Articles
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Stack Audio Link II network bridge/streamer/reclocker
|The world of streaming audio is a fast-moving place to be; what was competitive last year is old hat this year so it helps to be young and quick to adapt. Theo Stack is young ...read more -
Primare I35 Prisma integrated amplifier
|I thought this would be one of the easiest reviews to write, and in a way it is. Having already extensively covered the base Primare I35 integrated amplifier in Issue 163 and the Prisma network ...read more -
AURALiC VEGA G2.1 streaming DAC
|I remember when AURALiC first appeared on the international scene. It was back in the good ole, bad ole days at the CES in Las Vegas, when streaming was fairly new to the audio world. ...read more -
Primare NP5 Prisma MK2 To Be Released August 2021
|From the Primare press release The development of the new model was necessitated primarily by the AKM chip factory fire, causing long-term disruption of the supply of the critical re-clocking chip at the heart of ...read more -
PrimaLuna EVO 100 digital converter
|PrimaLuna has been leveraging the best of the past for years, utilising the power of pre and power valve amplifiers from the classic era of audio. It has also made valve integrated amplifiers and valve ...read more -
Gryphon Audio Designs Ethos CD player
|There are those who say the CD is dead and streaming is the only way forward. Gryphon Audio Designs would politely counter that those people are nuts! Because, while sales of both CD players and ...read more -
Rockna Wavelight DAC/preamplifier
|Back in the Jurassic era of digital audio, when designers were experimenting with new and exciting ways to get those ones and zeros one place to another, a standard of sorts emerged; I2S. Unlike most ...read more -
Linn Majik DSM Network Music Player
|Back in the good old days, the Linn range was made up of sources, amps, and speakers. You built a system of balance around these components – from the source downwards –often carefully guided by ...read more -
iFi Audio ZEN Blue Bluetooth DAC, ZEN DAC, and iPower PSU
|I don’t like to make reviews personal, but this has to begin with an apology… and a rant. I’ve been sitting on the review of the iFi Audio ZEN range for too long; it was ...read more -
Naim ND 555 and PS 555 DR
|‘Thirteen grand and then I have to spend a chunk more just to get it to light up?’ The customer was still on the ‘wide-eyed disbelief’ side of incandescence, but it looked like he wouldn’t ...read more -
Astell&Kern A&futura SE180
|From the Astell&Kern press release Astell&Kern, the global leader in premium portable high-resolution audio devices, introduces the SE180, the third model in its award-winning A&futura series and the audio specialist’s first player to feature interchangeable ...read more -
Fidata HFAS1-XS20U Solid‑state music server with SSD storage
|It seems the Japanese are not very keen on using computers with their audio systems, but they are not averse to using what are effectively data drives to stream audio so long as it can ...read more -
APL DSD-SR Mk 2 digital converter
|There are two opposing forces in high-end audio, especially digital high-end audio. The first is the notion that the best products can only be made by large teams of engineers, each an expert in their ...read more -
Manujeol Audio AetherWarp
|From the Manujeol Audio press release: After more than two decades of research into quantum electroacoustics, Manujeol Audio from the Korean tech company /dev/null has announced the new AetherWarp network audio enhancer. The Korean company ...read more -
Authentic sound, naturally: the new Mu-so Wood Edition speaker
|From the Naim Audio Press Release: Naim Audio is delighted to introduce a new premium Wood Edition of its award-winning Mu-so 2nd Generation - the wireless speaker system that excels with music and TV. Available ...read more