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Audient iD4+ on a drummer's rack in a rehearsal room, kit in the background
Audient iD1, iD2, iD2+ and iD4+: The iD Range Learns to Hear Your Room
Audient replaces the whole desktop iD range: iD1 (€199, early 2027), iD2 (€249), iD2+ (€379) and iD4+ (€549), all with Console Mic Preamps, onboard DSP and RoomTune monitor correction. iD2,... Read more...
sE Electronics FluxCore FCA1 active DI box on a bass rig in a studio
sE Electronics FluxCore FCA1 and FCP1: two DI boxes built around what usually goes wrong
sE Electronics FluxCore brings an ultra Hi-Z active DI with built-in gain (FCA1) and a passive DI with stereo-to-mono summing (FCP1) in one rack-friendly chassis. Pre-order at Soundium: €219 and... Read more...
AlphaTheta DJM-A7 4-channel DJ mixer in a club DJ booth
AlphaTheta DJM-A7: DJM-A9 sound and layout in a mixer built for bars and small clubs
AlphaTheta's DJM-A7 fits the DJM-A9's layout and sound into a compact 4-channel mixer and adds Master Texture, built-in SonicLink and dual USB-C. Pre-order at Soundium for €1,599. Read more...
Ableton Live 13 running in a home studio
Ableton Live 13: ARA 2, a real Step Sequencer and new Push 3 features
Ableton Live 13 adds ARA 2 editing, a Step Sequencer, a native Drum Synth and 32-Macro Racks, and Push 3 gets Custom Layouts and a Performance Mixer. Public beta now,... Read more...
Argon Audio TT MK2 BT in Black on a wooden shelf with Argon Fenris speakers
Argon Audio TT MK2 BT: the TT MK2 finally talks to your Bluetooth speaker
Argon's TT MK2 BT adds Bluetooth 5.4 with aptX HD to the TT MK2 we already recommend: same belt drive, built-in RIAA preamp and pre-mounted AT3600L, plus auto stop. Pre-order... Read more...
Allen & Heath Qu-3 and Qu-3D digital mixers
Allen & Heath Qu-3 and Qu-3D: the full Qu engine on your desk
Allen & Heath Qu-3 and Qu-3D put the 96 kHz Qu engine, 36 inputs and 8+1 motorised faders into a desktop frame; the Qu-3D adds Dante. At Soundium: Qu-3 €1,849,... Read more...
Producer working in Steinberg Cubase 16 in a home studio
Steinberg Cubase 16: less time in dialogs, more time on sound
Steinberg Cubase 16 adds Instrument Stacks, a searchable Settings window, DrumChain and VocalTouch. At Soundium it is now one product: Pro €599, Artist €299 or Elements €99. Read more...
FiiO QX11 in Vintage Gold on a desk next to a monitor
FiiO QX11: desktop power, gaming smarts, pocket size
FiiO's QX11 packs two ES9069Q DACs, up to 800 mW per channel in Desktop Mode, 45 W pass-through charging and HiFi/Gaming modes into a 36 g dongle. Dark Green or... Read more...
FiiO M25 Silver held in hand
FiiO M25: flagship AKM sound in a player you'll actually carry
FiiO's M25 replaces the M15S with an AK4191EQ + dual AK4499EX DAC chain, up to 1,700 mW balanced, Android on a QCS6490 and Desktop Mode, in a 318 g body.... Read more...
HK Audio POLAR 15 MK2 column PA in a bar with stage lighting
HK Audio POLAR 15 MK2: the column PA gets a 15″ sub
HK Audio's POLAR 15 MK2 puts the POLAR 12 MK2's mixer, DSP and 2000 W peak amp on a 15″ subwoofer, with an M20 FlexMount for lighting. More low end... Read more...
Zoom NEURIG on a pedalboard next to other pedals
Zoom NEURIG: neural amp modeling and NAM A2 in a €349 battery-powered floor rig
Zoom's NEURIG pairs a new DNA neural amp engine with native NAM A2-Lite captures, 139 effects, dual touchscreens and a 4.5-hour battery. Pre-order at Soundium for €349, shipping December 2026. Read more...
Technics SL-1210MKX in a club DJ booth
Technics SL-1210MKX: The New SL-1200 Flagship Built for Loud Booths
Technics' SL-1210MKX (€1,499) is the new SL-1200 Series flagship: a heavier cast chassis, new insulators and ±4% and ±50% pitch ranges for loud club and festival booths. Coming soon at... Read more...
Grado Signature S150 headphones resting on a desktop DAC
Grado Signature S150: the Signature sound, now at €379
Grado's Signature S150 brings a new 44 mm S driver, derived from the S950 and HP100 SE, into a light 220 g open-back on-ear. The most accessible way into the... Read more...
