HiFi News

The world of tiny DACs is growing.

Tis the season to be jolly and what better way to jollify your Holidays than with some new discounted hifi!

My father’s last hifi featured a Balanced Audio Technology CD player so I have soft spot for all things BAT.

Sometimes seemingly simple things can be rather complicated.

I appreciate caution mixed with optimism.

Sometimes Polls can yield surprising results or feed back pretty much what you expected. Other times the results can be misinterpreted and in that exceptionally rare case results can be completely ignored. Cough.

When I first read the news announcing the dates for the Finest Audio Show Zurich scheduled for January 9 – 10 of 2021, I thought, really?

As the number of lossless streaming options grow, which one, or perhaps more accurately which ones, do you use? Please take a moment and respond to our Poll.

Listening to music just got that much simpler. Plug, meet play.

I love me a good pair of powered speakers because it makes hifi life so simple. I like simple, too.

I recently showed up, virtually, for some pints with Ayre to discuss Listening Tests. I don’t know about you, but I crave a beer whenever I hear the word test when it comes to hifi.

iFi has introduced a new Signature version of their popular Micro iDSD DAC / Headphone Amplifier and they have a lot to say about it.

The new McIntosh Labs MA12000 Hybrid Integrated Amplifier, the company’s most powerful integrated yet, includes their DA2 DAC Module which means all you need to add is speakers and you’re off to the races. OK, maybe a forklift, too.

As regular readers have discovered, I like multi-function devices like integrated amplifiers, streaming DACs, and even streaming integrated amplifiers. Bryston’s new BR-20 Preamplifier packs a streamer, DAC, and headphone amplifier inside for people who are in love with their power amplifier. Nice.