Jacob Green

The Rotel DX-5 is small enough for a desktop, but offers more power than you might expect. It boasts great design and build quality, and high-quality Class AB power.

MSRP: $ 15,000/pair (passive)-$20,000/pair (active) - Obelisk, $7,000/pair (passive)-$9,000/pair (active) - Voce Fina MkII, $7,000 each (non-powered)-$9,000 each (powered) - Nemesis Mk II

Denon’s AVR-X2900H ($1,349) and AVR-X3900H ($1,849) launch the next-gen X-Series AVRs with upgraded internals, enhanced processing, Dirac Live support up to 11.4CH, and a new real-time channel level monitor feature!

Since its founding in the late 1980s, the English company dCS has remained at the forefront of high-end digital audio, producing some of the best (and most expensive) digital-to-analog converters available. After finding success designing radar systems for fighter jets, dCS built professional ADC and DAC products for studio use before turning its attention to home audio. Although the performance of dCS’s cost-no-object digital gear seems to know no bounds, the company’s products have always been limited to two channels — it’s all about pure stereo playback. Until now, that is. Making its debut at High End Vienna 2026 is the first multichannel product from dCS, the MCD 16 (pricing TBA). The MCD 16 will be part of a massive demonstration system created in partnership with Trinnov Audio and Perlisten Audio, all courtesy of the high-end German distributor Audio Reference GmbH.

Product Name: 820F v2 Floorstander, 720F v2 Floorstander, 220B v2 Bookshelf, 120B v2 Bookshelf, 620C v2 Center Channel, 520LCR v2 LCR Channel

Product Name: Prestige X430 Integrated Amplifier & Prestige Q430 CD Player

The new Kaleidescape Strato K movie player is the first to be certified by the 8K Association. But videophiles in 2026 will care more about its exclusive “4K Cinematic” mode. Read on.

Your local AMC movie theater might be your next live music destination. In a potentially significant shift toward the live events industry, AMC Theatres has teamed up with a new company called Arena One to create a real-time, interactive concert experience unlike anything available before. Concert films are nothing new, of course. At the time of writing in late May 2026,

Zesto Audio and YG Acoustics REL, Acora Acoustics, and VAC The Audio Association and Grimm Audio Sunny Components: CH Precision and Rockport Lone Mountain Audio and ATC

In a shocking (and shockingly brief) statement dated July 7th, the respected Danish loudspeaker manufacturer Dynaudio announced that it will “cease operations of its commercial activities in North America and permanently shut down its U.S. subsidiary in the fall of 2026.” The company said it has made the decision “to focus its future market development efforts on Europe and Asia as part of its long-term business strategy.”