These Canadian-made speakers will have you dreaming “between the sound machine,” in the words of Canuck band Steppenwolf. (PSB Alpha iQ, $1,499)

Landing Gear

Everything you need to set the tone, predict the weather, jump out of the frying pan and into the air fryer, and more

By Jonathan Margolis

The PSB Alpha IQ Speakers

A set of bookshelf speakers that’s smart enough to deserve its name

You have to think of hi-fi as being like wine. Every now and again, we -philes (audio or oeno) will proclaim that we have found “the best” in a long while. And we will mean it. But it does not mean we won’t soon find another “best.” And we will mean it.

The truth is, there are plenty of fine wine growers and plenty of talented audio designers, all of them striving to surpass themselves and their competitors.