Jones and Cerreta introduced its Troubadour loudspeaker to the UK at Spiritland in London on 8 October 2026. The Jones and Cerreta Troubadour is a floorstanding model built around a 12-inch field-coil concentric midrange/tweeter driver.

A separate 12-inch bass driver handles the low frequencies. The concentric arrangement places the midrange and tweeter on the same axis. In the field-coil system, an externally powered electromagnet takes the place of a permanent magnet. The loudspeaker has a sensitivity of 95dB.

The Troubadour's development grew out of discussions about combining the qualities of older loudspeakers driven by single-ended triode amplifiers with the requirements of a modern speaker. The resulting model is compatible with SET amplifiers delivering 8W.

Jones and Cerreta is based in Los Angeles and was co-founded by loudspeaker designer Andrew Jones and brothers Jamie and Bill Cerreta. Jones previously worked at KEF, Pioneer, ELAC and MoFi Electronics. The venture marks the first time his name has been attached directly to a brand he has co-founded.

Denon has added the DP-500BT to its turntable range. The semi-automatic belt-drive model has an announced recommended retail price of €849 and is scheduled to become available through specialist retailers and the Denon online shop in November 2026.

Bluetooth transmission supports the aptX, aptX HD and aptX Adaptive codecs. The turntable can pair with Bluetooth-equipped speakers, soundbars and headphones for wireless playback. It also incorporates a built-in phono preamplifier that can be switched on or off.

The DP-500BT uses a statically balanced S-shaped tonearm and comes with a moving-magnet cartridge already installed. Its platter is made from die-cast aluminium. The semi-automatic functions comprise an automatic tonearm lift and an automatic stop function.

The turntable has a two-tone exterior and cast feet, with vibration-damping construction forming part of its physical design. A removable dust cover is also included with the DP-500BT, alongside the mechanical and electronic equipment fitted to the deck.

Fyne Audio has introduced an anniversary loudspeaker with worldwide production restricted to 30 individually numbered pairs. The Fyne Audio F1-10 Anniversary is a floorstanding model with a 75 mm chemically strengthened aluminosilicate glass compression diaphragm. The official UK price is £37,000 per pair including VAT.

The three-way design uses a 250 mm IsoFlare point-source assembly with a multi-fibre bass/midrange cone and FyneFlute surround, while a new computer-optimised annular waveguide accompanies the compression diaphragm. It is the first Fyne Audio loudspeaker with a fully integrated SuperTrax system. Its 25 mm Thin Ply Carbon Diaphragm super tweeter fires upwards into a Tractrix-profile diffuser to produce 360-degree high-frequency dispersion. The SuperTrax system is time-aligned with the IsoFlare driver.

The crossover is hard-wired onto rigid fibreboard panels and uses laminated-core inductors, non-inductive thick-film resistors and ClarityCap PUR-grade polypropylene capacitors. Each crossover undergoes Deep Cryogenic Treatment, and internal wiring is Neotech PC-OCC. Crossover frequencies are 750 Hz and 16 kHz, with separate ±3 dB adjustments for high-frequency energy above 750 Hz, presence between 2.5 kHz and 5 kHz, and super-tweeter energy between 16 kHz and 60 kHz. Specified frequency response is 26 Hz–60 kHz at −6 dB under typical in-room conditions.

The curved birch-plywood cabinet has extensive internal bracing, to which the IsoFlare assembly is mechanically coupled. Internal twin-cavity tuning works with a downward-firing bass port that feeds a BassTrax Tractrix diffuser incorporated into a twin-layer aluminium plinth. The finish combines American walnut veneer, high-gloss burr walnut, solid walnut trim and champagne-gold detailing, with UV-resistant piano-gloss lacquer applied to the natural veneers.

Each pair is built, assembled, finished and tested at Fyne Audio's Glasgow manufacturing facility and receives 100 hours of run-in before delivery. Connections use gold-plated WBT Nextgen bi-wire terminals, with a fifth grounding terminal provided. An optional black driver trim kit is offered. The F1-10 Anniversary is available to order through authorised Fyne Audio retailers and distributors.

Dynaudio has introduced the Confidence i passive loudspeaker range. Its three models all use the new Esotar-3i tweeter and are scheduled to reach European retailers in Blonde Wood or Ruby Wood High Gloss finishes on 24 November 2026.

