Digital Sources

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

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, debuted their new amp at Capital Audio Fest.

• Pete Collingwood-Trewin
• Nov 2022

McIntosh MDA200 is an upgradable DAC that protects against future changes in technology.

• Hi-Fi+ Staff
• Nov 2022

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

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