Astell&Kern AK Jr $500 The AK Jr is only 4.5" by 2" and 3/8". It will slip easily into almost any pocket you choose, except for the change pocket of your jeans. Unlike many portable ...

When I first laid eyes on the Aurender Flow, I didn’t get it. Taken from its form-fitting leather case it looked like another portable player, albeit big and sorta on the heavy side. It also ...

Monarchy Audio NM24 DAC Preamplifier$1080 The NM24 teaches us three important lessons regarding digital-to-analog converter design. First, that there’s still plenty of audio magic left in Burr Brown’s 24-bit/96kHz PCM1704 chip, the world’s most sophisticated ...

You should know that my close encounter with the Monarchy NM24 DAC was not a random occurrence, but rather the result of a conscious choice driven by specific selection criteria—basically, a couple of factors that ...

Computer audio advances rapidly. Shortly after I reviewed LH Labs’ Geek Out 450 amplifier/DAC (Issue 251), an improved version appeared. Named the Geek Out V2, the new model offers some interesting improvements on the original ...

Playback Designs is launching a new series of components under the Sonoma name—in reference to the eponymous pro audio DSD workstations—and the first two introductions are the Merlot DAC and the Syrah Music Server. Naturally, ...

Most audio trade shows are held in nondescript hotels—Munich’s MOC being the exception—so any venue that doesn’t smack of immovable headboards, dusty wall-mount 21-inch panel TVs, and carpeting that looks like something out of The ...

Entry Level Pioneer SP BS-22 loudspeaker, $129 Infinity Primus P363 loudspeaker, $400 NAD D3020 integrated amplifier, $499 Rega RP1 turntable, $445 AudioQuest DragonFly v1.2 DAC, $149 PS Audio Sprout integrated amplifier, $499 Magnepan MMG loudspeaker, ...

The following is a press release issued by Bryston. Peterborough, Ontario | October 8, 2015 — Bryston has announced today the introduction of the BDA-3 digital to analog converter (DAC), the company’s highest resolution DAC ...

Sitting with Jude Mansilla on Thursday afternoon in the CanJam room he told me, “When I started the Head-Fi site I imagined it a ‘gateway drug’ to two-channel room-based audio.” Judging by the attendance and ...

What ignited your interest in the high end? Did it come from the music side or the electronics side? Both. When I was young I used to play violin and sing in a very good ...

The following is a press release issued by Soundings. September 29, 2015 - Denver-area retailer Soundings will host an open-house event in their store on Friday, October 2 during the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest beginning ...

In 2014, NuForce’s cofounder, Jason Lim, with backing from the OEM factory, bought the assets of NuForce’s high-end division, obtained the rights to NuForce technologies, and formed NuPrime Audio, Inc. Shortly afterward the NuForce company ...

Our hobby of audio comes in a lot of boxes. DACs, preamps, power amps, headphone amps, and their individual external power supplies can easily take up a prodigious amount of domestic real estate. But what ...

The following is a press release issued by Wadia. September 23, 2015 - The di322 digital audio decoder keeps Wadia at the forefront of digital music playback by adding expanded support for high fidelity DSD ...