The Esotar-3i tweeter has a revised magnet system and retuned ferrofluid. The range also introduces DDC 3.0, a revision of Dynaudio's Directivity Control lens. The crossovers use UltraPrecision Array resistors and Duelund capacitors. Across the series, the enclosures employ a down-firing bass-reflex system with an acoustically integrated base.

The Confidence 20i is a two-way standmount loudspeaker with an 18 cm NeoTec mid/bass driver using an MSP diaphragm. That driver has an aluminium voice coil and a fibreglass voice-coil former. The crossover frequency is 3,000 Hz. The speaker's downward port output is redirected sideways through its stand.

The Confidence 30i is a three-way floorstanding loudspeaker with one 15 cm MSP midrange driver and two 18 cm NeoTec MSP woofers. Its midrange driver uses a Horizon surround that follows the diaphragm contour to the edge of the driver. The midrange unit is mounted flush with the baffle. Crossover frequencies are 320 Hz and 2,800 Hz.

The Confidence 50i is a three-way floorstanding loudspeaker with two 15 cm MSP midrange drivers and two 18 cm MSP woofers. Its midrange drivers and woofers are arranged symmetrically around the tweeter. A steel base plate provides a flat surface beneath the bass-reflex port. The crossover frequencies are 400 Hz and 3,000 Hz.

Teufel has introduced its first dedicated studio monitor. The STUDIO 5X is an active, three-way loudspeaker with a launch price of €499.99 per pair. It is available through Teufel's online shop and its own stores.

The driver arrangement places the tweeter and midrange driver on a common coaxial axis, with a separate long-excursion 5.25-inch woofer handling bass. The design incorporates a tweeter waveguide and phase-linear DSP filters. A bass-reflex port faces forwards, and the specified frequency response extends from 42 Hz to 20 kHz at −3 dB.

Placement filters provide settings for use near a wall, in a corner or in a freestanding position. Low-shelf and high-shelf equalization filters provide further adjustment of the frequency balance. The monitor can be positioned horizontally or vertically, accommodating either orientation in a studio setup.

Wired connectivity takes the form of a balanced jack/XLR combination input. A separate Bluetooth-equipped variant, the Teufel STUDIO 5X BT, adds Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity. That model supports the aptX HD and AAC Bluetooth codecs for wireless audio playback.

The enclosure has rounded edges, with two M6 threaded mounting points on the rear for installation. Teufel also developed matching tabletop stands for the STUDIO 5X in collaboration with K&M. The monitor is offered with an eight-week return period, and its launch included temporary discount and shipping promotions.

Eversolo is launching its AMP-F8 power amplifier in the UK. The Eversolo AMP-F8 uses Class AB amplification and is rated at 180W per channel into 8Ω in stereo mode. It is scheduled to go on sale through Decent Audio in the week following 7 October 2026, with an announced UK price of £1749.

The amplifier's stereo output rating rises to 280W per channel into a 4Ω load. It also supports bridged operation, with a specified output of up to 500W into 8Ω in that mode. Connections include both balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA inputs.

Each channel uses three pairs of precision-matched, high-current MOSFET power devices. The amplifier employs a dual differential amplification architecture with symmetrical circuitry, alongside a precision negative feedback design. Its power supply is a custom 800W toroidal linear design, and the unit contains 24 custom audio-grade filter capacitors.

An integrated DC blocking circuit is also included in the amplifier, while cooling is handled by natural convection. The specified total harmonic distortion figure is as low as 0.003%. Other specified audio figures include a signal-to-noise ratio of 115dB and a damping factor greater than 400.

The AMP-F8 has dual analogue VU meters as part of its physical design. Its chassis is precision-machined using CNC manufacturing, with an anodised, sandblasted finish. The enclosure houses the amplification circuitry and power supply described above.

Magico announced its A3 2027 loudspeaker in Hayward, California, on 1 October 2026. The three-way, four-driver floorstanding model has an announced UK price of £28,998 per pair. UK availability through distributor Absolute Sounds is expected in the first part of 2027.

Each drive unit was designed specifically for this model, with a 28mm pure-beryllium-diaphragm tweeter using a new neodymium-based motor. The 5-inch midrange driver and two 7-inch bass drivers have cones constructed from aluminium-honeycomb cores sandwiched between carbon-fibre skins. The midrange uses a new long-life foam surround and a motor system incorporating a pure titanium voice coil and pure copper shorting rings. The bass drivers share the midrange's new cone geometry and motor system, and were optimised using finite-element-analysis simulation.

