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30 Years Of Service To Music
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The Audio Analyst's 100th Video!
Our Senior Editor, Greg Weaver, reaches triple digit videos!
Video By
Greg Weaver
This marks the one-hundredth episode of my channel... and so many things have changed since its launch. Join me in celebrating what
we've accomplished, and to see where things are headed over the next six months and
beyond. It has been just over one year since I retired from the world of IT Management and refocused all my efforts on my pursuit and enjoyment of my audio passions. I am incredibly pleased to say that at this point, the channel has built a particularly specific and faithful audience and has received some remarkable feedback and
support. Further, my video production has changed, some feel for the better, and while I had semi-retired my martini, the response to the survey strongly supported its return. I heard you all, and it will.
---> The Audio Analyst's 100th
Video!
On the Road Again: Featuring Greg Weaver's Home Audio System
The New Apartment Lounge's Maurice Jeffries visits the Audio Analyst at home for the third time.
Report By Maurice Jeffries
What
would we do without the much beloved road trip? The promise of exploring parts
known, and better yet completely unknown, especially in the wake of the Covid
Pandemic, strikes many like as perfect balm to months of virus-driven isolation.
So, when my dear friend and fellow audio miscreant, Greg Weaver (known to many
of you as the audio analyst, famous for his scrupulously detailed show reports
and recent highly informative and entertaining foray into the fractious world of
YouTube audio reporting), teased with the promise to hear a tantalizing array of
new gear, to tussle with a new puppy (a 100 lbs. Great Dane named Stella), and
most importantly, to reconnect face-to-face, I leapt into action.
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Featuring Greg Weaver's Home Audio System.
January 2026 Review Magazine —
In-Depth Equipment Reviews And Best Of Capital Audiofest 2025 Awards!
Ring in the New Year with
sense-sational sound from your new
hi-fi system!
Enjoy the Music.com's January 2026 issue continues to celebrate the
site's 30th anniversary with a lively mix of forward-looking editorials, in-depth equipment reviews, and an expansive Capital Audiofest 2025 show report — all aimed at both seasoned audiophiles and newcomers exploring high-end sound. Our editorial section opens the issue with a renewed optimism for 2026, noting a resurgence across physical media and streaming that promises broader interest in high-fidelity listening; Roger
Skoff's lead piece frames the year as one of renewed energy for the music and audio industries, while May
Anwar's "Passport To Sound" advocates for audiophile education and outreach to younger listeners. These editorials emphasize that our love for music contributes to a healthier ecosystem for manufacturers and listeners alike, and the issue pairs historical perspective with practical calls to bring new audiences into the
hobby. Luxurious high-end audiophile equipment reviews within Enjoy the
Music.com's January 2026 Review Magazine is both deep and diverse, featuring a world
premiere review and definitive hi-fi gear appraisals.
---> January 2026 Review Magazine — In-Depth Equipment Reviews And Best Of Capital Audiofest 2025 Awards! 
Tiny Vinyl Goes Global:
Pocket-Sized Collectibles Because... Why Not?
Tiny Vinyl is turning into a new profit center for record labels and music rights holders as these 4" discs cost ~$15. Audiophiles take note as these tiny records may provide the least amount of actual vinyl sound quality due to minimizing the vinyl surface area. Still, it does not make these any less 'collectable' with pop songs on playable records, which has now expanded from the U.S. into Europe. Music available includes songs from Chappell Roan, Rihanna, and KATSEYE. Tiny Vinyl, the
Nashville-based startup that presses four-inch playable records, might attract collectors and Gen Z who want another thing to hype such as music memorabilia. The miniature discs are said to be playable at standard 33rpm on most turntables despite their
pint-sized format, and each release is often numbered and marketed as a 'limited collectible'. The
format's novelty and artist choices have driven some retail partnerships and media attention, possibly positioning Tiny Vinyl more as a lifestyle product, plus it's a new revenue stream for labels and
artists.
---> Tiny Vinyl Goes Global: Pocket-Sized Collectibles Because... Why Not? 
Luminate Music Report Finds Internet Streaming Dominate All Others
Luminate published its 2025 year-end music report, which provides us a broad snapshot of how audio listeners, sound platforms, and song creators navigated another year of rapid change. The report underscores that streaming remains the primary mode of music consumption, while emerging dynamics — from
short-form video virality to renewed interest in catalog and physical formats — are reshaping what success looks like for artists and labels.
