Latest Articles on HiFi, Home Theater, Headphones & Audiophile Gear at ecoustics.com. https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/ everything hi-fi Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:30:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Record Store Day, AXPONA 2026, and The Americanization of Emily: Editor’s Round-Up https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/editors-round-up-2026-04-17/ https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/editors-round-up-2026-04-17/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:29:59 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/editors-round-up-2026-04-17/
AXPONA 2026 and Record Store Day reveal a thriving but uneasy audio industry, while The Americanization of Emily exposes the cost of the stories we choose to believe.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/editors-round-up-2026-04-17/feed/ 2 T.H.E. Show Vegas 2026: Best in Show Winners and Honorable Mentions https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/best-the-show-vegas-2026/ https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/best-the-show-vegas-2026/#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:02:38 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/best-the-show-vegas-2026/
T.H.E. Show Vegas 2026 was smaller and delayed, but some great systems stood out. Did it deliver or come up short?]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/best-the-show-vegas-2026/feed/ 2 The Boomboxes That Ruled the Streets: The Most Iconic Models Through the Decades https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/most-iconic-boomboxes/ https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/most-iconic-boomboxes/#comments Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:18:52 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/most-iconic-boomboxes/
Iconic boomboxes that ruled the streets in the 1970s and ’80s, from the JVC RC-M90 to the Sharp GF-777, and why they mattered.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/most-iconic-boomboxes/feed/ 3 AXPONA Storms Chicago, Spotify Still Chasing Lossless, Moses Returns for Passover, and A Brief Encounter: Editor’s Round-Up https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/editors-round-up-2026-04-03/ https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/editors-round-up-2026-04-03/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:55:20 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/editors-round-up-2026-04-03/
AXPONA floods Chicago with six figure systems, Spotify flaunts lossless in a velvet rope lounge, Passover hits harder with The Ten Commandments, and Brief Encounter still cuts clean.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/editors-round-up-2026-04-03/feed/ 4 Opening Day 2026, Eyes Wide Shut, Sennheiser’s Uncertain Future, and Kaleidescape at 25: Editor’s Round-Up https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/editors-round-up-2026-03-27/ https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/editors-round-up-2026-03-27/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2026 07:24:21 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/editors-round-up-2026-03-27/
Opening Day optimism, Sennheiser in limbo, Kaleidescape at 25, and a study that questions how we hear. Think you’re paying attention? Think again.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/editors-round-up-2026-03-27/feed/ 5 CanJam NYC 2026 & the Rebirth of Physical Media: Editor’s Round-Up https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/editors-round-up-2026-03-16/ https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/editors-round-up-2026-03-16/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2026 08:58:14 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/editors-round-up-2026-03-16/
Packed rooms at CanJam NYC 2026 and a surge in vinyl, books, and Blu-ray. Is physical media quietly winning again?]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/editors-round-up-2026-03-16/feed/ 4 Best in Show at CanJam NYC 2026: The Headphones, DACs, Amps, and IEMs Everyone Was Fighting to Hear https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/best-canjam-nyc-2026/ https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/best-canjam-nyc-2026/#respond Sun, 15 Mar 2026 01:47:31 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/best-canjam-nyc-2026/
Best in Show from CanJam NYC 2026: headphones, DACs, amps, and IEMs that impressed us most at the world’s largest headphone show.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/best-canjam-nyc-2026/feed/ 0 Grell OAE2 Open-Back Headphones Debut at CanJam NYC 2026 with Forward Projecting Soundstage You Have to Hear to Believe https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/grell-oae2-canjam-nyc-2026/ https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/grell-oae2-canjam-nyc-2026/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:34:48 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/grell-oae2-canjam-nyc-2026/
Can Axel Grell move the soundstage outside your head? The Grell OAE2 debuted at CanJam NYC 2026 and the listening experience was…unexpected. ]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/grell-oae2-canjam-nyc-2026/feed/ 4 Are Wired Headphones Hot Again? Grado Signature S550 Launch at CanJam NYC 2026 Says Yes https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/grado-signature-s550-canjam-nyc-2026/ https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/grado-signature-s550-canjam-nyc-2026/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2026 08:45:06 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/grado-signature-s550-canjam-nyc-2026/
Are wired headphones making a comeback? Grado’s Signature S550 debut at CanJam NYC 2026 suggests the cable never really went away.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/grado-signature-s550-canjam-nyc-2026/feed/ 0 Audeze CRBN2 Electrostatic Headphone at CanJam NYC 2026: Is This the Best Headphone in the World? https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/audeze-crbn2-canjam-nyc-2026/ https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/audeze-crbn2-canjam-nyc-2026/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:25:04 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/audeze-crbn2-canjam-nyc-2026/
Can the Audeze CRBN2 finally give electrostatic headphones real bass and soul? Listening impressions from CanJam NYC 2026.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/audeze-crbn2-canjam-nyc-2026/feed/ 2