The new crossover uses Magico's Elliptical Symmetry Crossover techniques and Mundorf EB GmbH components, with an acoustical-target 24dB Linkwitz-Riley slope. Specified sensitivity is 87dB and impedance is 4 ohms, with a recommended amplifier-power range of 50W to 300W. The specified frequency response extends from 25Hz to 50kHz.

The newly designed aluminium enclosure uses constrained-layer damping, with laser vibrometer measurements guiding the placement of cabinet bracing and damping. A Near-Field Scanner robot measured the surrounding three-dimensional sound field during acoustic optimisation. The cabinet has radiused vertical edges and a precision-machined base that mirrors that geometry. The speaker also has a bespoke support system.

The enclosure's bead-blasted, anodised aluminium panels have a satin texture, with black, silver, red and blue finish options. Each speaker measures 23.5cm wide, 28cm deep and 109.5cm high. Weight is 59.4kg per speaker.

Silent Angel has introduced a new flagship digital music hub. The Silent Angel Rhein ZX includes a built-in 500GB SSD and costs US$9,499 in the United States.

The Rhein ZX runs Silent Angel's proprietary VitOS platform on an Intel Core i5-12450H processor with eight cores, 12 threads and a turbo frequency of up to 4.4GHz. Memory configurations comprise 16GB, 32GB or 64GB of DDR4 RAM. An independent M.2 expansion bay accepts PCIe 3.0 ×4 2280 NVMe SSDs with capacities up to 8TB. Two USB 3.1 ports provide connections for external storage.

USB Audio and HDMI-format I2S outputs support PCM from 44.1kHz to 768kHz at 16-bit to 32-bit resolution, alongside native DSD64 through DSD512. Coaxial, optical and balanced AES/EBU outputs handle PCM up to 192kHz/24-bit and DSD64 via DoP. An XMOS XU316 asynchronous USB audio processor operates with dedicated LDO power rails and physically separated circuitry. Clocking comes from an oven-controlled crystal oscillator rated at ±0.05ppm, with a 25MHz BNC input and selector for switching between internal and external clocks.

Two physically isolated Gigabit Ethernet ports separate audio traffic from background system services. Control is through the VitOS Orbiter app, with support for Qobuz Connect, Spotify Connect, TIDAL Connect and Amazon Music HD. Network playback options also include DLNA Renderer, HQPlayer NAA, ReadyMedia and AirPlay 2. The server supports simultaneous playback to up to 10 endpoints, with independent music selection and volume control.

A purpose-built audio motherboard is powered by an AC linear supply with a custom linear power matrix. Cooling is passive and fanless, using a CNC-machined pure-copper heatsink coupled to the chassis. The dual-layer enclosure uses 5mm-thick 6061 aluminium alloy and measures 439 × 63 × 250mm, in width, height and depth. A ground terminal with a Ground/Floating switch provides selectable grounding.

Noise has introduced open-ear wireless earbuds using Sound by Bose technology. The Noise Master Buds Open are true wireless earbuds with a 10.8mm custom dynamic driver in each earpiece, priced at ₹7,999 in India.

The C-shaped earpieces clip around each ear and sit outside the ear canal, directing sound towards the ear while leaving surrounding sounds audible. Each earbud weighs 5.5g, and the earbuds have an IPX4 protection rating for resistance to sweat and light splashes. The available colours are Mercury and Carbon.

Dynamic EQ adjusts the sound as listening conditions change. The Noise Audio app provides equaliser modes and spatial audio, alongside options to customise the earbuds’ tap controls. These controls can be configured through the app.

Bluetooth 5.4 connectivity supports simultaneous connections to two devices. For calls, the earbuds use four microphones with environmental noise cancellation and neural-network processing. The microphone system applies this processing to call audio.

Total battery life is rated at up to 28 hours when the charging case is included. This figure covers listening with the case rather than a single charge of the earpieces.

Elac has expanded its centenary product programme with the Tube 100. The tube amplifier features HDMI ARC for direct television connection and is joined by the Baltic EL 100 loudspeaker. Both products are scheduled to reach specialist retailers in spring 2027.

The Tube 100 is designed to maintain a fully analogue signal path from its analogue input to the loudspeaker. Its connections include an integrated phono input, RCA inputs and loudspeaker terminals. Bluetooth supports streaming from a smartphone, and the amplifier can also be controlled using a television remote.

The amplifier has an aluminium enclosure with visibly exposed tubes. Its input selector displays the active source. The Tube 100 has an announced recommended retail price of €2,499.

