MQA and Deezer announce partnership
Even though it’s Labour Day around the world, and we’re all supposed to be doing our level best to avoid work like the plague, I felt compelled to bring you news [...]
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Revisited: PS Audio DirectStream DAC and Memory Player
by John Richardson OK folks, this one is an ongoing saga here in the world of Part-Time Audiophile. Like a boomerang (or certain Millennial offspring) the subject of this [...]
Roon releases MQA Detection update
I had a chance to catch up with one of the Roon Labs power brokers this week, namely Rob Darling, on what was happening with the software company’s latest release, and [...]
Devialet Air and Roon turn the stream into reality
Wake up. You’re not dreaming (you’re streaming). The missing link to make Roon, and the Devialet Expert Series speak easy has arrived. Devialet, the French [...]
Vancouver Audio Festival 2017: Sonos wants to get you into great sound
Sonos had a strong showing at the Vancouver Audio Festival with it’s PLAY:5 speaker system, and the new PLAYBASE television sound base. I’ve seen, and heard the [...]
LA Audio Show 2017: Austin Hifi spreads the joy with Crimson, Tocaro, Resolution Audio
Some rooms at audio shows are like old friends that you haven’t seen for a while. The Austin Hifi room at the Los Angeles Audio Show was like that. They have a habit of [...]
KEF Announces TIDAL Integration for KEF LS50W
Two of my favorite things have come together: the KEF LS50 Wireless speaker system and Tidal’s streaming music service. Just “add network” and relax. From [...]
Wireless TRNTBL streaming via Sonos – $429 to pre-order
A turntable that can rip ‘n stream your vinyl simultaneously to a Sonos system for multi-room playback under $500 USD you say? I’m listening. VNYL is a company [...]
MQA and Universal Music Group announce multi-year deal
The MQA juggernaut continues to gather momentum with today’s announcement that the Universal Music Group has inked a multi-year deal with MQA to encode [...]
Review: Roon, Tidal and TotalDac – Part One
Can computer streaming turn an analog house into a digital domain? What does it take to get a vinyl junkie who only listens to LPs to give up his fix, and go cold turkey [...]