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High End 2017: MSB introduces a new Reference DAC

June 18, 2017

MSB always puts on a great room, and we’ve been hypnotized in the Newport Show 2016 MSB Room and at CES 2017 MSB rooms. MSB to date has products on both ends of the spectrum. On the ultra high end you have MSB Select DAC. On the almost come [...]

New PS Audio Huron upgrade for DirectStream and DirectStream Jr DACs; MQA and Tidal coming soon

June 9, 2017

PS Audio has released an exciting update to their award-winning DirectStream DAC and DirectStream Jr products. Details in the press release, below. Boulder, CO: 6/9/2017—Boulder, CO: (6/9/2017)— PS Audio is proud to announce [...]

La Audio Show 2017: Acapella Cellini sings with Audio Note UK at Audio Federation

June 5, 2017

Sometimes you have to take time to listen to what’s not there. So when I sat down to take in the room that Neli, and Mike Davis of Audio Federation, now out of Palo Alta, California had put together, what wasn’t there made it one [...]

High End 2017: AudioQuest Niagara goes Euro and the Record Brush you always wanted

June 4, 2017

Garth Powell, a lifelong audio engineer from AudioQuest keeps attendees on the edge of their seats as he discusses AC Power. We always enjoy his wealth of experience and compelling demonstrations. This time, AudioQuest was announcing the [...]

LA Audio Show 2017: In La La Land

June 3, 2017

Friday dawned bright in LA as the sun made its way through layered haze to paint my hotel room walls, and wake me up. This was the start of day two at the Los Angeles Audio Show, and I was looking forward to hearing what manufacturers, and [...]

High End 2017: Auralic G Series and Ryan drop the hammer

May 31, 2017

Auralic is bringing some new innovations to elevate their already great digital streaming offerings with the introduction of the G-Series. We tracked down Wang Xuanqian, CEO & President of Auralic to get the low-down and give it a listen. The [...]

HiFi Centre steps in to fill void as Vancouver Audio Show pulled from Chester Group website

May 26, 2017

With the Vancouver Audio Show that was scheduled to run June 23rd to June 25th no longer appearing on show organizer The Chester Group’s website, Igor Kivritsky of Hifi Centre in downtown Vancouver is stepping in to put on a specialized high [...]

High End 2017: Tidal Audio releases Camira Reference DAC, Ferios Monobloc

May 21, 2017

Tidal Audio from Germany put on an outstanding presentation at High End in Munich, and Dr. Pangiotis Karavitis, and I took part in an invite-only audiophile press event for a private listening session while there. Company CEO, and chief designer [...]

High End 2017: Turntables, digital, CD and the future of music mediums

May 21, 2017

Turntable, turntable, turntable, turntable, turntable, turntable, turntable. DAC, DAC, DAC, DAC, DAC, DAC. CD/SACD, CD/SACD. Reel-to-reel. This would be my count if I had to choose a ratio at the High End Show in Munich this week for analog, and [...]

High End 2017: MQA upgrade in under 5 minutes with the Audioquest Dragonfly

May 21, 2017

You can now upgrade your AudioQuest DragonFly Black and DragonFly Red to include support for MQA with a firmware update. We’ve upgraded a few of our Red Dragonfly’s over at Part-Time Audiophile today, and encourage you too as well. The [...]