Integrated Amps & Stereo Receivers Roksan’s Caspian 4G Series Unveiled: You Don’t Have to Put on Your Red Light The new Roksan Caspian 4G Integrated Amplifier arrives at $3,750, while the Caspian 4G Streaming Amplifier will set you back $5,000. Robert SilvaOctober 11, 2024
Digital Music Systems NAD Unveils Masters M10 V3 BluOS Streaming Amplifier: CEDIA 2024 At $2,499, the NAD M10 V3 (3rd gen) streaming amplifier adds a MM phono input along with Dirac Live Room Correction and Bass Control. Robert SilvaAugust 28, 2024
Digital Music Systems New Bluesound POWERNODE Adds Power & Enhanced Connectivity The upgraded $899 Bluesound POWERNODE offers more power, a better DAC, and enhanced wireless, and Hi-Res MQA support. Ian WhiteMay 10, 2021
Digital Music Systems BluOS Delivers Control System Updates for Multi-Room Music Platform: ISE 2024 Barcelona The BluOS music streaming app enhances integration with Control4 and RTI, while adding support for NAD and Cyrus streamers. Ian WhiteJanuary 26, 2024
Digital Music Systems Lenbrook Media Group Created to Commercialize MQA, BluOS and SCL6 Across the Hi-Res Music Category If you thought MQA and SCL6 were dead? Think again. Lenbrook has just spun off MQA, SCL6, and BluOS into a new entity and... Ian WhiteJanuary 4, 2024
Digital Music Systems BluOS 4.2.6 Update Prioritizes FLAC Over MQA With TIDAL Connect Listening to MQA tracks on TIDAL using BluOS just got a lot harder. Is this the end for MQA? Robert SilvaDecember 19, 2023
Music Pandora and Presto Music Are Now Available on BluOS Lenbrook has announced that BluOS will start supporting Pandora and Presto Music starting today. Is this part of the bigger MQA acquisition story? Ian WhiteNovember 8, 2023
Digital Music Systems Lenbrook Has Acquired MQA and That Raises Some Interesting Questions Deal adds significant audio patents and codecs to Lenbrook's IP portfolio. Robert SilvaSeptember 19, 2023
New Products PSB’s Alpha iQ Powered Loudspeakers Are Finally Available For Pre-Order Today! The long-awaiting PSB Alpha iQ Powered Loudspeakers are finally here. BluOS, HDMI eARC, and a MM phono stage are part of the package. Robert SilvaNovember 1, 2022
Digital Music Systems Bluesound Celebrates 10 Years With The NODE X Wireless Multi-Room Music Streamer New Limited-run Anniversary Edition NODE X music streamer adds an updated DAC, a THX AAA amplifier and 1/4" headphone jack. Ian WhiteMay 11, 2023
Integrated Amps & Stereo Receivers NAD’s C 3050 Integrated Amplifier Goes Back To The Future NAD'S C 3050 blends retro industrial design with a HybridDigital UcD output stage along with modular options to keep this unit relevant for years... Robert SilvaMay 12, 2023
New Products NAD’s Masters M66 BluOS Streaming DAC/Preamplifier Is The Future: High-End Munich 2023 Flagship component offers leading-edge capabilities like BluOS high-resolution music streaming, Dirac Live Room Correction, Dirac Live Bass Control and four independent subwoofer outputs, a... Ian WhiteMay 13, 2023
Digital Music Systems BluOS 4.0 Mobile App Update Is Coming: ISE 2023 The BluOS 4.0 mobile app is getting a significant update in Q1 and a preview will be available this week at ISE 2023. Brian MitchellJanuary 26, 2023
Articles What Is WiSA? What You Need to Know and How it Works One of the problems with home theater setups is all the wires needed to connect the speakers and components. Do you know about WiSA? Robert SilvaDecember 12, 2021
Integrated Amps & Stereo Receivers NAD Masters M10 V2 Streaming Amplifier Adds Power and Dolby Digital Decoding Does the new NAD Masters M10 V2 Network Amplifier deliver more than the Naim Uniti Atom for $500 less? It would appear we have... Ian WhiteAugust 12, 2021
Integrated Amps & Stereo Receivers NAD C 700 BluOS Streaming Amplifier is Surprisingly Affordable The $1499 NAD C 700 Network Amplifier delivers power, connectivity, and a lot of bells and whistles. But is it enough to sway people... Ian WhiteSeptember 30, 2021
Digital Music Systems The Bluesound HUB Connects the Old to the New The Bluesound HUB helps add legacy devices to your wireless speaker system. Is it worth the money? We are going to find out soon. Ian WhiteMay 10, 2022