An audio resource directory
manufacturer
Norwegian record label whose catalogue features Norwegian composers and performers alongside international repertoire. Its own site highlights the surround-sound recordings made by Lindberg Lyd, the company behind the label.
Sources
manufacturer
Family-run in-ear monitor company that started in a spare bedroom and now makes universal and custom IEMs, including the Ocean model, with accessories and service support for musicians and listeners.
Headphones
publication
Online audio magazine for audiophiles and music lovers who like to read, publishing equipment reviews, industry features, news and readers' letters, with an archive library of past content.
Reviews Measurements
manufacturer
Luxury headphone maker that has provided audio advice, products and service since 1990 and builds its headphones from scratch at its New York facility. Its range includes the Diana MRx and Diana TC Signature.
Headphones
manufacturer
Japanese audio-electronics manufacturer founded in 1972, with a catalogue spanning amplification, disc playback, digital processing and analogue sources. Its Yokohama-based business also develops, sells and services its equipment, and maintains both a current product index and a historical product museum.
Amplification, Sources
manufacturer
German high-end electronics maker in Lauffen am Neckar, near Stuttgart, whose products are manufactured in Germany. Its range includes integrated and power amplifiers, preamplifiers, players and DACs, including tube preamp and tube DAC models.
Amplification, Sources
manufacturer
British loudspeaker manufacturer founded in London in 1987 with the compact AE1. Its current line-up includes the 100, 300 and 500 Series, the AE1 and AE2 40th Anniversary models, AE Active speakers, a subwoofer and stands.
Speakers
manufacturer
German analogue specialist that has made turntables, tonearms and cartridges since 1996 in Suessen. Products are machined with CNC equipment and assembled by hand at the company's own works.
Sources
dealer
Acoustic Sounds is a Salina, Kansas retailer of audiophile recordings and playback equipment, founded by Chad Kassem in 1986. Its business also encompasses Analogue Productions, Quality Record Pressings and recording and mastering facilities, connecting its music catalogue with record production.
Buy Sell, Sources, Room Setup
manufacturer
Acoustic-treatment company that has treated spaces for over 15 years, custom-making affordable bass traps and acoustic panels and selling DIY acoustical materials for studios, home theatres, churches and offices. Its site offers a room calculator for panel quantities.
Room Setup
manufacturer
Berlin-founded studio-monitor manufacturer distinguished by its folded-diaphragm tweeter designs and professional-audio focus. Part of the Focusrite Group, it offers T, A and S monitor ranges for different production needs, with DSP-based room adjustment in the A Series.
Speakers
manufacturer
Finnish loudspeaker company established in 1998 that builds speakers for both living rooms and recording studios. Every model is handmade in Finland, and the company also assembles its own amplifiers there.
Speakers
tool
Free online room-mode calculator from acoustic consultant amcoustics. Enter room dimensions to calculate room modes, with accompanying articles explaining what room modes are and how to deal with them.
Room Setup
dealer
Whittlesey-based hi-fi retailer with a particular emphasis on turntables, cartridges and two-channel listening. Its catalogue also covers digital sources, headphones and home cinema, with appointment-based demonstrations in a Cambridgeshire manor-house listening room.
Buy Sell, Sources, Amplification, Speakers, Headphones
video
YouTube channel of tech journalist and AV industry professional Andrew Robinson, with independent home-theatre, hi-fi, soundbar and TV reviews, system guides and practical setup advice for real rooms.
Reviews Measurements
manufacturer
Canadian maker of power amplifiers, AV receivers and processors, based in Toronto. Its Anthem Room Correction (ARC Genesis) system is a key feature; many products are made in Canada while the MRX/AVM and MDX series are built abroad.
Amplification
manufacturer
New Zealand digital-audio company that began in high-end cabling in 2004 and moved into music servers and streamers in 2009. Now based in Ōtaki on the Kapiti Coast, it presents its KALA source line alongside its Emotion distribution division.
Sources
manufacturer
Oregon-founded audio company built around direct-to-consumer loudspeakers for stereo, home theater and installed systems. Its catalogue combines Grandis, Verus and Novus speakers with Theatrus architectural designs, powered subwoofers, add-on super tweeters and multichannel power amplifiers.
Speakers
manufacturer
Audio-electronics brand whose current range spans CD players, network streamers, integrated and streaming integrated amplifiers, plus a home-cinema line. Its site describes an engineering team focused on music reproduction and a 50th-anniversary A50 Signature model.
Sources, Amplification
tool
ARTA is a PC sound-card measurement suite combining impulse and spectrum analysis, stepped-sine testing and loudspeaker impedance measurements. Version 1.9.8 became freeware in December 2024 after ARTALABS closed, so this is an available software resource rather than an active software company.
Reviews Measurements, Room Setup
manufacturer
Acoustic-treatment company combining room-performance engineering with decorative product design for hi-fi, cinema, studios and architectural spaces. Its domestic range separates absorbers, diffusers, bass traps and mounting systems, while Impulso software measures reverberation and simulates adding the company’s treatment products.
Room Setup
manufacturer
California loudspeaker company selling its Sierra and Signature series speakers and centre channels factory-direct for music and home theater. It also sells Rythmik subwoofers and offers a 30-day guarantee.
Speakers
manufacturer
British loudspeaker specialist with roots in professional monitoring and a long-running soft-dome midrange design. Its catalogue spans active and passive hi-fi speakers, studio monitors and associated electronics, with an emphasis on its own driver engineering.
Speakers, Amplification
manufacturer
French hi-fi manufacturer based in Brécey, Normandy, whose catalogue includes CD players, streaming sources, integrated amplifiers and preamplifiers such as the EVO models. Its site directs buyers to approved Atoll dealers.
Sources, Amplification
manufacturer
US maker of acoustic panels, bass traps, baffles, diffusers, room kits and custom and art panels, plus materials and supplies, with design, installation and quoting help for homes, studios, architects and builders.
Room Setup
tool
Audacity is free, open-source audio recording and editing software for Windows, macOS and Linux. It combines clip editing, format conversion, effects, plug-in support and frequency-analysis views for music, spoken-word production and other audio work.
Sources
manufacturer
Southern California headphone company built around proprietary planar-magnetic transducers, with separate audiophile, professional and gaming ranges. Its catalogue also includes electrostatic headphones, and the company says its planar-magnetic and electrostatic drivers are manufactured in Orange County.
Headphones
manufacturer
Italian audio manufacturer whose amplifiers centre on a proprietary current-feedback gain architecture. Its catalogue spans FL Three S, FLS, Strumento and Strumento Signature families, with digital playback products complementing integrated amplifiers and separate pre/power systems.
Amplification, Sources
manufacturer
Audient is a UK recording-equipment company founded in 1997, with interfaces ranging from compact iD and EVO models to its Horizon Thunderbolt range. Its website also supports recording and mixing workflows through tutorials, an interface finder and studio-focused product information.
Sources, Amplification, Room Setup
dealer
American audio and home-theater retailer combining equipment sales with custom design, installation and ongoing support. Its site also offers buying guides, setup videos and an interactive three-dimensional theater planner that lays out screens, seating and speakers for a proposed room.
Buy Sell, Room Setup, Speakers
dealer
US high-end audio retailer that began in 1981 as a catalogue company known for in-depth product descriptions, now selling authorised premium audio brands online with expert hi-fi support and a 60-day satisfaction guarantee.
Buy Sell
forum
Long-running audiophile discussion site whose own title describes it as a home for audio reviews, audiophile forums and stereo reviews, with forums organised by component and topic.
Community, Reviews Measurements, Amplification, Speakers, Sources
dealer
Audio Classics is a Vestal, New York dealer offering new and used stereo equipment alongside repair services. Its catalogue has a strong McIntosh presence and extends to vintage components, parts, manuals, tubes and turntable equipment.
Buy Sell, Services, Amplification, Speakers
tool
Audio Precision supplies APx audio analyzers and measurement software for engineering and production testing. Its electroacoustic options cover driver characterization, loudspeaker response, impedance and manufacturing faults, making it an equipment-testing resource rather than a consumer listening-room calibration app.
Reviews Measurements, Headphones, Speakers
manufacturer
American vacuum-tube amplifier specialist founded in 1970 by Bill Johnson. It is privately held and builds its amplifiers and preamplifiers by hand at its Minnesota facility.
Amplification
measurement
Audio forum combining instrumented equipment reviews with member discussion of digital audio, amplification, headphones, speakers and acoustics. Its review threads expose test conditions and results, while dedicated beginner and reference sections provide routes into the technical material.
Reviews Measurements, Community
marketplace
audio-markt is a classifieds marketplace for new and used hi-fi components, used by private sellers and dealers. Founded in 1999, it combines searchable adverts with dealer and manufacturer directories, saved searches and transaction ratings rather than operating as a single equipment retailer.
Buy Sell, Community
manufacturer
Japanese audio company whose origins in phono cartridges developed into headphones, turntables and microphones for home and professional use. Its history connects the dual-magnet VM cartridge family with later monitoring headphones and recording products, retaining a substantial analogue-playback focus.
Headphones, Sources
forum
AudioCircle connects audio enthusiasts with manufacturer-associated discussion forums, including entry points linked by GR-Research and Audio by Van Alstine. Manufacturer-published excerpts from its community document home-system listening reports and equipment comparisons, rather than independently verified performance measurements.
Community, Speakers, Amplification
manufacturer
Texas audio company founded in Austin in 2005, now headquartered in Sherman, Texas. It is best known for powered home music systems such as the A5, plus add-on audio products designed to work with them.
Speakers
marketplace
Audiogon combines an audio-equipment marketplace with discussion forums, price research and member system pages. Its listings span hi-fi, headphones, home theater, vintage equipment and music, with separate routes for private sellers and dealers.
Buy Sell, Community
publication
AV publication covering equipment reviews, industry developments and practical system education. Its material connects home-theater hardware with amplifier design, acoustics and setup, while a stated distinction between reviews and previews helps readers identify hands-on coverage.
Reviews Measurements, Room Setup
forum
Audiokarma is a home-audio discussion forum with dedicated areas for solid-state equipment, tube audio, turntables, speakers and listening rooms. Its member systems, music discussions and restoration-related threads make it a community resource rather than an editorial review publication or repair provider.
Community, Amplification
manufacturer
British audio-electronics brand, designed and engineered in the UK since 1983, with a range that includes the 9000-series and 7000-series DACs, preamplifiers, amplifiers and phono stages. Its design team works within the International Audio Group alongside QUAD.
Sources, Amplification
manufacturer
German audio-electronics specialist with roots in a group of scientists and engineers at Bochum University. Its official site organizes equipment into source components, network products, integrated amplifiers, preamplifiers and power amplifiers, with companion software and external power supplies also represented.
Amplification, Sources
forum
Audiophile Style combines an audio-discussion forum with article and blog content, with a particularly detailed focus on digital playback. Its boards separate software, DACs, music servers, networking, storage and DSP, alongside music, analogue equipment and immersive audio.
Community, Sources, Reviews Measurements
diy
French online audio specialist founded in 2005 and based in Roubaix. It sells hi-fi equipment and DIY parts, including amplifier boards, DAC modules, power supply kits and Raspberry Pi audio modules.
Amplification, Sources
manufacturer
Cable and accessory company founded in 1980 by Bill Low and headquartered in Irvine, California. It makes analog, digital, HDMI and speaker cables, power products, isolation systems and DragonFly USB DACs.
Amplification, Sources, Speakers
manufacturer
Family-owned Danish loudspeaker maker founded in Copenhagen in 1979 by Ole Klifoth and now run commercially by his son Mads. Its R series, QR SE series and in-wall/on-wall speakers are handcrafted and hand-assembled in Denmark.
Speakers
repair
Columbus, Ohio repair shop established in 1992 by Michael Langhorst, specializing in vintage stereo equipment. Its stated services range from control cleaning to restoration, with in-house work on amplifiers, receivers, turntables, tape decks and other audio components.
