Digital Sources
Digital-to-analogue converters
DCS at Warsaw: Vivaldi DACs and streamers
Liam from DCS talks Vivaldi DACs and streamers at Warsaw
- Hi-Fi+ Staff
- Jan 2023
AURALiC ALTAIR G2.1
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
Gold Note DS-10 EVO
Gold Note's small but perfectly formed small boxes of high-performance electronics have been impressing us since we tried its excellent PH-10 phono stage. Now, it seems the DS-1 EVO streamer/DAC/preamplifier is just as splendid, according to Chris Thomas.
- Chris Thomas
- Nov 2022
Geshelli Labs at Capital Audio Fest: Affordable amps and DACs?
Geshelli Labs, debuted their new amp at Capital Audio Fest.
- Joey Hollingsworth
- Nov 2022
McIntosh MDA200 upgradable DAC protects into the future
McIntosh MDA200 is an upgradable DAC that protects against future changes in technology.
- Hi-Fi+ Staff
- Nov 2022
Audiolab Omnia
Yes, the name sounds like a new variant of COVID-19, but Audiolab's Omnia is a flexible 'just add speakers' all-in-one system of surprising flexibility, argues Simon Lucas.
- Simon Lucas
- Oct 2022
CH Precision D1.5
Not so much a CD/SACD player, more a sophisticated dedicated, modular and upgradable digital music computer. Alan Sircom checks out the CH Precision D1.5 from Switzerland.
- Alan Sircom
- Oct 2022
NuPrime Evolution DAC
By spending lots of time with extremely expensive digital audio, it's easy for someone like Alan Sircom to get carried away with expensive performers, but the NuPrime Evolution DAC digital converter is a fine way to bring him down to Earth!
- Alan Sircom
- Sep 2022
Chord Electronics Mojo 2
The popular Mojo from Chord Electronics received its makeover recently. How does it compare?
- Jason Kennedy
- Sep 2022
Métronome Technologie DSC
Computer Audio is a wildly contended place, but the Métronome DSC (or Digital Sharing Converter) remains a strong contender as a clever does-it-all device that sounds great, according to Alan Sircom.
- Alan Sircom
- Sep 2022
Vermeer Audio Model TWO
Rising from the ashes of a highly-respected French digital audio brand, Vermeer Audio's Model TWO is a one-size-fits-all digital player. Alan Sircom thinks it brings the performance of the classic Audio Aero LaFontaine into the streaming age.
- Alan Sircom
- Aug 2022
Seamless speakers? Estelon X Diamond at Pacific Audio Fest
Estelon X Diamond's marble mold process is just one feature of these speakers.
- Hi-Fi+ Staff
- Aug 2022
