Bryan Schmidt

HI-FI

The best and cheapest phono stage right now (April 2021)

Entry-level turntable owners often face the cost of purchasing an external phono stage comparable to the price of the turntable itself. Nevertheless, there are inexpensive correctors…

April 20, 2021 · 4 min read

HEADPHONES

Huawei FreeBuds 4i : Great headphones with excellent sound quality

In the TWS headphone segment, the competition is pretty fierce. In April 2021, Huawei updated its FreeBuds lineup with…

April 19, 2021 · 5 min read

TECHNOLOGY

NASA’s Mars helicopter makes its first flight on the Red Planet

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) hosted an online briefing showing footage of the Ingenuity’s maiden flight. As planned, the…

April 19, 2021 · 2 min read

HI-FI

Bryston BR-20 Preamplifier: Analog preamp equipped with a quality DAC

The Canadian company Bryston Ltd created the Bryston BR-20 with the goal of developing an analog preamp equipped…

April 19, 2021 · 2 min read

HI-FI

Esoteric N-05XD Network DAC Preamplifier: Master Sound Discrete Converter and QVCS Volume Control

The Esoteric N-05XD network DAC preamplifier inherits the “Master Sound Discrete DAC” philosophy already implemented in the Grandioso D1X reference DAC . The novelty includes…

April 19, 2021 · 2 min read

HI-FI

Tron Nemesis RIAA Phono stage: 60 kg of pure tube circuitry

The British firm Tron Electric has created the Nemesis RIAA audiophile low-noise tube phono stage. Renowned for his meticulousness, brand leader…

April 19, 2021 · 2 min read

HEADPHONES

Phonon 4400 : Compact, convenient and with high-quality genuine sound

The Phonon 4400 is the most foldable and most compact headphone in the PHONON arsenal. These are the heirs…

April 19, 2021 · 9 min read

TECHNOLOGY

Cumulative update KB5001330 for Windows 10 caused a bunch of critical issues

Earlier this week, Microsoft released the April Cumulative Updates for supported OS versions. For version 20H2 / 2004, the…

April 19, 2021 · 3 min read

TECHNOLOGY

Microsoft adds a performance mode to Edge to speed up the browser in Windows 10

The latest test build of Microsoft Edge Canary for Windows 10 introduces two new features. The first is productivity…

April 19, 2021 · 1 min read

SPEAKERS

Sony HT-SF150 : Still better than your TV’s built-in speakers

A good soundbar has two important features. This is not only good sound but also ease of use. Since not…

April 19, 2021 · 5 min read

SPEAKERS

LG SL6Y : Combines high performance with an affordable price

It seems that LG has been putting a lot of emphasis on the soundbar market lately. At least that…

April 19, 2021 · 6 min read

SPEAKERS

REL T/9x, T/7x and T/5x: Subwoofers with Updated Emitters and Housings

REL Acoustics has unveiled a new series of T / x subwoofers, consisting of three models: the entry-grade T /…

April 18, 2021 · 2 min read