a new fully-automatic turntable, to update its enjoyable A1.

Woman in white, short-sleeved jumper relaxes at home in premium Meze Audio headphones.

Meze Audio's beautiful new wired headphones have a new kind of planar magnetic driver, hand-finished in Ukraine

By Henry St Leger published

These new premium headphones from Meze Audio go big on planar magnetic drivers, with a suitably big price.

I thought every gaming headset was embarrassing to wear until I saw this new model from Final

By Dashiell Wood published

The Final VR3000 EX is a new gaming headset with a refreshingly classy design.

The world’s first Thin-Ply Carbon Diaphragm headphones are here from an audio icon – and I need to try them

By Becky Scarrott published

Meet HEDDphone D1: A HEDD-y mix of futuristic technology in open-back cans

Topping's new desktop DAC comes fully loaded for a very low price

By Carrie Marshall published

Topping's E50 II DAC delivers a lot of musical bang for less than two hundred bucks

Activo Q1 are the inexpensive wired earbuds made for our favorite budget hi-res audio player

By Becky Scarrott published

The Activo P1 hi-res audio player stunned us for value when it arrived in July, and now it's got a set of IEMs designed for it.

This Bluetooth DAC and headphone amp with cool VU meter looks like super-luxe audio upgrade, but it's actually stunningly well-priced

By Carrie Marshall published

Topping's DX5 II is a desktop DAC and amp with an impressive specification for a relatively low price

Yamaha just launched two new enormous high-end headphones and I need them

By Carrie Marshall published

Yamaha has unveiled new open-back and closed-back headphones for audiophiles – I'll take both, thank you

This tiny new DAC gives your phone, laptop or games console the audio skills of the world's best hi-res music player

By Carrie Marshall published

It's the size of a lighter but the HC5 is a delighter – and A&K's new earbuds are pretty special too

Japanese hi-fi great Audio-Technica just launched a pair of hardcore audiophile headphones with a new driver, and ultra-precise audio design

By Carrie Marshall published

Audio-Technica unveils its most high-end open-backs ever

Lavazza's smart new coffee machine automatically adjusts its settings to suit your beans – and it looks stunning too

By Cat Ellis published

The Lavazza Assoluta looks amazing, and I can't wait to test it in my own kitchen.

Ricoh announces two GR IV variants, including a long-awaited first in the series for monochrome fans

By Peter Fenech published

Ricoh has announced the development of the GR IV Monochrome and GR IV HDF, which promise to give compact camera users even more creative flexibility

A woman in a white top with her blonde hair scraped back is listening to something on a pair of RØDE NTH-50 headphones with her eyes closed.

Rode launches new affordable headphones for content creators and DJs that promise to be ultra-comfortable and ultra-accurate

By Carrie Marshall published

Rode's new NTH-50 wired headphones are affordable, high-quality cans for content creation