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FiiO has released a new model of portable digital – to-analog converter and headphone amplifier BTR15. The compact device is housed in an aluminum and glass body and has a 0.96-inch OLED display on the front panel. There are two jacks for connecting headphones – 3.5 mm and 4.4 mm, the maximum power with a balanced connection is […] More
Austrian company Pro-Ject has introduced two new step-up transformers for moving coil (MC) cartridges – MC Step Up Box DS 3 B and MC Step Up Box S 3 . Both new products are completely passive devices and are designed to increase the output voltage of moving coil cartridges to a level comparable to moving magnet heads. The use of a transformer provides a simpler signal path than a traditional active circuit and […] More
British brand Onix , owned by Taiwan Sound Art Co., in collaboration with Shanling, introduced the Mystic XP1 portable DAC with headphone amplifier, made in the design of the ONIX Miracle desktop system . The body of the new product is made on CNC machines from high-quality aluminum. The gold-plated volume wheel and vintage OLED matrix display add sophistication. ONIX Mystic XP1 is based […] More
The Polish brand presented a Statement PSE1605 tube monoblock with final stages based on two Emission Labs 1605 triodes connected in parallel, which made it possible to obtain an output power of up to 40 W in class A. The driver stage uses a 20B tube, also from Emission Labs, and the power supply uses a […] More
Xuelin Clear is a new Hi-Fi player with two ES9038 chips and two outputs of 3.5 and 4.4 mm. There are versions with 64 and 128 GB of internal memory. Features of Xuelin Clear 1. Pure tone system, main control unit power consumption is extremely low, the code is cleaner. Lower jitter and latency compared to Android system. […] More
I do not remember when it was, maybe in the mid 80’s. Marantz had just launched a new series of amplifiers, which looked like a copy of the amplifiers in the 60’s. With four large potmeters on each side of vertical sliding potmeters for tone control. Heritage I mean remember I heard them say, and […] More
In celebration of the company’s 15th anniversary this year, Steinway Lyngdorf announces that it is working on 8K-ready HDMI 2.1 HDMI board updates for processors to launch a new generation of home cinema, music, and gaming. Continuing Steinway Lyngdorf’s technology approach to the AV market, the company will be using INVECAS chips in the new […] More
The new ZiSan Z5 portable digital audio player is built on the latest flagship ES9039 chip from ESS Saber . The next important difference of the model is the presence of four connectors, three of which are designed for connecting headphones – balanced 2.5 mm and 4.4 mm, as well as a jack for a 3.5 mm minijack. Another 3.5 mm jack […] More
The compact and powerful integrated amplifier Fosi Audio ZA3 is distinguished by the fact that it can operate in both stereo and mono modes. It contains two TI TPA3255 amplifier chips, housed in a DIP8 package, which allows it to output power up to 2×150 W or 1×240 W under a 4 ohm load. In addition to the […] More
The Fosi Audio P3 is a new tube preamp with a headphone amplifier that supports headphones up to 300 ohms. The model has a Bluetooth 5.1 receiver and supports a number of codecs, including aptX of various variations. True Tube Amplification The preamp circuit boosts voltage to 54V to ensure full tube operation for warm, rich […] More
Eversolo has released the new DMP-A8 , a network player and DAC of the highest quality and incredible versatility . A true centerpiece of a modern hi-fi system, it offers a wide range of options, from playing files locally to accessing your music library from network devices or your favorite streaming apps. The carefully thought-out design also ensures the clearest and […] More
Chord Electronics’ BerTTi, the British company’s most affordable ULTIMA-technology stereo power amplifier to date, is now available to buy internationally, via Chord Electronics’ global retailer network. Designed, engineered and handmade in England, BerTTi brings the amplifier specialist’s next-generation ULTIMA topology to the Table Top (TT) range for the first time. BerTTi is the perfect partner for the Hugo […] More