Akai Professional MPK Mini Plus II played on the couch next to a laptop
Akai MPK Mini Plus II: The 37-Key Mini That Speaks MPC
Akai's MPK Mini Plus II (€149) adds pressure-sensitive MPC pads, a color display and native MPC Standalone and Desktop control to the 37-key Mini, with CV/Gate and MIDI out kept.... Read more...
Teenage Engineering EP-35 K.O. AMP with accessories, studio shot
Teenage Engineering EP-35 K.O. AMP: One Amp, Everyone Plays
Teenage Engineering's first amp: 35 W, battery powered, guitar, mic, line, Bluetooth and USB all playing at once, with built-in FX. €399, pre-order now at Soundium. Read more...
Adam Audio H715 Reference headphones worn around the neck
ADAM Audio H715 Reference: ADAM's Flagship Open-Back Headphones Are Here
ADAM Audio's new flagship open-back headphones: 40 mm titanium PEN drivers, 9 Hz to 40 kHz, balanced Hi-Fi mode and Sonnox calibration software. €659, pre-order now at Soundium. Read more...
Arturia MiniFreak 49 hybrid synthesizer in a recording studio setup
Arturia MiniFreak 49: Full-Size Keys and an XYZ Touch Matrix for Hybrid Synthesis
Arturia expands the MiniFreak platform into a 49-key instrument with semi-weighted keys, an interactive XYZ touch matrix, 30+ digital oscillator modes, 256 MB sample memory, and analog Filter FM. Read more...
Sony NW-WM1ZM3 Walkman on a black marble table with headphones
Sony NW-WM1AM3 and NW-WM1ZM3: the WM1 Walkman goes copper, and Android 16
Sony's third-generation WM1 Walkmans rebuild the chassis, power supply and platform: the NW-WM1AM3 (€2,499) adds a gold-plated copper rear, and the Signature Series NW-WM1ZM3 (€4,999) goes solid copper. Pre-order at... Read more...
sE Electronics KLS 150 on a mixing console
sE Electronics KLS 150: a closed-back monitor with a bass knob in each earcup
sE Electronics' first headphones put an acoustic Bass Control inside a closed-back, road-ready monitor for mixing, tracking and live sound. Available at Soundium for €179. Read more...
IK Multimedia ARC Studio+ on a studio desk
IK Multimedia ARC Studio+: Room Correction That Calibrates Itself, Sub Included
IK Multimedia ARC Studio+ (€469) calibrates monitors and subwoofer from the front panel, adds USB-C and optical I/O and three Scenes. Pre-order now at Soundium. Read more...
DJ performing with AlphaTheta HDJ-F9 headphones
AlphaTheta HDJ-F9: SonicLink wireless cueing in a lighter on-ear pair
AlphaTheta HDJ-F9 brings SonicLink wireless at around 9 ms latency, Bluetooth 5.3 and a wired fallback into a 285 g on-ear DJ headphone. Pre-order at Soundium for €379. Read more...
Rega Replay turntable under its clear dust cover
Rega Replay: The Cheapest Way Into a Rega Turntable
Rega's new Replay is a plug-and-play belt-drive turntable with an RB110 tonearm and pre-fitted Carbon cartridge, below the Planar 1. Now at Soundium for €349. Read more...
Cambridge Audio Spira turntable in Orange next to an orange L/R speaker on a stand
Cambridge Audio Spira: A €349 Turntable That's Ready to Play
Cambridge Audio's new Spira is a €349 belt-drive turntable with a pre-fitted Audio-Technica cartridge, built-in phono stage and Bluetooth, in five colours. Now at Soundium. Read more...
Adam Audio Sub10 PRO and Sub8 PRO studio subwoofers side by side
Adam Audio Sub8 PRO and Sub10 PRO: studio subs that join your calibration chain
ADAM Audio's Sub8 PRO and Sub10 PRO bring Ethernet control, AES3 and Sonarworks SoundID Reference filters into the subwoofer itself. Pre-order at Soundium for €999 and €1,299. Read more...
Eversolo AMP-F8 power amplifier on a concrete shelf in soft daylight
Eversolo's AMP-F8 Is the Power Amp the DMP-A8 Gen 2 Was Missing
Eversolo's AMP-F8 is a Class AB power amplifier with 180 W per channel, 500 W bridged and dual VU meters. €1,799 at Soundium. Read more...
