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Luxman Introduces D-03X CD/Digital Media Player
|The following is a press release issued by Luxman. BALLSTON SPA, New York, April 2020 – Luxman’s latest digital player, the D-03X, includes a host of new features such as Master Quality Authenticated full decoding ...read more -
Art Dudley: Some Memories of a Virtual Friendship
|14 April 2020 is a sad, dark day for those of us in the fraternity of audio reviewers and reporters. Around four that morning the cancer over which he was once victorious finally claimed the ...read more -
2020 Editors' Choice: DACs $1,000 - $3,000
|Musical Surroundings Mydac II $1200 The Musical Surroundings Mydac II offers a unique solution to the problem of accurate digital sound reproduction by augmenting its performance through mid- and upper-frequency equalization. The result is a ...read more -
Qobuz Launches Gimme Shelter, Gives Its Share of Download Revenue to Creators During Crisis
|The following is a press release issued by Qobuz. March 31, 2020 - Qobuz, the music service with the world’s largest Hi-Res catalog, has announced that it is waiving its revenue share on all download ...read more -
2020 Editors' Choice: Disc Players Under $2,000
|NAD C 546BEE $549 This entirely new design sports the latest 24-bit Wolfson DAC chips. The disc player’s sound is extremely natural, with rich detail, excellent retrieval of ambient information, deep black backgrounds, and a ...read more -
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Sound United Brings Roon Tested Compatibility to 68 Denon and Marantz Products
|The following is a press release issued by Sound United. Vista, Calif | March 23, 2020 — Sound United LLC, parent company to Denon, Polk Audio, Marantz, Definitive Technology, Classé, and Boston Acoustics, today announced ...read more -
AXPONA Rescheduled to August 7-9, 2020
|The following is a press release issued by AXPONA. March 9, 2020 - AXPONA has been rescheduled from April 17-19 to August 7-9, 2020 out of concern for the health and safety of all participants ...read more -
AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt DAC
|A new year, a new DragonFly color! But first let’s go back to the beginning. AudioQuest’s thumb-drive-sized DragonFly bowed in 2012 to immediate acclaim—and for good reason. Inside this diminutive, plug-and-play package resided both a ...read more -
Cambridge Audio Streamers Now Roon Ready
|London, UK – Cambridge Audio’s flagship EDGE NQ and award-winning CXN (V2) network audio streamers now have Roon’s high-resolution streaming and music management technology built right in. With over 50 years of experience creating audio ...read more -
Marantz PM-KI Ruby Integrated Amplifier and SA-KI Ruby SACD Player with DAC
|I’ve abbreviated the names of these two components in the title of this review so that they wouldn’t occupy half the page. Their full names are a mouthful: Marantz PM-KI Ruby Ken Ishiwata Signature Reference ...read more -
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Florida Audio Expo 2020
|Photography by Dennis Weeks. Last year saw the emergence of a brand-new regional audio show, the Florida Audio Expo (or FLAX, as some have taken to calling it). By all accounts, the show's inaugural outing ...read more -
Naim Audio Adds Native Qobuz Support to its Music-streaming Family
|The following is a press release issued by Naim Audio. Salisbury, England | Monday 10th February 2020 – Naim Audio, the British hi-fi specialist with 46 years of audio expertise, is delighted to announce the ...read more -
Brinkmann Nyquist Mk II DAC, Marconi Mk II Linestage, Edison Mk II Phonostage
|In New York, over a decade ago, I first came across the Brinkmann Balanced turntable. It was hooked up to a tube power supply—an act of dedication that inspired confidence in the company’s mission to ...read more -
FiiO M11 Portable Digital Audio Player
|As the demand for portable music devices grows, manufacturers are trying to carve out their own niches. Since its inception Fii0 has successfully gobbled up a good part of the entry-level market, but with DAPs ...read more