For its 80th anniversary, Klipsch replaces the electronics inside The Fives II ($1,399.99), The Sevens II ($1,999.99), and The Nines II ($2,399.99) with an Onkyo AVR platform adding Wi-Fi streaming, HDMI 2.1, Dolby Atmos, and Dirac Live on the top two models.
TOPPING rates its new $229 Mini 500 desktop amplifier at 220W x 2 into 4 ohms in stereo or 450W into 2 ohms in mono mode, with THD+N below 1%. It uses a 53V supply and offers a rear switch for volume bypass.
Marking its 30th anniversary, Revel replaces the long-running Performa3 family with the six-model Performa4 Series—featuring 7th-generation Acoustic Lens waveguides, Deep Ceramic Composite tweeters and midranges, Micro Ceramic Composite woofers, and real walnut veneers starting at $1,999/pair.
Cambridge Audio expands below its Alva turntable lineup with the $499 Spira, combining a 1.8 kg steel platter, switchable MM phono stage, Bluetooth transmitter, and five finishes matched to the L/R active speakers.
Schiit Audio’s third-generation Mani 3 phono preamplifier puts MM/MC loading and four-step gain switching on the front panel via sealed relays, upgrades to Analog Devices AD4898 op-amps on +/-17.5V linear rails, and keeps its $149 price tag.
Eversolo updates its reference streaming DAC/preamp with the $1,980 DMP-A8 Gen 2 and the $2,590 DMP-A8 Master Gen 2, adding an 8.6-inch screen, SFP fiber networking, and a top-loading CD player and ripper on the Master edition.
Q Acoustics bridges the gap between its 3030c bookshelf and 3050c tower with the 3040c, a slim 6.7-inch-wide floorstanding speaker featuring twin 4.75-inch C3 Continuous Curved Cone drivers and Helmholtz pressure tubes.
NAD’s $1,299 C 359S pairs a newly engineered 70-watt Class AB output stage and Masters-derived switch-mode power supply with BluOS streaming, HDMI eARC, and tactile rotary knobs.
Rega’s new $395 Replay turntable borrows the low-mass skeletal plinth concept from the Planar 8 and Planar 10 and pairs it with the RB110 tonearm and Carbon cartridge.
Klipsch is opening its Indianapolis headquarters on November 6 and 7 for KlipschFest 2026. Admission is free with registration, and the schedule includes anechoic chamber tours and rare demonstrations of the very first Klipschorn.
