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Hi-Fi+ Web Exclusive – Arcam rBlink, rLink, rPAC review
|In issue 101 of Hi-Fi+, we will be reviewing the Arcam FMJ A19 integrated amplifier. But when the A19 arrived, it came with a second, smaller box full or Arcam goodies – the rBlink, the ...read more -
Musical Fidelity Announces V90-DAC
|(From the Musical Fidelity press release) New V90-DAC offers state-of-the-art performance and state-of-the-art value for money. Introduction Everybody knows that high performance, high end components have high prices. We asked ourselves, ‘Why are these pieces ...read more -
Antelope Audio Unveils Zodiac Platinum - a 768 kHz DSD DAC
|(From an Antelope Audio press release) Santa Monica, CA, May 30, 2013 – Leading digital audio manufacturer Antelope Audio will introduce the newest member of its stellar Integrity line of D/A converters – Zodiac Platinum ...read more -
Electrocompaniet ECI-6DS Integrated Digital Streaming Amplifier (Hi-Fi+)
|The last few years have been something of a torrid time for hi-fi makers. Everything’s changed, and then changed again, as people tried to get their respective heads around what’s the next big thing in ...read more -
Lindemann MusicBook Series (Hi-Fi+)
|Lindemann’s superb digital source equipment has gained the company an international reputation. Now, after a development period of several years, Lindemann proudly presents a new cutting-edge product series – one that shows just how much ...read more -
Cyrus Stream X2 Digital Streamer (Hi-Fi+)
|The Cyrus Stream X is the base model in a range of four, which has recently been upgraded to version 2 status. This means that they are fully up to 24/192 speed and can deliver ...read more -
Hegel H300 Integrated Amplifier/DAC (Hi-Fi+)
|The Hegel H300 is an integrated amplifier/DAC from Norway. As you might have guessed, the company is named after the German philosopher G. W. F. Hegel (1770-1831) and he and his thinking seem to feature ...read more -
Arcam rBlink - A Revolutionary Bluetooth Streaming Micro-DAC (Hi-Fi+)
|Audio quality better than any existing Bluetooth Device NEW from ARCAM of Cambridge UK, the rBlink High-Performance Bluetooth Streaming Micro-DAC Just £160.00 UK / $249.00 USA Overview - a precision built micro-component designed to disappear ...read more -
HRT Music Streamer HD Digital-to-Analogue Converter (Hi-Fi+)
|I’m not going to beat around the bush. Correctly fettled, this is the best DAC you can buy at this time. Not the best DAC for less than £500 or the best USB-powered DAC. It’s ...read more -
Oppo BDP-105EU Universal/Blu-ray Player & DAC (Hi-Fi+)
|Over recent years, Oppo Digital has followed a simple recipe for success: just build universal disc players that offer greater versatility, more audiophile-friendly features, and better all around sound and picture quality than your competitors, ...read more -
Computer Audio Design Wins ‘Best Sounding Hi-Fi Room’ at Bristol (Hi-Fi+)
|The best sound at Britain’s biggest audio and home cinema show, Sound and Vision 2013 (The Bristol Show), came from Computer Audio Design and its new CAD 1543 DAC. In a competition organised in association ...read more -
Stahl~Tek to Release Ariaa Digitial-to-Analogue Converter at AXPONA (Hi-Fi+)
|Stahl~Tek Ariaa DAC: Introduction and Features As an accomplishment with the Opus Series DAC being one of the world’s best sounding instruments for sound reproduction in the ultra high-end audio arena, the engineers at Stahl~Tek ...read more -
McIntosh Laboratory Introduces the D100 DAC/Preamplifier (Hi-Fi+)
|20th February 2013, Bournemouth, UK - The global leader in high-performance home entertainment systems for over 60 years, has launched a new highly flexible DAC/preamp with a surprising price tag of just £2,995. The new ...read more -
B.M.C. Audio Launches New DAC (Hi-Fi+)
|GESEKE, GERMANY, Feb. 1, 2013 — Balanced Music Concept (B.M.C.) Audio, a developer and manufacturer of high-performance, high-value audiophile components, introduces the PureDAC Digital-to-Analogue Converter, with a built-in headphone amplifier, at the recently completed Consumer ...read more -
Wilson Audio Alexia: Michelangelo got it right... (Hi-Fi+)
|One of the more fascinating demonstrations at the CES in Las Vegas at the beginning of the year wasn’t actually at the CES. There are always off-piste demonstrations that run concurrently with the show, and ...read more