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The Revox Group has announced a collaboration with the American National Audio Company to introduce new audio cassette tapes. To achieve this goal, the two companies are combining their expertise - National Audio in cassette production, and Revox in audio systems and music recordings, including master tapes.

The 4.5-way Sonus Faber Amati Supreme loudspreakers are presented – the iconic model of the Italian company now uses the conceptual solutions used in the flagship Sonus Faber Suprema system.

The Beatles' Anthology series is coming November 21-26, 2025, in a remastered form with an expanded documentary series, a music compilation, and a book.

Polish company Virtual HiFi has announced its first speaker systems – Virtual HiFi Viper Monitor, expanding the company’s direction in the field of 3D printing of audio products. Virtual HiFi Viper Monitor is a compact bookshelf speaker system that boasts a very wide frequency response (35 Hz – 31000 Hz).

Gustard has introduced a new flagship model Gustard R30 – a discrete R2R DAC with a built-in streamer. The new product uses a 27-bit architecture in combination with an FPGA clock management system. The digital-to-analog converter supports PCM and DSD streams. The user can also select various operating modes via digital filters, including NOS (Non-Oversampling). Gustard R30 went on sale at a recommended retail price of $3,599.99.

DALI has announced two-way bookshelf speaker systems Kupid – the model can be designed in as many as five color options, Black Ash, Walnut, Caramel White, Golden Yellow and Chilly Blue. The retail price is 338 euros per pair – so these speaker systems will be the most affordable in the model range of the famous audiophile company.

Lockwood Loudspeakers was a high-end audio company from 1930 until the early 1980s, when production of the iconic loudspeakers was halted due to a fire at a production facility. The brand was then reborn – and is now experiencing rapid growth and development, with a new full-cycle production facility launched at a new factory in Hamilton, Scotland.

The London Decca brand was previously one of the most respected among manufacturers of high-quality vinyl cartridges. Alas, extremely limited supplies of new models for almost thirty years allowed many audiophiles to forget about the legend. Now London Decca is back – the new management of the company has significantly reworked both the model range and production facilities and is seriously aiming for global expansion.

Octave Audio V 16 Single Ended – integrated amplifier with output power of 2 × 8 W, which can function both with highly sensitive loudspeakers and work as a high-quality headphone amplifier.

The CH Precision T10 10MHz Time Reference is a new premium clock that is suitable for both the “ultimate” upgrade of the CH Precision C10 Master DAC and for enhancing the sound of any high-end digital audio system. Independent clock domains between the transport and the DAC can introduce discrepancies that blur resolution and disrupt consistency. The CH Precision T10 external clock solves this problem head-on, providing an exceptionally pure 10MHz master clock designed with ultra-low phase noise and virtually eliminated jitter.

The decoupling system for acoustic systems and equipment WELLFLOAT Delta Extreme II offers a unique solution for vibration control. The model is based on a multi-stage pendulum system – similar to those used in physics to detect gravitational waves.

The Hegel H150 integrated amplifier has been announced – the model will replace the well-known Hegel H120. The new model will offer a power of 2 x 75 W with a damping factor of 2,000 – that is, there are simply no complex acoustic systems for the device. In addition, the Hegel H150 is equipped with a built-in phono preamplifier and an advanced streamer.

Speakers of the SV Audio (Storgaard & Vestskov) GRO company are a classic two-way solution and are recommended for use in rooms from 15 to 60 m2. The model does not require high input power - the talents of the acoustics are revealed already with 25-watt amplification, since the sensitivity reaches 90 dB.

The new Voxativ Alberich² Metal speakers are a development of the well-known Voxativ Alberich² model – only designed in aluminum forged housings. The acoustics consist of two modules – Voxativ Hagen² Metal monitors, using AF-2A AlNiCo Magnet broadband drivers and Voxativ Alberich² Metal low-frequency units.

PULA has released new in-ear headphones PULA Unicrom – the model uses one broadband driver with a 10 mm diaphragm with a beryllium coating. Usually headphones with such drivers are quite expensive, but the company has already launched sales at an affordable retail price of $79.99!

Pure Audio has introduced the portable wireless audio system Classic Aura – the model is decorated in a retro design and is equipped with a system of ten backlight options for various genres and usage scenarios.

The German Physiks Emperor Preamplifier is a reference preamplifier equipped with three balanced and three RCA inputs. The model is based on a fully balanced circuit and guarantees the widest bandwidth from 0.5 to 95,000 Hz with a minimum noise level of 0.001%.

Velodyne Acoustics has introduced an update to its subwoofer lineup – now the Velodyne Deep Blue, Velodyne Impact X, Velodyne VI-Q series and the Velodyne MiniVee X, Velodyne MicroVee X models are available for purchase in a stylish snow-white finish.

Bose has unveiled a new wireless speaker, the SoundLink Home, which promises “crisp, clear sound with enough bass to fill any room.” The Bose SoundLink Home offers up to 9 hours of battery life, Bluetooth 5.3 support, and a USB-C 0 audio input, so what? A wired connection to a smartphone, tablet, or laptop is also possible.

in-akustik has announced new R2R Master Tape releases (each reel is available in Start, Standard and Studio versions). The tapes are recorded individually in real time on Studer A80 studio tape recorders.