Legal notice

Who runs this site

The Audio Stuff is an independent audio-gear review publication. It is owned and run by Jakub Charkiewicz, and registered in Poland.

Don't take that on faith: the public registration record for this domain lists the same organization, owner, and address. You can check the record yourself on ICANN Lookup (opens in new tab), the internet registry's official record search.

How to reach us

• Email contact@theaudiostuff.com
• Phone +48 574 991 498

For anything editorial - review requests, corrections, or press - the contact page lists every channel.

Editorial independence

Reviews are independent. Brands have no say over verdicts, and no score is ever for sale. A negative review still ships, even if it costs us an advertiser. The full method is on the about page.

Hosting

This site is a set of static files served through Cloudflare's global network. The hosting and domain provider is Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA.

Content and copyright

All reviews, photos, scores, and other content are © The Audio Stuff, unless credited otherwise. You may quote short passages with a link back. Please ask first before republishing a full piece. Brand and product names belong to their owners.

Terms of use

Everything on this site is free to read and use for personal, informational purposes. There are no accounts, no paywalls, and no user uploads. The copyright terms above cover quoting and republishing.

The free browser tools are provided as-is, for guidance. Their results are estimates from the numbers you enter - not professional, medical, or hearing-health advice. Double-check anything that matters before acting on it.

Reviews are judgments, not guarantees

Every verdict is the named writer's own judgment, formed over the listening window and chain described in the review and scored against the published reference list. It is honest opinion backed by method - not a promise that the gear will suit your ears, your room, or your system.

Prices and specifications are recorded as they stood when the review shipped, and the market moves. Confirm the current price, warranty, and spec with the seller before buying. Spotted something that's wrong or out of date? Report it - the fix lands on the affected review with the date it shipped.

Advertising and affiliate links

Affiliate links may appear in the body of a review when they are useful to the reader. They never change a score, a verdict, or a guide ranking. Display advertising is limited and never targeted by review outcome: a brand cannot pay to influence a verdict, and pulling ads does not retract one. Loaner units are disclosed in every review they appear in.

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