Future Audiophile

Reading Time: 8 minutesThe French audiophile brand Metronome was founded in 1987 and is known for building some of the finest digital components available. Historically, this has been a company that has only made very, very high-end audiophile components. Luckily, this is changing with the introduction of the Digital Sharing (DS) range of components. The DS range includes Read More »

Reading Time: 10 minutesOne of the most transformational products ever launched during my audiophile career was the Mark Levinson No. 38 stereo preamp. It was released soon after I went to work for Christopher Hansen Ltd. in Beverly Hills back in 1993, and this audiophile component simply changed the game from Day One. At the time, there was Read More »

Reading Time: 9 minutesWhat do you get when you cross an iconic guitar brand with an iconic company known for remastered LPs, audiophile turntables, cartridges and loudspeakers? Well, you get the subject of this review. Before Leo Fender became a guitar-building legend, he had a California-based shop that repaired radios, televisions and home audio equipment. Along with two partners, Fender designed and Read More »

Reading Time: 10 minutesTo say I can’t believe that it has been three years since we started FutureAudiophile.com might be a little bit clichéd, but is completely truthful. 2025 has been an absolutely brutal year, with the Palisades Fire that destroyed our home. 10 months later, we are still waiting for the money needed to restore our home to January Read More »

Reading Time: 7 minutesBias is a funny thing sometimes. When I was told that there was a set of headphones coming to me from Romania, I was skeptical at first. I have only met a few people in my life from the Eastern European country, and I really had never thought of it as a place where you Read More »

Reading Time: 9 minutesAfter cutting the grass and raking the leaves at almost every one of the neighbors’ homes surrounding my Mom and Dad’s house, I had finally saved the requisite sum of money to purchase my first audiophile stereo system. My Mom, ever the kind soul, took me to the stereo store to purchase my beloved system. Read More »