All items tagged with DAC (186)

McIntosh Announces MCD85 SACD/CD Player For Serious Music Lovers

February 18, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

McIntosh Announces MCD85 SACD/CD Player For Serious Music Lovers

McIntosh introduced the MCD85 SACD/CD Player. A perfect companion to McIntosh's similarly styled amplifiers and preamplifiers, the new MCD85 SACD/CD Player is the ultimate music source that any serious music enthusiasts will be proud to own. The MCD85 is designed as a companion piece to McIntosh's monoblock MC830 Solid State Amplifier and C8 Vacuum Tube Preamplifier, introduced in September 2020. But even on its own, this is a versatile player providing a myriad of format and connectivity options.

Orchard Audio PecanPi USB/SPDIF receives Roon Tested Certification

February 1, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Orchard Audio PecanPi USB/SPDIF receives Roon Tested Certification

Orchard Audio, the company founded in 2017 by Leo Ayzenshtat, announced that its PecanPi USB/SPDIF has now received Roon Tested certification from Roon Labs. The PecanPi USB/SPDIF is an ultra-high performance DAC and headphone amplifier that works with USB and S/PDIF inputs. This DAC uses the company’s highly reviewed dual monaural Burr-Brown chip design to deliver very impressive performance as well as sonic accuracy.

Antelope Audio Announces Zen Go Synergy Core Bus-Powered Audio Interface with DSP

January 27, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Antelope Audio Announces Zen Go Synergy Core Bus-Powered Audio Interface with DSP

During NAMM Believe in Music week, Antelope Audio announced Zen Go Synergy Core, its first USB-C bus-powered, truly portable (4x8) audio interface, available as a powerful DSP-based desktop design powered by the same Synergy Core onboard effects processing platform found in the manufacturer’s top-tier audio interfaces with which it shares its technology, and yet attractively priced in the sub-$500 USD/€500 EUR market segment.

Cambridge Audio Introduces Updated DacMagic 200M with Dual ESS Sabre Converters and Native MQA Support

January 25, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Cambridge Audio Introduces Updated DacMagic 200M with Dual ESS Sabre Converters and Native MQA Support

Cambridge Audio announced its new flagship DAC and headphone amplifier, DacMagic 200M. This new top-of-the-range DAC is the first product from Cambridge Audio to feature full MQA decoding, also offers integrated Bluetooth 5, and with Dual ESS Sabre DACs, it can handle PCM and DSD signal inputs at a higher resolution than the previous generation. The Cambridge Audio DacMagic 200M will be available for purchase in February 2021 for $499 USD.

Vincent Audio Debuts SV-737 Hybrid Integrated Amplifier in US Market

December 29, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Vincent Audio Debuts SV-737 Hybrid Integrated Amplifier in US Market

Vincent Audio, the German designer and manufacturer of high quality stereo and multichannel components, introduced the acclaimed SV-737 hybrid integrated amplifier to the US market. Currently available in Europe, the SV-737 (MSRP: $3,499.95) combines the benefits of both tube and solid-state designs with powerful output, numerous analog and digital inputs, wireless connectivity, and overall flexibility that is a hallmark of the Vincent Audio brand.

CEntrance Updates HiFi-M8 Portable Headphone Amplifier and DAC with Four Outputs and Bluetooth

December 22, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

CEntrance Updates HiFi-M8 Portable Headphone Amplifier and DAC with Four Outputs and Bluetooth

CEntrance has just announced the launch of an updated HiFi-M8 V2 model of its original portable headphone amplifier and D/A converter for audio enthusiasts. The new version of this portable device adds Bluetooth support, four headphone outputs that support a variety of headphones, LED VU meters, USB-C, and many other features. A serious DAC solution for serious headphone users with the possibility to carefully balance the signal input.

Schiit Audio Introduces Even Better Jotunheim 2 With More Power and More Versatility

December 17, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Schiit Audio Introduces Even Better Jotunheim 2 With More Power and More Versatility

Schiit Audio announced the Jotunheim 2 modular, differential headphone amplifier and preamplifier. This updated model builds on the success of the original Jotunheim, now with higher power output and additional versatility. It also incorporates Schiit's unique Nexus fully discrete, differential topology and debuts Schiit's Continuity S output stage, which offers higher efficiency and improved linearity. Jotunheim 2 retains the same price as the original Jotunheim, starting at $399 with no optional module installed.

Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 888 Mobile Processing Platform

December 3, 2020 by Joao Martins

Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 888 Mobile Processing Platform

During the annual Snapdragon Tech Summit Digital 2020, Qualcomm introduced its latest flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Platform, which will set the benchmark for flagship Android smartphones in 2021. This new platform packs industry-leading mobile innovations in 5G, artificial intelligence (AI), gaming, and camera technologies, while offering all the processing and connectivity power to enable next-generation immersive audio experiences, including support for Bluetooth 5.2 with LE Audio features.

AKM Semiconductor Audio DAC and ADC Production Disrupted by Fire

November 4, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

AKM Semiconductor Audio DAC and ADC Production Disrupted by Fire

After a major fire destroyed the Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM) semiconductor factory in Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, the company still has to provide a report on the disruption that this major disaster will cause to its business, particularly affecting the supply of critical DAC and ADC chips that are used by many high-end audio and studio equipment manufacturers. Non-confirmed reports state the company is already preparing to outsource production of the analog/digital LSI circuits exclusively produced at this facility.

Fresh From the Bench: GeerFab Audio D.BOB Digital Breakout Box

November 3, 2020 by Gary Galo

Fresh From the Bench: GeerFab Audio D.BOB Digital Breakout Box

Gary Galo reviews GeerFab Audio’s D.BOB Digital Breakout Box, a valuable new solution for all the music enthusiasts who would like to listen to their Super-Audio CD (SACD) music collection by feeding the DSD datastream via HDMI from the player to an outboard digital-to-analog converter (DAC) in high-resolution audio. And GeerFab Audio created the first device that delivers! This article was originally published in audioXpress, October 2020.

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