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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 -
Linn Klimax DSM
|Linn announced this new product during some downtime on our site. Our apoligies for the delay. We have a Linn Klimax DSM in review for our 195th Issue (out early May in the UK, early ...read more -
Bricasti Design M3 DAC
|I am going to go out on a bit of a limb here, but the Bricasti Design M3 DAC is very probably The Shape Of Audio To Come. This clever design is incredibly flexible; starting ...read more -
Audiobyte Hydra.VOX DAC and Hydra.ZAP power supply
|Audiobyte is the best digital audio company you’ve never heard of. In fact, Audiobyte is a subsidiary of Romanian digital experts Rockna Electronics and if you follow the digital audio world closely, you’ll definitely know ...read more -
Primare 15 Series electronics
|If ever there was a set of audio components that best fit the maxim of ‘different paths up the same mountain’, those components are Primare’s entry-level 15 Series of products. We received four elegant and ...read more -
Devialet Phantom I
|From the Devialet press release: Paris, 2nd February 2021 - Devialet today introduces Phantom I: an evolution of the game-changing Phantom all-in-one speaker, and the next step in Devialet’s mission to redefine the place of ...read more -
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