News

360° connector for Reference Air speaker cables

In-akustik 360° connector for Reference Air speaker cables Technical update enhances handling and mechanical coupling of Reference Air loudspeaker cables. For many years, in-akustik’s Air technology has been one of the established design concepts in the high-end cable sector. With its Air-Helix architecture, the technology is designed to consistently minimise the physical factors that can […]

Dan Clark Audio Aeon Core headphones

Dan Clark Audio Aeon Core headphones Dan Clark Audio’s Aeon Core headphones feature an all-new planar magnetic driver, revised tuning and broader compatibility to deliver a new sub-£1000 closed-back benchmark. Based in Southern California, Dan Clark Audio (DCA) is an artisan headphone maker of the highest order. The company focuses on technical innovation and holds […]

Atonemo NTS Radio Player portable streamer

Atonemo NTS Radio Player portable streamer Atonemo, the Stockholm-based audio technology company, has partnered with global radio platform NTS Radio to release the Atonemo NTS Radio Player, a compact Wi-Fi streamer that brings NTS’s curated channels and infinite mixtapes to virtually any speaker or amplifier in the world. The device is built around a simple […]


Hardware Reviews

Arendal 1610 Bookshelf 8 speaker review https://the-ear.net

Arendal 1610 Bookshelf 8 speakers A relative newcomer to the audio scene, Norway’s Arendal has a burgeoning array of loudspeakers which are worthy of investigation. Newest to the line-up is the 1610 series which includes the compact three-way Bookshelf 8. From Norway with love Arendal is a historic port city located in Agder county, in […]

Show Reports

High End 2026, Vienna show report exotica https://the-ear.net

High End 2026, Vienna At the end of every High End show report we’re always left with images of spectacular or fascinating gear but not that much information. Rather than leaving them in the vault here are a few of the components and systems that caught our eye and in some cases our ears too.

Features

PMC is 35, Tom Loader talks https://the-ear.net

PMC is 35, Tom Loader talks about the family business he now runs At the Vienna High End show earlier this month PMC celebrated 35 years since the company was founded by Pete Thomas and Adrian Loader. Today the PMC is co-run by Ollie Thomas and Tom Loader, it’s very much a family business despite […]


How To

system building with richer sounds https://the-ear.net

Choosing your first sound system with Richer Sounds Do you remember your very first proper audio system? If you’re anything like me you’ll remember the hi-fi that started your passion for audio with similar nostalgic feelings to those experienced when you think back on your first love. You remember that don’t you? The person who […]

Gear

Little Fwend Low Mk2 https://the-ear.net

Little Fwend Low Mk2 automatic tonearm lifter Back in the heyday of turntables and vinyl, let’s call it the ‘70s, there were many automatic turntables that lifted the arm when it got to the end of the record, they even stopped the platter spinning and only the diligent felt the need to put the vinyl […]

Music Reviews

spark album review https://the-ear.net

The musicians who created this album are New York based, yet Spark is homage to rhythms and sounds that are associated with rural Americana. Though it has its self-indulgent moments Spark is a gentle love letter to rhythms and styles that are associated with lazy afternoons spent reclining on a porch in a small town, […]