Matthew Jens samples the latest version of this popular mid-priced music portable…

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Rafael Todes samples a Japanese silver disc spinner that’s high end in every way, except its price...

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Mark Gusew samples this versatile and powerful modular integrated amplifier…

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David Price lives the stream with this compact, affordable and stylish network music player and DAC…

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Mark Gusew tunes into a sleek new network music player from an exciting name in digital audio…

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Rafael Todes says this standalone network music player is one of the finest ways to hear streamed music around…

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Three decades spent making serious audiophile products means that Cary Audio should be able to design a serious streamer. Mark Gusew auditions the company's flagship…

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Combining CD and streaming smarts, Leema's Stream IV is one box to play them all. Jay Garrett gets connected…

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With the C 658 BluOS Streaming DAC, NAD is back playing to its traditional strengths, thinks Andrew Baker…

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While Panasonic produces disc players at differing price points, there’s no confusing the DP-UB9000 with any of its more price conscientious siblings. Instead, the DP-UB9000 looks every part the high-end player at home in a rack of equipment.

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Pioneer's UDP-LX800 Universal Disc Player's announcement was timed almost precisely after Oppo announced its exit from the Blu-ray player market. We put the flagship offering from Pioneer, the UDP-LX800 through its paces.

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We were eager to get Pioneer's new UDP-LX500 4K Blu-ray player in for review. Having owned a few Oppo disc spinners, the burning question on everyone's mind is whether Pioneer can fill the Oppo void. We put the new spinner through its paces to find out.

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The latest update to Bluesound's Node Wireless High-Resolution Multi-Room Streamer comes in the form on "2i", and after the previous generation performed so admirably, we were keen to take a look at the latest revision.

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Don’t know about you, but I see Pioneer’s new PD-70AE SACD/CD player as a signal that this legacy brand is hurtling back into stereo.

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A jaunt around the SA-14S1 SE’s specs, features and build quality elicit one major keyword - formidable. Read on to hear just why the SA-14S1 SE SACD Player won't be leaving chateau Familari.

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You've likely heard of Roon by now, "the music player for music lovers" but the cost of admission may have held you back. ELAC's Discover Music Server may be just the ticket. Read on to understand more about Roon Essentials.

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With music servers becoming increasingly popular, the problem facing many is how to leave a CD collection behind and move to a server? What can you replace it with? We might have the answer.

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