XTZ Sound’s Spirit 4 bookshelf speaker is an affordable two-way speaker well suited for music lovers and home theater enthusiasts alike. Find out how this under $500 speaker stacks up against the competition.

There’s a time and place for audiophile critical listening. But just how much critical listening do we actually do? Is critical listening ALL there is to being an audiophile or hi-fi enthusiast?

We all have an audiophile story. Mine spans nearly 20 years. But in all that time there were three moments that changed my Hi-Fi journey forever. This is my story.

A lot of AV enthusiasts want to know at what point can they no longer tell the difference between high end audio equipment and budget gear. I weigh in with my answer as well as share 3 big factors into why you may NEVER hear a difference.

XTZ Sound may be more well known for their loudspeakers, but their newest product, the EDGE A2-300 Class D stereo amplifier is not one to be overlooked. Find out what I think about this might mite of an amp in my latest review.

A get a lot of audiophile, hi-fi and home theater questions on a daily basis, so I thought it was time to sit down and answer a few of them.

The LG E9 OLED 4K Smart TV reviewed.

The Fluance RT85 is called a “reference” turntable by its manufacturer, but is it really? Can a $499 record player really compete against reference turntables costing the same…or more? I put the RT85 to the test in my latest video review.

Being an audiophile or hi-fi enthusiast can be stressful at times. I share some advice in the form of my 3 biggest lessons I’ve learned after being in this business for nearly 20 years.

Sonos recently informed customers that some of their older products would no longer be supported via firmware or software updates. This set off a firestorm among customers and consumers alike. I weigh in on what this means for Sonos as well as smart tech going forward and whether or not either can weather the storm.

Denon’s new PMA-150H integrated amplifier is a lifestyle hi-fi product aimed at the digital or streaming music enthusiast. Designed for simplicity, I put the small amplifier through its paces to see if its all style over substance, or if the PMA-150H is a special kind of audiophile product.

Audio equipment, be it an amplifier, preamplifier, source, loudspeaker or even cable, isn’t made of magic. There is no real magic anywhere in the hi-fi and audiophile hobby, and yet if you talk to some enthusiasts you’d swear certain products were, in fact, magic. So who’s right?