Absolute Sound News Today

Surround sound isn’t just for movies; it can also bring an entirely new dimension to music. Here are some of the best albums to test your surround sound system.

For some of us, this exercise has been a nostalgic walk down memory lane, for others an excuse to learn more about our industry’s earliest successes...

Book Review: Audio Research: Making the Music Glow Written by Ken Kessler, designed by Henry Nolan. 220pp. $150. Available at Audio Research dealers and online at audioresearch.com.

Ed. note: I dont usually work on Saturdays, so this ones a freebie. You pay nothing! Such a deal. :-) Ive told the story of my departure from the audio hobby several times on TOP, and Ill tell it again,...

Audio Advice Live 2023 is back! Last year’s show was a smash hit, and this year promises to be even bigger and better. Over 80 top audio & video brands will be displayed and experienced in custom rooms.

Clearaudios first-ever turntable is reborn, as the German vinyl meisters turn 45. We speak with Robert Suchy.

Founded in 1978, VPI Industries appears to be one of the most successful turntable manufacturers in the world—certainly in the US. The New Jersey–based company sells turntables, tonearms, cartridges, record clamps, plinths, record cleaning machines, and a phono preamp. But that's not all. The company offers VPI-branded pillows, candles, mugs, stickers, T-shirts, and a tell-all company history, 40 Years on the Record.

From 'Early Morning Rain' to 'Sundown,' we look at highlights of the songwriter's prolific career.

The UK high-end hi-fi distributor has made the latest Döhmann Audio Helix record player the sixth member of its esteemed Ten collection.

After the audiophile vinyl community was upended with the news that Mobile Fidelity (MoFi) concealed it had been releasing records that used digital source materials, it became a case study of public relations vs. crisis communication.