Its product range consists of audiophile headphones and earphones. Listening tests are used by hi-fi manufacturers, audiophile magazines and audio engineering researchers and scientists. Each LP is pressed onto 180g audiophile grade vinyl. A small market for SACD has remained, serving the audiophile community. The Sound Blaster AE-9 was announced in December 2018, targeting the audiophile audience. Consequently, both low-quality and audiophile reproducers alike could replay any recording with the correct equalization. In 2006, two new "audiophile" remasters were released. An SME tonearm was the usual choice for the audiophile. On This Iconic Album, The Perfect Audiophile Guitar Player Experience. There is a surge in popularity with Hong Kong singers releasing audiophile CDs in English. The mid-1970s saw the introduction of dbx-encoded records, again for the audiophile niche market. This model is aimed at the hi-end audiophile market rather than DJs. Also in the late 1970s, "direct-to-disc" records were produced, aimed at an audiophile niche market. Despite this success, Sansui completely failed to follow up with further mass-market audiophile components. A Treasury is a Nick Drake compilation aimed at the audiophile audience.