Mastering Engineer Ryan K. Smith Interview at The Vinyl Summit, Day 2

Pure Sound Warps Time | Revel Performa4 Bookshelf Loudspeaker

Jack Stoughton Jr. Interview at The Vinyl Summit, Day3

Klipsch Trumpets 80th Anniversary Klipschorn Loudspeaker at Audio Advice Live 2026

See How the New HumminGuru NOVA RCM Cleans an LP!

Chad Kassem Tells Us What to Expect at The Vinyl Summit

Canvas HiFi Unveils Powered 2-Channel Speaker System at Audio Advice Live 2026

Vinyl Bliss: Discover Your Music Universe at Absoulute! #shorts

KLH Previews the New Model 4 Loudspeaker at Audio Advice Live 2026

KEF Showcases the New LS Luxe Loudspeaker at Audio Advice Live 2026

Paradigm Premieres a Trio of Premier Series Speakers at Audio Advice Live 2026

Bowers & Wilkins Stands Tall at Audio Advice Live 2026

Vibrant HiFi at SouthWest Audio Fest 2026

LATEST ADDITIONS

Phono Cartridge Reviews

Nagaoka MP-700 phono cartridge

Tom Fine Oct 20, 2026

A phono cartridge is a mechanical-electrical thing with a single job: tracking a squiggly spiral groove as accurately as possible and converting that mechanical tracking into an electrical signal. (Okay, maybe that's two jobs.) The process can seem miraculous.

Show Report

Welcome to Toronto Audiofest!

Robert Schryer Oct 19, 2026

Welcome to Toronto Audiofest! Robert Schryer gives us his first impressions from the show in T.O. that ran from October 16–18, 2026.

Re-Tales

Re-Tales #71: It's a Musical Life, Steve Davis's 50-Year Career

Julie Mullins Oct 19, 2026

Steve Davis has been around music and hi-fi for more than 50 years. Across his varied career in the hi-fi biz, he's seen, heard, and played plenty. Longtime Stereophile readers are likely to recognize the name. With partners, Davis founded AXPONA, America's largest hi-fi show.

Audacious Audio Tube Preamp Reviews

Audio Research Reference 20 line preamplifier

Jason Victor Serinus Oct 16, 2026

Kudos to Audio Research for a tastefully designed website that wastes no words making its points. Audio Research proclaims its Reference 20 line-stage preamplifier "the culmination of a singular objective: to advance beyond the established limits of preamplifier architecture and redefine what is possible in line-stage performance."

As We See It

Puppies, Tequila, and the Blind Leading the Blind

Jim Austin Oct 15, 2026

Four years ago last August, I went to Port Washington, New York, on Long Island, to visit the North Shore Animal League America's (NSALA's) adoption shelter. It was a memorable day: We brought home our beautiful and beloved Ella, aka Ella Wren. But this column is not about puppies. It's about tequila and blind testing.

Recording of the Month

Recording of November 2026: R.E.M.: Reckoning

Jim Austin, Mike Mettler Oct 14, 2026

R.E.M.: Reckoning
I.R.S. Records SP70044/Interscope-Capitol Records Definitive Sound Series DSS 16 (LP; auditioned as a test pressing). 1984/2026. Don Dixon, Mitch Easter, prods.; Dixon, Easter, engs.; Bill Inglot, Chris Bellman, remastering.

Show Report

Dutch turntable maker Miniot reinvented the Wheel. Should vinyl lovers care?

Rogier van Bakel Oct 13, 2026

Halfway through my conversation with Miniot's Piet Kolkman at the 2026 Dutch Audio Event, I asked him a half-joking question: "How many of your customers died waiting for their prepaid turntables?"

Music and Recording Reviews

October 2026 Jazz Record Reviews

Thomas Conrad Oct 13, 2026

Randy Ingram: Sound Within: A Celebration of Bill Evans; Matt Slocum: A Revolving Alliance; Kenny Barron/Ray Drummond/Ben Riley: So Many Lovely Things: Live in Brecon.

Music and Recording Reviews

October 2026 Classical Record Reviews

Jason Victor Serinus, Stephen Francis Vasta Oct 13, 2026

Mozart: Piano Concertos K.175, 449 & 466, Kristian Bezuidenhout, Freiburger Barockorchester; Bruckner: Symphony 3 (Novak ed., 1873), Anima Eterna Brugge/Pablo Heras-Casado; Qigang Chen: Iris Dévoilée, L'Éloignement, Seattle Symphony/Xian Zhang; Prokofiev: Miniatures, Brian Woods, piano.

Music and Recording Reviews

October 2026 Rock/Pop Record Reviews

Robert Baird, Ray Chelstowski Oct 13, 2026

Tony Joe White: Eyes; Goose: Big Modern!; Deer Tick: Coin-O-Matic; Finn Wolfhard: Fire from the Hip; Mamas Gun: Dig!; Charbel Haber: May a soft sun bless your sky while you wait for the inevitable.