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Shanling Announces The CD-T35 CD Player And Streamer All Image Credit: Shanling Shanling was founded in 1988 and returns to the very high-end CD player market since its release in 2004 of its first luxury model the CD-T300. This latest model, the CD-T35, retains the CD-T300’s three-legged design and tubed […]

Shanling Announces The CD-T35 CD Player And Streamer

January 9, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / CD-T35 / Network Streamer / Shanling by fromvinyltoplastic

Marantz CD 50n CD Player & Streamer – Preview All Image Credit: Marantz Marantz have just announced their latest CD player, the Marantz CD 50n. What makes this player quite unique is the fact that it also comes with a HEOS-based hi-res-capable network streamer that supports Apple AirPlay 2 and […]

Marantz CD 50n CD Player & Streamer – Preview

October 25, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / CD50n / Marantz / Network Player / Network Streamer / Streamer by fromvinyltoplastic

Arcam Announces Radia Series – Preview All Image Credit: Arcam UK audio company Arcam has just unveiled its latest audio line, the Radia Series. It includes; the Arcam A5, A15, and A25 integrated amplifiers, the Arcam CD5 CD player and Arcam ST5 high-resolution streamer. This new lineup boasts an industrial […]

Arcam Announces Radia Series – Preview

October 12, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged A15 / A25 / A5 / Arcam / CD Player / CD5 / Integrated Amplifier / Network Streamer / Radia / ST5 by fromvinyltoplastic

Audiolab 9000N Flagship Streaming DAC – Quick Look All Image Credit: Audiolab The arrival of the new 9000 flagship series was announced earlier this year by Audiolab with the release of the 9000A integrated amplifier and 9000CDT CD transport. The series has now been expanded with the addition of the […]

Audiolab 9000N Flagship Streaming DAC – Quick Look

September 21, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 9000N / Audiolab / Network Streamer / Streaming DAC / USB DAC by fromvinyltoplastic

PS Audio Ships AirLens Streamer All Image Credit: PS Audio PS Audio has starting shipping its new AirLens music streamer. It offers high-resolution streaming with PCM data rates of up to 352.8 kHz and DSD to 256 via Roon and services such as TIDAL, Qobuz, Spotify, JRiver, and Audirvana, as […]

PS Audio Ships AirLens Streamer

September 19, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged AirLens / Network Streamer / PS Audio by fromvinyltoplastic

Cyrus Launches Classic & XR BluOS Streamers – Quick Look All Image Credit: Cyrus Audio Two years ago UK based Cyrus announced its partnership with Lenbrook International to integrate the BluOS streaming platform into their products. Now Cyrus has launched two new streaming DAC’s, the Classic and XR, that will […]

Cyrus Launches Classic & XR BluOS Streamers – Quick Look

September 1, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged BluOS / Classic Stream / Cyrus / Network Streamer / Stream XR / Streamer / Streaming DAC by fromvinyltoplastic

Linkplay Launches WiiM Pro Plus Music Streamer This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. All Image Credit: Linkplay Linkplay have just announced the third model in its series of WiiM-branded streaming DACs, the WiiM Pro Plus Streamer, an upgraded version of the popular WiiM Pro audio streamer. […]

Linkplay Launches WiiM Pro Plus Music Streamer

August 10, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged DAC / Linkplay / Network Streamer / Streaming DAC / WiiM Pro Plus by fromvinyltoplastic

DENAFRIPS ARCE Streamer – First Look All Image Credit: DENAFRIPS For those not familiar with this 12 year old audio design company, DENAFRIPS Co. Ltd is privately owned and located in Guangzhou, China. They are quite well known for their range of DAC’s, Master Clocks and Reclockers. They also manufacture […]

DENAFRIPS ARCE Streamer – First Look

August 8, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged ARCE / Denafrips / Network Streamer by fromvinyltoplastic

HiFi Rose RS520 Streaming Amplifier – First Look All Image Credit: HiFi Rose The Korean brand HiFi Rose recently released the RS520, a high performance audiophile, streaming device, DAC, preamp and power amplifier. In many ways it is the offspring of merging HiFi Rose’s RA180 GaN FET class-D integrated amplifier […]

HiFi Rose RS520 Streaming Amplifier – First Look

June 29, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged HiFi Rose / Network Streamer / RS520 / Streaming Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

MOON Reveals All New Hi-End Audio Components All Image Credit: MOON Canadian hi-fi brand MOON by Simaudio has launched its 2023 North Collection. A range of six separates sporting new technology and designed to deliver high-performance streaming sound, all manufactured at their home base of Montreal, Canada. The North Collection […]

MOON Reveals All New Hi-End Audio Components

May 5, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 641 / 681 / 761 / 791 / 861 / 891 / DAC / Integrated Amplifier / Moon / Network Player / Network Streamer / Power Amplifier / Pre-Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

Denon Releases DNP-2000NE Network Player All Image Credit: Denon Denon has just announced the upcoming availability of the new DNP-2000NE high resolution audio Network Player/Streamer. This versatile player is based upon the HEOS platform, supports high-resolution audio up to 32-bit/384kHz and compliments the Denon PMA-1700NE Amplifier and DCD- 1700NE CD […]

Denon Releases DNP-2000NE Network Player

May 3, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Denon / DNP-2000NE / Network Player / Network Streamer by fromvinyltoplastic

NAD CS1 Endpoint Network Streamer – First Look All Image Credit: NAD NAD Electronics has launched the NAD CS1 Endpoint Network Streamer, a compact and simple design aimed at making it easy to add streaming capability to any music system. NAD’s affordable CS1 Endpoint Network Streamer uses audiophile-grade components and […]

NAD CS1 Endpoint Network Streamer – First Look

January 25, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CS1 / DAC / NAD / Network Streamer by fromvinyltoplastic

PS Audio Announces MK2 DirectStream DAC All Image Credit: PS Audio American HiFi brand PS Audio is now shipping its PerfectWave DirectStream DAC MK2, the successor to the original version. This latest high performance DAC features; an array of digital inputs; 2 x I2S, 2 x AES, coaxial, TOSLINK and […]

PS Audio Announces MK2 DirectStream DAC

January 18, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged DAC / DirectStream / Network Streamer / PerfectWave / PS Audio by fromvinyltoplastic

HiFi Rose RS250A Streamer – Updated Product All Image Credit: HiFi Rose The Korean brand HiFi Rose has recently announced the updated RS250A, a high performance, audiophile, network streamer DAC, and pre-amplifier. Looking identical to its earlier sibling, the RS250, the “A” version offers upgraded DAC, clock, electronics and a […]

HiFi Rose RS250A Streamer – Updated Product

December 9, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged HiFi Rose / Network Player / Network Streamer / RS250A by fromvinyltoplastic

Rotel S14 Integrated Network Player – Just Add Speakers All Image Credit: Rotel To the for ever growing selection of network players and streamers Rotel has just added their S14, an integrated network streamer boasting 150watts of Class AB amplification into 4 Ohms or 80watts into 8 Ohms. All you […]

Rotel S14 Integrated Network Player – Just Add Speakers

December 7, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Network Player / Network Streamer / Rotel / S14 by fromvinyltoplastic