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18 years after the release of the original Oswalds Mill Audio AC1, the company has released the Anniversary Edition version of these renowned high-end horn loudspeakers. The Oswalds Mill Audio AC1 Anniversary Edition cabinets are made of solid Pennsylvania hardwood - 1" thick walnut, hand-build and hand finished with oil and wax.

Following a crowdfunding campaign, Fuse Audio has launched the vertically oriented Fuse Audio GLD turntable – the model will go on sale soon. The Fuse Audio GLD is equipped with an upgraded proprietary tonearm, providing improved tracking force balance. The angle of the supplied Audio-Technica AT3600L cartridge has also been upgraded for more stable playback.

French audio equipment manufacturer Atoll Electronique has updated many of its component lines – among the announcements is the integrated amplifier Atoll Electronique IN400 Evolution. The model offers a power of 2 x 160 W at 8 Ohm load and 2 x 300 W at 4 Ohm and offers a number of very interesting engineering solutions.

For its 40th anniversary, SteinMusic has released a limited edition (only 20 turntables will go on sale) of the Arco 40 Anniversary Turntable. The model uses a 10” proprietary unipivot tonearm made from a part of a violin bow and is equipped with a platter with exceptionally high resonance control characteristics – made from a wood-metal sandwich (2 mm cherry wood veneers with a 2.5 mm metal plate).

The new NAD CI SA2-120 BluOS streaming integrated amplifier is a part of CI Modular Series, and offers high power with minimal dimensions - 1/3 width x 1U height. The model uses DirectDigital digital amplification with built-in thermostatic cooling, allowing installation of the amp in a professional rack and offers a power of 2 x 120 W. The platform also allows switching to a 4 x 60 W configuration and the use of an additional pair of outputs with Dynamic Load Management system.

PS Audio has started selling a new PS Audio Stellar DAC digital-to-analog converter, which offers a lot of features, including PS Audio's exclusive Digital Lens technology, I2S inputs, and a hybrid Class A output stage. The model also features a volume control, allowing the DAC to be connected directly to a power amplifier or active loudspeakers.

The Japanese company SPEC CORPORATION has introduced a new integrated amplifier SPEC RSA-EX1000. The model uses a main board designed to minimize the length of the passage of musical signals from the volume control to the low-pass filter - according to the manufacturer, this preserves even the weakest signals and ensures a wealth of detail. Of course, the sound quality is also improved by reducing the inductance (coil effect) due to the minimization of internal wiring.

AURALIC has introduced the AQUILA X3 Streaming Media Processor - a new addition to the company's family of digital-to-analog audio products. The AQUILA X3 features a 14" touchscreen display, and a modular architecture with a huge number of upgrade options.

The flagship High End power amplifiers from Constellation Audio, the Statement Mono Amplifier and Statement Stereo Amplifier, use a whole clip of the company's innovations and provide outstanding sound quality.

Polish company Taga Harmony presented the Taga Harmony TCD-70T CD player, the output stage of which is implemented on two 6N2 tubes. Together with the reference chip of the ESS Technology SABRE ES9018 converter and a large-sized power supply based on a 100 W toroidal transformer, the model promises luxurious sound quality.

The Definitive Technology Demand D11 bookshelf speakers use a dual suspension system of the BDSS mid/low-frequency driver, in which the 165 mm polypropylene diffuser is attached to the basket not only along the outer edge. In this case, the second suspension in the center of the system connects the inner edge of the diffuser with the core, which contains a proprietary waveguide - this design significantly improves the linearity of the diffuser movement.

Lampizat0r Pacific 3 is the third version of the famous High End digital-to-analog converter first released in 2016. The new DAC features a number of improvements and offers excellent sound quality.

The famous manufacturer of High End audio equipment, AVID, has updated its tonearms – now the NEXUS V2 and ATLUS V2 models will go on a maket. Both tonearms are equipped with the revolutionary proprietary adjustable dual bias system. This anti-skate compensation scheme allows for independent adjustment of the force at the beginning, middle, and end of the LP-record, which significantly improves tracking and sound quality!

Fezz Audio has introduced the Fezz Olympia Mono Power Amplifier and the Fezz Olympia Dual Mono Amplifier. The models are based on KT88 tubes and offer high output power.

The second generation of BRAMA audio equipment from Vinnie Rossi offers significant improvements in both the design of the devices and their sound quality. In total, three devices were released in the line - a preamplifier, a monoblock power amplifier and an integrated amplifier. All devices are built using a fully balanced dual mono input-to-output architecture and are equipped with only XLR commutation.

FiiO presented a new DAC with a built-in streamer and headphone amplifier FiiO K17 at CES 2025. The device's arsenal includes a parametric 31-band equalizer inherited from the K19 model and a precision digital-to-analog converter based on an assembly of AKM AK4191 + AK4499EX x 2 chips.

The second generation of the HiFiMAN Serenade digital-to-analog converter with headphone amplifier has become $200 cheaper and received a Wi-Fi module. The new HiFiMAN Serenade DAC is based on the proprietary Hymalaya Pro Ladder engine, which is an updated version of the first generation Hymalaya DAC, originally released in 2021.

The second generation of the Eversolo DMP-A6 Gen 2 network audio streamer offers the user a built-in digital-to-analog converter on two audiophile ES9038Q2M DAC chips from ESS Technologies, a proprietary EOS audio engine that further optimizes sound quality and expanded HDMI commutation capabilities (ARC support and multi-channel audio streaming, including DSD Native).

The Japanese brand Onkyo presented a new series stereo equipment at the CES 2025 exhibition - the Onkyo Icon P-80 network preamplifier, the Onkyo Icon M-80 power amplifier and the Onkyo Icon A-50 streaming integrated amplifier.

High-end headphone manufacturer Noble Audio has introduced a relatively affordable (retail - $289 / €309) model of in-ear wired headphones Noble Audio Knight. The new product is dressed in an aluminum cases with a 3D acrylic front panel, made in shades of dark purple and blue.