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M2Tech hiFace USB DAC Preview What if you could fit an entire high resolution DAC into a USB thumb drive? That's what M2Tech's hiFace DAC promises and delivers. This DAC redefines compact. It's just 8.8" deep by 1.4" wide.

JBL Synthesis SDP-45 Surround Processor Preview It would easy to dismiss the JBL Synthesis SDP-45 as overpriced and under-featured. But the Synthesis line is aimed at a different consumer. If you have to ask the price, the SDP-45 isn't for you.

Emotiva XSP-1 Preamp Review The Emotiva XSP-1 brought something new to the world of stereo preamps this year. It's a fully differential balanced stereo preamp. To our knowledge, this is the only product like it in the market.

Meridian Explorer USB DAC Preview A good quality and feature-rich USB DAC is an important device if you plan to use external speakers for your Mac, Windows PC or Linux laptop of desktop computer. Enter the Meridian Explorer USB DAC.

Audio Electronics Debuts Four New Products at CES Cary Audio is a well-known name in the high-end audio industry, but fewer people have heard of their direct to consumer brand, Audio Electronics. They showed off four new products at CES 2013.

Cary Audio DAC-100t and DMC-600 Digital Music Center Preview Cary Audio partnered with Tannoy at CES to show off three new products, the DAC-100, DAC-100t, and DMC-600. Each are targeted at the two-channel enthusiast who has also embraced the digital world.

Bryston BDP-2 Digital Music Player, BDA-2 DAC, and BP17 Preamp Preview Bryston had a huge array of products on display at CES this year but of particular interest to us were the new BDP-2, BDA-2, and BP17 because this was the first time they were on display.

Pass Labs Xs Preamp Preview Pass Labs introduced their new Xs Preamp at CES yesterday. The Xs Preamp is entirely new and designed to complement the ultimate performance standards of Pass Labs’ Xs-300 and Xs-150 Amplifiers.

B.M.C. Audio PureDAC Digital-to-Analog Converter Preview Balanced Music Concept (B.M.C.) Audio introduced the PureDAC Digital-to-Analog Converter, with a build-in headphone amplifier. The PureDAC is the first entry in a new PureLine Series of components.

Emotiva UMC-200 AV Preamp / Processor Review Review: The Emotiva UMC-200 AV preamp/processor offers benchmark performance. For under $600, you get the latest HD audio format support, analog audio path for purists and fast HDMI switching.