8 Cool New Gadgets to Keep on Your Radar

Analog Relax specializes in elite moving-coil (MC) phono cartridges. Its latest model, the EX-700, falls somewhere in the middle of its offerings. Its standout feature is that its body is made from the spruce harvested in the South Tyrol region of Northern Italy. This is the same source of the wood used for Stradivarius violins. It costs $13,500.

Triangle’s Capella 2 is a second-generation version of its 2024-released wireless active speaker system. It’s composed of two active speakers, each delivering 100 watts of Class D bi-amplification, along with a stereo hub that handles all wired and wireless connections. While the speakers are largely the same, the main difference with the Capella 2 is that it has a significantly upgraded streaming hub, named the Stereo Hub 2, which has an updated processor, more wired connections and native support for more high-resolution streaming, including Spotify Lossless, Tidal Connect and Roon Ready.

ProAc’s Response DB1R is an updated version of its Response DB1, a compact standmount (or bookshelf-sized) loudspeaker, which was introduced in 2016. The new models are mostly the same — same size and featuring the same rear port and long-throw woofer — but they’ve been upgraded with a new ribbon tweeter, which ProAc also incorporates in its larger Response-range loudspeakers. According to the brand, this takes its performance “to the next level.”