CEDIA 2018: T+A Series 8 brings Roon and MQA
Sometimes big things come in small packages, and in the case of the T+A Series 8, these little boxes deliver. At CEDIA 2018, T+A was displaying updates to their Series 8 [...]
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CEDIA 2018: dCS Bartok first listen
Different from most of the industry, dCS products seem to blossom after release, as they receive a stream of hardware, software, and firmware updates over the years. This [...]
CEDIA 2018: Simaudio Moon 390 hits a GRAND SLAM
We’re fortunate to get to learn, listen and play with lots of great products. But sometimes we come across something that surprises us. In the Roon Labs booth at [...]
CEDIA 2018: QOBUZ launching in USA, Roon support coming
We are making our first trip to CEDIA to mix it up this year. CEDIA is home to more than 20,000 home tech pros and 500+ exhibitors who convene to geek out on the latest in [...]
AXPONA 2018: Wilson and friends – 4 rooms, 4 delicious flavours….
Audiophiles can’t always agree on what tastes delicious. Maybe you like tubes, solid state, digital, or pure analog… 31 flavours can’t do it justice, but [...]
MQA: A fresh take – why the big labels are converting their catalogs
There has been much interest in MQA of late and on some audio forums it seems quite a topic of controversy as well. So I thought I would do some digging on it in advance of [...]
Oppo announces first step in support for MQA playback
That ubiquitous spinner known, and loved by many digital-audio junkies (as well as AV-gear heads, and audiophiles alike) – the Oppo UDP-205 – has announced a partnership [...]
Sonic Studio Announces MQA Support with Amarra Luxe 4.1
I’ve been a long-term fan of Amarra and the recent massive upgrade to Version 4 has been terrific in both sound and user interface. Sonic Studio has now included MQA [...]
Review: dCS Network Bridge – The Swiss Army Knife of Streamers
There is nothing like grabbing a prized LP, dropping the needle in the groove, and having the events of the day get whisked away. Nothing else matters at that exact moment, [...]
The Far Corners: Intraoperative Brain Mapping for Audiophiles
By Modest I. Predlozheniye Ah, dear readers! How have you been? Old Modest has spent the last few months traveling extensively through North America and has been collecting [...]