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Munich High End 2018: totaldac shows off d1-twelve DAC and new USB GIGAFILTER

May 9, 2018 // 0 Comments

For those who’ve followed my path meandering through digital audio, and streaming in particular with Tidal Hi-Fi, the name totaldac might be a familiar one. I’ve [...]

The DeVore Fidelity O/93 loudspeaker long-term review

November 12, 2017 // 15 Comments

There’s something about John DeVore’s loudspeakers that intrinsically connect me to the music. Jazz, blues, EDM, folk, rock, or pop… it doesn’t [...]

RMAF 2017: DeVore Fidelity unleash Gibbon Super Nine, Tone Audio rock steady with Sugden, SPEC

October 15, 2017 // 1 Comment

For the last few years John DeVore, and Jonathan Halpern have been hosting an exclusive speakeasy in the Denver Marriott Tech Centre during RMAF. It’s always in the [...]

Review updates: Harbeth, DeVore, Totem, Pass Labs, totaldac, AudioQuest, Pro-Ject, PS Audio… coming from Rafe

August 9, 2017 // 10 Comments

2017 is rocketing past us, and with the summer at its zenith I thought it was time for a quick update on what’s happening with me up north here on the Best Coast in [...]

High End 2017: New totaldac d150 loudspeaker system

May 29, 2017 // 1 Comment

I’m an unabashed fan of Vincent Brient’s totaldac DAC/Streamer designs. The French electronics engineer, and wunderkind behind the bespoke, discrete R2R ladder [...]

Review: Roon, Tidal and totaldac – Part Two – delving into Roon

April 6, 2017 // 0 Comments

This is the second part of a three-part series on living with a computer-based audio system from an analog diehard’s perspective, and how it has changed the way my [...]

Pass Labs and DeVore Fidelity arrive for review

March 22, 2017 // 4 Comments

Some equipment just speaks your language. Pass Labs designs have always been a favourite of mine on the audio-show circuit. They construct incredibly [...]

CH Precision and Dynaudio in house for review

February 13, 2017 // 2 Comments

The queue of equipment in the house for review is growing longer, and with the help of David Chan, and Lawrence Lock from DVL Audio I managed to get my hands on the L1 [...]

totaldac announce new flagship d150 loudspeakers

February 11, 2017 // 1 Comment

Vincent Brient of totaldac renown in France has been incredibly busy with his d-1 series of R2R ladder DACs, and streamers for the last few years, (which have [...]

Updated – MQA and Tidal: Initial listening impressions

January 13, 2017 // 19 Comments

First of all, I’m not a “high-resolution” expert by any stretch. I’m a simple analog caveman who finds himself in a digital world. But I absolutely [...]