Tag archive: audiophile

This week, Orb Audio has recently announced the availability of its Mini-T amplifier. That’s right, folks. It appears that, for a little while anyway, the T-Amp is back. The price? $88. If memory serves, it was around 2004 when Sonic Impact released the first T-Amp to significant popularity in the audio community. For a while, the tiny little plastic-housed digital amplifier was one of the best kept secrets amongst budget-minded audiophiles.… Read More

For a company that built its reputation on custom in-wall speaker systems, SpeakerCraft made an unlikely candidate to bring out iPad docks that look like they belong in the aisles at Best Buy, but that’s exactly what the company unveiled at CEDIA on Wednesday. The company has shifted its focus from audiophiles down to mass-market consumers with the new Vital 250 amplifier, FloBox and FloBox Mini all-in-one systems, all of which feature built-in… Read More

After capturing the admiration of tea drinkers with his futuristic Sorapot – which looks a bit like a cryogenic tube for steeping tea – budding industrial designer Joey Roth has turned his attention to consumer electronics with a pair of elegantly simple ceramic speakers. And they’re just as off-the-wall. We sat down with Roth on a recent trip through Portland to hear his speakers for ourselves – and a little bit of the thinking that went… Read More

Quote from the review at Future Looks: “As far as audiophile systems go, this is definitely not your typical system. It not only lacks the price tag of ultra high end audiophile systems, but it also lacks the extremely critical sound that makes those audiophile systems only for the purists. This system is for people who enjoy listening to their music, and who want all the details presented to them with smooth sound. The system… Read More