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HiFi Rose RD160 DAC And Pre-Amplifier – Quick Look All Image Credit: HiFi Rose Apparently I missed the HiFi Rose announcement of their RD160 DAC And Pre-Amplifier. This high quality DAC and pre-amplifier was released earlier this year and is now available in both the US and UK. This latest […]

HiFi Rose RD160 DAC And Pre-Amplifier – Quick Look

October 24, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged DAC / HiFi Rose / Preamplifier / RD160 by fromvinyltoplastic

Rotel Introduces Michi Q5 CD Player – First Look All Image Credit: Rotel The Japanese family-owned and operated audio brand Rotel has added to their Michi flagship series of products with the new top-loader Q5 CD Player, Transport, and DAC. This high-performance CD player features a premium CNC aluminum […]

Rotel Introduces Michi Q5 CD Player – First Look

September 23, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / CD Transport / DAC / Michi / Q5 / Rotel by fromvinyltoplastic

FiiO K11 R2R DAC And Headphone Amp – First look All Image Credit: FiiO FiiO has announced an R2R version of its K11 DAC/headphone amplifier. Replacing the Cirrus Logic silicon of its Delta-Sigma sibling, the K11 R2R uses a four-channel, fully differential, 24bit resistor array, to decode the digital audio […]

FiiO K11 R2R DAC And Headphone Amp – First look

July 11, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged DAC / FiiO / Headphone Amp / K11 R2R by fromvinyltoplastic

iFi Audio ZEN Blue 3 DAC – First Look All Image Credit: iFi Audio iFi Audio have just released the ZEN Blue 3 DAC, an updated version of the existing ZEN Blue DAC. This latest version includes; 24bit/96kHz USB, 24bit/192kHz coaxial and 24bit/192kHz TOSLINK inputs, aptX Lossless & LDAC-capable Bluetooth […]

iFi Audio ZEN Blue 3 DAC – First Look

June 26, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Bluetooth / DAC / iFi Audio / Wireless / ZEN Blue 3 by fromvinyltoplastic

LUMIN P1 Mini Streamer – First Look All Image Credit: LUMIN High-end audio manufacturer Lumin has announced the arrival of its compact and versatile P1 Mini music streamer, a more “affordable” version of their premium P1 model. It is available in either natural or black anodized aluminum and also offers […]

LUMIN P1 Mini Streamer – First Look

June 10, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged DAC / Lumin / P1 / Preamplifier / Streamer by fromvinyltoplastic

TEAC Announces UD-507 DAC – First Look All Image Credit: TEAC TEAC have recently introduced the UD-507, DAC/Preamp/Headphone Amplifier, a completely redesigned version of the earlier 500 series. This latest design comes with their proprietary TEAC Reference Discrete DAC (TRDD5) and several other features to include; a High Current Line […]

TEAC Announces UD-507 DAC – First Look

May 31, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged DAC / Headphone Amp / Pre-Amplifier / TEAC / UD-507 by fromvinyltoplastic

CH Precision Launches 10 Series DAC – The C10 All Image Credit: CH Precision CH Precision of Switzerland continue to provide some of the finest audiophile hardware, now expanding their flagship ’10’ collection with the twin-chassis C10 DAC. Like all CH components it is modular, updatable, upgradable, expandable and future-proof. […]

CH Precision Launches 10 Series DAC – The C10

May 10, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged C10 / CH Precision / DAC / Streaming DAC by fromvinyltoplastic

Volumio Motivo Streaming DAC – Quick Look All Image Credit: Volumio After years of R&D Italian company Volumio joins the touchscreen streaming DAC race with the introduction of the Motivo. Their flagship touchscreen Audiophile Streamer, Transport and headphone amplifier. The most obvious feature that sets this new device from its […]

Volumio Motivo Streaming DAC – Quick Look

May 8, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged DAC / Motivo / Streamer / Streaming DAC / Transport / Volumio by fromvinyltoplastic

NAD C 379 Amplifier – First Look All Image Credit: NAD NAD have just announced a new addition to their Classic Series of amplifiers, the C 379 HybridDigital DAC Amplifier that boasts a modular design. This latest design fuses a Class D stereo amp and a preamp/32-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC) […]

NAD C 379 Amplifier – First Look

May 7, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged C 379 / DAC / HybridDigital DAC Amplifier / NAD / Stereo Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

AURALiC Vega S1 & Aries S1 Streamers – First Look All Image Credit: AURALiC AURALiC have just introduced the S1 series of audio streamers, the Tesla G3 streaming platform based ALTAIR G2.2 and the release of version 10.0 software featuring several new features. The S1 is the latest entry-level audio […]

AURALiC Vega S1 & Aries S1 Streamers – First Look

April 23, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged ALTAIR G2.2 / Aries S1 / AURALiC / DAC / Processor / Streamer / Vega S1 by fromvinyltoplastic

Goldnote CD-10 CD Player – First Look All Image Credit: Gold Note Joining their 10 Series, Gold Note have just released the compact CD-10, a high-end CD transport with integrated D/A converter. Measuring just 80 x 200 x 260mm (HxWxD) it is designed to sit amongst the Italian brand’s 10-series […]

Goldnote CD-10 CD Player – First Look

March 27, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / CD Transport / CD-10 / DAC / Gold Note by fromvinyltoplastic

OSD Audio DAC-X-200 Stereo Amplifier/DAC All Image Credit: OSD Audio California based OSD Audio has been around for two decades providing cost-effective audio equipment. This latest development is a versatile and more powerful stereo/amplifier DAC combination that improves upon their earlier DAC-XA100. This latest Class D design combines two channels […]

OSD Audio DAC-X-200 Stereo Amplifier/DAC

March 1, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged DAC / DAC-X-200 / OSD Audio / Stereo Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

Shanling Releases SCD1.3 SACD/CD Player All Image Credit: Shanling Earlier this year Shanling released the high end CD-T35 CD player and streamer and has now followed that up with an affordable SACD player that is also a DAC, or is it the other way around? This new DAC/player supports local […]

Shanling Releases SCD1.3 SACD/CD Player

January 22, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / DAC / SACD Player / SCD1.3 / Shanling / Streaming DAC by fromvinyltoplastic

PS Audio Releases Mount Massive Firmware Update All Image Credit: PS Audio PS Audio has just released its Mount Massive firmware upgrade for its PerfectWave DirectStream DAC MK2. The new v3.1.0 operating system is said to enable the DirectStream DAC MK2 to deliver dramatically improved sound quality, with greater resolution, lower […]

PS Audio Releases Mount Massive Firmware Update

January 20, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / Firmware Updates / News tagged DAC / DirectStream / DirectStream DAC MKII / Firmware Update / PerfectWave / PS Audio by fromvinyltoplastic

PS Audio StellarGold Preamplifier And DAC – First Look All Image Credit: PS Audio The Boulder, Colorado-based PS Audio have released two new StellarGold Series components, a high-performance digital-to-analogue convertor that utilizes an “advanced parallel DAC architecture” plus a preamp featuring a combination of JFET and BJT devices. These two […]

PS Audio StellarGold Preamplifier And DAC – First Look

December 23, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged DAC / Preamplifier / PS Audio / StellarGold by fromvinyltoplastic