Product Reviews

Introduction I have often felt intimidated by rankings of DACs in popular Hifi magazines. I’ll be upfront with you – sonic differences between various DACs nowadays are miniscule. Older chipsets which includes digital gear made in the 80s or 90s were susceptible to power supply noise and signal jitter. However, with the latest generation of […]

Despite being an audiophile with high demands when it comes to sound quality, I often listen to live concerts through YouTube or simply stream MP3 tracks from Spotify to my stereo system or STAX (advertisement link) headphones. Even my kids occasionally want listen to the poor quality audio that they have purchased on iTunes. Unfortunately,

Are you looking for new ways to stream music directly from your phone or device to your stereo system? With HTPC systems quietly disappearing from the average living room, it is clear that streaming clients are making a comeback. This trend has also been boosted by the influx of music streaming services like Spotify, WIMP

This is the story of the Olive Music Company and their Olive HD products. What they have to offer is three digital HD music systems, whose creators intended to give you the feeling of listening to the purest, perfect sound.  Their product line consists out of Olive 4 HD – a Digital HD Music System – Olive 5

Portable digital-to-analog converters (or DACs) can drastically boost your personal music enjoyment while on the go. They provide superior sound quality which can be of vital importance to any musical enthusiast. However it’s important to select the right DAC for an optimal listening experience, whether it be a direct plug-in or even a bluetooth DAC.

For almost a decade, Benchmark Media Systems has set the de-facto standard for high-quality audiophile digital-to-analog converters with their flagship product DAC1. This was the first time you could give your ageing CD player a performance boost or simply try out music server technologies. Its built-in headphone amplifier was good enough to drive a Sennheiser

As a Mac user you’ve probably become accustomed to the speed and comfort of iTunes which comes pre-installed with your machine. It offers amenities such as synchronization with your iPhone and features the ingeniously simple management of extensive music collections. Apple has invested heavily in a fantastic eco-system around iTunes. Want to remote control your

Unfortunately, high-quality digital-to-analog converters (DACs) can be really expensive for what they do (that is converting digital pulses into analog waveforms). Luckily, eBay is flooded with cheap DACs with bold audiophile claims. But how good are these actually? Let’s find out. I have recently purchased a Chinese made DAC on eBay for under 50 Euros

With the new N50 Network Music Player, Pioneer has given us another fantastic piece of technology that is definitely worth checking out. It will connect a device like laptop, smartphone or computer to your hi-fi system, enhancing your listening experience. Here we have a Network Audio player/Streamer/USB DAC. You can enhance the quality of the usual