REVIEW: If you’re seeking that big step-up in your home cinema system, here’s a Samsung Blu-ray player that holds little back.
Posts in category Digital Players/Streamers
CD and SACD players, digital/network streamers reviews
iBasso DX80 DAP – refined and polite
REVIEW: It’s not everything for everyone but the iBasso DX80 will please audiophiles looking for a high-quality portable player to carry around their fave high-resolution audio files.
Sony Walkman NW-ZX2 – evolution of an icon
REVIEW: The legendary Sony Walkman continues to thrive through generations, adapting and evolving with the times; sure, there are competitors… but few with such an illustrious pedigree.
Yamaha A-S3000, CD-S3000 – class act
REVIEW: Yamaha’s flagship hi-fi components may not shake the audio world but they certainly possess enduring qualities that will appeal to audiophiles of most persuasions.
Calyx M high-rez player – beyond the ‘Pod
REVIEW: Time to move the goalposts for portable digital audio players… and this South Korean beauty ensures that the competition has a lot of catching up to do.
Pro-Ject CD Box DS – big performer
REVIEW: Persisting with archaic things like CD players in these modern times? Here’s good stuff for you from Pro-Ject, then…
Burmester 061 – an abundance of class
REVIEW: Tradition can be misleading. Here’s a German product that breaks the mold and occupies a comfortable niche where music reigns above all else… but there’s a price, of course …
Parasound Zcd – zest in a pack
REVIEW: Now. now, what have we here? A pint-sized CD player that thinks big … well, as they say, explosives come in little packages and Parasound’s Zcd makes no apology for its size.
Premium performance from Primare CD22
REVIEW: Computer audio and streaming may be the way to go for many audiophiles but that old dog we call CD won’t give up without an awesome fight … as the Primare CD22 proves.
NAD C 546BEE CD player – whole lotta bang
REVIEW: This is ridiculous … you really should be paying more for something as sonically competent as the NAD C 546BEE CD player. Alright, so maybe it looks nothing like it sounds, but still …
Rega’s shrinking act – the Apollo-R
REVIEW: There’s no shame in downsizing, and certainly, no excuses needed. You go with your instincts, and Rega Research has often backed itself over the decades. If this venerable British hi-fi manufacturer has seen fit to shrink the dimensions of its products in recent years, then you can bet your stash there’s a good reason. The latest in Rega’s line of “shoebox-size” products is the Apollo-R CD player.