Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Get caught up on what impressed us most across the hi-fi, head-fi, and home theater industries in 2025. In this episode, six of us from the team reflect on some of key products that moved the needle in 2025. This wide ranging discussion covers TVs, projectors, headphones, earbuds, portable audio, home theater, loudspeakers and more along with some shocking price increases and product delays of the past year. And if that’s not enough, the ink is barely dry on our huge list of eCoustics Editors’ Choice product award winners, which you’ll want to check out here: ecoustics.com/best-right-now
2:02 TVs
5:00 UST Projectors
7:21 TV Market
9:22 Sony Bravia 8 II
9:45 Samsung TVs
13:06 Kaleidescape
18:05 Price Increases
22:00 Eclipsa
23:30 DTS:X Profile 2
25:47 Denon AVR-X3800H
27:24 Dirac ART
30:21 Headphones
31:15 Sony WH-1000XM6
31:56 Bowers & Wilkins Headphones
35:00 Noise Cancellation
36:54 Open-ear Earbuds
38:49 Dongles
42:55 Questyle
44:40 Audeze CRBN2
47:35 Technics EAH-AZ100
51:03 DAPs
54:40 Retro Portables
55:58 Vinyl Reissues
1:01:45 KLH Speakers
1:07:32 MoFi UltraTracker
1:11:40 Ray Tubes
1:20:49 Canvas HiFi
1:26:47 Bacch 3D
On the panel:
Brian Mitchell, Founder & CEO
Chris Boylan, Editor at Large
W. Jennings, Sr. Portables Editor
Eric Pye, Contributor / IG Influencer @audioloveyyc
Ealan Osborne, Mr. eCoustically Speaking
Mitch Anderson, Podcast Producer
Products mentioned:
Chris:
Sony Bravia 8 II
Hisense L9Q UST
Kaleidescape Strato E and Strato V
Denon AVR-X3800H
Samsung Micro RGB
Dirac Acoustic Room Treatment
Ealan:
Sony STR-AZ7000ES
Google Eclipsa
DTS:X Profile 2
W:
Sony WH-1000XM6
Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3
Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2
Audeze CRBN2
Questyle QCC Pro
Astell&Kern SP4000 DAP
Bose Ultra Open-Ear buds
Eric:
Vinyl reissues
KLH Model Five
KLH Model Seven
Mitch:
MoFi UltraTracker
Ray Tubes
Brian:
Canvas HiFi
Canvas HiFi Frame
Bacch 3D
ecoustics.com has been covering hi-fi, home theater, headphones and more in consumer A/V technology since 1999. Our YouTube channel includes podcasts with industry insiders and experts, product reviews, and our Editors picks of the best products to buy right now.
Don't forget to check our website for daily updates on the latest electronics, news, recommendations, and deals on high-end audio, loudspeakers, earphones, TVs, and more.
ecoustics.com
#audiophile #hometheater #hifi
Get caught up on what impressed us most across the hi-fi, head-fi, and home theater industries in 2025. In this episode, six of us from the team reflect on some of key products that moved the needle in 2025. This wide ranging discussion covers TVs, projectors, headphones, earbuds, portable audio, home theater, loudspeakers and more along with some shocking price increases and product delays of the past year. And if that’s not enough, the ink is barely dry on our huge list of eCoustics Editors’ Choice product award winners, which you’ll want to check out here: ecoustics.com/best-right-now
2:02 TVs
5:00 UST Projectors
7:21 TV Market
9:22 Sony Bravia 8 II
9:45 Samsung TVs
13:06 Kaleidescape
18:05 Price Increases
22:00 Eclipsa
23:30 DTS:X Profile 2
25:47 Denon AVR-X3800H
27:24 Dirac ART
30:21 Headphones
31:15 Sony WH-1000XM6
31:56 Bowers & Wilkins Headphones
35:00 Noise Cancellation
36:54 Open-ear Earbuds
38:49 Dongles
42:55 Questyle
44:40 Audeze CRBN2
47:35 Technics EAH-AZ100
51:03 DAPs
54:40 Retro Portables
55:58 Vinyl Reissues
1:01:45 KLH Speakers
1:07:32 MoFi UltraTracker
1:11:40 Ray Tubes
1:20:49 Canvas HiFi
1:26:47 Bacch 3D
On the panel:
Brian Mitchell, Founder & CEO
Chris Boylan, Editor at Large
W. Jennings, Sr. Portables Editor
Eric Pye, Contributor / IG Influencer @audioloveyyc
Ealan Osborne, Mr. eCoustically Speaking
Mitch Anderson, Podcast Producer
Products mentioned:
Chris:
Sony Bravia 8 II
Hisense L9Q UST
Kaleidescape Strato E and Strato V
Denon AVR-X3800H
Samsung Micro RGB
Dirac Acoustic Room Treatment
Ealan:
Sony STR-AZ7000ES
Google Eclipsa
DTS:X Profile 2
W:
Sony WH-1000XM6
Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3
Bowers & Wilkins Px8 S2
Audeze CRBN2
Questyle QCC Pro
Astell&Kern SP4000 DAP
Bose Ultra Open-Ear buds
Eric:
Vinyl reissues
KLH Model Five
KLH Model Seven
Mitch:
MoFi UltraTracker
Ray Tubes
Brian:
Canvas HiFi
Canvas HiFi Frame
Bacch 3D
ecoustics.com has been covering hi-fi, home theater, headphones and more in consumer A/V technology since 1999. Our YouTube channel includes podcasts with industry insiders and experts, product reviews, and our Editors picks of the best products to buy right now.
Don't forget to check our website for daily updates on the latest electronics, news, recommendations, and deals on high-end audio, loudspeakers, earphones, TVs, and more.
ecoustics.com
#audiophile #hometheater #hifi
