HiFi News
Introducing VinnieRossi’s CANTA Integrated Amplifier
Boy oh boy oh boy.
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HiFi News
Schiit’s New Freya 2 Is a Passive or All-Tube or Solid State or Hybrid Preamp Starting at $999
That’s right—the Schiit Audio Freya 2 preamplifier can be run as an all-tube preamp, as a MOSFET-based solid state affair, a hybrid deal, or even as a passive pre with no gain stage. Different flavors to suit your taste.
HiFi News
Esoteric’s New Limited Edition F-Series Integrated Amps Come Dressed in Black
There’s nothing basic about black.
In Barn for Review
Amplifier Reviews
Review: Esoteric Grandioso C1X solo Preamplifier & Grandioso S1X Power Amplifier
I hope they sound as good as they look.
HiFi News
MoFi Distribution Named Exclusive U.S. Distributor for Italy’s Diapason Loudspeakers
Brescia, Italy’s Diapason was founded in 1987 by Alessandro Schiavi “a live classical recording engineer who needed a monitor he could trust.”
In Barn for Review
In Barn for Review: Audio Note DAC 4.1x IZVOR Balanced
The Audio Note DAC 4.1x IZVOR uses a discrete 18-bit R2R ladder DAC module filled with Audio Note’s own resistors to convert digital to analog with no oversampling, no jitter reduction, no noise shaping, and no re-clocking.
Digital Reviews
Imersiv D-1 DAC Followup & Some Thoughts on System Building
I reviewed the Imersiv D-1 DAC back in March and bought the review unit.
HiFi News
Devialet Debuts the Phantom Ultimate 98 dB – Pulse Blue
The new Devialet Phantom Ultimate 98 dB – Pulse Blue is not almost blue, not kind of blue, but bluer than blue.
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Schiit Audio Builds a Better Bifrost and Charges $100 Less for It
Leave it up to Schiit to build a better product and reduce its price.
Amplifier Reviews
Review: Aesthetix Calypso Eclipse Tube Linestage & Atlas Eclipse Power Amplifier
In the land of Aesthetix, the Eclipse versions of the Calypso preamp and Atlas amp are the top of the line, sitting above the Classic and Signature versions. What makes an Eclipse different?
HiFi News
The Wattson Audio Madison Phono Stage Is Here Offering Voltage, Current, and Optical Input Options
Well not literally here, as in In Barn, but available to purchase.
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Introducing Master Fidelity’s NADAC S Music Server
Master Fidelity’s new NADAC S Music Server joins the rest of the NADAC stack which includes the NADAC D DAC, NADAC C Master Clock, and NADAC L Line Stage Preamplifier.
Recommended Systems
Recommended Systems #2: Gauder Akustik, Soulution
A superb simple system.
HiFi News
Esoteric Readies the N-01XE Network Player/DAC
The forthcoming Esoteric N-01XE packs a network player and DAC into one solid box that houses trickle down tech from the company’s flagship Grandioso N1.