Luminate's analysis frames 2025 as a year of consolidation for major platforms and experimentation for creators seeking sustainable revenue. Luminate's 2025 music report highlights several notable trends including
short-form video and social discovery, which continued to drive spikes in
single-track consumption, accelerating breakout moments for independent artists, and prompting labels to rethink release strategies. At the same time, catalog listening showed resilience, with older albums and legacy artists maintaining steady share of total streams, and vinyl LP and premium physical formats (CD, 4" Tiny Vinyl,
SACD, etc.) enjoying a modest but meaningful resurgence among collectors.
---> Luminate Music Report Finds Internet Streaming Dominate All Others. 
UMG & NVIDIA To Reimagine Music Discovery, Creation,
& Engagement
Universal Music Group (UMG) and NVIDIA announced a strategic collaboration to harness
NVIDIA's AI infrastructure alongside UMG's vast catalog of millions of tracks to advance what they are calling responsible AI for music discovery, creation, and engagement. The partnership will combine
UMG's creative ecosystem and studio resources with NVIDIA's audio intelligence to develop tools and systems that enhance how people find, experience, and interact with music worldwide. Central to the effort is an extension of NVIDIA Music Flamingo, an advanced audio model designed to analyze full-length tracks with deep musical understanding—capturing harmony, structure, timbre, lyrics, and cultural context. By moving beyond simple tagging and surface recognition, the technology aims to surface music by emotional narrative and cultural resonance, improve multilingual lyric transcription and instrument recognition, and enable richer, more personalized discovery for listeners and new pathways for artists to reach
audiences. To ensure artists remain at the heart of innovation, UMG and NVIDIA will create a dedicated artist incubator where songwriters, producers, and performers co-design and test AI tools within real creative
workflows.
---> UMG & NVIDIA To Reimagine Music Discovery, Creation, & Engagement. 
audioXpress'
February 2026 Issue
Editorial: The Many Opportunities For Microphones
IK Multimedia ARC ON EAR
A Guide For Developers Evaluating And Testing BT
Phase And Delays Part 1—Exploring Different Types Of Delays
MF-100 Measurement Microphone Preamplifier
Michael Fay's Acoustic Essentials For Architects
Innovation, Expansion, And Wireless Evolution
A New Technology Frontier In Microphone Array Architecture
The Evolution Of Echo Cancellation And Noise Reduction
And Much More!
---> audioXpress February 2026
Issue.
Montreal Audiofest 2026: The Ultimate Audiophile Experience
Montreal Audiofest 2026 (Salon Audio Montreal) returns March
20th through 22nd, bringing Canada's premier high-end audiophile event to the city. Organizers expect
thousands of visitors eager to listen, see, and handle cutting-edge audio gear, with over
luxury 300 brands showcased under one roof. The three-day festival is designed for audiophiles, videophiles,
immersivephiles, and curious music lovers seeking modern immersive, hands-on
experiences. As the largest audio event in Canada, the event gathers top distributors, manufacturers, and retailers from the
high-end consumer electronics industry. Attendees can explore dedicated demo
listening rooms, vendor booths, and curated exhibits that highlight the latest in
luxurious loudspeakers, top-rated amplifiers, precision, turntables, immersive
headphones & portable audio, plus home A/V systems. The show's scale and industry presence make it a
must-visit for anyone tracking trends in premium sound and home cinema. Inside each listening room, exhibitors share their passion for music through focused demonstrations of
world-class sound systems.
---> Montreal Audiofest 2026: The Ultimate Audiophile Experience.
Home Audio Holiday Sales: Electronics Drive Year-End Gains
Online holiday sales climbed notably in December 2025, driven by a surge in e-commerce activity and a clear uptick in consumer electronics spending; analysts say this momentum supports a cautiously optimistic economic outlook for 2026. Online advertising budgets expanded notably in 2025 as all major brands chased
the highly-profitable engagement and conversion rates during the holiday season, with digital channels accounting for the bulk of incremental spend. U.S. and global retailers celebrated December with strong online gains, as shoppers continued to favor digital channels for holiday purchases.
E-commerce and online holiday sales in December 2025 rose broadly, with many trackers showing
mid-single-digit year-over-year growth—approximately 7% on several measures. Overall holiday sales for November–December were about 4.1% higher
year-over-year. Consumer electronics and digitally enabled channels outperformed, with some retailers reporting impressive
double-digit online gains! Global online holiday sales were estimated near $1,290,000,000,000 ($1.29 trillion) for the season.
---> Home Audio Holiday Sales: Electronics Drive Year-End
Gains.
