All items tagged with ESS Sabre DAC (102)

Audioengine Introduces B-Fi Wi-Fi Multiroom Music Streamer

June 25, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Audioengine Introduces B-Fi Wi-Fi Multiroom Music Streamer

Audioengine was always recognized for its cool compact portable speakers with wireless audio features that brought a hi-fidelity feeling back to today's lifestyles, at reasonable prices. The company also sold a separate B-Fi Bluetooth transmitter so users could connect their existing sources wirelessly. Now Audioengine stepped up the design and launched the B-FI Wi-Fi, a multiroom music streamer device with AirPlay 2 that is just the upgrade needed to get any stereo high-fidelity music systems streaming into the whole home.

NAD Unveils Masters M33 BluOS Streaming DAC Amplifier Featuring Purifi’s Ultra-Quiet Amplification Technology

January 6, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

NAD Unveils Masters M33 BluOS Streaming DAC Amplifier Featuring Purifi’s Ultra-Quiet Amplification Technology

NAD Electronics is previewing another exciting Masters Series release at CES 2020! The M33 is a BluOS enabled DAC/amplifier that will also be the brand's first product to feature Purifi Audio's new amplification technology. In its simplest form, the NAD M33 is an ultra-high-performance 200W amplifier that can serve as the heart of a reference whole-home system. For the brand, this will be its new flagship model, featuring BluOS multiroom streaming, Gorilla Glass touchscreen controls, 32-bit ESS Sabre DAC, full MQA decoding, and Dirac Room Correction.

ESS Technology Introduces Third-Generation ES9219 Headphone SoC for Mobile Devices

November 29, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

ESS Technology Introduces Third-Generation ES9219 Headphone SoC for Mobile Devices

Just a few short days after launching its new Sabre Smart Power-Amplifier (SPA), a new-generation device designed to boost the audio quality and efficiency of portable and wearable devices, ESS Technology announced the ES9219, the 3rd generation of Sabre DAC headphone System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions for mobile devices. The ES9219 Headphone SoC with 32-bit, QUAD DAC Technology and 2Vrms output adds crosstalk reduction and THD compensation while reducing BOM size and cost.

Cambridge Audio Introduces CX Series 2 Audio Components with Updated ESS Sabre DACs

September 11, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Cambridge Audio Introduces CX Series 2 Audio Components with Updated ESS Sabre DACs

Short after the introduction of the AX series of hi-fi separates, Cambridge Audio surprised with the unveiling of the CX Series 2, a major update to its CX range of hi-fi components. These are two new integrated amplifiers - the CXA61 and CXA81 - featuring exactly the right technology updates, such as the DAC chips and wireless technologies, while keeping prices affordable. Both available from October 2019.

Leema Acoustics Announces Stream IV Streaming CD Player

May 2, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Leema Acoustics Announces Stream IV Streaming CD Player

Leema Acoustics has launched a future-proof CD player for the streaming age, promising an "extraordinarily good value machine" that offers the myriad benefits of music streaming services, seamlessly combined with high-performance CD playback. The next-generation Stream IV, (its fourth version), effectively offers two high-performance hi-fi devices in one space-saving player, which, like all Leema products, is painstakingly hand-made to order in Wales.

ESS Technology Introduces Suite of High-Quality USB-C Audio CODECs Featuring Sabre DACs

January 4, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

ESS Technology Introduces Suite of High-Quality USB-C Audio CODECs Featuring Sabre DACs

ESS Technology announced a series of USB Low-Power Audiophile CODECs that feature QUAD DAC Technology. Intended for use in headsets and audio adaptors that demand high-quality sound, the new line of CODECs can support end-to-end high-resolution audio quality. An ideal platform for USB-C audio products, the new CODECs include the flagship ES9281PRO model, which also offers an integrated hardware MQA (Master Quality Authenticated) renderer.

ESS Introduces the World’s First Low-Power Sabre DAC with Hardware MQA Hi-Res Rendering

January 3, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

ESS Introduces the World’s First Low-Power Sabre DAC with Hardware MQA Hi-Res Rendering

ESS Technology announced the ES9068Q Low-Power Audiophile CODEC, its newest in a line of SABRE DACs designed for small desktop and portable applications with demanding audio specifications. As previously announced in May 2018, this is the first product to offer an integrated hardware MQA (Master Quality Authentication) renderer that makes MQA playback easy and cost efficient. This is also the first product in the series with CODEC capabilities; it features microphone support as well as stereo PDM inputs.

HiBy Introduces MQA to its R3 Tidal Portable Music Player

November 2, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

HiBy Introduces MQA to its R3 Tidal Portable Music Player

With the iPod and all the clone mp3 players now long gone and forgotten, music enthusiasts already deeply committed to music streaming services are looking again for ways to enjoy higher-quality and high-resolution audio options when out of home and on the move. Manufacturers like HiBy are responding with dedicated and affordable streaming music players like the R3, promoted as the smallest and lightest Tidal's Online Music Library Player. And now HiBy also confirmed MQA playback support for the R3.

Dense Launches Kickstarter Campaign for Adapt Compact USB-C Audio DAC

October 29, 2018 by Joao Martins

Dense Launches Kickstarter Campaign for Adapt Compact USB-C Audio DAC

Another week and more audio products are pitched on crowdfunding platforms. Some products have new or clearly differentiated arguments - sometimes so new or different that it's hard to believe! - while others are simply well-designed or products that have to rely on better quality and technical arguments that consumer's will find hard to understand or believe. The latter is the reason why we decided to write about the new Dense Audio USB audio DAC, called Adapt. This is a product designed by an experienced team, who have ventured into creating a new company and launch a product "that could set a new standard and be used for a long time in this fast-changing world."

Parasound to Debut New Halo P 6 Audio Preamplifier & DAC at RMAF 2018

October 3, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Parasound to Debut New Halo P 6 Audio Preamplifier & DAC at RMAF 2018

Parasound will introduce its new Halo P 6, 2.1-channel Audio Preamplifier and DAC to audio enthusiasts at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest in Denver, October 5-7. The Parasound Halo P 6, which is now in stock to replace the five-year-old P 5, improves upon its predecessor with a premium ESS Sabre32 Reference DAC, ladder-style volume control, many internal audio refinements, and subtle new gold highlights.

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