Burson Audio announces two Stellar headphone amplifiers

Australian manufacturer Burson Audio has announced two new desktop headphone amplifiers under the Stellar banner, slotting between its entry-level Party Playmate 3 and Grand Tourer ranges. One Stellar unit has an internal DAC, and the other does not. Soloist Stellar The Soloist Stellar is the DAC-less option: a pure headphone amplifier and pre-amplifier that accepts … Read more

LEAK announces TruStream streaming DAC

LEAK has announced its first streaming DAC. The TruStream follows the Stereo 130 and Stereo 230 integrated amplifiers, the CDT CD transport and the Sandwich loudspeaker into a product lineup rebuilt from scratch since the brand’s revival in 2020. The aesthetic carries over from the rest of the range: a walnut wood-veneered cabinet over an … Read more

iFi drops three new digital products: NEO iDSD 3, NEO Stream 3 and ZEN Stream 3

Southport’s iFi has refreshed its mid-range digital lineup with three new boxes, all sharing a common thread: JVCKENWOOD’s K2HD processing, upgraded capacitor arrays and revised internal circuitry. Each product targets a different listener, but all three sit within the same ecosystem, controlled by iFi’s Nexis app. NEO iDSD 3 The flagship of the trio is … Read more

LAiV’s Crescendo Verse is a one box R2R DAC, active pre-amp & headphone amp

The Singapore-based company behind the well-received Harmony DAC has unveiled a new product line. The Crescendo series sits below the flagship Harmony range, and the Verse is first out of the gate: a three-in-one combining R2R DAC, active pre-amplifier and discrete Class A headphone amplifier. LAiV says the Verse shares the same “design DNA” as … Read more

dCS announces Lina X streaming DAC

dCS has announced the Lina X, a full-width streaming DAC that retains the modularity of the original Lina DAC — and to which the outboard Lina clock and Lina headphone amplifier can still be added. According to the bare bones press release, the Lina X features the Cambridge company’s Ring DAC and Digital Processing Platform … Read more