We Are Rewind GB-001
We Are Rewind are expanding their presence in the United States with a product that feels both familiar and brand new. The GB-001, nicknamed Curtis, marks the company's entry into the modern boombox category, arriving at a moment when cassette culture is experiencing an unexpected revival. With cassette sales increasing by more than 400% over the last decade, interest in tapes and mixtapes has moved far beyond nostalgia, and the appetite for well-built, fu...
Roksan Caspian 4G Streaming Pre-Amplifier & Po…
Roksan is expanding its Caspian Series 4G electronics into a fully modular ecosystem, bringing streaming, pre-amplification and power amplification together under one design and engineering philosophy. The award-winning range, originally introduced with the Caspian Streaming Amplifier and Integrated Amplifier, now gains two new models - the Caspian Streaming Pre-Amplifier and Caspian Power Amplifier. Hand-built at Monitor Audio Group's headquarters in Rayl...
Pro-Ject Head Box S3 B & Head Box DS3 B
Pro-Ject Audio Systems is expanding its compact electronics portfolio with two new fully balanced headphone amplifiers that mark the beginning of a new generation of the brand's Box Design series. The Head Box S3 B and Head Box DS3 B arrive as modern successors to the original Micro and Mini components first launched in the early 2000s, bringing updated circuitry, more refinement and far more power while preserving the philosophy that made Pro-Ject's small...
Breggz Zohn-1
The resurgence of premium personal audio continues to gather pace. Amsterdam-based Breggz has announced that its Zohn-1 wireless in-ear hearable has become the first product of its kind to receive IMAX Enhanced certification, creating a new device category within the programme and bringing the cinema-grade IMAX sound experience directly to in-ear listeners for the first time. With fans increasingly consuming films, series and concerts on personal devices, ...
Austrian Audio The Arranger
Austrian Audio is expanding its presence in the high-end headphone market with The Arranger, an open-back reference model aimed at listeners who want a more immersive, speaker-like experience from a portable and serviceable design. Positioned as a gateway into true audiophile listening for both demanding home users and audio professionals, the new model combines the brand's latest driver technology with a robust but refined construction crafted in Europe. ...
Audio Pro W-Generation
Audio Pro, the award-winning Scandinavian audio brand known for redefining what compact speakers can do, is opening a new chapter in wireless sound for the US and international markets. Following the rollout of its W-Generation speaker range, the company is now introducing W-Generation versions of its most powerful models, Drumfire II W and Drumfire D-2 W, completing a family that refreshes almost every aspect of the Audio Pro experience, from the control ...
Beyerdynamic Headphone Lab
An increasing number of music producers and sound engineers are working not in perfectly treated control rooms but in bedrooms, rented flats or compact home studios where installing large monitors and carrying out full acoustic treatment is often simply not realistic. It is exactly these users that Beyerdynamic is targeting with Headphone Lab, a new free DAW plug in that turns the German manufacturer's studio headphones into a software based reference list...
Meze Audio Strada
In the high-end headphone world there is an increasingly visible split between large, system focused designs for strictly home listening and models created for mobile music lovers who do not want to choose between convenience and refined sound. It is into this second category that Meze Audio now introduces the Strada, a wired over ear headphone that combines the Romanian brand's characteristic attention to design with carefully considered ergonomics and ea...
Astell&Kern AK HC5
More and more listeners are happy to stream music from a smartphone, laptop or games console, but do not necessarily want to accept a step down in quality compared with a full-sized hi-fi system. It is this group that Astell&Kern is targeting with the AK HC5, a compact USB digital to analogue converter that brings the flagship DAC architecture from the Korean brand's top portable players into a highly portable dongle format. The new device is intended ...
Bowers & Wilkins 707 Prestige Edition
In the world of hi-fi there are few things as satisfying as a well voiced compact monitor that can fill a living room with the authority of larger loudspeakers while looking like a small piece of industrial art. It is exactly this role that Bowers & Wilkins has in mind for the latest version of its smallest 700 Series model. The 707 Prestige Edition is a standmount loudspeaker created for music lovers who are unwilling to compromise on either aesthetic...
Harman Kardon Aura Studio 5
Harman Kardon is returning to the market with a new generation of one of its most recognisable speakers. Aura Studio 5 is the latest incarnation of the brand’s transparent audio system, designed not only to fill a room with music but also to shape the atmosphere with light that matches the moment, from a calm background glow to the visual backdrop for an evening with friends. The new model immediately stands out through its form. A slim, transparent dome w...
iFi Audio iDSD Phantom
iFi Audio is launching the iDSD Phantom as the most advanced product in its history, a single-box flagship that combines a reference DAC, network streamer and powerful headphone amplifier. The new model is aimed at listeners who want a system voiced as close as possible to studio monitoring, but wrapped in a form that integrates into a domestic setup. Rather than a minor upgrade to the earlier Pro iDSD, the Phantom is built on a substantially reworked plat...
