iFi Audio, the British maker of audio devices for home and portable use, has redesigned one of its most popular products to create the Micro iDSD Signature, delivering a host of improvements to enhance performance and usability.
PMC Distribution UK is introducing the Bryston BR-20 preamplifier, DAC and streamer, a front end solution that combines the best of Bryston’s technologies into one audiophile hub, allowing connection of up to 14 analogue and digital sources and combining this with built-in high-resolution music streaming.
With the CD Transport Le Player 3 already on the market since May 2020, Le Player 3+ completes the Classica range from FrenchHigh End brand Métronome, with a Super DAC and CD Player hybrid. Same classic French design and improved electronics to deal with DSD up to 512 in native form.
Elite Audio have announced that they are now the official UK distributors of Metrum Acoustics, adding the brand to their growing portfolio.
The iFi ZEN Blue is a wireless Bluetooth DAC costing just £129. Janine Elliot gives it a whirl.
Topping Audio, based in Guangzhou, China, creates a wide range of audio products including power amplifiers, headphone amplifiers and DACs, including the new D90 MQA enabled model.
iFi’s has been very busy releasing their first ZEN Series products, the ZEN Blue and ZEN DAC. Now they are expanding the range with the ZEN CAN, an all-analogue headphone amplifier in the same compact aluminium chassis.
Wattson Audio is a new Swiss brand and we have just launched the Emerson Audio streamer range consisting of Emerson Digital and Emerson Analog.
Burson says that their latest DAC / Preamp is a testimony to the old school less-is-more design approach.
Majik digital streamers have been an integral part of Linn’s range since their introduction in 2009. Now, Linn’s streaming product has been completely reimagined to deliver a new look, an all-new feature set and, most importantly, a boost in performance.
One of the biggest names of the mid-twentieth century British hifi scene, LEAK is back with its first products since the late 1970s
Norma HS-IPA 1 is a modular (but in this case, fully loaded) integrated amplifier from Italy that includes a DAC, phono-stage, and headphone amplifier. The unit costs £3650 as tested and here Janine Elliot takes it for a whirl.
The Starkrimson integrated amplifier combines Orchard Audio’s existing BOSC™ amplification and PecanPi® DAC technologies into a single enclosure. The inputs are either USB or S/PDIF.
Gold Note of Italy has announced the launch of the PSU-10 EVO, the new external power supply designed for the DS-10 and DS-10 PLUS streaming DACs.
Audiolab’s new 6000A Play combines two audio components in a single chassis to create a just-add-speakers streaming amplifier that handles all your analogue requirements, too.