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Daily Audio News — May 20, 2026

Highlights: Sony 1000X The Collexion; Sony's premium wireless headphones are its most expensive to date – and vow to be its best-sounding, too; Forget vinyl, reel-to-reel tapes are the last word in sound quality – and they’re making a comeback; Upgrade your World Cup audio performance – a crazy good price on a five-star Sonos Dolby Atmos soundbar; Engström M-Optic Debut At High End Vienna 2026

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YBA Design One Transportable SACD Player

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YBA DESIGN ONE ENTERS THE TRANSPORTABLE SACD MARKET YBA has announced the launch of the YBA Design One, a battery-powered transportable SACD player aimed at portable and desktop HiFi use. According to the company, the YBA Design One is its first model developed specifically for the portable and desktop audio sector. YBA DESIGN ONE TRANSPORTABLE […]

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Reel-to-Reel Review – Beethoven 9th Syphony – Chasing The Dragon

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BEETHOVEN 9th SYMPHONY – CHASING THE DRAGON REEL-TO-REEL Janine Elliot takes a listen to the latest reel-to-reel release from Chasing The Dragon. “Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors” is a reflection Beethoven wrote about his own fight to achieve perfection in life. Not only did he battle […]

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Sony 1000X The Collexion

Sony has gone one step further up the premium ladder with its celebratory 1000X The Collexion wireless over-ears.

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Upgrade your World Cup audio performance – a crazy good price on a five-star Sonos Dolby Atmos soundbar

A What Hi-Fi? Award-winning soundbar at a discount price

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Marshall's latest noise-cancelling cans want to keep you rocking for days on end

The Milton ANC can go for 80 hours at a time

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You can save £736 on this 48-inch five-star OLED TV right in time for the World Cup – but the lowest price isn't at Amazon

A stellar saving on the 48-inch Samsung S90F

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Headphones

Sony's premium wireless headphones are its most expensive to date – and vow to be its best-sounding, too

Are the 1000X The Collexion Sony's best-ever wireless headphones?

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"We don't make products because we can. We want to make products because we want to address a certain need from end consumers" – JBL on lifestyle trends, target audience and the wish to dominate the headphones market

"It's all about audio quality; it's all about design"

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Turntables

Forget vinyl, reel-to-reel tapes are the last word in sound quality – and they’re making a comeback

We’ve had the vinyl revival, now comes the reel renaissance.

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Subwoofers

Does your soundbar really need a subwoofer?

All you need to know about this optional (but often essential) piece of kit

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Amplifiers

Engström M-Optic Debut At High End Vienna 2026

ENGSTRÖM M-OPTIC EXPANDS THE BRAND’S ANALOGUE RANGE Swedish HiFi brand Engström will use High End Vienna 2026 to introduce the new M-OPTIC optical cartridge amplifier alongside demonstrations of its existing electronics range. The Engström M-Optic is designed as the optical cartridge counterpart to the company’s M-PHONO stage and is intended to work within a complete […]

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DACs

Stack Audio AUVA Platform

STACK AUDIO AUVA PLATFORM VIBRATION ISOLATION SYSTEM ANNOUNCED UK HiFi brand Stack Audio has announced the Stack Audio AUVA Platform, a new vibration isolation platform designed for use with turntables, amplifiers, DACs, streamers and CD players. The new platform builds on the company’s existing AUVA particle damping and CSA (Custom Silicone Absorber) isolation technologies, previously […]

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Speakers

Constellation Statement Monoblocks At High End Vienna 2026

CONSTELLATION STATEMENT MONOBLOCKS TO PLAY AT HIGH END VIENNA 2026 Constellation Audio will demonstrate its Statement Monoblocks at High End Vienna 2026, with live systems featuring both analogue and digital front ends from a selection of established high-end brands. The demonstrations will pair the Constellation Statement Monoblocks with sources from EAT and dCS, alongside loudspeakers […]

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