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…
Focal has added Graphen Grey as a second finish for the Bathys MG, leaving the $1,499 wireless headphone’s hardware and feature set unchanged.
Klipsch uses High End Vienna 2026 to debut the Rebellion Heritage bookshelf speaker, preview Atlas headphones, spotlight the 80th Anniversary Klipschorn, and continue the Ojas kO-R2 world tour.
Bowers & Wilkins has launched the seven-model 800 Series Diamond D5 lineup, from the 805 D5 standmount to the $65,000-per-pair 801 D5 flagship, with Signature-derived refinements and serious home theater center-channel options.
WiiM Bar is a $479 Dolby Atmos/DTS:X soundbar due July 2026 with a 2.1-inch touch display, RoomFit correction, Wi-Fi 6E, and expansion to 5.1.2 through compatible WiiM devices.
SVS Auto EQ brings guided, app-based room correction to R|Evolution subwoofers as a free update, with phone-mic setup, an optional $45 mic, and useful guardrails from the FAQ.
JL Audio Primacy turns the brand’s subwoofer and marine-audio DNA into a luxury active speaker system with DSP, Dante, room optimization, and prices that put it deep into statement-system territory.
KLH’s new Model Four fills the gap between Model Three and Model Five with a shallow, three-way acoustic-suspension design that looks like the lineup’s practical sweet spot.
The Bumpboxx BB-777 is a 29.6-inch-wide, 28-pound portable stereo in the old sense of “portable”: you can carry it, but you will remember the decision. It has dual cassette decks, a suction-load CD player, AM/FM/shortwave radio, Bluetooth, USB playback, mic inputs, USB recording, a rechargeable battery, two antennas, and a shoulder strap. Somewhere, a tiny…
Paradigm recently unveiled the Premier Series v2, a redesigned loudspeaker line aimed at buyers ready to move beyond entry-level speakers without jumping into the company’s higher-priced Founder Series. The lineup includes two bookshelf speakers, two floorstanding models, an LCR speaker, and a dedicated center channel. The pricing puts Premier v2 in the serious mainstream lane,…