Services, Amplification, Sources
tool
Independent Paris software company, founded in 2011, that makes the Audirvāna music player for macOS, Windows and Linux. Studio is a subscription covering local files and streaming services; Origin is a one-time licence for local libraries, with a headless Linux core player.
Sources
manufacturer
US acoustic-treatment maker founded in 1977, starting in its founder's garage to make affordable acoustical products. Its range includes LENRD bass traps, Roominator room kits, ProMAX stands and SonoLite wall panels.
Room Setup
manufacturer
South Korean maker of high-end music servers and streamers, headquartered in Anyang, with offices in the United States and Spain. Its range spans digital-output servers such as the N50 and N200 and analog-output models with built-in DACs, controlled through the free Conductor app.
Sources
repair
Austin, Texas analog-audio specialist serving the city since 1983, restoring select 1957–1980 amplifiers, receivers and turntables and servicing some modern turntables. It also sells serviced vintage gear and new Rega, Cambridge Audio, Ortofon and Acoustic Energy products.
Services, Buy Sell
manufacturer
Vienna-based maker of professional headphones and microphones for engineers, producers and musicians. Its condenser microphones use the handcrafted CKR12 ceramic capsule, and it also makes headphones for studio and creator use.
Headphones
tool
Free web tool that generates headphone equalisation settings: pick your headphones and equaliser app, or import a CSV of measurements, and it produces optimal EQ parameters, with a live demo for comparison.
Reviews Measurements, Headphones
forum
UK-based home-entertainment forum and review site covering TVs, home AV, hi-fi, streaming hardware and 4K Blu-ray, with editorial reviews alongside its discussion community.
Community, Reviews Measurements
manufacturer
German manufacturer offering integrated and separate amplification, streaming/CD systems, phono stages and loudspeakers. Its AVM 30.3, Inspiration, Evolution and Ovation S families include both component-based hi-fi and all-in-one approaches, with design and production kept in-house.
Amplification, Sources, Speakers
manufacturer
Ayre Acoustics is a Colorado audio company founded by Charles Hansen in 1993, distinguished by fully balanced, zero-feedback circuit designs. Its range includes amplification, digital conversion and phono equipment, with separate product families and an upgrade section for existing owners.
Amplification, Sources
diy
Italian manufacturer of professional loudspeaker transducers, operating since 1946. Its line covers high-frequency compression drivers and horns, coaxial components and cone drivers for pro sound systems and DIY builders.
Speakers
marketplace
Online record store and music community connecting listeners with artists and labels through digital and physical purchases. Alongside genre browsing and Bandcamp Daily editorial discovery, its playlist feature links sharing to music fans already own rather than an unrestricted streaming subscription.
Sources, Buy Sell
manufacturer
Bel Canto Design is a Minneapolis audio-electronics company founded by John Stronczer in 1991. Its catalogue centres on DACs, control components and amplification, with BLACK technology connecting flagship systems to the E1X and EX lines.
Amplification, Sources
manufacturer
Syracuse-based audio-electronics manufacturer with roots in television broadcast equipment. Its current catalogue centers on DACs, power amplification, line preamplifiers and headphone amplification, with a stated design emphasis on transparency supported by measurement and listening tests.
Amplification, Sources
manufacturer
German audio company with a history spanning studio headphones, microphones and consumer listening products. The catalogue now also covers wireless headphones and gaming headsets, while selected headphones and microphones continue to be manufactured at its Heilbronn site.
Headphones
dealer
Small family-owned headphone and portable-audio store that backs every purchase with lifetime support, carrying IEMs, headphones, DACs and digital audio players from brands such as Noble Audio, Meze Audio, Questyle and iBasso.
Buy Sell, Headphones
manufacturer
Cable assembler in Seattle, Washington, making audio, video and network cables, much of it in its own US shop. It also sells raw cable, connectors and tools, and publishes technical articles on cable specifications.
Amplification, Speakers
manufacturer
Bluesound makes networked speakers and stereo components built around the BluOS multi-room platform. Its catalogue links streaming in existing hi-fi systems with wireless speakers and television sound, using app control for local libraries, internet radio and supported music services.
Sources, Speakers
manufacturer
Colorado audio-electronics manufacturer with origins in professional recording and broadcast equipment. Its range spans separate amplifiers and preamplifiers, phono stages, an integrated amplifier and a DAC preamplifier, with in-house metalwork and circuit-board production described in its company history.
Amplification, Sources
manufacturer
Bowers & Wilkins offers home loudspeakers, wireless audio systems and headphones, with a product history beginning in 1966. Its speaker engineering includes proprietary cone materials and tweeter designs, illustrated by the Continuum cones and titanium tweeters in the 600 Series.
Speakers, Headphones
manufacturer
Bricasti Design offers a consumer range of DACs, source controllers, network playback components and amplifiers. Its catalogue separates Classic and Platinum series, while the official contact page locates manufacturing and shipping operations in Shirley, Massachusetts.
Amplification, Sources
manufacturer
Canadian manufacturer serving both home audio and professional applications with amplification and related components. Its catalogue includes preamplifiers, digital sources and loudspeakers, while published manufacturing information emphasises hand assembly and extended amplifier testing.
Amplification, Sources, Speakers
manufacturer
Danish loudspeaker company that sells passive and active hi-fi speakers, including the S400 bookshelf model it first prototyped in 2016. Development, assembly and much of its cabinet woodwork happen under one roof in Silkeborg.
Speakers
manufacturer
Berlin high-end audio company that has handcrafted and engineered its products there since 1977. Alongside home audio systems, it makes bespoke one-off pieces and automotive sound systems.
Amplification, Sources, Speakers
manufacturer
Cabasse is a loudspeaker company with a history dating to 1950 and a distinctive coaxial-driver approach. Its portfolio spans conventional speakers, connected THE PEARL systems and installation applications, with in-house signal processing, app control and automatic calibration described for selected connected products.
Speakers
manufacturer
British audio brand launched in 1968, designing products in London and Cambridge with manufacturing partners abroad. Its current range connects conventional hi-fi electronics with streaming amplifiers, active speakers, all-in-one systems and Melomania headphones, offering several different approaches to a home music system.
Amplification, Sources, Speakers, Headphones
manufacturer
Maker of in-ear monitors with more than 70 models and iterations over nearly a decade, including the Andromeda 10, the Astrolith dual-planar IEM and the nine-driver Chimera.
Headphones
marketplace
Canuck Audio Mart is a Canadian marketplace for used hi-fi, home-theatre equipment and recorded music, operating since 2000. It combines hobbyist classifieds, commercial dealer listings, forums and member galleries, with separate rules for casual and business sellers.
Buy Sell, Community
manufacturer
American cable company founded in Ontario, California, in 1987 by George Cardas. It makes high-end cables with copper conductors, premium connectors and its own Quad Eutectic solder, which other manufacturers also use.
Amplification, Speakers
manufacturer
Audio manufacturer founded in 1989 and based in Raleigh, North Carolina, Its current line-up includes amplifiers such as the SLI-100 and digital sources such as the DMS-700.
Amplification, Sources
manufacturer
Swiss audio-electronics company organized around modular analog and digital components. Its 1 Series and 10 Series use software-controlled architectures, with model-specific expansion paths for DACs, external power supplies and clocks rather than a fixed one-box system.
Amplification, Sources
manufacturer
British audio manufacturer with professional-studio roots and proprietary FPGA digital conversion and amplifier technologies. Its range stretches from portable DAC/headphone amplifiers to home-system separates, streamers and ULTIMA amplification, with products designed, engineered and manufactured in Great Britain.
Amplification, Sources
diy
Cinergy Audio is a DIY loudspeaker supplier offering drivers, crossover components, kits and flat-pack cabinets. Its range includes home-audio, home-theatre and subwoofer projects, alongside hardware and replacement parts for builders who want more than a finished retail speaker.
Speakers, Room Setup
repair
La Mesa, California shop specialising in the repair and restoration of vintage audio, including turntables, receivers, tube amplifiers, speaker refoaming and reconing, cassette, reel-to-reel and 8-track machines, and post-war radios.
Services
repair
Athens, Georgia repair and restoration service specializing in vintage stereo equipment from the 1960–1980 period. Work is accepted by reservation, with separate evaluation, fault repair and restoration services plus a gallery documenting projects involving McIntosh, Marantz, Pioneer, Yamaha and other equipment.
Services, Amplification, Sources
manufacturer
Clearaudio is an Erlangen, Germany analogue-audio company whose workshop was founded in 1978. Its current turntable families emphasise bearing, drive and resonance-control engineering, with Essential, Performance and Reference lines addressing different levels of system complexity.
Sources
dealer
Large US electronics retailer selling speakers, subwoofers, home audio, car audio and more, with Virginia-based expert advisors who receive over 400 hours of training to help customers choose gear.
Buy Sell
diy
Creative Sound Solutions is a Michigan-based speaker specialist offering both DIY kits and fully finished loudspeakers. Its Criton and Torii products span bookshelf, tower and center-channel applications, with an engineering approach the company describes in terms of driver testing and acoustic evaluation.
Speakers
manufacturer
Independent British high-end brand based in Cambridgeshire that launched the original Cyrus One amplifier in 1984. Its 40 and 80 Series cover integrated amplifiers, streamers, CD players, power amplifiers and power supplies, manufactured in the UK.
Sources, Amplification
manufacturer
Danish loudspeaker company founded by Peter Lyngdorf in 1983, with engineering and production roots in Nørager. Its range spans stereo and cinema speakers, subwoofers, installed audio and wireless systems, guided by design principles including wide dispersion and low-resonance cabinets.
Speakers
manufacturer
Headphone maker founded by Dan Clark, formerly known as MrSpeakers, offering its own range of high-end headphones and accessories with direct online sales and support.
Headphones
manufacturer
US high-end amplification company led by founder and chief designer Dan D'Agostino, an electrical engineer with a career of nearly 50 years in audio. Its current line includes the Momentum Z monoblock amplifier, introduced for the company's fifteenth anniversary.
Sources, Amplification
video
Darko Audio is John Darko’s video outlet, associated with the music-first Darko.Audio publication. Its official feed identifies video-labelled equipment posts and their production credits alongside written audio news, opinion and recording-reissue coverage.
Reviews Measurements, Community
manufacturer
Swiss audio-electronics specialist whose catalogue centers on power amplifiers, a preamplifier and integrated electronics. Associated with Hervé Delétraz, it presents listening-led design alongside machining and assembly, with the LHC-208 adding digital sources, streaming and smartphone control to its analogue-focused range.
Amplification
tool
Dayton Audio OmniMic V2 is a calibrated USB microphone and Windows measurement-software system for speakers and listening rooms. Its tools include frequency and impulse response, distortion, reverberation, bass decay and polar plots, with software tied to the supplied microphone hardware.
Reviews Measurements, Room Setup, Speakers
tool
dBpoweramp combines audio-file conversion and secure CD ripping for Windows and macOS. AccurateRip verification, multi-provider metadata, album artwork and batch conversion make it a library-preparation tool rather than a music-streaming subscription or playback server.
Sources
manufacturer
Cambridgeshire-based digital-playback specialist making DACs, network players, master clocks, disc transports and headphone amplification. Its Lina, Bartók, Rossini and Vivaldi families package those functions in different combinations, from integrated playback components to multi-box systems.
Sources, Amplification
dealer
Family-owned audiophile retailer in Scottsdale, Arizona, established in 2000. It lists more than 1,800 components, accessories and music titles from around 60 brands online, with a listening room available by appointment.
Buy Sell, Sources, Amplification, Speakers, Headphones
manufacturer
Estonian company in Tartu that makes the Degritter ultrasonic record cleaning machine, developed since 2016. Its metal parts are made in Estonia.
