‘Can your digital hi-fi chain do with some noise reduction?’ asks Paul Rigby, aka The Audiophile Man. Whether you realise it not, the answer is almost certainly yes, and CAD’s USB Control is a solution that’s unobtrusively small, effortlessly simple and incredibly effective.
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What Hi-Fi reviews Kerr Acoustic’s K300 Mk3 standmounts
With the vast range of choice available in the loudspeaker market, should you opt to audition a less-known brand over the established competition? What Hi-Fi says yes, if it’s Kerr Acoustic’s entry-level K300 Mk3 loudspeaker. Continue reading What Hi-Fi reviews Kerr Acoustic’s K300 Mk3 standmounts
“A blessed miracle”: Ken Kessler is both shaken and stirred by DS Audio’s “close to flawless” Master 3 optical cartridge
Ken Kessler is no stranger to Japanese optical phono cartridge pioneer DS Audio, having reviewed almost the company’s entire range. However, the new ‘semi flagship’ Master 3 model proves to be “an even bigger disruptor than the [flagship] Grand Master EX”… an “event component” that’s “as close to flawless as any cartridge I’ve heard.” Continue reading “A blessed miracle”: Ken Kessler is both shaken and stirred by DS Audio’s “close to flawless” Master 3 optical cartridge
“Accessories are just as important as the main components” concludes Paul Rigby as he reviews Furutech’s NCF Clear Line signal optimizers
You may not know it yet, but no matter how much you’ve invested in your hi-fi system, if you’re a “doubting Thomas” when it comes to anti-noise accessories then your sound is being “swamped by parasitic noise” and “trapped under sonic rubbish”, writes Paul Rigby on webzine The Audiophile Man. Thankfully, effective solutions are available and, while the best ones may not be cheap, they come at at a fraction of the price of your beleaguered components. Continue reading “Accessories are just as important as the main components” concludes Paul Rigby as he reviews Furutech’s NCF Clear Line signal optimizers
“This winner takes them all”: the Hi-Fi Plus Award 2023 goes to… Computer Audio Design’s USB II-R cable
“Computer Audio Design (CAD) helped change how audio enthusiasts view USB, thanks partly to its USB II cable,” writes Hi-Fi Plus in the magazine’s annual Awards edition. This game-changing cable has since evolved into the USB II-R, which not only wins a coveted Hi-Fi Plus Award, but also comes out as the absolute top of its kind, “against any known contender.” Continue reading “This winner takes them all”: the Hi-Fi Plus Award 2023 goes to… Computer Audio Design’s USB II-R cable
DS Audio launches new PH-001: the best phono cable for high-performance optical cartridges
PRESS RELEASE: DS Audio’s optical phono cartridges have earned worldwide acclaim for their incredibly low noise floor and astonishing sonic performance. Now, designer Tetsuaki Aoyagi has turned his attention to creating the best possible phono cable for the ultimate optical cartridge performance.
“Musical joy”: the Hi-Fi Plus Award goes to… Exposure’s VXN phonostage
‘Tis the season for audio awards, in which our favourite audiophile magazines single out the hi-fi kit that has most impressed their editors and expert reviewers over the course of the year. In the 2023 Hi-Fi Plus Awards, UK brand Exposure’s top-of-range VXN picks up the gong for ‘best phonostage (up to £10k)’. Continue reading “Musical joy”: the Hi-Fi Plus Award goes to… Exposure’s VXN phonostage
A device you “remove from your system at your peril”: The Ear selects CAD’s Ground Control GC 1.1 among its best hi-fi of 2023
‘The best hi-fi of 2023’ is a collection of products that audiophile webzine The Ear’s reviewers consider to be the very finest they’ve enjoyed over the year. Among them is Computer Audio Design’s (CAD) GC 1.1 Ground Control unit, “an essential audition for anyone with a half-decent system”. But, buyer beware: once you’ve heard how your system sounds without the detrimental effects of high-frequency noise, there may be no going back!
Redefine your system: The Absolute Sound’s Buyers’ Guide goes above and beyond with Computer Audio Design’s GC1 Ground Control & Furutech’s Pure Power 6 NCF distributor
When it comes to hi-fi accessories, it pays to make smart choices. There are certain products, painstakingly developed by highly skilled audio engineers, which have the potential to transform the sound of your system so dramatically that you’d be forgiven for wondering if it’s the same system. US magazine The Absolute Sound singles out several such inventions in its 2024 Buyer’s Guide.
Continue reading Redefine your system: The Absolute Sound’s Buyers’ Guide goes above and beyond with Computer Audio Design’s GC1 Ground Control & Furutech’s Pure Power 6 NCF distributor
Above and beyond: Aesthetix’ valve / tube electronics score highly in The Absolute Sound’s Buyers’ Guide 2024
The November issue of US audiophile magazine The Absolute Sound features the review team’s annual Buyer’s Guide, which somehow wouldn’t seem complete without an abundance of entries for Californian valve / tube experts Aesthetix.
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