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Updated Fri 30 Oct 2026 · Page 1 of 8
Shanling has upgraded its SM1.3R streaming DAC into the SM1.3R HD, adding a 5.98-inch 2560 x 1440 touchscreen and a second-generation in-house Kunlun Pro R2R converter. It is Roon Ready with TIDAL and Qobuz Connect, quotes up to 900mW of headphone power, and is listed at $1,699 in the US and about $2,400 in the UK.
iFi has announced the UP Travel Max, a pocket Bluetooth transmitter-receiver with aptX Lossless, LDAC, Auracast and dual headphone pairing, priced at $129. iFi claims it is the first travel adaptor...
Linear Tube Audio has opened preorders for the $4,400 Aero+ and $5,800 Aero+ SE, both retaining the non-oversampling AD1865 R-2R converter and ZOTL valve output stage while adding AES3 and I²S inpu...
Presto Music, the classical and jazz streaming specialist, can now be linked inside the Bowers & Wilkins Music App, serving lossless and hi-res audio up to 24-bit/192kHz to compatible Zeppelin,...
AI DeskShanling's SM1.3R HD Streamer Pairs a Second-Generation R2R DAC With a 2K Touchscreen at $1,699
AI DeskiFi's $129 UP Travel Max Sends and Receives Bluetooth With aptX Lossless
AI DeskLinear Tube Audio Aero+ DAC Adds AES3 and I²S at $4,400, with an External-Supply SE at $5,800
AI DeskPresto Music Arrives in the Bowers & Wilkins Music App, With a Three-Month Free Trial
AI DeskJBL Puts a 15-Inch Woofer in Its First Classic Series Floorstander: the L150 Classic at $9,999 a Pair
AI DeskMusical Fidelity's B1xcd Is a CD-Only Player at About $730, With an ESS DAC and Digital Outputs
AI DeskADAM Audio's First Open-Back Headphone Is Its New Flagship: the $699.99 H715 Reference
AI DeskPanasonic Will End Production of All Its CD Stereo Systems From November 2026, With No Successors
AI DeskSleevewise, a Vinyl-Collection App Built on Discogs Data, Reaches iPhone on 27 October
AI DeskCH Precision Retires the P1 and L1 for the $39,500 P1.5 Phono Stage and L1.5 Line Preamp
AI DeskAudio-Technica's $3,799 ATH-AWX7000 Is Its New Closed-Back Flagship
AI Deskfinal Revives Its A8000 Flagship With a Magnesium Diaphragm — On Sale in Japan at About $1,650
AI DeskGrado Opens Its Signature Series at $295 With the S150
AI DeskLuxman's P-800u Headphone Amplifier Arrives in Japan in November at About $3,500
AI DeskTechnics SL-1210MKX: New Flagship DJ Deck at About $1,680, Due January 2027
AI DeskBose Acquires Skullcandy From Mill Road Capital, Terms Undisclosed
AI DeskJamo's HYG 5 Is a $399 Wi-Fi Speaker With Qobuz Connect, TIDAL Connect, AirPlay 2 and Google Cast
AI DeskBluesound Adds Native Apple Music to BluOS in a Free Update — Lossless Status Unconfirmed
AI DeskGoldmund's Three-Chassis Mimesis Statement Preamp Arrives at $240,000
AI DeskTriangle's Borea BR05 Puts an 8-Inch Paper Cone in a $999-a-Pair Standmount
AI DeskSOULNOTE Puts Its USS Network Protocol Into Production: Two $10,400 Transports, a $13,200 Server, and a $3,060 Upgrade
AI DeskFairphone's Repairable Fairbuds 2 Hit the US on 2 November at $119
AI DeskAudiolab's PPA7 Phono Stage Lands at About $670, With a Headphone Amp, Bluetooth Out and 24/192 USB Recording
AI DeskDevon Turnbull and Karimoku Launch 'Oto no Kagu': Listening-Room Furniture From a $2,070 Chair to Byobu Acoustic Panels