The Baltic EL 100 draws its styling from studio loudspeakers of the 1980s, with a broad black front baffle and a dark wood-veneer finish. A gold-coloured fabric grille completes the exterior. Its announced price is €1,998 per pair. Elac entered loudspeaker manufacturing in the 1980s, when its range included the EL 55 and EL 105.

VOID has introduced a loudspeaker collection built around traditional Japanese materials and craft techniques. Presented during London Design Festival 2026, VOID Animism Objects comprises Washi, Aizome and Yakisugi editions, with production limited to 10 sets of each.

The Washi edition uses hand-formed paper made from natural plant fibres by Izumo Mingeishi. The Aizome edition applies traditional Japanese indigo dyeing by Watanabe's to its outer shell. The Yakisugi edition uses surface-charred cedar developed in partnership with Sakamoto Inc., drawing on a woodworking technique in which the cedar surface is charred to improve durability and fire resistance.

Joe Yoshimura of BREND handled product design, while Chiaki Uehira of I/O STUDIO was responsible for acoustic design. Creative direction was by Wataru Kiruta of Art Collective Ochill. Yusuke Mizobata, Masayuki Inoue and Maika Goto of VOID produced the collection.

The loudspeakers were presented at Pick Store in Shoreditch, London, as part of the Animism Objects – Japan Artisans Design exhibition. The project draws inspiration from Japan's San'in region and its artisanal traditions, exploring animism as a relationship between people, nature and objects. Alongside the audio collection, the exhibition featured garments combining Western and Eastern perspectives and mingei folk pottery from the San'in region.

Polish brand Virtual HiFi has launched the Supernova. The Virtual HiFi Supernova is a fully passive, three-way open-baffle loudspeaker with two 15-inch SB Audience woofers. It is priced at €20,000 per pair including VAT and worldwide delivery.

The dipole design pairs its bass drivers with a 7.5-inch SB Acoustics Satori TeXtreme midrange driver and a large, special-order Mundorf AMT high-frequency driver. The crossover uses components from Mundorf, Jantzen, Duelund and Clarity Cap. Specified frequency response is approximately 25Hz to 22kHz, with sensitivity of 90dB and nominal impedance of 4Ω.

The cabinet structure uses constrained-layer construction, with a 2mm elastomer layer between two 3mm steel layers. Each pair is built to order in Poland.

The Supernova was designed by Grzegorz Rulka, who is also the designer behind Cube Audio and Qualio. It began as his personal speaker project, with the aim of combining large-speaker scale and physical presence with openness and spatial presentation. The model follows earlier Virtual HiFi loudspeaker projects, including the Viper.

Dynaudio is reissuing its Evidence Platinum in a final production run of ten pairs worldwide. The Dynaudio Evidence Platinum Collector’s Edition is a floorstanding loudspeaker built to the original 2012 construction plans.

The Collector’s Edition uses the original model’s materials and manufacturing processes. For this production run, Dynaudio reunited engineers and technicians who had worked on the original Evidence Platinum, drawing together members of the team involved in its earlier production.

The speaker uses a bass-reflex enclosure with four 18 cm MSP woofers in each cabinet. Two 15 cm MSP midrange drivers handle the midrange, while two 28 mm Esotar2 tweeters cover the high frequencies. Its three-way system uses filtering that makes it effectively a five-way design.

The crossover employs first-order filtering, with crossover frequencies of 290 Hz, 480 Hz, 2,200 Hz and 8,500 Hz. The design also incorporates Dynaudio’s DDC technology. The specified frequency range extends from 28 Hz to 25 kHz, and nominal impedance is 4 ohms. Sensitivity is specified at 89 dB.

Each speaker weighs 110 kg and measures 1,940 mm high, 390 mm wide and 510 mm deep, including its base. The cabinet has a black aluminium baffle.

Pure has introduced two models in its Evoke Heritage line. The Pure Evoke Home II is an all-in-one music system with an 80-watt stereo loudspeaker system, launched alongside the Evoke One internet radio. Both are available now through Pure's website and specialist retailers.

The Evoke Home II's driver configuration comprises two 2.25-inch BMR drivers and two 3.5-inch woofers, with a passive radiator at the rear. An integrated CD player handles disc playback. The Evoke One has a 40-watt, two-way mono loudspeaker system.

Both models support internet radio, DAB+ and FM reception, as well as podcasts. Bluetooth 5.3 provides a wireless audio connection, and each model also has AUX-in and USB-C connections. The Evoke Home II's wired inputs accommodate additional audio sources.

