Every day, people all over the world play video games. Video game companies now make billions of dollars a year as more and more money flows into this unique industry. Since every person has their own preferences on what they want out of their games, game creators must find new ways to keep each player entertained and interested. One effective …

Astell & Kern has expanded its best music player product range with the new Acro CA1000 headphone amp. The highlight of the audio system was not only the flagship stuffing but also the possibility of using it as a compact headphone amplifier. Acro CA1000 is equipped with a 4.1-inch touch screen, which displays a standard digital player. The headphone amp …

Audiolab Omnia portable Hi Res Audio player possesses excellent sound fidelity and flexible compatibility with any form of music playing, giving you the best listening experience. At £1,599 on Amazon.co.uk, and $2,299.99 on Amazon.com, compared to a multi-featured hi-fi best music player system, the Omnia will save users a decent investment in wires and other devices, just plug and play, …

iFi Audio introduced xDSD Gryphon, its new portable DAC and headphone amplifier. The portable headphone amp is positioned on a higher-end than the recent hip-dac2. The design features rounded edges and an alternation of concave and convex lines on the top and bottom. On the front stands the multi-function knob which is also used to adjust the volume; five LEDs …

With the SP-404 MKII, Roland brings a major update to the sampler that was released 16 years ago. And the features have been heavily drilled out. The Roland SP-404 MKII comes with 16 GB of internal memory, 32 voices of polyphony, new effects, and an OLED display for editing samples. It’s unbelievable but true: The Roland SP-404 was released in …

iFi Audio introduced the GO blu portable wireless DAC amp/headphones amplifier with a small size and a weight of only 26g that is easy to bring anywhere. The Bluetooth amplifier connects to iOS and Android devices, is compatible with the Bluetooth HD codec standard for high transmission quality, and has a long battery life of up to 10 hours of …

We recently talked about a compact, but still stationary DAC / headphones amplifier iFi Zen DAC V2 (REVIEW) from Abbington Music Research (aka AMR). The device turned out to be very interesting, and therefore a natural question immediately arose: is it even possible, but in a portable version and stand-alone? Of course, you can: at the time of writing the …

iFi has launched a hip-dac2 DAC / Headphones Amplifier model aimed at users who want to listen to music with mobile devices such as smartphones or pocket music players. This new iFi hip DAC is equipped with an XMOS 16 chip for the USB input, and also allows for MQA decoding. The main goal of the hip-dac2 headphone amp is …

iFi has officially launched two new flagship headphones amplifier products in the Signature Series, the Pro iDSD Signature wireless audio streamer, DAC/preamp player, and the Pro iCAN Signature amplifier. Pro iDSD Signature is a standalone streamer and DAC/preamp/amp feature improved from Pro iDSD, using NOS GE5670 tube and supporting work with PS4/PS5 consoles (via USB 1.0 protocol). The second product …

Often, large and well-known companies in their field, specializing in advanced and relatively expensive equipment, decide to go public and start producing more affordable products. But so that there is no confusion and unnecessary associations, they do it under a new brand. It also happened with Abington Music Research (aka AMR), founded in 2000, which began offering compact and relatively …