Three New Headphones, a Portable Headphone DAC/Amplifier and Headphone Cables from Sony

At the RMAF 2014 show in Denver, Sony introduced an expanded range of portable audio options to enjoy Hi-Res sound anywhere. This includes three new headphones – the MDR-Z7 headband type Hi-Res Headphones, MDR-1ADAC Hi-Res Headphones with Integrated DAC/Amplifier, and XBA-Z5 Hi-Res In-Ear Headphones – as well as the PHA-3 Portable Headphone DAC/ Amplifier, and several headphone cables including models engineered with Kimber Kable.

TEAC introduced the AI-301DA Hi-Res Audio Player, a pre-main amplifier outfitted with Bluetooth, USB, support for Direct Stream Digital (DSD), and integrated Digital-to-Analog conversion. The new AI-301DA Hi-Res Audio Player delivers a dramatic sonic improvement over physical media such as vinyl, tapes, and CDs, as well as compressed audio formats.

Roland launched a new generation USB audio interface with DSD high-resolution audio support. The new Roland Mobile UA interface features new proprietary S1LKi technology in a minimalistic design with four channels of DSD and PCM audio in a small, bus-powered device.

The Swiss audio specialist will be introducing a variety of new hardware and software at the IBC show in Amsterdam (September 12-16) further expanding the options for the Horus and Hapi modular audio interfaces with a new AD and DA combination board. Merging will also display new features and plug-ins for its new 64-bit versions of Pyramix, Ovation and VCube.

Antelope Audio displayed its new Zodiac Platinum direct-stream digital (DSD) DAC and Rubicon A/D D/A Preamplifier at CES International 2014 in Las Vegas. The demonstrations explored Antelope’s upsampling innovations and the role that superior clocking plays in an audiophile digital listening environment. The Zodiac …