Sources
manufacturer
Denon is a Japanese-origin audio brand covering AV receivers, stereo components, turntables, wireless speakers and headphones. HEOS connects supported products for whole-home streaming, while the catalogue retains separate routes for multi-channel cinema, disc playback and vinyl listening.
Amplification, Sources, Speakers, Headphones
diy
DIY-audio supplier focused on speaker kits, SEOS waveguides and easily assembled loudspeaker and subwoofer cabinets. Its range spans desktop-sized designs through cinema applications, with sealed and ported subwoofer enclosures, custom woofers and hardware intended for people building rather than buying finished speakers.
Speakers, Room Setup
manufacturer
Devialet is a French acoustic-engineering company founded in Paris in 2007, offering amplifiers, wireless speakers, portable audio and a soundbar. Its product history centres on Analog Digital Hybrid amplification and the Phantom family, now complemented by Astra, Mania, Gemini II and Dione.
Speakers
tool
Dirac Live Room Correction measures a speaker system at multiple listening positions and generates playback correction filters. It runs through compatible audio devices or a separate computer-audio processor, with licensing distinctions for correction bandwidth, channels and additional bass or speaker-cooperation features.
Room Setup
marketplace
Online music database and marketplace where collectors catalogue releases and buy and sell vinyl, CDs and other formats. Listings show pressing details such as format, speed and edition, with editorial features on best-selling and most valuable records.
Sources, Buy Sell, Community
diy
Cincinnati-based DIY loudspeaker supplier offering speaker kits, components and CNC-cut cabinet flat packs. Its site grew from community group-buy projects and now separates home-theater and home-audio kits from ported, slot-ported, sealed and midbass enclosure families.
Speakers, Room Setup
diy
diyAudio connects audio builders with discussion of amplifiers, loudspeakers, source components and construction methods, documented here in a 2021-12-07 archive snapshot. Its affiliated store currently supplies curated parts, kits and chassis, while the archived forum shows build guides and project troubleshooting alongside vendor areas.
Community, Amplification, Speakers
manufacturer
German analogue company run by Dr. Christian Feickert in March-Buchheim. It makes turntables such as the Volare, Woodpecker, Blackbird and Firebird, plus tonearms, a phono stage, an external drive and turntable setup tools.
Sources
manufacturer
Japanese analog-playback brand of Digital Stream Corporation, based in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, whose stated mission is to create the future of analog music. Its site covers its phono products, compatibility and technical notes, firmware and international distributors.
Sources
repair
Appointment-only Ottawa service repairing and restoring vintage audio, with selected newer equipment also accepted. Its service pages distinguish amplifier overhauls, turntable work, tube amplifiers and speaker repair, and explain that larger recap projects use a waitlist rather than an immediate drop-off queue.
Services, Amplification, Sources
manufacturer
Dutch maker of active loudspeakers, based in Capelle aan den IJssel, that designs each speaker and its interaction with the room as one system. The 8c and the more compact 6c combine amplification, streaming, DSP and the company's RoomMatching room adaptation.
Speakers, Room Setup
manufacturer
Dynaudio makes loudspeakers for home listening, professional monitoring, custom installation and cars, with headquarters in Skanderborg, Denmark. Its Confidence 20A illustrates an active hi-fi approach combining dedicated driver amplifiers, DSP and room-position settings in a stand-mounted system.
Speakers
manufacturer
Phono specialist making moving-coil cartridges since 1975, along with a bi-axial tonearm, step-up transformers and turntables. Its current cartridges include the XV Ultima, and its site keeps brochures, technical notes and a list of discontinued products.
Sources
manufacturer
European Audio Team (E.A.T.), led by owner and CEO Jozefina Lichtenegger from Prague and Vienna, makes turntables, tonearms, cartridges, phono stages, power supplies and vacuum tubes. Its F-Dur turntable won an EISA Premium Turntable award for 2025–2026.
Sources
dealer
Portland, Oregon hi-fi shop with roughly 30 years in new, pre-owned and vintage high-performance audio. Its stock of hand-picked, tested gear changes daily and is sold both in store and online.
Buy Sell, Sources, Amplification, Speakers
publication
eCoustics is an online publication covering hi-fi, home theater, headphones, music and consumer technology. Founded as a reviews portal, it now combines original reviews, product news, how-to articles and review aggregation, with named authors and separate editorial and announcement sections.
Reviews Measurements, Headphones, Speakers
manufacturer
Kiel-founded audio company whose history runs from sonar research and record players to loudspeakers, electronics and turntables. Its speaker identity includes the JET folded-ribbon tweeter, while the present catalogue spans conventional hi-fi, bass systems and installed audio.
Speakers
manufacturer
Electrocompaniet is a Norwegian audio manufacturer with roots in a 1973 amplifier design and production in Norway. Its Classic Line serves component-based hi-fi, while EC Living combines wireless speakers, amplification and streaming for multi-room arrangements.
Amplification, Sources, Speakers
diy
Australian DIY-audio and electronics resource publishing circuit explanations, schematics and projects, with PCBs sold for selected designs. Rod Elliott’s stated approach emphasizes measurements, controlled listening tests and buildable circuits, while the library extends from amplifiers and crossovers to studio equipment, speakers and general electronics.
Amplification, Speakers, Reviews Measurements
dealer
Elusive Disc is an Anderson, Indiana retailer founded in 1989, originally specialising in hard-to-find and out-of-print vinyl. Its catalogue now combines physical music formats with turntables, cartridges, phono stages, headphones, amplification and audio accessories.
Buy Sell, Sources, Headphones
diy
Loudspeaker manufacturer founded in 1966 in Eminence, Kentucky, and the largest maker of loudspeaker drivers in the USA. It makes guitar, bass and professional audio drivers.
Speakers
publication
Enjoy the Music.com is a free-to-read high-end audio publication dating to 1995. Its monthly Review Magazine, industry news, show reports and partner-magazine sections cover equipment and music, with event photography and listening-led editorial coverage alongside product features.
Reviews Measurements, Sources, Amplification
measurement
Loudspeaker-review resource pairing published acoustic measurements with video discussion. Its sample reviews explain Klippel Near-Field Scanner testing, CTA-2034 response data and output-compression checks, while disclosing how review samples were obtained and whether payment was received.
Reviews Measurements, Speakers
manufacturer
ESOTERIC is a Japanese high-end component brand offering disc players, network DACs, amplification, clocks and analogue playback equipment. Its VRDS-ATLAS disc mechanism and Grandioso range illustrate a focus on specialised mechanical construction, digital conversion and multi-component systems.
Amplification, Sources
manufacturer
Engineering-driven research and manufacturing company founded to build hearing-assessment instruments, which invented insert earphones in 1984 and introduced noise-isolating balanced-armature in-ear earphones in 1991. It makes the ER4 in-ear monitors and hearing-protection products.
Headphones
manufacturer
Berlin studio-monitor specialist founded in 2011 by Roland Stenz, with professional monitoring rather than domestic separates as its focus. Its company documentation emphasizes Air Motion Transformer tweeters, DSP-based filters and front-panel controls, supported by development facilities including anechoic and reverberation chambers.
Speakers
manufacturer
Digital-audio brand of Eversolo Audio Technology, backed by Zidoo Technology, making music streamers, streaming transports, DACs and amplifiers. Its range includes the DMP-A8 and DMP-A10 streamers, DAC-Z10 and AMP-F8, and its T8 is listed as an EISA digital player for 2026–2027.
Sources
tool
Exact Audio Copy is CD-audio extraction software that uses repeated reads and AccurateRip to investigate ripping errors. Free for non-commercial use, it distinguishes secure extraction from faster modes and reports possible error positions when a read cannot be verified confidently.
Sources
manufacturer
British hi-fi-electronics manufacturer with a history dating to 1974 and a base in Lancing, West Sussex. Its current site separates several component ranges, including 2510, 3510, 5510, XM and VXN, and states that its products are designed, engineered and manufactured in Britain.
Amplification
diy
Italian professional loudspeaker brand of the Faital group, founded in Milan in 1958 as a small family business. It makes woofers, subwoofers and other transducers used in pro-audio and DIY speaker builds.
Speakers
manufacturer
Polish brand from the HEM company near Warsaw, making desktop audio products: the WANDLA DAC, the OOR headphone amplifier, the ERCO headphone DAC/amp and the HYPSOS power supply. Products are made in Poland.
Sources, Headphones, Amplification
manufacturer
Guangzhou FiiO Electronics, established in 2007, designs portable and desktop audio products including digital audio players, headphone amplifiers, DACs, earphones and headphones, speakers and retro products, sold worldwide through agents.
Sources, Headphones
manufacturer
Dutch electrostatic-loudspeaker company first founded in 1989 by Maarten and Michiel Smits and recently revived by the brothers, engineering and producing its speakers in the Netherlands. Its family includes the Model 3+ and the compact new Model 1+.
Speakers
repair
US repair business devoted solely to servicing, rebuilding and selling Dual turntables made between 1970 and 1980, backed by a large parts inventory for those models.
Services, Sources
manufacturer
Canadian audio brand established in 1999 and founded by Deepak Jain in Niagara Falls. It sells turntables and record players, powered speakers and home theater speaker systems.
Sources, Speakers
manufacturer
French acoustic-equipment company founded by Jacques Mahul in 1979, covering loudspeakers, headphones, studio monitors and installed audio. Its manufacturing identity includes Saint-Étienne production and Bourbon-Lancy cabinetry, while the range also extends into automotive and marine listening.
Speakers, Headphones
manufacturer
Focusrite makes recording interfaces and microphone preamplifiers for home studios and professional audio workflows. Its Scarlett, Clarett+, ISA, Red and RedNet families cover different connection and production needs, with software bundles, control applications and setup support alongside the hardware.
Sources, Amplification
tool
Freeware audio player with gapless playback, tagging, ReplayGain, CD ripping and conversion tools for personal music libraries. Its desktop versions support customizable layouts and optional components, while mobile versions extend playback to Android and iOS; an open component architecture does not make the entire application open source.
Sources
manufacturer
Japanese company established in Tokyo in 1988 that makes audio and video cables, connectors, power distribution products and accessories. Its NCF material is also used by other audio brands.
Amplification, Sources
manufacturer
Fyne Audio offers hi-fi, home-theatre and custom-install loudspeakers, with point-source driver engineering prominent in its range. Its named technologies include the concentric IsoFlare driver, BassTrax diffuser and FyneFlute surround, each addressing a different aspect of driver or enclosure behaviour.
Speakers
dealer
San Antonio audio retailer combining a component catalogue with consultation and a substantial Tips & Tricks article collection. Galen Carol’s stated background spans recording, studio design and acoustic consultation, while the shop lists analog, digital, amplification, loudspeaker and headphone products.
Buy Sell, Speakers, Amplification, Sources
manufacturer
Finnish monitoring specialist designing and manufacturing loudspeakers in Iisalmi for production, home audio and installed sound. Its Smart Active Monitoring products combine active loudspeaker engineering with GLM calibration, while the site also provides setup guides and immersive-audio education.
Speakers, Room Setup
repair
George Meyer AV is a Los Angeles repair business for high-end audio and video equipment, including new and vintage components. Its service information distinguishes workshop repairs, shipping and local on-site work, with named authorised-service relationships and explicit repair-intake conditions.
Services, Amplification, Sources
manufacturer
Acoustic-treatment manufacturer founded in Atlanta in 2004, serving studios, home theaters, hi-fi rooms and other spaces. Its range combines absorbers, bass traps and diffusers with free room-design consultation and educational material, with manufacturing facilities in the United States and Europe.
Room Setup
manufacturer
Italian high-end audio maker headquartered in the hills near Florence, founded by Maurizio Aterini. Its range includes the DS-5.2 compact streamer, the PH-5.2 touchscreen phono stage and the HP-5.2 headphone amplifier.
Sources, Amplification
manufacturer
GoldenEar offers floorstanding, bookshelf, centre-channel, on-wall and architectural speakers alongside subwoofers. Its current home page highlights hybrid T44 and powered-bass T66 towers, while its design statement describes voicing for domestic music and soundtrack listening.