Essentials TT Weight Heavy on an Argon Audio turntable
Essentials TT Vinyl Kit 100, 200 and 300: record care in three clear steps
Essentials replaces its old vinyl kits with three boxed sets: Kit 100 for everyday cleaning (€39), Kit 200 with a stylus gauge and protractor (€69), and Kit 300 with a... Read more...
sE Electronics V8 dynamic vocal microphone close-up
sE Electronics V8: the V7 grows up, with wireless capsules for Shure and Sennheiser
sE Electronics follows the V7 with the V8: a handheld dynamic vocal mic with the new DMCV8 capsule, tighter supercardioid pickup and an integrated shock mount, plus V8 MC1 and... Read more...
Novation FLpad and FLpad Mini side by side on a studio desk, RGB pads lit
Novation FLpad and FLpad Mini: The Grid Controller FL Studio Was Missing
Novation's FLpad (€189) and FLpad Mini (€99) are 8x8 grid controllers built with Image-Line for FL Studio. Full-size pads with aftertouch or a 380 g travel grid: which one is... Read more...
Man wearing Cambridge Audio Melomania A100 SE earbuds outdoors
Cambridge Audio Melomania A100 SE: Dolby Audio and a new blue for the €149 hi-fi earbuds
Cambridge's Melomania A100 SE adds Dolby Audio, revised tuning and a new Blue finish to its Class A/B, aptX Lossless earbuds. Pre-order at Soundium for €149. Read more...
Singer recording vocals with the Austrian Audio OC616
Austrian Audio OC616: the flagship CKR12 capsule in a five-pattern workhorse
Austrian Audio's OC616 puts the OC818's handmade CKR12 capsule, five polar patterns, three filters and two pads into a direct, mix-ready studio condenser. Pre-order the Studio Set at Soundium for... Read more...
Universal Audio Volt 4P Max in a band rehearsal room
Universal Audio Volt Gen 2 and Volt Max: The Whole Volt Range, Rebuilt
Six new Universal Audio Volt interfaces: Volt Gen 2 (€139 to €279) with Tone Shaping preamps and Smart Display, and Volt Max (€299 to €499) with onboard 1176 / LA-2A... Read more...
Shure MV6 Gen 2 White on a gaming desk in front of a PC and monitor
Shure MV6 Gen 2: The Same Easy Mic, Now You Get the Controls
Shure's MV6 Gen 2 (€179, black or new all-white) keeps the plug-and-play dynamic USB-C sound and adds adjustable Auto Level, Denoiser and a 5-band EQ. Pre-order at Soundium. Read more...
Technics EAH-A1000 in Platinum Greige worn on a train
Technics EAH-A1000: magnetic fluid drivers come to Technics' flagship over-ears
Technics' new flagship EAH-A1000 bring the Magnetic Fluid Driver from the award-winning EAH-AZ100 into an over-ear with Adaptive ANC, LDAC, lossless USB Audio and 45 h battery. Pre-order at Soundium... Read more...
Rode LPA1 holding a broadcast microphone on a desk streaming setup
RØDE LPA1: a low-profile studio arm that keeps your mic close and out of the shot
RØDE's LPA1 is a low-profile studio arm that sits below the camera line: 750 mm reach, 2 kg payload, silent movement. In stock at Soundium for €149. Read more...
Argon Audio Quiet Storm Black worn around the neck outdoors
Argon Audio Quiet Storm, Soul3, Stream 2 MK3 and Phono1 land at Soundium
Four Argon Audio models join Soundium: Quiet Storm ANC headphones (169 €), Soul3 wireless over-ears (119 €), the Stream 2 MK3 Spotify and radio streamer (229 €) and the Phono1... Read more...
SmallRig S70 Multi-Device Kit and Outra 25: one mic kit for phone and camera, one bag for the whole shoot
SmallRig S70 Multi-Device Kit and Outra 25: one mic kit for phone and camera, one bag for the whole shoot
SmallRig S70 Multi-Device Kit pairs two tiny transmitters with both a USB-C phone receiver and a 3.5 mm camera receiver (109 €). Outra 25 is a 25 L camera backpack... Read more...
Hollyland Pyro Ultra, Pyro 5 4K and Astra P1: 4K wireless video, a monitor that transmits, and a camera that films itself
Hollyland Pyro Ultra, Pyro 5 4K and Astra P1: 4K wireless video, a monitor that transmits, and a camera that films itself
Hollyland Pyro Ultra brings 4K60 wireless video with about 20 ms Focus Mode (from 1319 €), Pyro 5 4K is a 1500-nit monitor that transmits and receives (499 €), and... Read more...
Insta360 Mic Pro transmitters clipped on two people filming a selfie video
Insta360 Mic Pro: a wireless mic with a screen you design, and a 32-bit float backup inside
Insta360's Mic Pro puts a custom colour E-ink face on every transmitter, adds 32-bit float internal recording and four pickup patterns. Kits from €209 at Soundium. Read more...
