Astel & Kern AK500N
November 10, 2014 Comments Off on Astel & Kern AK500N
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“The chiseled Astel & Kern AK500N ($TBD estimated between $9-11k) is a music server with 1TB of SSD internal storage (expandable to a max 4TB), a CD ripper (WAV or FLAC), DLNA complant for accessing network attached storage,”
Atoll All-in-One Amplifier SDA100- Review
November 9, 2014 Comments Off on Atoll All-in-One Amplifier SDA100- Review
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” The SDA100 is, above all, a very “social” preamplifier: it can recognize a variety of peripheral devices and read a number of different file formats. Equipped with a DAC, it can directly connect to computers via two dedicated USB ports (one of which allows asynchronous 24-bit/192KHz input) or a classical RJ45 Ethernet port.”
PS Audio DirectStream Network Audio Player and DAC Review
November 8, 2014 Comments Off on PS Audio DirectStream Network Audio Player and DAC Review
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” The Network Bridge seemed slightly more dynamic, with faster leading edges on the guitar than when the CD was played through the coax. The sound was very, very similar between inputs, much more so than with the PerfectWave DAC MkII, which had very noticeable differences in the sonic characteristics of each input.”
Cambridge Audio Stream Magic 6 V2 – Video
November 7, 2014 Comments Off on Cambridge Audio Stream Magic 6 V2 – Video
Simaudio Moon 180 MiND Music Streamer
November 6, 2014 Comments Off on Simaudio Moon 180 MiND Music Streamer
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“Assessing the overall performance of a streamer is not akin to doing the same for most other audio products. Streamers are judged on more than just build and sound quality. In fact, what often sells a streamer is its control app, ease of use, and file accessibility. Focusing first on the latter, the MiND is DLNA 1.5 compatible, and supports gapless playback of WAV, FLAC, FLAC HD, AIFF, AAC, ALAC, MP3, WMA-9, and OGG Vorbis files”
Antelope Audio Zodiac Platinum DSD – Review
November 5, 2014 Comments Off on Antelope Audio Zodiac Platinum DSD – Review
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“I also tried the Platinum DSD’s coaxial input using the redoubtable Naim NDS network streamer as a source, a component that only has digital output on BNC.”
Aurender W20 Music Server -Review
November 3, 2014 Comments Off on Aurender W20 Music Server -Review
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“In the four months that I lived with the W20 in my reference system, it was the epitome of stability. Unlike my dedicated audio computers, which routinely demand updates — and, all too frequently, reboots — the W20 needed to be rebooted only once, following a power outage that caused it to go into battery-controlled shutdown. ”
Cocktail Audio X30 – Review
October 31, 2014 Comments Off on Cocktail Audio X30 – Review
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“I heard no sonic difference with the X30 playing music from internal storage or NAS to speak of and both methods were a breeze to navigate with Creation 5 and in a pinch through the front controls of the X30.”
McIntosh builds a bridge
October 30, 2014 Comments Off on McIntosh builds a bridge
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“The MB100 has two analogue and two digital outputs, plus it can be connected via USB to other McIntosh USB-enabled products. Users can create two independent audio zones when using the USB connection in combination with either the analogue or digital output”
TEAC ANNOUNCES AI-301DA HI-RES AUDIO PLAYER
October 25, 2014 Comments Off on TEAC ANNOUNCES AI-301DA HI-RES AUDIO PLAYER
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” In addition to wireless playback capability, the aptX® codec also offers low latency and an excellent error recovery function, which are both crucial features for achieving the best audio performance possible. The aptX codec can transmit the wireless data at the same quality as CD audio, which is 16-bit, 44.1 kHz without any compression of the data.”
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