All items tagged with AKM (73)
Bryston Unveils BCD-3 Compact Disc Player Leveraging its DAC Technology
December 22, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Bryston Unveils BCD-3 Compact Disc Player Leveraging its DAC Technology

Bryston has announced the introduction of the BCD-3 CD player. The BCD-3 joins the highly successful family of digital products in the Bryston lineup, including the award-winning BDA-3 DAC (Digital to Analog Converter). The BCD-3 serves a community of consumers loyal to the CD format seeking superior sound and build quality. The BCD-3 is expected to begin shipping to authorized Bryston dealers in December, 2016 with an MSRP of $3495.
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OPPO Releases UDP-203 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Player with High Resolution Audio support
December 13, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

OPPO Releases UDP-203 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Player with High Resolution Audio support

OPPO Digital announced that the highly expected new UDP-203 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc player is ready for release. A successor to the award-winning BDP-103 series universal Blu-ray Disc player, the UDP-203 is the latest product released by the renowned manufacturer of high performance audio video products, and it does exactly what everyone was expecting from such a player, including High Resolution Audio support.
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New Premium Multichannel A/D Converters Series from Asahi Kasei Microdevices Reaches the Market
July 14, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

New Premium Multichannel A/D Converters Series from Asahi Kasei Microdevices Reaches the Market

Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM) announced that its new 32-bit premium/advanced multichannel A/D converters series AK555x and AK553x are now available. There are four new converter devices in 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel and 8-channel variants in the AK555x series, featuring 115dB S/N and supporting up to 768kHz PCM at 24-bit/32-bit or 11.2MHz DSD256 outputs. The AK553x range, targeting pro audio applications includes 4, 6 and 8-channel variants, featuring 111dB S/N, -103dB THD+N and the same PCM/DSD output capabilities.
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Rotel Electronics Launches New RA-1592 Integrated Amplifier
May 20, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Rotel Electronics Launches New RA-1592 Integrated Amplifier

Rotel Electronics has introduced the RA-1592 stereo integrated amplifier built upon the award-winning Rotel RC-1590 preamplifier and RB-1582mk2 power amplifier in a sleek, single chassis design. While home theater is still in high demand for consumers, Rotel believes that listening to music should be more than a secondary pastime. The new RA-1592 integrated amplifier provides an optimal solution for stereo music listening, whether its from modern digital sources or classic analog vinyl recordings.
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AKM Announces New Premium DAC and DSP Solutions for Premium Portable Audio Applications
April 28, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

AKM Announces New Premium DAC and DSP Solutions for Premium Portable Audio Applications

Targeting portable audio applications (smartphones, tablets, portable music players, headphones, etc.) Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM) has developed the AK4962, a new advanced 2-channel 32-bit Advanced Audio DAC with DSP, featuring 32-bit 4ch ADC with microphone/headphone receivers, line-amplifier, audio/voice DSP, asynchronous SRC and microcontroller interface. AKM also announced its AK4490EN 32-bit stereo premium D/A converter and dedicated clock generator, AK8157A, are now available.
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CEntrance Successfully Launches DACportable on Indiegogo
March 24, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

CEntrance Successfully Launches DACportable on Indiegogo

CEntrance’s campaign to launch its DACportable USB DAC on crowdfunding website Indiegogo received an amazing response and quickly surpassed its funding goal. The DACportable is a battery operated, powerful, palm-sized USB DAC designed to convert the average audio of any smartphone, tablet or computer into a high-quality, high-resolution, listening experience.
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Questyle Audio Unveils New Premium Integrated DAC And Amplifier Combo At Canjam 2016
March 21, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Questyle Audio Unveils New Premium Integrated DAC And Amplifier Combo At Canjam 2016

Questyle Audio demoed its famed “Current Mode” powered audiophile systems in a new DAC/amp combo - the CMA600i - as well as even higher-grade Reference Edition components at the CanJam SoCal 2016 event in Costa Mesa, California. The affordable integrated DAC and amplifier CMA600i with balanced output is certainly great news for all headphone enthusiasts around the world.
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Back to the Future: Audioengine HD6 Powered Speaker System
November 13, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Back to the Future: Audioengine HD6 Powered Speaker System

Audioengine introduced its new HD6 Premium Powered Speaker System. More than just a powered speaker, the HD6 is a complete audio system with all the connections users will need to listen to today’s music. These retro looking speakers feature analog and digital inputs, wireless including AAC and aptX Bluetooth and a 24-bit digital optical (SPDIF) input.
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Schiit Audio Upgrades Bifrost Desktop DACs As Promised
October 5, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Schiit Audio Upgrades Bifrost Desktop DACs As Promised

Schiit Audio introduced new Bifrost and Bifrost Multibit upgraded units with USB input as standard. This upgradable DAC now offers optical, coaxial, and USB inputs and is available in the Bifrost Multibit configuration with proprietary closed-form DSP-based digital filter and Analog Devices’ AD5547CRUZ D/A converter, or as the affordable Bifrost version, using an AKM AK4490 D/A.
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We're Just Starting with Digital...
June 5, 2015 by Joao Martins

We're Just Starting with Digital...

Some audio manufacturers seem to be following the same familiar paradigm regarding file distribution and streaming audio as they have previously done with physical media formats. The problem is, in areas such as media players, servers, DACs and the like, the audio industry no longer dictates the rules.
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