Category: Digital Audio/CD Players
OPPO UDP-205 UNIVERSAL PLAYER (Modified)
November 20, 2018
My award for 2017’s Most Wanted Component went to OPPO’s UDP-205 UHD/Blu-ray/Universal disc player. Here’s what I wrote: “To call this player ‘great value for the money’ is to do it an [Read More]
CH Precision C1 DAC and D1 SACD/CD Transport
August 2, 2018
The CH Precision C1, D1, and X1 is the one of the most expensive and sophisticated digital component setups I’ve explored and reviewed thus far in my audio travels. CH Precision is a Swiss-based company [Read More]
PS Audio Stellar Gain Cell DAC Preamp
July 27, 2018
Life with a full-featured DAC and analog preamplifier Earlier this year, I reviewed the PS Audio Stellar M700 mono amplifiers and liked ‘em a lot (reviewed here). When I first heard PS Audio products would [Read More]
LIGHT HARMONICS SOURCE PRO
June 3, 2018
As of May 2018, it is impossible to write about Light Harmonic’s products without the mention of LH Lab’scrowd funding. First and foremost, it must be remembered that the purpose of this article is to [Read More]
Meridian Explorer 2 USB DAC
February 19, 2018
The Meridian Explorer 2 is a portable USB DAC that will make hi-res fans smile ear to ear. The DAC includes 1 audio input which is a USB2 B socket. Its audio outputs are a 3.5mm [Read More]
Schiit Audio JIL A/D converter
January 10, 2018
I’ve always had some means of a recording device in my life. Since the age of fourteen and a small Akai reel to reel. Later on, I used a Revox A77 Half Track as [Read More]
Optimization of the Digital Playback Chain for Network Players with NAS Drives
January 8, 2018
This review came about as a result of selecting between two digital sources and building my system around the selected digital source chain: the Ayon Audio S-5 Network Player/Preamp, router, and QNAP NAS drive. Originally, [Read More]
Arche Audio Opus 5 USB DAC and Opus 501 Power Supply
August 18, 2017
The Arche Audio Opus 5 USB DAC Transformer came my way early this year. Archie Audio is a joint venture of two South Korean audio companies, Hyondae Sound Equipment and Pyon Sound, combining strengths [Read More]
Avari DSD DAC and Analogue Music Server
April 18, 2017
The Avari DSD DAC is designed by Archiving Vinyl with the assistance of Avari and is distributed by Archiving Vinyl. This all FET Class A balanced design uses the same Delta Sigma Converter chip, [Read More]
Laufer Teknik Memory Player Mini
March 24, 2017
I attended the New York Audio Show 2016, held at the Park Lane Hotel last November. It was a smallish affair but appeared well attended as New Yorkers came in droves. Upon my visit [Read More]
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