REVIEW: Built like a brick, sporting cutting-edge conversion technology and taking up very little space on your desk, Chord’s Qutest DAC yet has quite a bit going for it.
Posts tagged DSD
PS Audio’s new Sprout100 amp now available
NEWS: PS Audio’s successful small integrated amp moves into its next iteration, bringing to users more power and some new features…
ATC launches CDA2 Mk2 CD/DAC-preamp
NEWS: IF you want your CD player, USB-DAC and preamp all in one box, here’s ATC with its CDA2 Mk2… and yes, it does DSD as well.
Chord launches its ‘Qutest’ DAC
NEWS: Chord Electronics continues its assault on the world of digital audio with the cutely named, er, Qutest digital-to-analogue converter.
A ‘Stellar’ DAC from PS Audio
REVIEW: If there’s a Swiss Army knife of DACs, the PS Audio Stellar Gain Cell can stake a claim for the title…
Poly adds to Chord’s Mojo
NEWS: If you’ve already using Chord Electronics’ Mojo DAC/headamp, the company’s Poly streamer is what you need… probably.
An ‘apology’ from PS Audio
NEWS: PS Audio releases upgraded software for its two popular DACs, for better performance, we’re informed…
Mark Levinson No585 amp – all-in-one excellence
REVIEW: Big and strong and friendly best describe the Mark Levinson No585 integrated amplifier, a behemoth among its ilk…
New from McIntosh… MA7200 integrated amp, MAC7200 receiver
NEWS: McIntosh keeps it coming fast and furious… here’s a new integrated amp for those who want everything in a package…
A compact McIntosh… the MXA80 audio system
NEWS: Crave a McIntosh but space is a premium at your pad? Worry not, the MXA80 demands much fewer cubic metres than traditional McIntosh products…
Next up from Bryston… the BDP-3 digital music player
NEWS: More good news from disciples of digital playback (excluding CD)… Bryston’s new flagship, the BDP-3, will do just about everything… and faster!
Soul Note SD300 DAC/headamp – notably soulful
REVIEW: Getting to the heart and soul of the matter with this DAC/headamp/preamp one-box unit, our reviewer finds more than a few notes of interest to him.
Two new preamps from McIntosh – D1100 digital and MP1100 phono
NEWS: McIntosh covers all bases with its two new preamps, the D1100 for those who want everything digital and the MP1100 for vinyl proponents.
PS Audio DirectStream universal transport coming in December
NEWS: A major event for PS Audio this week as it debuts the DirectStream transport that plays just about all optical audio discs out there… just add DAC, preferably a PS unit, for optimum effect.
Arcam irDAC-II – a modern digital hub
REVIEW: The pioneer of the standalone digital-to-analogue converter isn’t about to be left behind in the modern-day stakes, as Arcam proves with a new iteration of its irDAC.
Three new McIntosh products, including C2600 preamp
NEWS: Busy as a bee is McIntosh these days, and here’s another offering of new products… a fully-loaded preamp, a versatile phono preamp and an audio-video player for all seasons.
Exposure’s 2010S2 DAC now does DSD
NEWS: Everybody’s doing it so why not Exposure as well… ? We’re talking about DSD compatibility, which every other digital-to-analogue converter has these days.
Cary Audio taking preorders on new SI-300.2d amp
NEWS: Here’s another 21st century integrated amplifier that does just about everything a modern-day audiophile would want it to (no phono, though, but that’s ancient stuff, right?).
Parasound Halo integrated amp – all-in-one elegance
REVIEW: An all-in-one amplifier can offer conveniences not available on a system of amp separates… as the Parasound Halo does, especially in the digital domain.