Get Ready Audiophiles And Music
Lovers, It's Coming!
Hmmmm... what we can expect from 2026?
Editorial (Mainly) By Roger Skoff, With Slight Additions By Steven R. Rochlin
Happy New Year from all of us here at Enjoy the
Music.com!
This is going to be a great year! After a fitful 2025 now in the rearview
mirror, both the music industry and our own luxurious high-fidelity audio
industry—the companies and people who bring us the audiophile gear we use to
enjoy the music—are poised to reach new highs and to reach more people than
at any recent time! We live in interesting times, CDs are back, reel-to-reel
tape thriving, vinyl LPs... and an abundance of true lossless Hi-Res Music
(20-bit/88kHz and higher) digital streaming to everyone in the world. Change is in the air. Can you hear
it? The music business enters 2026 with a kind of renewed energy
it hasn't felt in a long while. Streaming is still the engine, but it's no
longer the only story. When it comes to profits, physical media and merch
provide an excellent return on investment. Subscription numbers for streaming
services continue to climb, and even the ad-supported side—after uncertainty
through much of 2025—seems to have found its rhythm again.
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Get Ready Audiophiles And Music Lovers, It's Coming!
Passport To Sound: An Invitation To What The Audio Show Can Become
Bringing fun and education to young music lovers and future audiophiles.
Editorial By May Anwar
Every Saturday morning of my childhood began with Beethoven.
The Appassionata Sonata or Symphony No. 5 spilled from my father's turntable at
a volume that stirred my heart before I was fully awake. The turntable sat on a
heavy wooden credenza, its glass lid closed like a museum case. We children
could admire the record collection stored inside but were never allowed to touch
the equipment itself. The system was sacred. Surrounded by music, I assumed I understood it. Years later, I
realized I had only been granted access to listen but had never truly learned
what made a system sound good. When I received my first cassette player as a teenager eager
for independence, I traded quality for freedom and never looked back. By
college, I had forgotten what music was meant to sound like. I listened to
compressed, flattened tracks through cassette players, then MP3 players, and
eventually voice-activated devices that made listening even more casual.
--->
Passport To Sound: An Invitation To What The Audio Show Can Become.
World Premiere Review!
Reaching Into The Life Of Music: Esoteric K-01XD SE SACD / CD Player &
DAC Review
In service to music, and to experiencing a life fully lived.
Review By Dr. Michael Bump
"Practice makes perfect." As with
performing music, audiophilia is a practiced art, defining a very personal
journey through a sequence of inspired choices and construction. Perhaps better
stated, "Practice develops awareness." It is why musicians and audiophiles make
for natural bedfellows. The art of reproducing recorded music at the highest
levels is every bit a practice, fluid through expanding awareness and knowledge,
at once governed by the absolutes of science, yet is subjective to artistic
freedoms and interpretations. Many audiophiles ascribe to a practice of
recreating the live musical moment as faithfully as possible, while others favor
a specific aural character that defines a personal aesthetic. Ultimately, the
jury lies not with the court of public opinion, but with those personal values
honed through enlightenment, education, experience, and preference.
--->
Reaching Into The Life Of Music: Esoteric K-01XD SE SACD / CD Player & DAC
Review.
SVS' SB-5000 R|Evolution Will Not Be Televised — It
Will Be Felt!
Deep bass with exceptional musicality, bass speed, and a potent 2000 Watts!
SVS SB-5000 R|Evolution Subwoofer Review By Rick LaFaver
If Santa missed the mark on giving you the gift of deep, room-shaking bass this
year, meet the SVS 5000 R|Evolution SB-5000 sealed subwoofer — the sub that
transforms your music listening experience (it's not only for movie explosions).
Within this review, Enjoy the Music.com tests the SVS SB-5000 active
subwoofer with 2000 Watts from a real-world stereo perspective, showing how a
high-performance subwoofer can do more than boost LFE at 80Hz: it fills the gap
where your speakers naturally roll off, adds authoritative low-end detail, and
restores the rhythm, weight, and physical deep bass connection to your favorite
tracks that have been missing… until now. The SVS subwoofer was tested alongside my reference Vapor
Audio Cirrus loudspeakers and go-to Arte Forma amplifier, aiming for a musical,
real-world setup. I tried the preamplifier output so the SVS could receive
a full stereo analog feed and make the most of its 295 Hz Analog Devices DSP and
the SVS app's fine-tuning.
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SVS SB-5000 R|Evolution Active DSP Subwoofer Review.
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