Speakers
manufacturer
Goldmund is a Swiss-based audio manufacturer whose history begins in France in 1978 before relocation to Geneva. Its catalogue spans sources, amplification and loudspeakers, with proprietary modeling, digital filtering and time-alignment technologies connecting individual components to complete systems.
Amplification, Sources, Speakers
manufacturer
UK turntable-cartridge brand established in 1906, offering E Series moving-magnet cartridges, hand-crafted 1000 Series models, the Ethos moving-coil, the GR3 turntable and vinyl-care products such as stylus cleaning kits.
Sources
diy
DIY loudspeaker business offering speaker and servo-subwoofer kits, proprietary drivers, crossover parts and upgrade work. Its NX designs include open-baffle systems, with product pages explaining driver arrangements, cabinet flat packs and links into builder discussions.
Speakers
manufacturer
Grado Labs is a family-owned American headphone and phono-cartridge company founded in 1953 and based in Brooklyn. Its current wired-headphone offering separates Classic and Signature families, while the cartridge range continues through Prestige, Timbre and Lineage series assembled in Brooklyn.
Headphones, Sources
manufacturer
Dutch audio company founded in 2004 and based in Veldhoven, with products designed and made in the Netherlands. It makes the MU1 and MU2 music streamers, amplifiers such as the PA1 monoblocks, loudspeakers and professional audio products.
Sources, Amplification, Speakers
diy
DIY subwoofer specialist supplying flat-pack cabinets and related bass-system products for home-theater builders. Its G-SUB ported-horn kit includes a specified driver but not an amplifier, illustrating why enclosure design, assembly, electronics, filters and freight arrangements must be considered as separate parts of a build.
Speakers, Room Setup
manufacturer
Shenzhen-based digital-audio maker producing DACs, network streaming DACs, master clocks, digital interfaces, headphone and pre-amplifiers. Its range includes the X26 and R26 series DACs.
Sources, Amplification
diy
Canadian company in Guelph, Ontario, whose origins go back to 1916. Its electronic transformers include power, audio and output transformers for tube amplifiers and guitar-amp replacements, alongside enclosures and racks.
Amplification
manufacturer
Japanese moving-coil cartridge line developed by Excel Sound Corporation, drawing on 50 years of cartridge design and parts manufacturing. The cartridges are hand-assembled in Japan, with models such as the Umami Black.
Sources
manufacturer
Harbeth is a UK loudspeaker maker whose engineering background is tied to BBC monitor research and founder Harwood. Its RADIAL cone development and current XD2 speaker families connect that heritage with a catalogue ranging from compact monitors to larger domestic systems.
Speakers
dealer
Seattle hi-fi retailer selling exceptional audio since 1946, specialising in two-channel stereo and vinyl playback. It carries new lines alongside a room of used hi-fi, speakers and accessories, offers repair drop-off and publishes system-building advice.
Buy Sell, Sources, Amplification, Speakers
dealer
Online store for high-resolution music downloads, with charts of top hi-res albums, new releases and pre-orders, and browsing by genre, label, artist and composer, including audiophile picks.
Sources, Buy Sell
forum
Head-Fi is a headphone and personal-audio community founded by Jude Mansilla in 2001. It also produces the CanJam headphone-show series, linking online discussion with product demonstrations, educational seminars and meetings among listeners and exhibiting audio companies.
Community, Headphones
publication
Personal-audio publication established in 2011, focused on subjective reviews of headphones, IEMs, amplifiers and digital sources. Its stated method combines listening, real-world use and competing-product comparisons, with coverage ranging from entry-level equipment to high-end portable and desktop systems.
Headphones, Reviews Measurements
dealer
Online headphone retailer started by brothers Taron and Andrew Lissimore, offering a curated selection of headphones, IEMs and amplifiers, 365-day returns and collaborations with The HEADPHONE Show.
Buy Sell, Headphones
publication
Personal-audio publication with reviews and buyer's guides for headphones, IEMs, earbuds, DACs, amplifiers and digital audio players, plus features drawing on surveys of its audiophile community.
Reviews Measurements, Headphones
manufacturer
HEDD Audio is a Berlin-based manufacturer of studio monitors, subwoofers and headphones, founded in 2015. Its range connects Air Motion Transformer engineering with analogue and digital monitoring options, while HEDD CTRL provides software control for the MK2 monitor-and-subwoofer ecosystem.
Speakers, Headphones
manufacturer
Norwegian audio-electronics company whose history connects Bent Holter’s amplifier development with its SoundEngine distortion-reduction technology. Its catalogue spans integrated and separate amplification, DACs, CD players and phono stages, while current integrated models distinguish an analogue-focused path from a connected streaming-and-DAC system.
Amplification, Sources
dealer
Audiophile retailer selling fine audio gear since 1973, with departments for speakers, DACs, headphones, CD players, stereo components, turntables and phono, and projectors.
Buy Sell, Sources, Amplification, Speakers, Headphones
publication
Hi-Fi News & Record Review has published in-depth reviews of audio equipment since June 1956, two years before commercial stereo, and describes itself as the world's longest-running hi-fi magazine. It covers reviews, news, vintage features, awards and its own listening room.
Reviews Measurements, Sources, Amplification, Speakers, Headphones
publication
hi-fi+ produces a monthly magazine and an online destination for those pursuing better sound, with equipment reviews, news, annual awards and competitions for audiophiles and music lovers.
Reviews Measurements, Sources, Amplification, Speakers, Headphones
manufacturer
HiFi ROSE is the audio brand of Citech Co., Ltd. in Seoul, South Korea, with a US arm in Irvine, California. Its site presents network players and expansion modules, a ROSE user community and a worldwide dealer list.
Sources
diy
HiFiBerry is the audio range of Modul 9, a Swiss firm specialising in high-quality playback on embedded devices. It makes DAC, digital-output and amplifier boards for the Raspberry Pi, including the eight-channel DAC8x, with documentation and community support.
Sources
manufacturer
HIFIMAN develops headphones, earphones, DACs and amplifiers, with planar-magnetic designs central to its product history. Its current range also includes wireless and streaming products, while named engineering areas include thin diaphragms, Stealth Magnets and HYMALAYA resistor-ladder conversion.
Headphones, Amplification
marketplace
HiFiShark searches second-hand audio listings across other marketplaces rather than holding a single dealer inventory. Its service includes active and expired listings, saved searches, optional email alerts and favorites, with links back to the sites where equipment is offered.
Buy Sell, Sources
repair
Brooklyn service business associated with technician Ben Jacoby, covering high-end amplification, digital sources and analogue playback equipment. Its website lists repairs, turntable setup, custom chassis and upgrades, and separately identifies manufacturer-authorised service claims rather than treating every repair as warranty work.
Services, Amplification, Sources
dealer
Berlin- and Hamburg-based music service for audiophiles that began as a commercial download store offering only high-resolution recordings at 24-bit. It now also sells streaming subscriptions alongside curated downloads.
Sources, Buy Sell
diy
Humble Homemade Hifi is a Dutch DIY loudspeaker resource offering kits, custom designs, crossover work and cabinet drawings. It combines measurement-and-simulation-led projects with commercial design and assembly services, while restricting its published designs to private DIY use rather than unrestricted commercial reuse.
Speakers
forum
Technical-audio community combining discussion forums with a separate knowledgebase, as documented in August–September 2026 archive snapshots. Its topic lists connect codecs, CD ripping, software and listening tests, making it a troubleshooting and technical-discussion resource rather than a conventional hi-fi review magazine.
Community, Sources
manufacturer
Hypex Electronics is a Netherlands-headquartered supplier of Class D amplifier modules, power supplies, DSP solutions and plate amplifiers. Founded in Groningen in 1996, it serves OEM manufacturers and DIY builders, with production at its own Malaysian factory and a dedicated Hypex Direct channel.
Amplification
manufacturer
ICEpower develops amplifier modules and turnkey audio products for other manufacturers. Its Danish origins are tied to compact Class D amplification research, while its present services extend from off-the-shelf platforms and design support to custom product development, certification and manufacturing.
Amplification
manufacturer
British audio-tech company founded in 2012 that makes home, portable and Elite-range DACs, headphone amplifiers and noise-reduction accessories such as SilentPower. Current models include the iDSD Phantom and the portable iDSD GR 2.
Sources, Headphones
measurement
Crinacle's IEM and headphone measurement site, with a graph database of in-ear monitors measured on a B&K Type 5128, the IEF target curve and long-form posts and product notes.
Reviews Measurements, Headphones
manufacturer
Digital-audio manufacturer of music servers and streamers, including the NAZARÉ Series, which pairs the NAZARÉ server with the NazaréNET audiophile network switch and the NazaréFLOW modular reclocker.
Sources
manufacturer
US reissue label founded by Shane Buettner to produce archive-quality LPs and CD/SACDs, working from original master tapes whenever possible. Its catalogue includes titles from Johnny Cash, Matthew Sweet and Carl Perkins.
Sources, Buy Sell
manufacturer
Canadian maker of audio isolation products, based in Markham, Ontario, and selling them since 2012. Its isolation feet, ISO stands and mounts for speakers and other gear are sold for both home audio and pro audio.
Room Setup, Speakers
manufacturer
Danish-origin speaker brand founded by Preben Jacobsen and Julius Mortensen in 1968. Its current catalogue pairs Concert-series hi-fi speakers and subwoofers with HYG Bluetooth products, preserving a Scandinavian design emphasis across component and everyday connected-audio applications.
Speakers
diy
Family-run maker of crossover components founded in 1995, with production in Poland. It makes capacitors, air- and iron-core coils and resistors, plus DIY loudspeaker kits and speaker hardware.
Speakers
manufacturer
JBL is a HARMAN audio brand founded in 1946 by engineer Lansing, spanning consumer listening and professional sound systems. Portable speakers and headphones sit alongside studio, concert and cinema applications, so its consumer catalogue and JBL Professional resources serve different audiences.
Speakers, Headphones
manufacturer
US developer of headphone amplifiers and DACs that takes a measurement-led approach to signal-chain transparency, led by founder and lead engineer John Seaber. Its range runs from the Atom 2 amp and DAC to the Element IV with Core EQ, plus the Atom Phono and Synapse USB isolator.
Sources, Amplification, Headphones
tool
JRiver Media Center is Windows-based media software from JRiver, Inc. for audio, video, images and home-theatre PC use, with networked playback to phones and DLNA devices. A free trial, forum and wiki are available on the official site.
Sources
repair
Maryland hi-fi retailer and repair business whose current policy page announces a coming store closure. Although its mail-in repair page remains online, the store says shipping has stopped and merchandise is local-pickup only, so current service acceptance should not be inferred from older repair descriptions.
Services, Sources, Amplification
manufacturer
Independent, family-owned audio company founded in 2007 and based in the Pacific Northwest, with products designed and engineered in Canada. It makes powered bookshelf speakers, turntables and speaker stands for desktop and living-room systems.
Speakers, Sources
manufacturer
British loudspeaker brand whose signature Uni-Q driver places the tweeter at the centre of the midrange or bass/midrange cone. Its range includes conventional hi-fi speakers, integrated wireless systems and subwoofers, with worldwide distribution.
Speakers, Headphones
manufacturer
German maker of compact active loudspeakers with cardioid room control and DSP, aimed at home listeners, studios and custom installers. The Kii THREE and Kii SEVEN are its main models; the company is based in Hamminkeln.
Speakers, Room Setup
manufacturer
American cable maker in Ogden, Utah, that has handcrafted cables since 1979. Its range covers speaker cables, interconnects, power cords, subwoofer, headphone and in-ear monitor cables.
Amplification, Speakers, Headphones
manufacturer
US company headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, with a UK office, that makes the KA-RC-1 ultrasonic record restoration system. It also sells record-care accessories and audio cables.
