The scientist who helped develop the Harman target revisited listener data and still recommends two broad tone controls.

A regular player isn't worse for having more inside it. The budget just gets split across everything it does, and your DAC decides if you'll notice.

Audiophiles have used words like “glassy” and “hard” to describe unpleasant treble for decades, so glass arrives as a speaker material with a reputation already attached to it. That reputation matters ...

Its economics add another layer. Audioholics says major brands can operate on 40- to 60-point margins and gives one example where a $600 retail speaker may contain roughly $60 in drivers and crossover ...

One designer says that arrival is the sound of something going wrong. Szymon Rutkowski of Graphite Audio says metal, ceramic and bearing-based supports can introduce a character of their own. If so, ...

Colin Toh is the Editor-in-Chief of Headphonesty. He founded the website in 2016 to provide reliable headphones reviews and insights. Headphonesty has quickly established itself as a trusted source in ...

iPhones make the 48 kHz part simpler. Apple’s own documentation says Apple Music Lossless ranges from CD-quality 16-bit/44.1 kHz up to 24-bit/192 kHz, with an [external DAC required for songs above 48 ...