AV Amplifier News

  • Bluesound’s Powernode Just Got a Major Sound Upgrade

    Bluesound’s latest Powernode now supports Dirac Live, giving owners a new way to tune their speakers for the room they actually live in.

  • FiiO’s New K17 R2R Pro Is Not Your Typical Desktop DAC

    FiiO’s new K17 R2R Pro takes the familiar desktop DAC/amp formula and gives it a resistor-ladder twist, turning it into a more flexible hub for headphones, streaming, and small...

  • Advance Paris NOVA Combines Tubes, Streaming, and DSP in a New Flagship Line

    Advance Paris has unveiled its NOVA range, a new flagship series led by the A-i130 and A-i190 integrated amplifiers that aim to do more than just power speakers.

  • Schiit’s Lyr 5 Can’t Decide Between Tubes and Transistors — So It Picked Both

    The Schiit Lyr 5 arrives as a hybrid headphone amp that lets you switch between tube and solid-state sound with a single button.

  • FiiO’s New DARKSIDE PRO and K13 R2R Target the Weakest Link in Your Setup

    FiiO has introduced two new desktop audio components that focus on improving both power delivery and digital-to-analog conversion for headphone users.

  • Burson’s New Stellar Duo Is Designed to Drive Everything From IEMs to Planars

    The new Conductor Stellar and Soloist Stellar combine Class-A power and modern connectivity in compact desktop designs.

  • Dan D’Agostino’s Latest Monoblock Is Designed for the Most Demanding Speakers on Earth

    If you’ve ever wondered what the absolute top tier of amplifier design looks like in 2026, Dan D’Agostino’s new Momentum Z Monoblock offers a revealing glimpse.

  • Sonos Is Back: New Amp Multi Marks First Hardware Launch in Over a Year

    Forget plug-and-play, the new Amp Multi from Sonos is built for complex, custom installations that need serious power and flexibility.

  • These New NAD Amps Look Like the '70s — but They Stream Hi-Res and Plug Into Your TV

    The new NAD C 3030 and C 3030S look like a blast from the past, but they’re built for today’s streaming and TV setups.

  • The Jotunheim 3 Just Dropped — And It’s a Whole New Schiit

    If you thought the Jotunheim 2 was already a beast, Schiit just dropped a third version that quietly rewrites the rulebook.

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