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Kick-off 2018 with audioXpress and The Best in Audio Development and Design!
by audioXpress Staff

Kick-off 2018 with audioXpress and The Best in Audio Development and Design!

A great first 2018 issue of audioXpress is now available to download! audioXpress January 2018 reviews the surprising Vanatoo Transparent Zero powered, wireless, and inexpensive speakers. We report on what sounded good at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest (RMAF) 2017 show, and Robert Nance Dee returns with the 6922 tube hybrid amplifier, a complete design in his series on buffered preamps... and much more!
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The Latest on Audio Technology, Speaker Design, and Acoustic Perspectives with audioXpress December 2017!
by audioXpress Staff

The Latest on Audio Technology, Speaker Design, and Acoustic Perspectives with audioXpress December 2017!

Another great edition of audioXpress. Discover how well the Naim Audio Mu-so Qb Wireless Music System did in our in-depth review. Read about Axign, and how this Dutch company is revolutionizing Class-D efforts. Explore the ideal acoustic listening environment for dipolar and multi-directional speakers. Build an omni-directional coaxial speaker tower. Read an interview with Floyd Toole. And don’t miss the first part of our complete "Audio Editors Roundup." Now available online!
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RME ADI-2 Pro Bi-Directional Converter with Dual Headphone Amp in Review
by Bennett Prescott

RME ADI-2 Pro Bi-Directional Converter with Dual Headphone Amp in Review

audioXpress September 217 featured a review of the RME ADI-2 Pro by Bennett Prescott and Stuart Yaniger. The sensational RME ADI-2 Pro Bi-Directional Converter with Dual Headphone Amps is a feature-packed update to the original RME ADI-2, providing incredibly precise audio quality and a host of innovative features that will appeal to both mastering engineers and high-end audio aficionados alike. For under $2,000 US,we get two powerful DSP engines and two powerful headphone amplifiers, plus the ability to work with PCM sample rates up to 768 kHz at 32 bits, and true native DSD support up to DSD256.
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Ideas, Focus, and Innovation, Available with audioXpress November 2017
by audioXpress Staff

Ideas, Focus, and Innovation, Available with audioXpress November 2017

Discover some outstanding speaker designs in the Midwest Audiofest 2017 Speaker Competition with audioXpress November 2017. In this edition, audioXpress also features one of the most eagerly awaited reviews: the OPPO Digital UDP-205 4K Ultra HD Audiophile Blu-ray Disc Player. Focusing on audio processing, we discuss active noise control for headphones, and we address "Measurement of Audio Devices" that use automatic gain control (AGC). In our "You Can DIY!" article, Dan Joffe describes a 1 kHz oscillator with less than 2 PPM distortion. And much more...
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Reference Reading audioXpress October 2017 is Now Available!
by audioXpress Staff

Reference Reading audioXpress October 2017 is Now Available!

audioXpress October 2017 brings another strong combination of inside perspective, educational value, and practical projects. In this edition, Christopher Paul explains his Denali Voltage Reference low impedance amplifier design, Stuart Yaniger does a full objective review of the surprising Markaudio-Sota Viotti speakers, we explain how Harman is using COMSOL Multiphysics simulation software on car audio, Richard Honeycutt explains the story of the Circlotron amplifiers and so much more...
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Your Speaker Focus Edition of audioXpress Is Now Served!
by audioXpress Staff

Your Speaker Focus Edition of audioXpress Is Now Served!

Our Speaker Focus edition offers a review of the two new SB Acoustics Speaker Kits, while Don Keele, Jr., reminds us of how things evolved, revisiting an EV 30W subwoofer project, and we interviewed Zoltán Bay, creator of the revolutionary Bay Radial Speaker! The September 2017 edition also features two great DIY projects: The Thinman Speaker by Ken Bird and a Hybrid Electrostatic Speaker with Tailored Dispersion by Charlie Mimbs.
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Fresh From the Bench: Earthworks M50 Omnidirectional Measurement Microphone
by Stuart Yaniger

Fresh From the Bench: Earthworks M50 Omnidirectional Measurement Microphone

Stuart Yaniger reviews the Earthworks M50 Omnidirectional Measurement Microphone. Earthworks, a well-regarded brand based in the US, manufactures the M series microphones, targeted at the middle of the market, and ranging in price from $500 to $1300 per microphone. The Earthworks M50 under review ($1299 retail price) is the top entry of the M series, which mainly differs in high-frequency cutoff between models. This article was originally published in audioXpress, July 2017.
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Fresh From the Bench: CEntrance DACportable High-Resolution USB DAC and Headphone Amplifier
by Oliver A.Masciarotte

Fresh From the Bench: CEntrance DACportable High-Resolution USB DAC and Headphone Amplifier

In this Fresh From the Bench article, audioXpress reviews the CEntrance DACportable High Resolution USB DAC and Headphone Amplifier, which Oliver A. Masciarotte experimented with during several days. And to confirm Masciarotte’s positive impressions from this Chicago-based company, Stuart Yaniger does the full bench measurements of the CEntrance DACportable. This article was originally published in audioXpress, April 2017.
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Fresh From the Bench: CEntrance DACportable High-Resolution USB DAC and Headphone Amplifier
by Oliver A.Masciarotte

Fresh From the Bench: CEntrance DACportable High-Resolution USB DAC and Headphone Amplifier

In this Fresh From the Bench article, audioXpress reviews the CEntrance DACportable High Resolution USB DAC and Headphone Amplifier, which Oliver A. Masciarotte experimented with during several days. And to confirm Masciarotte’s positive impressions from this Chicago-based company, Stuart Yaniger does the full bench measurements of the CEntrance DACportable. This article was originally published in audioXpress, April 2017.
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Get the Objective Perspective on Audio with audioXpress July 2017!
by audioXpress Staff

Get the Objective Perspective on Audio with audioXpress July 2017!

audioXpress continues to combine the best of innovations in audio, audio electronics, and DIY audio every month! In our July 2017 edition, we have two great product reviews of the Earthworks M50 Measurement Microphone and the Benchmark DAC3 HGC Stereo D/A Converter. We visit Hypex Electronics and discuss its Class-D High-Fidelity concept, we interview amplification visionary Pat Quilter and we have two great DIY projects. That and much more now available on print and download.
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