We’ve said it over and over again: integrated amplifiers are the future of hi-fi. They’re the central hub to the modern hi-fi system, acting as a power amplifier with a multitude of wired and wireless ...

Is it time to revisit your speaker setup? Maybe it’s not giving you the dynamic sound stage that you’re looking for, or maybe it’s lacking in low end. Maybe you only have a small Bluetooth speaker ...

Active speakers combine all of the traditional components of a stereo system into a pair of speakers. The amplifier is built inside the speaker and it is optimized to provide the best possible sound ...

In their simplest form, traditional stereo hi-fi systems consist of a source component, an integrated amplifier and a pair of passive speakers. Pretty straightforward, right? But if you break down the ...

If you want a hi-fi system but are daunted by the prospect of multiple speaker and amplifier boxes, you may want to consider active speakers – i.e. speakers with amplification built-in. Hi-fi systems ...

In this episode of eCoustically Speaking, find out the differences between passive, powered, and active loudspeakers. There’s a growing debate in the audio world: active vs passive speakers. Which one ...

I wonder how many people listen to all their music and audio via a smartphone? My guess is “a lot”, especially young people who may not even own an old-school audio system. And as for students... who ...