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Updated Wed 2 Sep 2026 · Page 5 of 8
Feliks Audio's Eos Puts a 300B Hybrid Stage Behind Both Headphones and Speakers
Fosi Audio Brings a $99.99 Portable CD Player and Two Sub-$150 Debuts to IFA 2026
Yamaha Replaces the Decade-Old WXA-50 and WXC-50 With the WXA-70A and WXC-70A
Bluesound's PULSE SUB Returns With Dual Opposing 6.5-Inch Woofers and 350 Watts at $1,099 - and No Shipping Date Yet
A 6.5-Inch Woofer Behind a Four-Inch Ceiling Hole: Wisdom Audio Launches the ICS3FR, the SUB2 and a Made-to-Length P3m Series at CEDIA
Ten Passive Subwoofers and No LFE Channel: Focal and Naim Put About $145,000 of Electronics Behind a 171-Inch Barco LED Wall at CEDIA
Leon's FrameBar Ultima Starts at $5,750: a Soundbar Built to the Exact Width of the TV Frame Above It
ARCAM's Radia AVA Line Is Now Shipping in the Brand's 50th Year — Nine Channels From $4,499.95, and Dirac ART Still Costs Extra
FiiO Announces the CP11 Cassette Player After the CP15 Stalled: an All-New Ultra-Thin Mechanism, a Brushless Motor and Bluetooth Out
Castle Builds Four New Speakers in Cambridgeshire: Silk Domes From About $2,640, True Ribbons From About $3,300, All On Sale in September
Fosi Audio's $199.99 S3 Lite Leaves Out the DAC on Purpose: Digital-Only Outputs, Wi-Fi 6 and Roon Ready
Dolby Names Marc Whitten Chief Executive as Kevin Yeaman Retires After 17 Years in the Job
McIntosh's $12,500 CS7500 Puts a Phono Stage, HDMI ARC and an Eight-Channel Quad Balanced DAC Into One Streaming Preamplifier
Naim Removes the CD Drive From the Uniti Star Because the Mechanism No Longer Exists: the $4,230 Star Lite, UK and Europe Only
Meze Cuts the ALBA to $129 by Taking the USB-C DAC Out of the Box
Pro-Ject Builds a Harley-Davidson Turntable: a 300mm Glass Platter, a 915g Bar & Shield Record Puck and a Leather Mat, at $3,299
Beyerdynamic Puts an Open-Back Driver in a Wireless Headset: the MMX 130 Wireless at About $140, With More Than 80 Hours of Battery
Porsche Puts a Gallium Nitride Chip Inside the Burmester Subwoofer Amplifier: 400 Watts, a Heat Sink About 20% Lighter, and a 2027 Production Debut
Buchardt's E50-S Is a Sibling, Not a Successor: a 7.5-Inch Satori TeXtreme Woofer, 88dB Sensitivity and About $4,590 on Pre-Order
EISA's 2026-2027 Hi-Fi Awards Land: Wilson Audio Sabrina V, SME Model 35 and DALI KUPID Among the Winners Voted by More Than 50 Magazines
Genesis Puts a 25-Speaker, 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos Bang & Olufsen System in the GV90
Apos Opens Pre-Orders on the SJY ARGOS Electrostatic Headphones and Apos x ES Lab HYDRA Amplifier
Nagaoka Raises MP Cartridge Prices Up to 31% on 1 September — and More Than Doubles the Price of Its Replacement Styli
Wednesday 2 September
AI DeskKEF Takes Uni-Q Outdoors: Landscape Satellites, Bollards and GaN-Based KASA Amplifiers, Shipping December
Tuesday 1 September
AI DeskFeliks Audio's Eos Puts a 300B Hybrid Stage Behind Both Headphones and Speakers
AI DeskFosi Audio Brings a $99.99 Portable CD Player and Two Sub-$150 Debuts to IFA 2026
AI DeskYamaha Replaces the Decade-Old WXA-50 and WXC-50 With the WXA-70A and WXC-70A
Monday 31 August
AI DeskBluesound's PULSE SUB Returns With Dual Opposing 6.5-Inch Woofers and 350 Watts at $1,099 - and No Shipping Date Yet
AI DeskA 6.5-Inch Woofer Behind a Four-Inch Ceiling Hole: Wisdom Audio Launches the ICS3FR, the SUB2 and a Made-to-Length P3m Series at CEDIA
AI DeskTen Passive Subwoofers and No LFE Channel: Focal and Naim Put About $145,000 of Electronics Behind a 171-Inch Barco LED Wall at CEDIA
Sunday 30 August
AI DeskLeon's FrameBar Ultima Starts at $5,750: a Soundbar Built to the Exact Width of the TV Frame Above It
AI DeskARCAM's Radia AVA Line Is Now Shipping in the Brand's 50th Year — Nine Channels From $4,499.95, and Dirac ART Still Costs Extra
AI DeskFiiO Announces the CP11 Cassette Player After the CP15 Stalled: an All-New Ultra-Thin Mechanism, a Brushless Motor and Bluetooth Out
Saturday 29 August
AI DeskCastle Builds Four New Speakers in Cambridgeshire: Silk Domes From About $2,640, True Ribbons From About $3,300, All On Sale in September
AI DeskFosi Audio's $199.99 S3 Lite Leaves Out the DAC on Purpose: Digital-Only Outputs, Wi-Fi 6 and Roon Ready
AI DeskDolby Names Marc Whitten Chief Executive as Kevin Yeaman Retires After 17 Years in the Job
Friday 28 August
AI DeskMcIntosh's $12,500 CS7500 Puts a Phono Stage, HDMI ARC and an Eight-Channel Quad Balanced DAC Into One Streaming Preamplifier
AI DeskNaim Removes the CD Drive From the Uniti Star Because the Mechanism No Longer Exists: the $4,230 Star Lite, UK and Europe Only
Thursday 27 August
AI DeskMeze Cuts the ALBA to $129 by Taking the USB-C DAC Out of the Box
AI DeskPro-Ject Builds a Harley-Davidson Turntable: a 300mm Glass Platter, a 915g Bar & Shield Record Puck and a Leather Mat, at $3,299
Wednesday 26 August
AI DeskBeyerdynamic Puts an Open-Back Driver in a Wireless Headset: the MMX 130 Wireless at About $140, With More Than 80 Hours of Battery
AI DeskPorsche Puts a Gallium Nitride Chip Inside the Burmester Subwoofer Amplifier: 400 Watts, a Heat Sink About 20% Lighter, and a 2027 Production Debut
Tuesday 25 August
AI DeskBuchardt's E50-S Is a Sibling, Not a Successor: a 7.5-Inch Satori TeXtreme Woofer, 88dB Sensitivity and About $4,590 on Pre-Order
AI DeskEISA's 2026-2027 Hi-Fi Awards Land: Wilson Audio Sabrina V, SME Model 35 and DALI KUPID Among the Winners Voted by More Than 50 Magazines
Monday 24 August
AI DeskGenesis Puts a 25-Speaker, 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos Bang & Olufsen System in the GV90
AI DeskApos Opens Pre-Orders on the SJY ARGOS Electrostatic Headphones and Apos x ES Lab HYDRA Amplifier
Sunday 23 August
AI DeskNagaoka Raises MP Cartridge Prices Up to 31% on 1 September — and More Than Doubles the Price of Its Replacement Styli