Rolling Stone Essentials 2026 is our roundup of the best tech gear, lifestyle brands and products of the year, based on editor testing and reviews.

You’ll get warm, expressive sound that caters to all the fine details of your record collection for highly enjoyable ...

For the money, the Fluance Ri71 offers quite a lot of some stuff – scale, dynamism and low-end presence in particular – along with a fair bit of visual drama. But then it also goes without other stuff ...

There's nothing that compares with the immediate sound of a record player, and the booming sales of vinyl are a testament to the format's longevity. I've rounded up the best record players I have ...

Mark has spent a decade as a freelance technology writer, reviewing audio products such as headphones and speakers, as well as Windows laptops.

Music lovers keen to join the vinyl revolution will need to invest in hi-fi gear, such as a turntable. Many disc spinners require listeners to get hands-on before grooving. But Pro-Ject removes this ...

The last time I checked on Fluance (Canadian audio equipment manufacturer) they were busy boasting a $300 turntable in 2023. Since then, they have remained relatively quiet in the Hi-Fi market, and ...

Fluance has expanded its powered loudspeaker options with the Ri91 and Ri71 reference models. Both feature AMT tweeters and enhanced connectivity. With so much financial uncertainty and ugly rhetoric ...

For music lovers and vinyl enthusiasts, a turntable is more than just a piece of audio equipment – it’s the heart of an analog music experience that digital streaming simply can’t replicate. Today’s ...