Digital Sources

The excellent DS-1000 streaming DAC from Italian audio experts Gold Note just got a powerful upgrade. But just how good is the new DS-1000 EVO streaming DAC? Alan Sircom investigates.

• Alan Sircom
• Sep 2023

Very impressed by the A-2 integrated amplifier, Jimmy Hughes checks out the D-2 digital converter from Japanese audio experts SOULNOTE. Does it sound as powerful as the build quality suggests?

• Jimmy Hughes
• Sep 2023

In one of his last reviews before his untimely passing, Chris Thomas investigated the APEX rebirth of the dCS Vivaldi One, which combines CD/SACD transport, upsampler, and DAC in one.

• Chris Thomas
• Jul 2023

Alan Sircom tries the streaming power trio by Greek digital audio experts Ideon. But how do the Audio Absolute ε DAC, Absolute Stream and Absolute Time stand against stiff rivals?

• Alan Sircom
• Jul 2023

We had a unique recent opportunity to discover the new Moon 791 and 761 in an exclusive first listen. After further listening, Alan Sircom completes his thoughts on the amps.

• Editor
• Jul 2023

The Vermeer Model THREE takes the mighty Model TWO from the company and strips away the analogue inputs and a lot of the weight and price. For digital-only systems, it may be all you need...

• Alan Sircom
• Jun 2023

In our exclusive world-first preview, Alan Sircom gets to grips with the new Moon North 791 Streaming DAC Preamp and 761 Stereo Power Amplifier.

• Alan Sircom
• May 2023

A sneak preview of the new Linn flagship loudspeaker, the Exakt 360, an ambitious four-way active networked loudspeaker designed for Linn to break into the high-end world with a loudspeaker that images!

• Alan Sircom
• Apr 2023

The Ring DAC is core to dCS's exemplary digital performance and has remained at the pinnacle of converter design for the last 30 years. But the new APEX upgrade raises its performance still further, according to Chris Thomas.

• Chris Thomas
• Mar 2023

Chief Content Officer Tom Martin reviews the DCS Lina DAC and Master Clock

• Hi-Fi+ Staff
• Feb 2023

Liam from DCS talks Vivaldi DACs and streamers at Warsaw

• Hi-Fi+ Staff
• Jan 2023

AURALiC calls its ALTAIR G2.1 a 'streaming DAC preamplifier'. The terminology of 'post physical' digital formats can be confusing, but Jason Kennedy thinks it doesn't matter when the product's this good!

• Jason Kennedy
• Jan 2023