San Jose-based audio team Dense has created the ‘Adapt Reference’ audio DAC,  a portable audio performance boost device for smartphones and personal computers.

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The first of a new range of affordable audio components, iFi’s ZEN Blue delivers hi-res Bluetooth streaming to any audio system for £129.

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Hifiman has released a new wireless version of its Ananda open-back planar headphone, giving listeners the option to stream from phones, digital audio players, and other portable devices at bit rates up to 24Bit, 96kHz.

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The Lampizator Vinyl Phono MC1 is a result of a long period of research that Lampizator have undertaken regarding, they say, “the feasibility of creating the no compromise Phonostage that is worthy of our reputation in DACs”. From the look of it, it is as High End as you were expecting!

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It’s always fun to visit a new-to-us Hifi Show and we had been thinking about going to XFi, in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, for the last two or three years, but unfortunately, it clashed with Festival of Sound in London. This year, however, we planned to get there for one day but then, as FOS was canceled, we thought “why not?” and decided to become Media Partners with the Dutch show and visit for the whole weekend. We were very happy that we did.

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Since its introduction in 2014, the PS Audio Perfect Wave DirectStream DAC, with its FPGA-based architecture, has allowed owners to update their units with new OS firmware.

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Colorado-based Ayre Acoustics’ QB-9 DAC has been one of the company’s most successful products, since the first 24/96-capable edition hit the market back in 2009. Upgrades then followed in 2011 and 2014.

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We are very much looking forward to visiting Eindhoven in The Netherlands for the XFi Premium Audio Show next week. We are the official Media Partner for this independent Benelux show, which has been running since 2010.

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T+A have combined their E series PA 1000 E analogue integrated amplifier with a DAC to make one device, the PA 1100 E, which has both analogue and digital inputs and converts digital audio signals into analogue signals via the high-resolution, linear 32-bit D/A converter.

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t|AQWO and c|AQWO complete the AQWO range!

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Salk Sound will be exhibiting with Schiit  Audio in Room 3113 at RMAF 2019.

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Wavelength Audio will be exhibiting their electronics along with loudspeakers from Vaughn, in Suite 9125 Gaylord at Rocky Mountain later this week, including several new product launches.

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Bryston has introduced the BDA-3.14 multi-function DAC that adds an array of features to the BDA-3 DAC platform.

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SONORE, a Simple Design LLC company, will be exhibiting in suite 9117 at RMAF 2019.

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For the past 18 months, Swan Song Audio say that they have worked to reduce the physical size of their products while increasing quality.

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Denon has announced two new Hifi products, the PMA-600NE Integrated Amplifier with Bluetooth and the DCD-600NE CD Player.

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British Hifi brand, Meridian, has introduced the new 210 Streamer. This product allows the latest music-streaming services to connect to home audio installations via a range of formats.

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EISA, the Expert Imaging & Sound Association has revealed the winners of its 2019-2020 Awards. Technical experts from over 60 leading specialist magazines and websites in 29 countries across the world have recognised and awarded no fewer than 78 products as the best in their categories.

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McIntosh, who have been making home entertainment audio products for 70 years, has announced the C2700 Vacuum Tube Preamplifier.

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Chinese brand SMSL has announced August 20th as the release date for their new M500 DAC, though the price is yet to be confirmed.

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Grammy Award-winning mastering engineer Tim Young, has chosen the  Chord Electronics’ flagship DAVE DAC, for all mastering duties at London’s Metropolis Studios.

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Marantz has announced the NR1200 high-performance stereo network receiver, engineered to deliver music playback from a slim chassis while including all of the modern features and connectivity consumers demand.

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Sound Design Distribution has announced the availability of Mola-Mola’s Tambaqui DAC the UK.

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New for the summer and to be shown for the first time this weekend at the 2019 CanJam London Show, Rupert Neve Designs has introduced Fidelice, a new product range for the high-fidelity audio market.

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McIntosh has announced the C53 Preamplifier, it is their first product to debut the next-gen DA2 Hi-Res DAC with HDMI (ARC).

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