Sources
tool
Klippel is a Dresden, Germany company developing measurement and control systems for loudspeakers and other electroacoustic devices. Its tools span R&D, production-line testing and active speaker control, including a Near Field Scanner that reconstructs direct sound radiation from microphone scans.
Reviews Measurements, Speakers
manufacturer
Klipsch offers loudspeakers, powered stereo speakers and portable Bluetooth products for music and home theater. Its engineering philosophy names efficiency, controlled directivity, dynamic range and frequency response as design goals, while current products include the Rebellion bookshelf speaker and powered Nines, Sevens and Fives.
Speakers
manufacturer
US headphone company whose founder John C. Koss introduced the SP/3, the world's first stereophone, in 1958. Its current range includes the KPH30 and CL3i headphones and USB headsets.
Headphones
manufacturer
Slovenian maker of turntables, tonearms and cartridges praised by the audio community since 1983. Its products, including the Stabi S turntable and the 4Point and SAFIR 9 tonearms, use solid non-resonant aluminium, brass and acrylic construction.
Sources
manufacturer
Welsh electronics manufacturer established in 1998 by former BBC engineers Lee Taylor and Mallory Nicholls. Its range includes amplification, DACs, CD players and phono stages, with components designed and manufactured in Wales and model families supporting both integrated and separate-system approaches.
Amplification, Sources
manufacturer
Legacy Audio is an Illinois loudspeaker company founded in 1983, with cabinets made and finished in Springfield. Its catalogue spans passive and internally powered speakers, subwoofers, studio systems and electronics, with DSP and amplification integrated into selected larger designs.
Speakers
forum
Enthusiast forum devoted to Lenco idler-drive turntables, with a Lencopedia of brochures and manuals, restoration and tweaking threads, members' plinth projects and wider boards on tonearms, cartridges, phono stages and other sources.
Community, Sources
diy
Loudspeaker-design resource preserving Siegfried Linkwitz’s work on active systems, open-baffle dipoles, crossovers and room interaction. It connects technical explanations with named projects such as LXmini and LX521, and distinguishes construction plans and kits from separately supplied turnkey systems.
Speakers, Room Setup, Amplification
manufacturer
Linn is a Glasgow audio manufacturer founded by Ivor Tiefenbrun in 1973, initially producing the Sondek LP12 turntable. Its range now includes network music players, active and passive loudspeakers and amplification, with modular hardware and upgradeable software central to its approach.
Sources, Amplification, Speakers
diy
Lowther’s DIY resource provides official cabinet plans matched to its full-range drive units. The current page distinguishes free self-build drawings from an Acousta 115/116 pre-cut kit that is still being prepared and is not yet on sale.
Speakers
manufacturer
LUMIN makes network music players with built-in DACs and fully balanced dual-mono analogue outputs, network music hubs with HDMI ARC, the flagship X2 and the N1 network switch.
Sources
manufacturer
Japanese hi-fi company with a history beginning in 1925 and a catalogue spanning solid-state and vacuum-tube amplification. It also makes digital players, network transports, turntables, DACs and phono/headphone equipment, with current and discontinued products clearly separated in its product index.
Amplification, Sources
dealer
Madisound Speaker Store is a Wisconsin supplier of loudspeaker drivers, crossover parts and DIY kits for builders worldwide. Its catalogue and linked resources support complete projects, individual component selection and cabinet work, with design assistance and separate repair-related reference routes.
Speakers
manufacturer
Northern California loudspeaker manufacturer associated with industrial designer Alon Wolf. Its S3 documentation illustrates an engineering focus on machined aluminium enclosures, composite driver cones and diamond-coated beryllium tweeters, with in-house measurement tools used to investigate cabinet vibration and acoustic radiation.
Speakers
manufacturer
Magnepan manufactures thin-film magnetic loudspeakers in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, building on Jim Winey’s 1969 Magneplanar invention. Its flat-panel designs use quasi-ribbon diaphragms and, in selected models, true-ribbon tweeters rather than conventional cone drivers enclosed in boxes.
Speakers
manufacturer
Marantz offers stereo amplifiers, AV receivers, disc players and network-audio components alongside wireless speakers. Its heritage includes Saul Marantz’s New York origins, while the official site identifies Shirakawa Audio Works in Japan as its manufacturing home since 2002.
Amplification, Sources, Speakers
manufacturer
American-origin loudspeaker company known for curved electrostatic panels and hybrid designs. Its broader catalogue also includes Folded Motion speakers, powered subwoofers and architectural products, offering different driver technologies for stereo, home cinema and installed listening.
Speakers
manufacturer
McIntosh is an American audio manufacturer founded in 1949, associated with blue power meters and production in Binghamton, New York. Its catalogue covers stereo and home-theatre electronics, streaming, physical-media sources and loudspeakers, rather than amplification alone.
Amplification, Sources
manufacturer
Swiss manufacturer with more than 30 years of experience in professional audio and video systems for music, film, broadcast and mastering. Its products include Pyramix recording software and Anubis, Hapi and Horus networked audio interfaces.
Sources
manufacturer
Romanian headphone and earphone company founded in 2011 by industrial designer Antonio Meze. It offers open-back, closed-back and in-ear listening products, with a stated design emphasis on comfort, replaceable parts and serviceable chassis rather than treating headphones as short-lived disposable accessories.
Headphones
tool
miniDSP is a Hong Kong-based developer of audio DSP and measurement platforms, founded in 2009. Its catalogue includes crossover processors, room-correction systems and measurement hardware, with Flex illustrating a configurable two-input, four-output processor and optional Dirac Live licensing.
Room Setup, Reviews Measurements, Headphones
manufacturer
Hardware arm of Mobile Fidelity, drawing on five decades of record-making at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab studios. It makes turntables such as the MasterDeck and a Fender collaboration, phono preamps including the MasterPhono and UltraPhono Pro, and SourcePoint speakers.
Sources
manufacturer
British loudspeaker company founded in Cambridge in 1972 and now headquartered in Rayleigh, Essex. Its catalogue covers stereo and cinema speakers as well as architectural installation products, including matched in-wall subwoofers and DSP amplification in the Creator series.
Speakers
dealer
Online audio retailer selling headphones, audio gear and its own audio cables, with a blog, videos and buying guides organised for novices, tech enthusiasts and audio professionals.
Buy Sell, Headphones
manufacturer
Canadian electronics manufacturer designing and hand-assembling MOON components in Boucherville, Quebec. Its Compass and North collections combine amplification, digital conversion and network playback, with MiND 2 streaming and proprietary amplifier and power-supply technologies forming recurring parts of the system approach.
Amplification, Sources
manufacturer
MOONDROP is the brand of Chengdu Shuiyueyu Technology, founded in 2015, making IEMs, headphones, true-wireless earbuds, DAC/amps and related software. Its products include the COSMO flagship headphone and the DUSK collaboration with Crinacle.
Headphones
manufacturer
MOTU is a Cambridge, Massachusetts music-technology company producing audio and MIDI interfaces alongside Digital Performer software. Its range connects desktop recording with DSP mixing, networked audio, live performance and scoring workflows, with hardware manuals and compatibility guidance on the official site.
Sources
diy
Cologne company that has developed and made high-grade audio components since 1985. It supplies capacitors, inductors, resistors, AMT tweeters and terminals to loudspeaker and amplifier builders.
Speakers, Amplification
repair
Ann Arbor, Michigan repair and restoration shop for vintage hi-fi from the 1930s to 1980, offering functional repair, restoration or rebuild, and upgrade services, plus an online catalogue of restored gear with a 90-day warranty.
Services
dealer
Chicago retailer selling music releases alongside turntables, cartridges, speakers, electronics and accessories. Its commercial offer combines an online catalogue, specialist advice, an outlet and a hi-fi trade-up program, making it a source for both playback equipment and records rather than a manufacturer or review publication.
Buy Sell, Sources, Headphones
manufacturer
Turntable and hi-fi brand whose best-selling Classic turntable is aimed at new vinyl listeners, alongside the MMF series. Its A2D2 Stream device sends vinyl, CD or tape to Sonos, HEOS, AirPlay, Chromecast and other wireless speakers.
Sources
manufacturer
Hi-fi electronics brand with more than thirty years of British design heritage, now owned by Austrian audio specialist Audio Tuning. It makes DACs, CD players and amplification such as the M6xi integrated amplifier.
Sources, Amplification
manufacturer
New York audio-electronics company making DACs, streamers and amplifiers for both home hi-fi and pro audio. Its lines include the Empire streamer DAC, Manhattan DAC II, Brooklyn Bridge and the Liberty DAC II and THX headphone amplifier.
Sources, Amplification, Headphones
manufacturer
NAD Electronics is a Canada-based audio company founded in 1972, known historically for the 3020 integrated amplifier. Its current approach combines Classic, Masters and custom-install ranges with technologies including modular upgrade construction, digital amplification, BluOS streaming and selected Dirac Live integrations.
Amplification, Sources
manufacturer
Japanese maker of record styli and phono cartridges with decades of experience in precision gemstone machining. It also makes record-care products and precision parts in diamond, carbide and ceramics.
Sources
manufacturer
Swiss audio company whose heritage starts with Stefan Kudelski’s Nagra I portable recorder in 1951. Its present site separates professional recorders from high-end home-audio components, with Reference, HD, Series II, Classic and Compact collections illustrating different product approaches.
Amplification, Sources
manufacturer
British audio brand whose catalogue combines separates, streaming amplifiers, integrated solutions and connected speakers. Its engineering account stresses component isolation, circuit layout and mechanical design, while its shared retail network with Focal pairs electronics and acoustic products without merging their identities.
Amplification, Sources, Speakers
dealer
Online music store specialising in DSD downloads, the 1-bit Direct Stream Digital format developed by Sony and Philips for Super Audio CD. Its site explains DSD and offers studio-grade recordings for download.
Sources, Buy Sell
manufacturer
English loudspeaker maker founded in 1989 by Bob Surgeoner, whose first design was the compact Petite. Its speakers, including the slim Ekstra floorstander and the related Ministra, Majistra and Orkestra models, are designed and built in England and tuned by ear as well as by measurement.
Speakers
manufacturer
Neumann is a Berlin-founded professional-audio manufacturer whose range connects microphones with studio monitors, headphones and audio interfaces. Founded in 1928 and part of the Sennheiser Group since 1991, it carries Klein + Hummel’s monitoring heritage through the KH loudspeaker family.
Speakers, Headphones, Sources
diy
Canadian company founded in 2010 by Tom Christiansen to supply high-end, measurement-backed audio circuits to DIY builders. It sells amplifier modules, preamps, buffers and power supplies, including boards for Purifi and Hypex builds.
Amplification
video
YouTube channel run by Ron offering in-depth reviews of speakers, turntables, headphones and other audio equipment for both seasoned audiophiles and newcomers.
Reviews Measurements
manufacturer
US cable manufacturer that designs, engineers and assembles its products in the USA. Its ranges, from Leif and Norse to Valhalla and Odin, cover speaker cables, interconnects, power cords and digital cables, plus QRT power products and Sort Systems resonance-control devices.
Amplification, Speakers
manufacturer
Italian audio-electronics maker with a catalogue of integrated amplifiers, separate preamplifiers and power amplifiers, and digital sources. Its REVO IPA-140 provides a concrete entry point into the range, combining dual-mono amplification with configurable analog connections and optional phono and USB-DAC boards.
Amplification, Sources
manufacturer
Octave Audio makes tube-based amplifiers in Karlsbad, Germany, combining valve audio circuits with modern semiconductor control electronics. Its catalogue includes integrated amplifiers, preamplifiers, power amplifiers and phono stages, with power management, protection and accessible bias adjustment prominent in its engineering approach.
Amplification
repair
Calgary repair and modification service focused on vintage analog audio equipment. Its published scope includes receivers, amplifiers, preamplifiers, tuners, cassette-deck and turntable work, while explicitly excluding digital components, home-theater receivers, reel-to-reel decks, speakers and subwoofers.
