Nov 27, 2024 · The 2024 Quad 303 power amplifier. 16. Quad refers to the original 303 as “the world’s first low-distortion transistor amplifier”, so claimed because of the 303’s ‘triples’ output stage that effectively formed a feedback amplifier-within-an-amplifier.This reportedly required less negative feedback to net lower distortion and better thermal stability.

Aug 20, 2024 · The 2024 NODE and NODE Icon will be ready for Dirac Live when they begin shipping in September and November respectively. My contact at Bluesound confirmed that the Dirac-adjusted signal can be pulled from the NODE and the NODE Icon in …

Jan 6, 2025 · The Pulsar S 130 is a new metre-tall floorstander from T+A: a 3-way bass-reflex loudspeaker – made in Germany – that features two 15cm bass drivers, two 11.5cm midrange drivers and a 2.5cm magnesium dome tweeter.

Jan 8, 2025 · The hottest hi-fi product of 2023? That was Eversolo’s DMP-A6: a streaming DAC (with hard-wired digital inputs) that married a landscape-oriented touchscreen to a whitelist of installable apps for bit-perfect playback of Apple Music, Tidal, Amazon Music and Qobuz plus Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect and Roon Ready.

Oct 9, 2024 · New from Cambridge Audio: the EXA100 integrated amplifier and the EXN100 streaming DAC. Let’s dive in. According to Cambridge, the EXA100 is the spiritual successor to the Azur 851 range, promising 100wpc of Class A/B amplification from power transistors pulled from the company’s more costly Edge M monoblocks.

Mar 21, 2024 · Lossless audio over Bluetooth? It used to be a pipe dream. Now, according to Qualcomm, it’s a reality. Over the last few weeks and months, I’ve been listening to music through three sets of true wireless IEMs, all supporting Qualcomm’s latest flavour of aptX: aptX Lossless.

Oct 28, 2024 · Good, better, best. It’s a marketing strategy as old as stereo sound.We’ve already seen Eversolo’s ‘good’: the DMP-A6 was 2023’s runaway hit (review here and here).Later that year came the DMP-A8, which (to these ears) sounded quite a bit ‘better’ (review here and here).Now comes the Chinese company’s moonshot: the DMP-A10.

Jan 5, 2025 · We awarded FiiO’s R9 Product of The Year 2024 for being a vertically oriented streaming DAC with THX headphone amplifier and a native Android OS with Google Play Store-derived app installs – unlike competitive models from Eversolo and Hifi Rose.. Today, FiiO has formally announced the S15: a low-profile full-width streaming DAC with no headphone amplifier and a custom Android OS where ...

Sep 28, 2024 · Being the only 3-way standmount in the new Q Series Meta range, KEF reached back to 1969 for a 3-way standmount from its past to lend the newbie the ‘Concerto’ moniker.Catch up on the vintage Concerto here and watch KEF’s new promo video here.We should, however, note the visual disconnect between the old and new Concerto.

Jan 5, 2025 · Per Jordan, Peloton (the exercise bike company) pays more per stream than Qobuz but for our purposes, it’s Qobuz that takes the crown. The French company pays out three times more money per stream than Spotify.