Category: Digital Audio/CD Players
Exemplar eXpo T105 Digital Player
February 24, 2014
Oppo has become the counterpart to the Swiss Army knife of digital. It is a universal player that handles CD and hi-rez SACDs just as handily. The Oppo also offers a digital input so it [Read More]
PS Audio Perfect Wave Transport and DAC II
November 8, 2013
Perfect Wave Transport. From time to time I’ve mentioned the dearth of adjectives available to an audio reviewer who does not like to repeat himself as he grows older and wiser [Read More]
The Audiophilleo USB/S/PDIF Converter with Pure PowerUpgrade
August 20, 2013
An Audiophilleo for the Audiophile At the initial gathering of “The Hoodies,” six or seven ill-dressed future quadrillionaires, none of whom had ever even casually flipped through a copy of GQ at their [Read More]
North Star Design Model 192 CD Transport and USB DAC 32
December 19, 2012
32 Bits and Still Counting…. December, 2011 I have mentioned before how abundant and omnipresent computer-based audio had become at this year’s Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. The wide acceptance of the Apple iPod [Read More]
Bel Canto CD2 CD Player and DAC3.5VB Mark II
February 22, 2012
Bel Canto CD2 CD Playerand DAC3.5VB Mark II The Return of the Mk II February, 2012 The opportunity arose a few months back to acquire a well-used, but kindly-treated, Bel Canto CD2 [Read More]
Benchmark Media DAC1 HDR
January 2, 2012
Benchmark Media DAC1 HDR A Clear Winner January, 2012 Accurate, solid bass, clear. Those are just some of the adjectives I used to describe the HDR in my listening notes. The “HDR” I’m [Read More]
Citypulse Audio DA-2.03e USB DAC
November 28, 2011
Citypulse Audio DA-2.03e USB DAC Digital With A Heart November, 2011 Earlier this year, I had the good fortune to spend some time with the wonderful Esoteric SA-50 SACD player. On top of [Read More]
Peachtree Audio’s iNova
October 4, 2011
Peachtree Audio’s iNova Art for Music’s Sake, or Versatility Be Thy Name October, 2011 The beginning of my computer audio journey Let me say that I was a computer audio neophyte. No, that’s wrong. [Read More]
The Esoteric SA-50 SACD Player
April 1, 2011
The Esoteric SA-50 SACD Player Don’t Be Tardy For The party! April 2011 I have to admit to being one of those people who sometimes doesn’t pick up on new innovations until those innovations [Read More]
Wyred 4 Sound DAC-2 Digital to Analog Converter
October 14, 2010
Wyred 4 Sound DAC-2 Digital to Analog Converter Full Featured DAC Provides First-Rate Performance October 2010 As some of you may know, not too long ago I reviewed Wyred 4 Sound’s STI-500 integrated [Read More]
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