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Radiopaq iPod Sound Jacket: claims to put the “mmm” back in MP3

Chris Davies, Jul 6th 2009 Discuss [0]

Do you like your music loud and garnished with vaguely nonsensical statistics? Then step right up, as Radiopaq are offering both with their new iPod Sound Jacket. Intended for the fourth-gen iPod nano, the Sound Jacket is billed as an automatic graphic equalizer and - according to Radiopaq - improves sound quality "by up to 60-percent." Read The Full Story

Yamaha neoHD Media Controllers promise simple AV control

Chris Davies, Jun 30th 2009 Discuss [0]

Hot on the heels of their Sonos-rivaling MediaCAST2 system, Yamaha have announced their neoHD Media Controllers. Pulling together multiple AV components with a simple, HTPC-style "Watch/Listen/Play" UI, two models are on offer: the entry-level YMC-500, which includes remote IR control, and the YMC-700 which adds WiFi for networked content streaming, Rhapsody online music, internet radio and iTunes AAC support thanks to an included license for TwonkyMedia Server. Read The Full Story

StyleAudio Carat-Topaz DAC and headphone amp

Chris Davies, Feb 27th 2009 Discuss [1]

Japanese firm StyleAudio have announced their latest headphone amplifier and DAC, the StyleAudio Carat-Topaz. Bizarre name aside, the packs not only USB but optical inputs, together with a high-end Burr-Brown 127dB DAC, all in an anti-vibration chassis with copper spikes. Read The Full Story

iBasso Cobra D10 portable amplifier and DAC

Chris Davies, Jan 27th 2009 Discuss [0]

iBasso have announced another compact amplifier and DAC, the Cobra D10. Capable of operating simultaneously as both an amp and a DAC, or alternatively in just one mode or the other, the D10 boasts 20hrs runtime from its rechargeable 470mAh Li-ion battery (30hrs if the DAC is turned off) and has optical, coax and USB inputs, among others. More photos and detailed specs of the iBasso Cobra D10 after the cut Read The Full Story

DIY Vacuum Tube iPod Amplifier and Speakers

Chris Davies, Jan 27th 2009 Discuss [1]

There are great presents, and then there are truly awesome presents: this home-built vacuum tube iPod amplifier and speakers falls most definitely into the latter category. Given to Peter Redmer by his engineer father, the setup consists of a quad-tube custom amp in a hand-made wood and copper chassis, together with a pair of custom black lacquer speakers. Read The Full Story

Nuforce Icon Mobile headphone amp & USB DAC

Chris Davies, Dec 23rd 2008 Discuss [0]

Nuforce's Icon Mobile is a headphone amp with a difference. Like most of its ilk, it starts with offering headphone amplification - in this case twin 80mW at 16-Ohm, with a signal to noise ratio of 0.054-percent at 25 mW, 1 kHz - for your PMP, though here to the Icon Mobile offers dual outputs rather than the traditional one. However it then includes USB DAC functionality, connecting to your laptop via USB and bypassing its audio outputs. Read The Full Story

Bryston preps SST series amps with squared SST²

Daniel Lim, Dec 15th 2008 Discuss [0]

Believe it or not, our friendly neighbor to the North is a proud country of many well known high end audio markers such as Paradigm speaker, Anthem – high end audio video component of Sonic Frontiers International and last but not least, my favorite amp manufacturer, Bryston. Well recognized from its transferable 20-year, no question ask warranty with state of the art audio design and sound quality mono blocks; Bryston is no stranger to the most-demanding audiophiles, especially the built like a tank ST and SST series amplifiers. Coming this CES 2009, the Canadian will update its best seller with the availability of SST² “Squared” series based on the design and research from its fully balanced powerhouse 28B-SST Pro. Read The Full Story

Sanyo develops Industrial’s Highest output 600W IC Amp

Daniel Lim, Nov 20th 2008 Discuss [0]

The thrust for higher power and better sound quality in small digital packages, especially on flat panel displays, has pushed engineers in developing Class D amplifier technology onto a small chip-sized IC. Folks at Sanyo has announced the development of a high performance and efficiency hybrid IC promises to deliver 600 watts of low distortion’s Class D digital amplifying. Read The Full Story

Fiio E5 headphone amplifier

Chris Davies, Nov 19th 2008 Discuss [3]

It may look like a Shuffle, but the Fiio E5 isn't even a PMP. In actual fact it's a clip-on headphone amplifier, intended to boost volume from your favorite media player and drive higher impedance cans than might normally work. With an Apple-style clip, the E5 measures just 44 x 38 x 12.2mm but boasts 150mW (at 16Ω; or 12MW to 300Ω) power output with under 0.009-percent distortion at 10mW. Read The Full Story