Orchard Audio Launches Starkrimson 150W Stereo Integrated Amplifier

Orchard Audio announced the launch of the Starkrimson Integrated HiFi Stereo Amplifier, a concept that combines two-channels of the company's existing BOSC amplifiers (recently reviewed in audioXpress) and its popular PecanPi DAC into a single slim enclosure. The inputs are either balanced analog, USB or S/PDIF and it already ships with XLR jumpers to allow side-chaining external preamps or DSPs. An ideal system to bridge a streaming source and a Dirac Live processor. Just add speakers.

HIFIMAN is a company renowned for price-no-object, flagship electrostatic and premium planar magnetic circumaural headphones or even high-end IEM's - all wired. Now, HIFIMAN is also offering wireless headphones in the same spirit of pleasing the most demanding music enthusiasts. After launching the flagship Ananda-BT ($999) the company now announced the more affordable DEVA, using a planar driver derived from the Susvara model. The DEVA works in wired or wireless model, with a custom Bluetooth dongle supporting aptX HD and LDAC high-resolution codecs.

Boulder Amplifiers announced the immediate release and shipment of the 866 Integrated, part of the 800 Series and the successor to the highly successful 865 Integrated Amplifier. To follow up one of the most successful products in the company's history, Boulder designed a product that improves upon the original in every way and makes manufacturing substantially more efficient. The Boulder 866 Integrated offers up to 200W per channel with less weight.