Marantz refreshes the CINEMA 50, CINEMA 60 and slimline CINEMA 70s with upgraded DACs, modern gaming and diagnostic tools, wider Dirac Live compatibility and several flagship-only home-theater features. The channel counts stay put, while U.S. prices rise by $200.
Klipsch’s nine-model Reference Premiere III range adds a flush-mounted BMC Tractrix horn, knife-edge cabinets, metal outriggers and a more focused path from two-channel stereo to Dolby Atmos home theater. Here is what changed—and how the line got here.
Lossless streaming and modern network audio can deliver the whole recording without a sonic haircut. KEF’s $4,000 active speaker system puts the burden where it belongs: on the speaker.
SVS app version 1.3.106 brings free Auto EQ room correction to the compact 3000 Micro R|Evolution—using a phone, a few measurements, and no new hardware.
Apple Music now costs $11.99 a month, while Sonos is reintroducing the navigation tabs it removed in 2024. One raises the bill; the other lowers the friction.
QUAD’s $995 ELEGAN 1 and $1,995 ELEGAN 2 revive the woven-Kevlar logic of the early-2000s L Series with waveguides, Linkwitz-Riley crossovers, and sensible passive-speaker engineering.
The Arendal Sound 1610 Bookshelf 8 is a large Norwegian three-way stand-mount whose coherence, stable imaging, and subwoofer-defying bass made it disappear into the room. Measurements reveal how sealed operation, room gain, and ARC Genesis shaped the result.
Marantz replaces the PM6007 and CD6007 with the MODEL 70 and $750 CD 70. Both are meaningfully updated—but North America only gets the CD player.
Dynaudio will cease commercial operations in North America and close its U.S. subsidiary in fall 2026. Here’s what is confirmed, what is still unclear, and what owners should watch next.
John Atkinson has retired. This is not your usual industry personnel note, it is the end of an era. Stereophile says the July 2026 issue is the last one where he will perform the measurements for its equipment reviews. John has also retired as a reviewer. His final two reviews were the Dynaudio Contour 20…