Services, Amplification, Sources
manufacturer
Dutch maker of vacuum record cleaning machines, based in Rotterdam. The Okki Nokki ONE has a two-way 12-inch platter, a 7-inch singles platter and an all-in-one vacuum arm.
Sources
manufacturer
Japanese AV and hi-fi brand founded by Takeshi Godai, known for receivers and home audio. Its current Icon Series includes the P-80 network preamplifier, M-80 power amplifier and A-50 network integrated amplifier, alongside Creator Series powered monitors.
Sources, Amplification
manufacturer
Privately owned British analogue company that has made turntables, tonearms and upgrades in Southampton, England, since 1986. It sells directly and through dealers.
Sources
manufacturer
Danish phono-cartridge maker founded on 9 October 1918 by engineers Axel Petersen and Arnold Poulsen as the Electrical Phono Film Company. Its current ranges include the 2M, Concorde Music, MC X and MC Vertex cartridges, plus DJ equipment.
Sources
manufacturer
Massachusetts company founded in 1999 that sells its own power amplifiers, stereo receivers, preamp/processors, speakers and subwoofers directly to customers rather than through dealers.
Amplification
manufacturer
Canadian loudspeaker manufacturer founded in 1982, with development rooted in acoustic research and testing. Its current site spans Founder, Premier and Monitor SE hi-fi ranges, subwoofers and custom-install speakers, while technical material explains waveguiding, driver surrounds and enclosure design.
Speakers
manufacturer
San Francisco audio company building amplifiers, preamplifiers and phono stages since 1981 with the aim of audiophile performance without audiophile pricing. Its JC5 power amplifier uses a John Curl-designed circuit, and the Zphono XRM is a phono preamp.
Sources, Amplification
publication
Audio publication founded by Scot Hull as Part-Time Audiophile and now published as pt.AUDIO, covering equipment, shows and music with a team of contributing writers.
Reviews Measurements
dealer
Parts Express is an Ohio-based supplier of audio components, equipment and DIY resources, founded in 1986. Its catalogue serves speaker builders, installers and commercial buyers, with customer projects, a sponsored discussion forum and a speaker-design competition alongside retail and wholesale operations.
Speakers, Amplification
diy
DIY archive collecting Nelson Pass and Mike Rothacher articles, project files and related resources. Its library spans Class A amplifiers, preamplifiers, crossovers and speaker work, with downloadable designs such as Amp Camp Amp explaining both the circuit and the practical constraints of building it.
Amplification
manufacturer
Pass Labs is an audio-electronics manufacturer founded by Nelson Pass in 1991, with roots in single-ended Class A amplifier design. Its range includes separate and integrated amplification, preamplifiers and headphone amplification, while the XA30.8 provides a current example of its Class A approach.
Amplification
video
YouTube channel reviewing headphones, IEMs and other listening gear to help viewers choose equipment, including factory-visit features and a podcast.
Reviews Measurements
manufacturer
Amplifier company in Indian Trail, North Carolina, known for integrated amplifiers with built-in DACs. It also sells power amplifiers, streamers and speakers, plus recertified products.
Amplification, Sources
dealer
Family-run UK audio and visual retailer whose business dates to 1966. Its online and physical-store offering spans hi-fi, speakers, headphones, home cinema and televisions, with a tech blog and store routes for Carlisle, Newcastle and Workington.
Buy Sell, Sources, Amplification, Speakers
diy
DIY loudspeaker resource supplying horn/waveguide speaker kits, cabinet flat packs and components. Its catalogue is paired with whitepapers, crossover documentation and enclosure-analysis resources, with uniform-directivity design providing a recurring technical theme rather than a conventional finished-speaker-only sales model.
Speakers, Room Setup
manufacturer
Swiss high-end loudspeaker maker founded in 1986 by Kurt Scheuch and Leo Greiner, and still family-run by the second generation. Its aluminium-cabinet speakers are hand-built in two workshops on Lake Zurich.
Speakers
manufacturer
PMC is a British loudspeaker manufacturer founded in 1991, with studio-monitoring roots and separate home-audio and installation ranges. Its Advanced Transmission Line bass loading uses a damped internal path behind the driver, while the catalogue includes both active and passive system arrangements.
Speakers
manufacturer
American loudspeaker brand founded in Baltimore in 1972, now offering conventional speakers and compact soundbar systems. Its history includes Stereo Dimensional Array and dialogue-focused VoiceAdjust technology, while the current speaker catalogue separates Monitor XT, Signature Elite and Reserve families for stereo and home-theater applications.
Speakers
publication
Positive Feedback is an audio publication combining equipment reviews, music coverage and commentary from an international contributor community. Its stated review method emphasises listening in a known reference system, disclosed contributor relationships and system context rather than a universal measurement-based ranking.
Reviews Measurements, Sources
manufacturer
Primacoustic supplies physical acoustic treatment for studios, homes and commercial spaces. Founded in 2000 as a Radial Engineering division, it offers wall and ceiling systems, prepackaged London room kits and design support rather than electronic playback-correction software.
Room Setup, Services
manufacturer
Dutch tube-electronics brand that has made vacuum-tube amplifiers since 2003, and promotes features such as AutoBias and point-to-point wiring. The range covers all-tube and hybrid integrated and power amplifiers, preamplifiers, a phono stage and a tube DAC.
Amplification
manufacturer
Swedish hi-fi manufacturer based in southern Sweden that has designed audio components for about forty years. It makes integrated amplifiers, network players with its Prisma streaming platform, CD players and phono preamplifiers.
Amplification, Sources
manufacturer
Austrian audio company founded in 1991, centred on turntables and compact stereo electronics. Its manufacturing account distinguishes Czech turntable production from Slovak electronics production, while the present catalogue also includes vinyl cleaning, streaming amplification, speakers and special-edition collaborations.
Sources
manufacturer
ProAc is a family-run British loudspeaker company formed in 1979 by Stewart Tyler, with hand-crafted production in Brackley. Tablette, Studio, Response and K Series families connect compact monitoring with larger hi-fi speakers, alongside centre-channel products and a worldwide dealer network.
Speakers
manufacturer
High-end audio company designing in Boulder, Colorado since 1973, when its first product was a $59.95 phono preamplifier. It makes amplifiers, DACs, transports and power products, with Paul and the team answering questions on video and in forums.
Sources, Amplification
manufacturer
Canadian loudspeaker brand founded by Paul Barton in 1972, with a design history tied to National Research Council psychoacoustics research. Its range connects conventional and powered speakers, installation-friendly designs, subwoofers and headphones, while measurement and controlled listening are explicit parts of its stated development method.
Speakers
manufacturer
PSI Audio is a Swiss maker of active studio monitors using analogue control, phase compensation and individual calibration. Its AVAA active bass absorbers address low-frequency room resonances independently of the playback signal chain, complementing rather than replacing other acoustic treatment.
Speakers, Room Setup
manufacturer
PURIFI develops loudspeaker transducers and amplifier technology, with USHINDI and EIGENTAKT as its two named engineering platforms. The Danish company emphasizes mathematical modeling and measurement-led development, supplying audio building blocks rather than a single finished consumer hi-fi system.
Speakers, Amplification
manufacturer
Loudspeaker company founded in 2006 with a catalogue spanning passive hi-fi, home cinema, wireless systems and subwoofers. Its engineering identity includes Gelcore cabinet damping, point-to-point bracing and pressure-equalising tubes, with these techniques documented for particular ranges rather than assumed across every model.
Speakers
manufacturer
British connectivity company founded in 1973 by Bob Abraham and Ian Vine. It makes speaker cables and other cables, switching units and wireless accessories for hi-fi and home cinema.
Amplification, Speakers
marketplace
Qobuz combines a music-streaming service with a download store and editorial discovery material. Founded in 2008, it emphasises lossless CD-quality and high-resolution recordings, with album-focused recommendations, remastered-release browsing and separate shopping and subscription routes.
Sources, Buy Sell
manufacturer
British hi-fi company founded in London in 1936 by Peter Walker and based in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, since 1941. It is famous for the ESL electrostatic loudspeakers and today makes integrated amplifiers, streamers, CD players and passive and electrostatic speakers.
Amplification, Speakers, Sources
manufacturer
Serbian maker of true-ribbon headphones, handmade by RAAL, the ribbon-transducer specialist. Models include the MAGNA dual true-ribbon headphone and the MAGNA EVO I.
Headphones
manufacturer
Connecticut acoustic-treatment manufacturer supplying membrane bass traps, absorbers, diffusers and related room products. Its site pairs hardware with placement guidance and acoustics education, and explicitly distinguishes improving sound inside a room from soundproofing against noise entering or leaving it.
Room Setup
repair
Reclaimed Audio is an Austin, Texas workshop repairing and restoring solid-state and vacuum-tube equipment, including customer-owned gear. It also buys vintage components and sells restored equipment through its linked Reverb shop, with coverage extending beyond receivers and amplifiers.
Services, Amplification, Sources
manufacturer
English hi-fi manufacturer founded in 1973, best explored through its Planar turntables and associated cartridges, tonearms and phono stages. Its current catalogue also covers amplifiers, disc players and loudspeakers, with products designed and hand-assembled in its southeast England facilities.
Sources, Amplification
manufacturer
German turntable maker whose decks are built by hand in St. Georgen in the Black Forest. It is known for automatic turntables, with almost all components made by suppliers in the region.
Sources
manufacturer
Loudspeaker brand founded in 1995 around Harman engineering and a measurement-led development approach. Its official account combines anechoic measurements and double-blind listening tests with Acoustic Lens waveguides, while the range addresses in-room, architectural and outdoor applications.
Speakers
marketplace
Online marketplace launched in 2013 for buying and selling new, used and vintage musical instruments and music gear, including studio and audio equipment, with price transparency and seller tools.
Buy Sell
repair
Richardsons USA is a Riverside, California service specialising in antique radios and vintage vacuum-tube audio equipment. Its intake policy excludes most solid-state work and several radio and turntable categories, while offering tube testing, refurbishment choices and shipping access beyond Southern California.
Services, Amplification, Sources
dealer
British hi-fi and audiovisual retailer founded by Julian Richer in 1978 and controlled through an employee-ownership trust. Its offer combines online and store sales, private demonstration rooms, custom installation and after-sales repair handling, covering both stereo systems and home cinema.
Buy Sell, Sources, Amplification, Speakers
manufacturer
RME Audio develops audio interfaces, converters, microphone preamplifiers and network-audio systems for recording and related professional work. Its own interface cores, maintained drivers, SteadyClock technology and TotalMix routing software connect compact USB devices with larger multichannel installations.
Sources, Amplification
manufacturer
Romanian digital-audio company founded in 1999 and based in Suceava, building its products in its own labs. Its Wavedream and Wavelight ranges include DACs, network players and a music server.
Sources
manufacturer
US tube-amplifier maker whose range covers integrated amplifiers, preamplifiers, stereo and monoblock power amplifiers, phono preamps and headphone amplifiers, including the M-250 Ultra monoblocks and RP-series preamps.
Sources, Amplification
tool
Room EQ Wizard, usually called REW, is measurement software for investigating how speakers, subwoofers and rooms behave together. The core application is free to use and provides response graphs and EQ tools; acoustic measurements require suitable microphone hardware.
Room Setup, Reviews Measurements
tool
Roon is subscription-based music-library and playback software combining local files, connected services and contextual music information. Its architecture separates a music-managing server, control apps and audio endpoints, with Roon ARC providing a separate route to listening away from home.
Sources
manufacturer
Japanese-origin audio company whose range spans integrated and separate amplification, CD players, headphone equipment and passive loudspeakers. Its design account emphasises in-house toroidal transformers, component selection and listening alongside circuit evaluation, with Michi representing a distinct premium product family.
