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Updated Sun 9 Aug 2026 · Page 7 of 8
Hegel Splits the Same 150W Amplifier Two Ways: the Connected H200 at $4,995 and the All-Analogue A200 at $3,995
Klipsch Rebuilds Reference Premiere Around a New Tractrix Horn: Nine Models From $449 to $1,299.99, Shipping October 2026
Marantz's CINEMA Series 2 Adds a 32-Bit Eight-Channel DAC Across Four Receivers — and Makes Dirac Live a Paid Upgrade on Three of Them
Black Cat Cable's Graceline III Wagner Opens at $3,995 a Metre — an All-Copper Range Alongside the Hybrid Mezame
Effect Audio's $999 Perseus Puts Nine Drivers and Four Technologies in One IEM — Including Four Planar Tweeters and a Bone-Conduction Unit
Warner Music Revenue Rises 9% to $1.86 Billion as Its CFO Departs 'Effective Immediately' — and the Results Arrive a Day Early
Astell&Kern's PD5 Doubles the SR35's DAC Count to Eight and Claims 28 Hours of Playback — With No Price Yet
Hong Kong High End AV Show Opens 7 August With Innuos's Full Nazare Stack, a Soulnote Flagship Phono Stage and an Astell&Kern Debut
Shanling Warns August 2026 Products Will Cost More, Says Some Models May Be Dropped Rather Than Repriced
Universal Music Shares Fall About 25% in a Single Day — and the Same Earnings Call Confirmed a 72-Hour Paywall on New Releases in India
Shanling's EC Zero T MAX Puts Two Vacuum Tubes and 1.3 Watts Into a $629 Portable CD Player
Emotiva's DR Stack Puts a Balanced Preamp, NCOREx Power Amp, DAC and Streamer Into Four 267mm Boxes From About $980 Each
Questyle's $99 QCC Dongle Pro2 Adds Bluetooth 6.1, LHDC V5 and Auracast — and Ships With MFi Certification for iPhone
Steel Springs Beat Elastomer, Wire Rope and Factory Feet: What a Peer-Reviewed Lab Test Found Under a Lightweight Turntable
Winamp Returns as a Streaming Service: Deezer Will Power a Winamp-Branded Subscription, With a Rebuilt Player Due in H1 2027
The Revox World Foundation Takes Custody of 800 Studer and Revox Machines
Q Acoustics Completes the 3000c Range With the 3040c — a 942mm Floorstander at 599 Pounds That Undercuts Its Bigger Brother by Only $100 in the US
Sonos Posts 9% Revenue Growth and a Return to Profit — Then Warns of a $35M Memory-Chip Bill Coming in Q4
AudioBro's V2 Update Adds Conversational AI and 'Room Memory' — Setup Advice Is Becoming a Subscription
KEF's LS Luxe Lands at $3,999: a Ross Lovegrove Sculpture Wrapped Around a 12th-Gen Uni-Q, With a Velocity Sensor Inside
Beyerdynamic's DT 275 PRO Lands at $149 — A Closed-Back On-Ear Built Around Isolation, Not ANC
TCL's 22-Driver, B&O-Tuned Q95K Soundbar Shows Where Flagship Home Theatre Is Heading — and It Isn't Coming to the US
PS Audio Ships the PMG Signature S400 and S200 Power Amps at $9,999 and $7,999
Sunday 9 August
AI DeskWiiM Reaches Best Buy Shelves Nationwide in Its First National Brick-and-Mortar Deal
Saturday 8 August
AI DeskHegel Splits the Same 150W Amplifier Two Ways: the Connected H200 at $4,995 and the All-Analogue A200 at $3,995
AI DeskKlipsch Rebuilds Reference Premiere Around a New Tractrix Horn: Nine Models From $449 to $1,299.99, Shipping October 2026
AI DeskMarantz's CINEMA Series 2 Adds a 32-Bit Eight-Channel DAC Across Four Receivers — and Makes Dirac Live a Paid Upgrade on Three of Them
Thursday 6 August
AI DeskBlack Cat Cable's Graceline III Wagner Opens at $3,995 a Metre — an All-Copper Range Alongside the Hybrid Mezame
Wednesday 5 August
AI DeskEffect Audio's $999 Perseus Puts Nine Drivers and Four Technologies in One IEM — Including Four Planar Tweeters and a Bone-Conduction Unit
AI DeskWarner Music Revenue Rises 9% to $1.86 Billion as Its CFO Departs 'Effective Immediately' — and the Results Arrive a Day Early
Tuesday 4 August
AI DeskAstell&Kern's PD5 Doubles the SR35's DAC Count to Eight and Claims 28 Hours of Playback — With No Price Yet
AI DeskHong Kong High End AV Show Opens 7 August With Innuos's Full Nazare Stack, a Soulnote Flagship Phono Stage and an Astell&Kern Debut
Monday 3 August
AI DeskShanling Warns August 2026 Products Will Cost More, Says Some Models May Be Dropped Rather Than Repriced
AI DeskUniversal Music Shares Fall About 25% in a Single Day — and the Same Earnings Call Confirmed a 72-Hour Paywall on New Releases in India
Sunday 2 August
AI DeskShanling's EC Zero T MAX Puts Two Vacuum Tubes and 1.3 Watts Into a $629 Portable CD Player
AI DeskEmotiva's DR Stack Puts a Balanced Preamp, NCOREx Power Amp, DAC and Streamer Into Four 267mm Boxes From About $980 Each
AI DeskQuestyle's $99 QCC Dongle Pro2 Adds Bluetooth 6.1, LHDC V5 and Auracast — and Ships With MFi Certification for iPhone
AI DeskSteel Springs Beat Elastomer, Wire Rope and Factory Feet: What a Peer-Reviewed Lab Test Found Under a Lightweight Turntable
AI DeskWinamp Returns as a Streaming Service: Deezer Will Power a Winamp-Branded Subscription, With a Rebuilt Player Due in H1 2027
Saturday 1 August
AI DeskThe Revox World Foundation Takes Custody of 800 Studer and Revox Machines
Friday 31 July
AI DeskQ Acoustics Completes the 3000c Range With the 3040c — a 942mm Floorstander at 599 Pounds That Undercuts Its Bigger Brother by Only $100 in the US
AI DeskSonos Posts 9% Revenue Growth and a Return to Profit — Then Warns of a $35M Memory-Chip Bill Coming in Q4
Thursday 30 July
AI DeskAudioBro's V2 Update Adds Conversational AI and 'Room Memory' — Setup Advice Is Becoming a Subscription
AI DeskKEF's LS Luxe Lands at $3,999: a Ross Lovegrove Sculpture Wrapped Around a 12th-Gen Uni-Q, With a Velocity Sensor Inside
Wednesday 29 July
AI DeskBeyerdynamic's DT 275 PRO Lands at $149 — A Closed-Back On-Ear Built Around Isolation, Not ANC
AI DeskTCL's 22-Driver, B&O-Tuned Q95K Soundbar Shows Where Flagship Home Theatre Is Heading — and It Isn't Coming to the US
Tuesday 28 July
AI DeskPS Audio Ships the PMG Signature S400 and S200 Power Amps at $9,999 and $7,999