The Absolute Sound/Hi-Fi+ Guide to Digital Source Components
May 25th, 2011 -- by AVguide Staff
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The Absolute Sound/Hi-Fi+ Guide to Digital Source Components is a comprehensive online buyer’s guide that helps audiophiles and music lovers choose among the latest digital source components, from music servers and related hardware accessories and software packages, to DACs, disc players, and integrated amps with built-in USB DACs.
The Guide Includes:
• Two must-read articles from The Absolute Sound Editor-in-Chief Robert Harley:
⇒ "Why A Music Server?"
⇒ "Music Server File Formats Explained"
• Capsules with photos of 20 new high-performance loudspeakers appearing on the horizon.
• Expert reviews of 42 digital source components and associated accessories:
⇒ 9 Disc Players;
⇒ 13 DACs;
⇒ 16 Music Servers, Related Hardware Components, and Software Packages; and
⇒ 4 Integrated Amplifiers with built-in USB DAC (including on All-Digital Amp).
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Comments
Hi, great guide but not at all complete without the best way of playing HiRes FLAC existing to day, the Bryston BDP-1 interface.
Loaded with HiRes FLAC the sound is outperforming anything on the market today. Don`t take my word for it, go and listen !
Regards
Håkon Gjerde
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REGARDS, Gérald from St-lin-laurentides