Amplification, Sources, Speakers
dealer
Independent record retailer selling vinyl, CDs and digital downloads, with weekly new releases, pre-orders and Rough Trade Exclusive pressings. It marks 50 years of Rough Trade.
Sources, Buy Sell
measurement
Independent product-testing lab that buys its own units and tests them on the same bench across 28 categories, including headphones, soundbars and TVs, from a 40,000 sq ft facility. It is supported by memberships and affiliate links.
Reviews Measurements, Headphones
dealer
Chicago hi-fi store on West Belmont Avenue that began in 1982 as Saturday Audio Exchange, a discount stereo shop. It sells new and used equipment, including a dedicated headphone area, and also lists gear on Audiogon.
Buy Sell, Sources, Amplification, Speakers
manufacturer
SB Acoustics supplies loudspeaker transducers and DIY speaker projects through a Danish-design and Indonesian-manufacturing partnership. Its official account identifies Danesian Audio as the design partner and Surabaya-based Sinar Baja Electric as the company behind the brand, preserving that distinction rather than calling it simply Danish.
Speakers
manufacturer
Danish loudspeaker-transducer manufacturer founded in 1970, supplying OEM customers, high-end audio, automotive and DIY markets. Its Herning-built drivers are individual components rather than complete speaker systems, with a searchable catalogue organized around driver type, product family and technical parameters for designers and builders.
Speakers
manufacturer
Schiit Audio makes headphone and speaker amplifiers, DACs, preamplifiers, phono stages and analogue EQ products. Founded in 2010, it describes US manufacturing across California and Texas and distinguishes its designs through discrete analogue circuitry, multibit conversion and named USB and control technologies.
Amplification, Sources
manufacturer
Norwegian loudspeaker-driver manufacturer founded in 1950, with transducer families and official DIY speaker projects. Its current site pairs component engineering with complete design examples, including wide-baffle three-way kits and new fabric-dome midrange and glass-dome tweeter developments.
Speakers
publication
Online magazine publishing written and video reviews of DACs, amplifiers, loudspeakers, headphones and disc players, along with technical measurement articles such as DAC transient-resolution tests, and an archive called The Vault.
Reviews Measurements
manufacturer
High-end headphone brand from SIVGA in Dongguan, China, focused on handmade solid-wood housings. Its Aiva and Black Beauty models use planar-magnetic drivers, and it also sells earphones.
Headphones
tool
Audio-engineering reference site combining calculators with explanations of acoustics, recording and electrical quantities. Its tools cover decibels, voltage levels, wavelength and room modes, with individual pages exposing assumptions and limitations rather than providing automatic measurement or room correction.
Room Setup
manufacturer
Sennheiser’s consumer-hearing site covers wired and wireless headphones, earphones, AMBEO soundbars and listening accessories. The consumer business is operated by Sonova under licence from Sennheiser, distinct from the Sennheiser company’s professional microphones, conferencing and monitoring operations.
Headphones
dealer
UK hi-fi and home-cinema retailer established in 1972, combining stores, online sales and bespoke installation. Its current company page states employee-trust ownership, while demonstration rooms and a catalogue spanning stereo separates, television, theater equipment and installation speakers support both component purchases and larger home-entertainment projects.
Buy Sell, Sources, Amplification, Speakers
manufacturer
Shure supplies microphones, wireless systems, in-ear monitoring, headphones and earphones for performance, production and everyday listening. Its history begins with radio-parts wholesaling in 1925, while the current range also serves content creators, broadcasters and meeting-room audio installations.
Headphones
manufacturer
Headphone company established in 2016 in Dongguan, China, known for wood-accented designs. Its catalogue spans dynamic and planar-magnetic headphones, wired earphones and IEMs, earbuds and wireless earphones.
Headphones
marketplace
Since 2019, SkyFi Audio has bought, reconditioned and resold high-end audio equipment, with each pre-owned piece restored and tested in its own lab. It also sells new products from brands such as McIntosh, Klipsch, Technics, Sumiko and HiFi Rose.
Buy Sell, Services, Amplification, Speakers, Sources
manufacturer
Chinese maker of DACs, headphone amplifiers, amplifiers and players, with current models such as the D200, VMV D3R, D100 and AL400, and a legacy archive of earlier M-series DACs.
Sources, Amplification, Headphones
diy
Solen supplies loudspeaker parts, crossover components and DIY speaker kits through a Canadian-dollar catalogue. Its MURA 5B V2 illustrates the offering: drivers and crossover parts are supplied, while cabinet plans and separately available flat packs support the enclosure build.
Speakers
tool
Audio-technology company founded in 2012 that makes SoundID Reference speaker and headphone calibration, Virtual Monitoring for spatial sound on headphones and the ORIA Mini room-correction system.
Room Setup, Headphones
tool
Free, open-source desktop application for examining and annotating recorded music on Windows, Linux and Mac. It combines waveform and spectrogram views with aligned annotation layers, playback tools and feature-extraction plugins, serving analysis and research rather than general multitrack production.
Sources, Reviews Measurements
manufacturer
Computer-audio company focused on small, simple network endpoints. Its ultraRendu and opticalRendu players take Ethernet or fibre-optic Ethernet input and output USB audio, alongside optical converters and linear power supplies.
Sources
manufacturer
Sonus faber is an Italian loudspeaker company based near Vicenza, connecting acoustic design with woodwork and hand finishing. Its collections span conventional hi-fi speakers, wireless products, subwoofers and custom installation, with named families such as Homage, Olympica G3, Lumina and Palladio.
Speakers
manufacturer
Swiss audio-electronics brand owned by Spemot in Dulliken, offering separate amplification, digital conversion and phono stages. Its 717 amplifier documentation illustrates a wide-bandwidth, feedback-based engineering approach with dual-mono construction, Class AB output stages and regulated switching supplies rather than a minimalist low-feedback design.
Amplification, Sources
publication
Home-theatre and audio publication with reviews, top picks, how-to guides, blogs, news and installation features, aimed at helping everyone from everyday shoppers to enthusiasts get the most from their systems.
Reviews Measurements
manufacturer
Specialty audio manufacturer founded in 1972 and based in Peekskill, New York, best known for cartridge restoration and its strain-gauge and fixed-coil cartridges, all hand-crafted in its own factory.
Sources
publication
Group of ten online audio publications running since 1995, with reviews and articles from senior editors including Doug Schneider and Jason Thorpe, plus SoundStage! video series on topics from vinyl to hi-fi basics.
Reviews Measurements
repair
South Street Service Inc., established in 1980, repairs and supplies parts for turntables, with particular experience in Dual, BIC and Garrard models and a large inventory of original factory parts and literature.
Services, Sources
diy
Speaker Hardware is a DIY speaker-kit and cabinet-parts supplier, with roots in building horn-loaded PA cabinets. Its range combines complete kits and flat packs with drivers, crossovers, finishes and cabinet hardware, and includes practical guidance for fEARful bass-guitar cabinet builds.
Speakers, Room Setup
manufacturer
British loudspeaker manufacturer founded by Spencer and Dorothy Hughes, with roots in BBC sound engineering. Its A-Line, D-Line and Classic collections span compact and larger designs, with in-house driver and cabinet work and final assembly in South Yorkshire.
Speakers
measurement
Searchable collection of loudspeaker measurements in the spinorama (CTA-2034) style, showing each speaker's price, tonality score, bass extension, flatness and SPL, with data sourced from reviewers such as Erin's Audio Corner.
Reviews Measurements, Speakers
measurement
Interactive frequency-response graph tool for in-ear monitors and headphones, hosting databases measured on IEC 711-style rigs, with target curves, smoothing and normalisation options and explanations of each frequency region.
Reviews Measurements, Headphones
manufacturer
Japanese electrostatic-headphone specialist that calls itself the founder of the "earspeaker", with roots going back to 1938 and products devoted to electrostatic audio. It makes earspeakers and dedicated driver units and has a listening room at its Fujimi, Saitama headquarters.
Headphones, Amplification
repair
Columbus, Ohio repair shop and retailer centred on vintage audio equipment and turntable service. Its published offerings include receivers, amplifiers, tape decks, tube radios and speaker-surround repairs, with a limited repair warranty and a showroom for new and pre-owned equipment.
Services, Sources, Amplification, Speakers
publication
StereoNET is an independent hi-fi, home-cinema and personal-audio publication founded in 2003, with headquarters in Melbourne. It combines named-reviewer equipment coverage, music articles, regional editions and video with a separate discussion community, classifieds marketplace and hi-fi events.
Reviews Measurements, Speakers, Sources
publication
Long-running American hi-fi publication combining listening-led equipment reviews with technical measurements. Its Recommended Components lists help readers find reviews and build an audition shortlist, rather than providing a universal ranking of what to buy.
Reviews Measurements, Sources, Headphones
video
YouTube channel of Steve Guttenberg, who wrote the Audiophiliac blog for CNET and has written for The Absolute Sound, Stereophile and Sound & Vision. It features speaker, amplifier and headphone reviews.
Reviews Measurements
forum
Music-and-audio discussion community documented here through March–August 2026 archive snapshots. Music Corner covers recordings and mastering, while Audio Hardware spans vintage equipment, newer systems and software; archived rules prohibit debates about objectivist or subjectivist principles and double-blind testing.
Community, Sources
repair
Steve's Stereo Service repairs, refurbishes and upgrades vintage hi-fi equipment in Buford and northeast Atlanta, Georgia. Its published scope includes receivers, integrated amplifiers and turntables, with local drop-off by appointment only and no mail-in service.
Services, Amplification, Sources
manufacturer
German record label for guitar and acoustic music, operated alongside the Pauler Acoustics mastering studio.
Sources
manufacturer
West Yorkshire audio manufacturer founded by James Edward Sugden in 1967, with a longstanding pure Class A amplifier focus. Its current A21 documentation distinguishes integrated and line-only configurations, while the broader site separates A21 and Sapphire product families.
Amplification
forum
Headphone-focused discussion forum covering high-end headphones, headphone amplifier reviews and measurements, with community testing threads and a stated aim of being true to what artists intended.
Community, Headphones
manufacturer
US phono-preamplifier specialist led by designer Ron Sutherland, whose circuits use the shortest possible signal paths. Its range includes transimpedance models for low-output moving-coil cartridges, the SUTZ step-up and MM/MC stages such as the DUO and KC Vibe.
Sources
manufacturer
Youngstown, Ohio audio company offering subwoofers, loudspeakers and connected-audio products for stereo and home theater. Its catalogue distinguishes sealed and ported bass systems, Prime and Ultra Evolution speakers, and powered wireless options, supported by setup education and direct owner assistance.
Speakers
manufacturer
T+A is a German hi-fi manufacturer whose name stands for Theory and Application, with development and assembly in Herford. Its catalogue spans amplifiers, music players, loudspeakers and headphones, from compact systems to separate components, with manuals, software updates and discontinued-product archives.
Amplification, Sources, Speakers, Headphones
diy
Taiwanese loudspeaker-driver maker established in Taipei in 1996, also known as TB Speaker. It makes drivers and modules for hi-fi, home theater, outdoor, car, multimedia and portable speakers.
Speakers
manufacturer
TEAC’s professional-audio brand, making recorders, interfaces and mixing equipment for creators, live sound, broadcast and installation. Its current US catalogue connects handheld and field recording with multitrack studio systems and consoles, distinguishing audio capture and production tools from the group’s separate domestic high-end brands.
Sources
repair
Tech Hifi Audio Restoration operates the Mark Acoustics Lab for vintage component and speaker repair, using a “Restored as Original” approach. Its published process requires evaluation and quote approval before work, with availability-based appointments rather than walk-ins.
Services, Amplification, Speakers
manufacturer
Technics spans direct-drive turntables, hi-fi components, all-in-one systems and personal audio. Its global site connects SL-1200 and vinyl-DJ heritage with current headphone and earbud products, while regional catalogues distinguish Reference, Grand, Premium and DJ product groupings.