OWC Thunderbolt 5 Dock with Dual HDMI in a video editing workstation
OWC Thunderbolt 5 Dock with Dual HDMI: two HDMI screens, no dongles, one cable
OWC's Thunderbolt 5 Dock with Dual HDMI puts two native HDMI 2.1 ports, 140 W charging, 2.5GbE and UHS-II card slots behind one cable. €499 at Soundium, plus how it... Read more...
Hollyland Lark M3 transmitters worn by three friends filming a selfie video outdoors
Hollyland Lark M3: A Wireless Mic Kit That Grows to Four Voices and Four Receivers
Hollyland's Lark M3 scales from two mics on a phone to four transmitters and four receivers, with 32-bit float output and AI noise cancellation. Four kits from €99 at Soundium. Read more...
iFi Audio UP Play Max on an iFi iDSD GR 2 next to Sennheiser headphones
iFi UP Play and UP Play Max: the iPhone finally gets LDAC and aptX Lossless
iFi's UP Play and UP Play Max are 3 g USB-C dongles that take over your phone's Bluetooth, sending LDAC, aptX Adaptive and, on the Max, aptX Lossless to your... Read more...
FiiO DP11 CD player in black on a living-room sideboard
FiiO DP11: a desktop CD player that's also a transport, a USB DAC and a ripper
FiiO's DP11 is a compact CD player with AES/EBU, coaxial and optical outputs, a CS43198 DAC with pre-amp function, USB DAC input and CD ripping to WAV. Silver or black,... Read more...
Animal Factory Amplification Asura, hand adjusting a knob with cables patched in
Animal Factory Amplification Asura: A Wavetable Polysynth With a Fuzz Pedal Inside
Asura (€499) is the first standalone synth from Mumbai's Animal Factory Amplification: six voices of hybrid wavetable synthesis, a real analog fuzz and a granular delay. Pre-order now at Soundium. Read more...
White AIAIAI UNIT-4 MKII speaker carried in the front basket of a moving bicycle
AIAIAI UNIT-4 MKII: the transmitter grew a battery, and the speakers charge over USB-C
AIAIAI has moved the UNIT-4 to MKII, and the change is entirely in the things around the speaker. USB-C replaces the 20 V power bricks, the W+ Link transmitter becomes... Read more...
Onkyo GX-AiO 100 pair in black on a wooden desk, flanking a monitor
Onkyo Creator GX-AiO: a subwoofer in the box, in three sizes
Onkyo takes the Creator Series off the desk. The GX-AiO 50, 100 and 150 put two main drivers and a dedicated powered subwoofer in one cabinet, with HDMI ARC, USB-C,... Read more...
Klipsch RP-500PM: Reference Premiere, With the Amp Inside
Klipsch RP-500PM: Reference Premiere, With the Amp Inside
Klipsch has put amplifiers inside a Reference Premiere bookshelf for the first time. The RP-500PM pairs a new flush mounted axial Tractrix horn with a 5.25 in Cerametallic woofer, and... Read more...
Argon Audio CD1 Black on an oak shelf next to a stack of CDs
Argon Audio CD1: a compact CD player with a real CD drive
Argon Audio's new 399 € CD1 is a slot-loading compact CD player built around a dedicated CD mechanism, an ESS ES9023 DAC and both analogue and digital outputs, sized to... Read more...
FiiO AIR AMP: a €269 streaming amp that skips HDMI and doubles down on hi-fi
FiiO AIR AMP: a €269 streaming amp that skips HDMI and doubles down on hi-fi
FiiO's AIR AMP puts a Roon Ready network player, an ESS ES9020Q DAC and 120 W per channel into a 207 mm box for €269. No HDMI ARC, no phono... Read more...
FiiO EA13 tube amplifier on a hi-fi rack in a record-lined listening room
FiiO EA13: Darko calls it an 18 kg room heater, and he means it as a compliment
FiiO's first full-size valve amplifier runs four EL34s and two Sylvania NOS PCF80s in a pure Class A push-pull circuit, with 4 and 8 ohm taps, mechanical VU meters and... Read more...
FiiO FT15: a 101 mm planar with a diamond-coated diaphragm, and a dongle can drive it
FiiO FT15: a 101 mm planar with a diamond-coated diaphragm, and a dongle can drive it
FiiO's new flagship open-back planar runs a 101 mm driver with an 800 nm diamond-coated diaphragm, walnut earcups and a 425 g carbon fibre build. €499, and 24 Ω means... Read more...