Tag Archives: Audiophile

Nuclear Powered Preamp Promises Incredibly Excessive Accuracy With a Built-in Atomic Clock [Overkill]

Audiophiles are always on the hunt for the most over-the-top setup to impress and make other audiophiles jealous. And there's now a nuclear option in the audiophile arms race with this DAC featuring a b...

Klipsch launches Lou Reed X10i Signature Edition headphones, vivaciousness follows

We knew good and well Klipsch was dabbling in all sorts of various paint schemes when we toured its Indiana-based headquarters in the winter of 2009, and now it seems that one of those prototypes has found a place in the market. The company has just...

The Screens in These Speakers Weren’t Meant for Touching [Speakers]

By this point you've probably been hardwired to think "touchscreen" at the very sight of a black rectangle. But German high-end speaker company, Göbel knows better than to slap a screen onto their fl...

Daily Desired: Today I Am Thankful for a New Pair of Grados [Desired]

Grado Labs' Professional Series headphones are the standard bearer of aural excellence. They're the harmonic gold standard for legions of audiophiles. Only problem: they're too damn expensive. No longe...

The Icon iDo Is an Audiophile-Grade Amp for the iPhone and iPad [Amps]

If you want better audio quality from your iPhone or iPad, the Icon iDo is an amp that's supposed to pump out audiophile-grade sound. Just plug in your iOS device to the amp, plug the amp into your ste...

Strapping a Portable Speaker to Your Bike Sounds a Bit Douche-y [Gadgets]

Foxl's tiny portable speaker is a solid piece of equipment, so it should follow that you might want to take it everywhere. So, SoundMatters went ahead and provided a Bike Bundle Kit to strap it to your...