And they come again. DACs sourced from indigenous Chinese hi-fi outfits are, as my old Gran used to say, “all the rage”. Paul Rigby looks at this new 32bit LA-QXD1 model…
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At a small form factor and an equally small price, Paul Rigby reviews this dinky DAC/Headphone amp combo This DAC accompanies the Zen Blue DAC unit I reviewed recently to form…
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A stand-alone DAC devoted to the Bluetooth standard, Paul Rigby looks at iFi’s Zen Blue Who knows? It might sell only burger and chips nowadays but back when I were a…
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A one-box network player with external power supply, Paul Rigby looks at this tweakable digital hub, complete with tuning options! Network players are basically computers shoved into a lifestyle case. The…
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A headphone amplifier, pre-amp and DAC, this balanced unit is a real Curate’s Egg of a system. Paul Rigby smiled and frowned and smiled and… A fully balanced version of the…
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It’s a dinky little thing and arrives with an added pre-amp facility, Paul Rigby reviews this low-cost DAC Topping seems to have descended upon the hi-fi firmament with little or no…
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Packing in a feast of digital but also analogue facilities in a single chassis, Paul Rigby reviews the Moon 390 The concept of the all-in-one hi-fi unit has become incredibly fashionable…
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Presented in a small footprint chassis, Paul Rigby reviews the Heed DAC, the Abacus This DAC arrives in a relatively dinky case for a fully-fledged hi-fi unit which would normally trigger…
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Part of a family of compact products from France’s Advance, Paul Rigby reviews the UX1 Multimedia Player Compact and almost cube-like (kinda), the UX1 looks stylish, enough to attract the lifestyle user…
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A neat, yet solid looking DAC with an integrated headphone amplifier, Paul Rigby reviews the iFi nano iDSD Black Label If you plug headphones into your phone or your laptop and…
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Amplifier Review DAC & DAP Review Streaming & Digital ReviewQuasar, an all-in-one hi-fi system from Leema
Looking for an integrated music system that does it all but at an affordable price? Paul Rigby examines Leema’s Quasar I feel that I need to put this Leema Quasar box…
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Is the Unit Atom just a streamer or actually an all-in-one hi-fi system? Paul Rigby rushed to add a pair of speakers to complete his review Naim’s earlier array of streamers…
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DAC & DAP Review Headphone & Headamp ReviewHugo 2 DAC From Chord: A Man of Moods And Not Enough Parts
Looking for a ‘do it all’ DAC/headphone amplifier at a reasonable price and, while we’re about it, size? Paul Rigby looks at – and struggles with – a prime candidate in…
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Utilising the new AK4490EQ chipset that ATC describes as a “…new generation of premium 32bit DAC,” Paul Rigby reviews the ATC HDA-DP10 Compact digital music players are evolving quickly, adopting new…
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Looking for a slimline, portable DAC? Paul Rigby reviews the tube-shaped Spectra from NextDrive The popularity of the DAC knows no bounds, it seems. DACs now arrive in a host of…
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Promising to combine value for money with a performance punch, Paul Rigby reviews a new DAP from ATC, the HDA-DP20 Digital Audio Players (DAP) continue to arrive on the market thick…
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Looking for a mobile, portable DAC that can undertake a wealth of digital jobs? Paul Rigby is which is why he reviewed this example from iFi Some of you might notice…
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DAC & DAP Review Headphone & Headamp ReviewiFi nano iDSD LE: Light in price and weight but not performance
Looking for a low cost, high value headphone amplifier/DAC? Paul Rigby looks at the iFi nano iDSD LE (Light Edition) The iDSD LE comes from the same design place as the…
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Featuring a host of bespoke noise reduction technologies Paul Rigby reviews the Vertex AQ Aletheia DAC-1 The idea is that if you separate each major component within a hi-fi system, you…
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Amplifier Review DAC & DAP Review Streaming & Digital ReviewNAD’s latest full width ‘classic’: the C368
An original design from the company, Paul Rigby reviews the NAD C368 Hybrid Digital DAC/Amplifier We’ve been used to NAD releasing hardware with a contemporary design that screames ‘design studios’ and…
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Looking like the right fit for use with a smartphone or a laptop, Paul Rigby reviews Cozoy’s tiny, DSD-ready Rei DAC My impressions of this new DAC began much earlier than…
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Although the company normally lives in the studio and testing environments, Prism has paid a visit to the consumer sector as Paul Rigby reviews the Callia USB Audiophile DAC And Pre-Amplifier…
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I like the Arcam irDAC range. It has a real family image, you can recognise one at 30 paces and it has undergone several generational improvements over time including the internal…
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Amplifier Review CD Player review DAC & DAP Review Streaming & Digital ReviewCyrus Lyric: a feature-rich, all-in-one hi-fi system with a unique sense of style
Offering a distinctive design and packed with features, Paul Rigby reviews the Cyrus Lyric There is something in the mind-set of Cyrus, as a company, that smacks of individualism, you can…
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Amplifier Review DAC & DAP Review Streaming & Digital ReviewMOON NEO ACE: A Star Turn or A Waste of Space?
Looking for an all-in-one hi-fi unit? Moon asks Paul Rigby to “just add speakers” while reviewing the Neo Ace The name, Ace, is actually an acronym, standing for ‘A Complete Experience’.…
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Offering a lightweight, small and almost dainty DAC, Paul Rigby reviews the Optoma NuForce DAC80 There’s a famous quote from the film, On The Waterfront, in which Marlon Brando says…