Hi-Fi Components Reviews & News - ecoustics.com https://www.ecoustics.com/home-audio/ everything hi-fi Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:23:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Amazon Prime Big Deal Days 2026: The Best Audio, TV and Tech Deals Actually Worth Buying https://www.ecoustics.com/gift-guides/prime-big-deal-days-2026/ https://www.ecoustics.com/gift-guides/prime-big-deal-days-2026/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:01:15 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/gift-guides/prime-big-deal-days-2026/
Check out huge discounts on Sony, Technics, TCL, AWOL, Audioengine, Andover, ZVOX and more for two days only on Amazon's October Prime Days.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/gift-guides/prime-big-deal-days-2026/feed/ 0 Esoteric Goes Back in Black With F-01 and F-02 Integrated Amplifiers and PS-01F Power Supply https://www.ecoustics.com/products/esoteric-black-edition-integrated-amplifiers/ https://www.ecoustics.com/products/esoteric-black-edition-integrated-amplifiers/#respond Mon, 05 Oct 2026 01:23:32 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/products/esoteric-black-edition-integrated-amplifiers/
Esoteric’s F-01 and F-02 Black Editions pair all-analog Grandioso-derived circuitry with a new black-anodized finish and optional PS-01F power supply. ]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/products/esoteric-black-edition-integrated-amplifiers/feed/ 0 What Is Audio-Technica’s VMx Cartridge Line and Why Is It on the Andover-One DD? https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/audio-technica-vmx-cartridges-andover-one-dd/ https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/audio-technica-vmx-cartridges-andover-one-dd/#respond Mon, 05 Oct 2026 04:28:03 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/audio-technica-vmx-cartridges-andover-one-dd/
The Andover-One DD introduced us to Audio-Technica’s overlooked VMx cartridge line. Here’s what makes the nine-model range worth a closer look.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/articles/audio-technica-vmx-cartridges-andover-one-dd/feed/ 0 Yamaha R200A Stereo Receiver Debuts With New Design and Internal Upgrades https://www.ecoustics.com/products/yamaha-r200a-stereo-receiver/ https://www.ecoustics.com/products/yamaha-r200a-stereo-receiver/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:29:04 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/products/yamaha-r200a-stereo-receiver/
After a decade, Yamaha finally replaces the R-S202 with the R200A, adding phono, subwoofer output, Bluetooth Multipoint, and chassis upgrades.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/products/yamaha-r200a-stereo-receiver/feed/ 0 Fidelity Imports UK Names sonoro as First Brand Ahead of October 1 Launch https://www.ecoustics.com/news/fidelity-imports-uk-launch/ https://www.ecoustics.com/news/fidelity-imports-uk-launch/#respond Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:59:00 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/news/fidelity-imports-uk-launch/
Can Fidelity Imports turn its U.S. and Canadian growth into a successful UK hi-fi operation when Fidelity Imports UK opens October 1?]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/news/fidelity-imports-uk-launch/feed/ 0 QED Performance Range Gives First-Time Hi-Fi Buyers One Less Thing to Overspend On https://www.ecoustics.com/products/qed-performance-cables/ https://www.ecoustics.com/products/qed-performance-cables/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:58:00 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/products/qed-performance-cables/
QED refreshes its Performance cables with speaker, RCA, Ethernet and USB options from $49. Who says wiring your first serious system has to hurt?]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/products/qed-performance-cables/feed/ 0 Silent Angel’s Rhein ZX Takes Roon Server Obsession to Its Logical Extreme https://www.ecoustics.com/products/silent-angel-rhein-zx/ https://www.ecoustics.com/products/silent-angel-rhein-zx/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 01:29:06 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/products/silent-angel-rhein-zx/
$9,499 for the ultimate Roon music server includes OCXO clocking, DSD512 and up to 8TB storage because apparently ordinary music servers were getting complacent.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/products/silent-angel-rhein-zx/feed/ 0 Andover-One DD Direct Drive Turntable Has More Tech Than Your Average $999 Deck https://www.ecoustics.com/products/andover-one-dd-direct-drive-turntable/ https://www.ecoustics.com/products/andover-one-dd-direct-drive-turntable/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:58:00 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/products/andover-one-dd-direct-drive-turntable/
The $999 Andover-One DD adds direct drive, a carbon-fiber arm, 78 rpm and Auto Stop. Has Andover built a real Technics alternative?]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/products/andover-one-dd-direct-drive-turntable/feed/ 5 Schiit Freya 2 Preamplifier Gives You Five Ways to Mix Tubes and Solid State for $999 https://www.ecoustics.com/products/schiit-freya-2-preamplifier/ https://www.ecoustics.com/products/schiit-freya-2-preamplifier/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:00:54 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/products/schiit-freya-2-preamplifier/
The $999 Schiit Freya 2 lets listeners switch between passive, solid-state, tube, and two hybrid operating modes from a single balanced preamplifier.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/products/schiit-freya-2-preamplifier/feed/ 2 iFi iDSD GR 2 MT Gets Steve Levine Tuning and Serious Hardware Upgrades https://www.ecoustics.com/products/ifi-idsd-gr-2-mt-steve-levine/ https://www.ecoustics.com/products/ifi-idsd-gr-2-mt-steve-levine/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:58:17 +0000 https://www.ecoustics.com/products/ifi-idsd-gr-2-mt-steve-levine/
iFi’s $699 iDSD GR 2 MT adds Steve Levine tuned PCM and DSD filters, a ceramic PCB, upgraded I/V stage and Audio Note Kaisei capacitors.]]> https://www.ecoustics.com/products/ifi-idsd-gr-2-mt-steve-levine/feed/ 1