All items tagged with high resolution audio (346)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Pono…
May 28, 2015 by Oliver A.Masciarotte

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Pono…

Working in conjunction with the cross–platform PonoMusic World application, PonoRevealer enables real–time playback comparison of lossy and lossless versions transcoded from the same HRA parent. As I’ve said before; if you can’t hear a difference, it only means you are not able to hear a difference, your ancillary playback gear is subpar, or you’re refusing to admit that which you cannot explain.
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Ambitious Hi-Res Audio Players and DACs from Astell&Kern
May 28, 2015 by Joao Martins

Ambitious Hi-Res Audio Players and DACs from Astell&Kern

Korean company Astell&Kern (iRiver) has managed to forge an interesting niche market by developing and manufacturing portable high-resolution audio players. The company announced their latest-generation flagship portable HRA Player, the AK380, with 32-bit/384kHz PCM and DSD support. At the same time, Astell&Kern launched the much more affordable AK Jr.
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Audio-Technica Flagship AT-HA5050H Headphone Amplifier and High-Res Headphone Range in Munich
May 25, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Audio-Technica Flagship AT-HA5050H Headphone Amplifier and High-Res Headphone Range in Munich

During the 2015 High-End Show in Munich, Audio-Technica displayed a complete range of solutions for high-resolution audio enthusiasts, including its MSR7 and CKR High-Res headphone range, the AT-PHA100 portable headphone amplifier and the amazing Audio-Technica AT-HA5050H hybrid headphone amp, among other products.
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Chord Electronics Introduces DAVE Advanced DAC, Preamp and Headphone Amplifier
May 18, 2015 by Cristina Costa

Chord Electronics Introduces DAVE Advanced DAC, Preamp and Headphone Amplifier

During the High End 2015 show in Munich, Germany, British high-end audio manufacturer Chord Electronics introduced what the company proudly calls “the world’s most advanced digital to analogue convertor”. Given the acronym DAVE, the $12,500 (£7,995) unit integrates a reference-grade DAC, digital preamp and headphone amplifier.
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Sonic Studio Announces Amarra for TIDAL Streaming Music Player for Mac and Windows
May 7, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Sonic Studio Announces Amarra for TIDAL Streaming Music Player for Mac and Windows

Amarra for TIDAL is the ultimate music playback solution for streaming audio, and will be available from the Sonic Studio web site for US$39.95, while the free Amarra Remote app will be available from the iTunes Music Store. The new player was developed in conjunction with TIDAL’s engineers.
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Merging Technologies introduces NADAC, Network Attached DAC
May 6, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Merging Technologies introduces NADAC, Network Attached DAC

Swiss manufacturer Merging Technologies confirms its new high-quality consumer D/A converter, NADAC, will be introduced at the High End Show in Munich on May 14. Following its success with the Horus and Hapi networked audio interfaces for professional applications, Merging is leveraging its technology also for the consumer market.
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Audio-Technica Shipping New SonicPro ATH-MSR7 Headphones
April 22, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Audio-Technica Shipping New SonicPro ATH-MSR7 Headphones

“Designed for High-Resolution Audio” seems to be the key marketing label for consumer electronic audio manufacturers these days. And that was certainly the head-turning slogan at the CES 2015 show when Audio-Technica announced its SonicPro ATH-MSR7 Over-Ear Hi-Res Audio Headphones which are now shipping.
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Perceived Meaningful Resolution
March 28, 2015 by Oliver A.Masciarotte

Perceived Meaningful Resolution

As you may have noticed, the ephemeral and ill-defined concept of "resolution" has been on my mind of late. Many consumers and yes, even some audio professionals, conflate bit depth with resolution. In a broad sense, this is understandable but it's sample rate that overshadows word length.
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Pioneer Announces New Home Theater Receivers featuring Dolby Atmos, Wi-fi, Bluetooth and HRA support.
March 26, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Pioneer Announces New Home Theater Receivers featuring Dolby Atmos, Wi-fi, Bluetooth and HRA support.

Pioneer Home Entertainment USA announced two new Pioneer Elite home theater receivers that will meet the needs of custom installers, and two new consumer home theater receivers. All models feature HDCP 2.2 compliance, HDMI 2.0, built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, DSD file playback and more. The 7.2 models are able to decode and play back Dolby Atmos content.
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exaSound Audio Unveils New e12 DAC for High Resolution Audio Playback
March 17, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

exaSound Audio Unveils New e12 DAC for High Resolution Audio Playback

exaSound Audio Design announced the introduction of the model e12 stereo digital–to–analog converter. This lower cost exaSound digital–to–analog converter was designed to address the needs of high resolution audio playback, from DSD to DXD master files, including custom ASIO drivers, developed in–house for highest performance.
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