audiophile

Clubhouse gives musicians a new high-quality audio mode

Clubhouse added a new “music mode” this week, doubling down on its commitment to centering social audio in all its permutations. The new music mode will give musicians who play live on the

Skullcandy aims upscale with two new headphones

Skullcandy has always been an odd brand. Aimed at a younger, hipper audience, the headphones always featured wacky graphics and a lower price point. Now, facing competition from multiple players, they

Colorfly's "Audiophile-Quality" Audio Player Is Made Of Wood

I love audiophiles. They spend $20,000 on a high end speaker system with zero flibber and low Db to THD levels (at least that’s what it sounds like they’re telling you) and then they slap

Soundwave makes a comeback, as a theatre on wheels

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Picture-11.jpg">If you can't go and listen to a high fidelity sound system, why don't you have it come to you? The <a href="http://www.so

Olive launches the 4HD Hi-Fi music server

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/opus04_black_front_top.jpg" />Olive Media just announced the Olive 4HD. Intended for the audiophile market, Olive's latest creation plays

How to hide that subwoofer in the corner of the room

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/10122009112626.jpg" />Keeping your home theater (my wife calls it a living room) clean and uncluttered can be a real pain if you have a d

Audiophile List: Ultrasone HFI-2400 Headphones

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/HFI2400_open_diagonal_300dpi_RGB-Medium.jpg" align="left">German headphone manufacturer Ultrasone has announced a new flagship for their

Monster going audiophile, intros the Turbine in-ear speakers

It’s become apparent that Monster is getting into the high-end audiophile game with the launch of the Beats earlier in the year and now the in-ear Turbine ‘speakers’. I’ve only had an hour or

Furutech's Powerflux Power Cord: New for 2008 with improved slam tickle on the high end

If you’ve ever experienced the frammel shake on the low end of some gold remasters you’ll understand why you need Furutech’s $1,800 power cable. As we all know, once you get past a c

Some early reviews of Denon’s $500 Ethernet cable

Reviews for that $500 Ethernet cable being sold by Denon are in full swing on the Amazon.com product page, located here. Here are a couple of choice tidbits… “A caution to people buying these: if

60 inches of this ridiculous ethernet uber-cable costs $500

Oh dear, oh dear. I’m surprised the description doesn’t mention that your signal is being accelerated by being bathed in snake oil. It lowers my estimation of the human race’s worth

New Pioneer headphones for the anal-retentive audiophile in all of us

Wow, that’s a lot of ear thingies. The Pioneer SE-CLX9 (made with aluminum) and SE-CLX7 (made with metal) ear canal headphones let you switch between five different combinations of in-ear adapte

Declick Your Clicks With The Declicker From ELP

If you’re gonna digitize a large vinyl record collection, you might maybe wanna check out the declicker. Built by the same people that make that $9,900 LT-1LRC Laser Turntable, the ELP declicker

Hovland Stratos: Wealthy Audiophile Edition

Let me state that $50,250 for an amp is outrageous. I don’t care how great it is even if it poops out gold bricks. Anywho, the Hovland Stratos is an uber-high-end mono block power amp. The Stratos p

Media Demagnetizer for the Rich

In the odd world of high-end audio, everything is a factor. Take this little device, for example. It’s a media demagnetizer that allows you to demagnetize everything from your vinyl to your priz

Tivoli Table Stereo for Audiophiles

This desktop sound system from Tivoli Audio is billed as the audiophile’s table stereo. Encased within that hand-lacquered box are two high-quality 3-inch full range speakers with rear ports , a