Each model has a 2.4-inch TFT colour display, with touch-sensitive controls and a metal rotary control for operation on the unit itself. A remote control is also included with each model. Both can store up to 150 station presets. An alarm, sleep timer and kitchen timer are provided on each unit alongside the radio and playback functions.

The Evoke Home II and Evoke One use real birchwood enclosures and are offered in black, birch and walnut finishes. The Evoke One occupies the compact, radio-focused role within the pair. Aqipa distributes both products.

Andover Audio has introduced a component turntable with digitally controlled direct drive. The Andover-One DD is priced at $999 in the United States, with US shipping scheduled for the week beginning 5 October 2026.

The turntable supports playback at 33⅓, 45 and 78 rpm, with specified speed accuracy within 0.2% and wow and flutter below 0.15%. Optical sensors control platter start and end-of-record stopping. Tonearm placement and return remain manual, combining automatic platter operation with manual handling of the arm.

An Audio-Technica AT-VM520xEB moving-magnet cartridge is fitted at the factory. The 8.8-inch straight tonearm has a carbon-fibre tube and a removable SME-style headshell. Tracking force, anti-skating and vertical tracking angle are adjustable, providing setup controls alongside the pre-installed cartridge.

The deck is built around a solid MDF plinth supporting an internally damped cast-aluminium platter. Adjustable feet provide levelling and help reduce vibration reaching the stylus. A silicone platter mat and hinged dustcover are included.

Connection to a hi-fi system requires an external moving-magnet phono stage. This can be integrated into an amplifier or supplied as a separate component.

Cayin has launched a new tube headphone amplifier with preamplifier functionality. The Cayin HA-1A Mk3 uses a single-ended Class A circuit and launched in China on 9 September 2026. Its German retail launch was scheduled for 14 September 2026.

The amplifier uses internal point-to-point hand-wiring, with two JJ 12AU7/ECC82 tubes providing voltage gain and two Electro-Harmonix EL84EH/6BQ5 tubes serving the output stage. Custom output transformers form part of the circuit. Separate power-supply rails feed the voltage-gain and power stages, with a high-voltage regulated supply for the output stage.

Headphone connections comprise a 6.35 mm jack and a four-pin XLR connector, with rated outputs of 2,500 mW and 2,800 mW per channel respectively. Switchable impedance matching provides a Low setting for headphones rated from 8 to 150 ohms and a High setting for those rated from 151 to 600 ohms. The specified frequency response is 20 Hz to 24 kHz, ±3 dB, while total harmonic distortion is specified at 0.3% at 1 kHz and 200 mW. The headphone signal-to-noise ratio is specified at 110 dB A-weighted.

Rear RCA connections accept analogue line-level signals, and an RCA preamp output supports connection to an external power amplifier or active speakers. The preamplifier section has a specified gain of 9 dB and an output capability of 5 V. Its signal-to-noise ratio is specified at 105 dB.

A turn-on mute circuit operates alongside an approximately 50-second delayed start. Internal shielding separates circuit sections. The amplifier weighs 8.8 kg and measures 240 × 240 × 140 mm.

Yamaha has introduced the R200A entry-level stereo receiver, replacing the R-S202. The two-channel model is rated at 100 watts per channel into 8 ohms over 40Hz–20kHz at 0.2% THD. US sales are scheduled to begin in November 2026 at an announced price of US$299.95.

A dedicated phono input accommodates a compatible turntable without an external phono stage, while three analogue line inputs provide connections for sources such as a CD player, DAC or external streamer. The receiver supports two pairs of loudspeakers with A/B selection and uses binding-post speaker terminals. It also has a dedicated subwoofer output and a front-panel headphone output.

Bluetooth Multipoint allows two source devices to remain connected, enabling switching between a phone and a tablet, for example. Radio reception varies by market: the Australian version has an FM/DAB+ tuner, while the US version has an AM/FM tuner with 40 station presets.

The internal design incorporates revised grounding circuitry and a newly developed heatsink. A centre-beam chassis structure is designed to suppress unwanted vibration. The receiver measures 435mm wide, 137mm high and 328mm deep, and weighs approximately 7.3kg.

The R200A is offered in black and silver finishes. Australian availability is scheduled for early November 2026, with an RRP of A$799.99. Its predecessor first appeared in 2016, placing the new model in an established position within Yamaha's entry-level stereo receiver lineup.