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Daily Audio News — April 17, 2026

Highlights: Sony's new gaming headset borrows a key ingredient from the brand's high-end MDR-MV1 studio headphones; Mixx Analog+; “The next leap isn’t about making turntables heavier or more complex; it’s about making them more intelligently controlled systems” – Hi-fi engineers discuss where there is room for improvement in record player design; Save £60 on these Award-winning over-ear headphones, before it's too late; I visited one of the world's largest record shops, and it's like Disneyland for audiophiles

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High End Vienna 2026 – The Countdown Begins

Topic: Other

HIGH END VIENNA 2026 SET FOR INAUGURAL SHOW IN NEW VENUE High End Vienna 2026 will mark a new chapter for the long-running audio exhibition as it relocates from Munich to the Austria Center Vienna (ACV). The event takes place from 4th – 7th June 2026 at the ACV in Vienna. The new venue is […]

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Digital inputs, more power: Musical Fidelity’s M6xi integrated amplifier

Topic: Amplifiers

Musical Fidelity has announced the M6xi, a new integrated amplifier that builds on the analogue foundations of its M6si predecessor while adding digital connectivity and a handful of practical system-integration features. Old bones The amplifier section draws on Musical Fidelity’s TITAN platform, which the company first introduced in 2008, and […]

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Headphones

Sony's new gaming headset borrows a key ingredient from the brand's high-end MDR-MV1 studio headphones

Could this headset appease gamers and audiophiles?

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Save £60 on these Award-winning over-ear headphones, before it's too late

40% off the Røde NTH-100 is a seriously good deal

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Turntables

Mixx Analog+

Mixx extends an olive branch in the vinyl vs CD format war by integrating them both in one affordable, never-before-seen design. Does it work?

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“The next leap isn’t about making turntables heavier or more complex; it’s about making them more intelligently controlled systems” – Hi-fi engineers discuss where there is room for improvement in record player design

We ask some of the industry’s biggest experts where the focus on turntable design should be next

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Vinyl on your radio? Discover 4 non-traditional but easy ways to listen to your turntable

You don't need a full-fat hi-fi system for modern turntables

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The best vinyl and turntable accessories you need this Record Store Day

Give your set-up the upgrades and care it deserves

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I don't have the budget for a turntable – is this solution a worthy alternative?

Take a step into the world of hi-fi bars

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Other

I visited one of the world's largest record shops, and it's like Disneyland for audiophiles

If you're heading to Tokyo soon, be sure to add this place to your list

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Vicoustic’s VicShape 3D is an acoustic panel you can actually look at

The most persistent objection to acoustic treatment isn’t cost. It’s aesthetics. Very few hi-fi enthusiasts want their listening room to look like a recording studio. Vicoustic’s response is the VicShape 3D, a family of framed relief art panels that double as absorbers. The range won a Red Dot Product Design […]

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