Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 3:57pm
For Boulder's new $115,000 flagship 3060 amp, it took a unique approach to theft prevention by making it weigh more than a couple of NFL linebackers.
Audiophiles stories
Friday, November 23, 2012 - 11:45am
Audiophilia phased out of portable devices with the influx of smartphones and the slow death of the portable media player. BBK, known in the West as Oppo, is looking to correct this market oversight with the Vivo X1 and the pair of Beyerdynamic earphones it comes with.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 9:01am
For some reason, audiophiles are willing to spend tons of money on things that are very obviously not worth it. More than almost any other product category, high-end audio accessories tend towards the ridiculous. Case in point: this $650 "vibration neutralizer."
Monday, March 29, 2010 - 9:15am
If you have more money than you know what to do with and think that philanthropy is for suckers, take a look at this: it's the UniSon MK II turntable by DaVinci Audio Labs. It's got a seriously stable drive...
Tuesday, January 5, 2010 - 9:21am
Audiophiles simply love vacuum tubes, devices that give audio a warm, analog sound. The problem is, they're insanely expensive, meaning they're usually only available to the craziest and most well-heeled of enthusiasts. But this MiniWatt is a vacuum tube amp...
Tuesday, September 8, 2009 - 7:19am
Oh boy. This stupid CD player combines the overpriced marketing BS that audiophiles love with bling for the sake of bling to make one seriously overpriced piece of antiquated technology. The Vamp NOS CD player is covered in gold, which...
Thursday, August 6, 2009 - 9:29am
And we thought audiophiles had gone nuts over turntables. Those costly contrivances are chickenfeed compared to what those ambitious audiomaniac Swedes at Transmission Audio just announced: speakers that cost $2 million for two channels. They're calling them Ne Plus Ultra...
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 7:11am
Is there a correlation between speakers looking crazy, costing an exorbitant amount and sounding great? If so, the Maxx Series 3 speakers must sounds absolutely unbelievable. Because these things not only look absolutely ridiculous, but they cost $68,000. How can...
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 10:59am
I love it when companies that cater to rich audiophiles make iPod-compatible devices. I mean, we're talking about customers willing to pay tens of thousands of dollars for speakers, and you're going to tell them the best way to...
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 1:46pm
It's that time again: yes, more ludicrous, overpriced speakers aimed at audiophiles with more money than they know what to do with. Today's ludicrously-named entrant is the Grande Utopia EM. What do you get for your $180,000? Well, you get...