Sources, Speakers, Headphones
manufacturer
US loudspeaker maker offering towers, monitors, subwoofers and home-theater speakers. Its Double Impact theatre models describe a proprietary seven-ring high-frequency array under US Patent 9247339, used in dedicated centre-channel and surround designs as well as the wider tower-oriented catalogue.
Speakers
publication
The Absolute Sound is an audio-and-music publication established in 1973, publishing a monthly print and digital magazine alongside its website. Equipment reviews, awards, technology features, show reports and recording coverage serve both traditional two-channel listeners and readers exploring smaller or portable systems.
Reviews Measurements, Amplification, Sources
dealer
Specialty audio-cable retailer since 1989 that also offers expertise on all aspects of high-performance audio, selling cables, DIY cables and connectors and power-line products, and running an annual Summer Against Hunger charity drive.
Buy Sell
manufacturer
British cable manufacturer that has designed and hand-built cables in England since 1985. It makes speaker cables, analog and digital interconnects, and products for hi-fi and home cinema.
Amplification, Speakers
manufacturer
British turntable company founded by engineer Arthur Khoubesserian, who also founded Pink Triangle. It hand-builds turntables and upgrades for existing decks at its Newhaven workshop.
Sources
marketplace
Used-audio retailer buying, selling and trading hi-fi equipment, rather than simply hosting peer-to-peer listings. Its Certified Pre-Owned program describes authentication, testing, photography and packing, with return, buyer-protection and support promises that give a concrete framework for evaluating second-hand purchases.
Buy Sell, Amplification, Speakers, Sources
repair
Small independent shop in Crest Hill, Illinois, serving the Chicagoland area, specialising in vintage audio repair and restoration. It services speakers, receivers, amplifiers, turntables, tape decks and CD players, and also offers tube testing and parts sales.
Services
manufacturer
Shenzhen-based in-ear monitor brand launched in 2019, known for multi-driver IEMs that mix dynamic, balanced-armature and electrostatic drivers, such as the Monarch series. It also sells a headphone and cables.
Headphones
manufacturer
German turntable brand (Thorens GmbH, Bergisch Gladbach) whose history in music reproduction goes back to 1883, from early cylinder phonographs to its current "Designed in Germany" turntables and accessories.
Sources
manufacturer
Chinese hi-fi brand founded in 2008 with an R&D team of more than 40 engineers, making DACs, headphone amplifiers, preamplifiers and power amplifiers such as the D900, Pre900 and DX1 II.
Sources, Amplification, Headphones
manufacturer
Totem Acoustic is a Montreal loudspeaker company founded in 1987, with compact monitors, floorstanders, home-theatre and architectural products. Its proprietary Torrent drivers use a distinctive magnetic structure and a direct amplifier-to-woofer path without crossover components in that section.
Speakers
publication
Tracking Angle is a music and audio publication with a strong emphasis on records, analog playback and release details. Its named-author articles combine music coverage, equipment evaluations and announcements, with comment discussions and video-linked features accompanying the written material.
Reviews Measurements, Sources, Speakers
manufacturer
Maine company that has designed and built high-end cables by hand since 1980. It makes interconnects, speaker cables, digital and HDMI cables, power cords and power conditioners.
Amplification, Speakers
manufacturer
German family-run turntable manufacturer founded by Jochen Räke in 1971, building precision record players in Germany and selling them through a dealer network.
Sources
manufacturer
French loudspeaker company founded around Renaud de Vergnettes’ first commercial design in 1980. Its present catalogue separates passive hi-fi and home-cinema speakers from active connected systems, with Soissons manufacturing heritage and a growing set of turntable, installation and outdoor-audio categories.
Speakers
manufacturer
Trigon Audio is a German component maker founded in 1996 by Ralf Kolmsee and Rainer Reddemann. Its range includes integrated and separate amplifiers, headphone and phono stages, CD players and a server, with an emphasis on hand production, long model lives and incremental development.
Amplification, Sources
diy
Danish DIY-loudspeaker design site combining construction articles, measured development and kits supplied through Jantzen Audio. Projects are grouped by driver families and range from compact builds to large systems, while the author explicitly limits custom-design advice and reserves newer crossover component values for kit purchasers.
Speakers
manufacturer
Audio company founded in 2022 and headquartered in Shenzhen, making affordable in-ear monitors such as the ZERO, NOVA and HOLA, plus the SHIO USB dongle DAC. Some models are tuned in collaboration with reviewer Crinacle.
Headphones
publication
Hi-fi review site "for people who like to read", publishing equipment reviews, The Short List of favourite components, album-of-the-week features and #NewMusicFriday picks.
Reviews Measurements
manufacturer
US turntable maker that assembles its record players in the USA, with Orbit models starting at $249, the more advanced Orbit Theory, the Pluto 2 phono preamp and Ethos powered speakers, sold individually or as complete systems.
Sources
manufacturer
German headphone manufacturer known for its S-Logic driver positioning, with premium models made in Bavaria. Its range covers professional Signature models, high-end editions and accessories.
Headphones
manufacturer
Universal Audio makes recording hardware and music-production software, including Apollo and Volt interfaces, UAD plug-ins and LUNA. Apollo centres on onboard DSP and modelled preamp behaviour, while Volt offers a USB recording route with features that vary across standard and Max models.
Sources
dealer
Southern California hi-fi retailer founded by Kevin Deal in 1994, with a particular focus on vacuum tubes. Its store combines listening rooms, turntable setup and tube-testing facilities with a broader catalogue of sources, amplification, speakers and outlet equipment.
Buy Sell, Amplification, Sources, Headphones
marketplace
US classifieds and community platform for audio equipment and recorded media, launched in 2012. Hobbyist postings are free, with separate dealer participation, and the site explicitly says it does not authenticate listings or guarantee the goods offered by individual sellers.
Buy Sell, Community
manufacturer
American high-end loudspeaker company whose products are designed and manufactured in Hanford, California. Innovations it credits to itself include minimal-baffle cabinets, battery-biased crossovers and powered-bass speakers with built-in room EQ; its Model 7 and Model 5A Carbon use the company's patented Perfect-Piston drivers.
Speakers
manufacturer
British analogue specialist founded by engineer Touraj Moghaddam, making record players, precision tonearms and cables designed to bring listeners closer to the original performance.
Sources, Amplification
manufacturer
Vicoustic is a Portugal-founded acoustic-treatment company offering panels, diffusers, bass-control products and sound-isolating booths. Its range serves studios, hi-fi rooms, home cinemas and architectural spaces, with room-design consultancy and a company timeline that now records a 2026 UniVicoustic combination.
Room Setup
manufacturer
Austrian loudspeaker maker founded in Vienna in 1989 by Peter Gansterer. Its documented engineering centers on driver materials, ribbed flat diaphragms, crossover integration and cabinet behavior, with Concert Grand and Klimt families alongside Liszt providing entry points into its domestic speaker range.
Speakers
repair
Vintage Audio is a Coldwater, Ontario repair and restoration service specialising in solid-state audio equipment and speakers. It also offers parts, manuals, equipment buying and trade-ins, with drop-off, shipping and arranged pickup options described on its website.
Services, Amplification, Speakers
forum
Turntable resource with images, articles and reviews of modern and vintage record players, a friendly forum, and a large member-contributed archive of owner's manuals, service manuals, schematics and brochures.
Community, Sources
repair
Specialist in vintage AR and Thorens turntables, offering custom turntable sales, upgrade and replacement parts, DIY servicing videos and restoration or upgrade services for mid-80s AR and Thorens TD-125 decks.
Services, Sources
diy
German loudspeaker specialist founded in 1968, with industrial applications and official DIY construction documentation. Its self-build pages provide cabinet drawings, parts lists and assembly guidance, while individual projects explicitly distinguish demanding woodworking builds from beginner-friendly work.
Speakers
repair
Parts, literature and restoration specialist for Voice of Music (V-M) record changers, tape recorders, amplifiers and speakers, offering personal service since 1999. Its site includes a V-M model finder, restoration tips, styli, belts, wheels and repair kits.
Services, Sources
tool
Music-streaming company rooted in Florence, Italy, founded by Michelangelo Guarise. It makes the Rivo, Primo and Integro streamers and a free Volumio OS that turns a Raspberry Pi, Tinker Board or PC into a music player, bringing sources into one app.
Sources
manufacturer
New Jersey turntable company founded by Sheila and Harry Weisfeld in 1978. Its history connects record-cleaning equipment with later vinyl-playback systems, while the current website provides dealer finding, parts access, instructional videos and a community route for owners.
Sources
manufacturer
British company in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, that develops electrostatic transducers. It sells complete electrostatic headphone systems such as APERIO, BRAVURA and SONOMA, and supplies electrostatic sound systems to the automotive industry.
Headphones
diy
Chinese loudspeaker-transducer maker selling tweeters, midranges, full-range drivers, woofers and subwoofers to manufacturers and DIY builders. Its drivers are used in hi-fi, home theater, pro and car audio.
Speakers
manufacturer
Swiss digital-audio company founded in 1985 by Daniel Weiss, a former Studer digital-lab engineer, first making equipment for mastering studios. It now builds high-end hi-fi and pro-audio products, all manufactured in Switzerland.
Sources, Headphones
manufacturer
Wharfedale is a British-origin loudspeaker brand founded in Yorkshire in 1932 by Gilbert Briggs. Its current range spans bookshelf and floorstanding speakers, centre channels, subwoofers and installation products, with modern Diamond and EVO families alongside Heritage designs and selected UK-made models.
Speakers
publication
British hi-fi and home-entertainment publication founded in 1976, combining product reviews, buying guides, news and setup advice. Its stated method uses in-house reviewers and shared treated listening rooms, while its disclosure policy distinguishes editorial verdicts from sponsored content and affiliate-supported purchasing links.
Reviews Measurements, Sources, Headphones
forum
High-end audiophile discussion forum for audio advice, product reviews and system threads, with sections of manufacturer and distributor videos from brands such as Wilson Audio, Burmester and Constellation Audio.
Community, Reviews Measurements, Amplification, Speakers, Sources
manufacturer
WiiM offers network streamers, streaming amplifiers and wireless speakers controlled through the WiiM Home ecosystem. Its product families distinguish adding streaming to existing equipment from powering passive speakers or using self-contained audio, with room calibration and multiroom functions varying by device.
Sources, Amplification, Speakers
manufacturer
US loudspeaker manufacturer whose catalogue includes modular speakers, compact TuneTot designs and powered subwoofers. Its product documentation emphasizes enclosure materials, driver alignment and installation accessories, with model-specific choices rather than a single standardized speaker architecture.
Speakers
dealer
Residential technology integration firm with high-performance audio roots, enhancing homes since 1979. It designs lighting, shading, audio, video, networking and smart-home systems and sells audio gear through its showrooms and website.
Buy Sell
manufacturer
Yamaha’s official Hi-Fi component range, rather than a separate manufacturer or subsidiary. The US catalogue spans stereo receivers, amplifiers, compact streaming products, turntables and CD players, with selected network receivers combining MusicCast playback, television connections and YPAO room adjustment.
Amplification, Sources
video
YouTube channel with product reviews and instructional videos, mostly covering home theatre and budget audiophile gear such as headphones, speakers, DACs, amplifiers and music players.
Reviews Measurements, Headphones
manufacturer
US headphone maker producing wood-cup, heirloom-style headphones crafted in the USA. Its line-up includes open and closed models such as the Atrium, Caldera, Vérité and Bokeh, along with its own pads and cables.
Headphones
manufacturer
Zu Audio is an American loudspeaker and cable company incorporated in 2000, with design and manufacturing in Ogden, Utah. Its speaker philosophy centres on high-efficiency, wide-band drivers and minimal circuitry, alongside direct sales, subwoofers, accessories and a home-trial policy.
Speakers
No resources match these filters. Try another search or filter.
