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B.AUDIO B.DAC EX
|Specialist of digital audio, the French manufacturer brings new enhancements to its DACs, which benefit of a series of new features under the EX label. These include a network input giving access to streaming functionalities, ...read more -
Arcam SA30 Network streaming system
|Some audio equipment functions absolutely perfectly, sounds amazing, and represents excellent value for money – which makes reviewing it pretty straightforward. Some audio equipment functions only spasmodically, sounds rough, and represents questionable value for money ...read more -
ReQuest Audio The Raptor music server
|Although for much of the audio world, streaming has all but replaced the physical digital disc, for the highest of high-end, those 1% or the 1% that both take music really seriously and have the ...read more -
Aurender A30 caching music server/CD ripper/streamer
|Benchmarks. Noun: a standard or point of reference against which things may be compared or assessed. Ask your audio friends what products or brands represent benchmarks in different categories of gear and you are likely ...read more -
English Electric 8Switch streaming audio network switch
|English Electric was once a titan of 20th century British engineering, building trains, steam turbines, guided missiles and even mainframe computers. It was formed out of several companies after the first world war and went ...read more -
AURALiC ALTAIR G1 Digital Audio Streamer
|Heading into and out of the Great Lockdowns of 2020, we all need music in the home, and thus need a music source that is at once good sounding, reliable, easy to navigate and operate, ...read more -
Synthesis ROMA 14DC+ CD player
|Although I know it’s an unrealistic expectation, I always hope and pray that any new CD player I encounter will have an immediate and transforming effect on my entire silver disc collection – in much ...read more -
Gold Note DS‑10 streaming DAC preamp and PA‑10 power amplifiers
|E.F. Schumacher’s famous 1973 book ‘Small is Beautiful’ never seemed to have resonance in the world of high-end audio. We like our audio equipment big and heavy, even if the reasons for such scale are ...read more -
Melco celebrates 45 years with anniversary model
|From the Melco press release To celebrate 45 years of hi-fi design and manufacturing, Japanese digital music library specialist, Melco, has launched a special 45th-anniversary version of its flagship half-width library, the N10 45th Anniversary ...read more -
Astell&Kern A&norma SR25: None more black
|From the Armour Home press release Following the success of the second player in its A&norma line – the SR25, launched in April this year – Astell&Kern has announced the player is now available in ...read more -
Innuos PhoenixUSB reclocker
|Innuos is best known as the music server champion; the company’s ZEN line of dedicated media servers that are loved as much for their platform-agnosticism as they are for their excellent performance. They range in ...read more -
Moon launches 40th Anniversary Edition System
|From the Reniassance Audio press release MOON has created an iconic audio system to celebrate its 40th anniversary. The stunning MOON Anniversary Edition features the highly acclaimed 680D streaming DAC and the elegantly powerful 600i ...read more -
Naim Mu-so for Bentley Special Edition and Focal for Bentley Radiance
|From the Bentley/Focal/Naim press release Crewe/Salisbury/St Etienne – Monday 14 September: Music lovers can now enjoy exceptional sound and styling whether listening at home, on the move, or in any Bentley car, thanks to an ...read more -
Métronome Audio Le DAC digital converter
|In case you may have missed it, Métronome Audio is French; calling its digital converter Le DAC is a bit of a clue. Also, in case you missed it, Métronome Audio is the more attainable ...read more -
ATC CD2 CD player
|Seeing a CD player launched at this stage in the game makes me wonder what’s going on. Does it symbolise an upwelling of desire for simplicity or perhaps a yearning to engage with a physical ...read more