Computer Audio Design’s (CAD) Scott Berry is passionate about getting the best sound possible from digital audio, hence his company’s name. Both his iconic 1543 DAC, now in its MkIII generation, and his tiny but mighty USB Filter, are high commended in this year’s Hi-Fi Plus Awards. Continue reading “A real & rare treat”: Hi-Fi Plus Awards 2026 commend Computer Audio Design’s 1543 MkIII DAC & USB Filter
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“Another winner”: Hi-Fi Plus reviews CAD’s Ethernet Control
Despite his previous “revelatory” experiences of Computer Audio Design’s (CAD) noise-reducing digital audio products, Andrew Harrison approaches his review of the new Ethernet Control with “a little healthy scepticism”. Can the device prove its worth and win him over? Continue reading “Another winner”: Hi-Fi Plus reviews CAD’s Ethernet Control
“An essential audition”: Pursuit Perfect System reviews CAD’s Ethernet Control
Computer Audio Design’s (CAD) Scott Berry firmly believes that reducing unwanted high frequency noise in a hi-fi system audibly improves the system’s sound quality. To that end, Berry has pioneered a portfolio of highly effective solutions to the problem, including the new Ethernet Control. Chris Baillie puts it to the test for online magazine Pursuit Perfect System. Continue reading “An essential audition”: Pursuit Perfect System reviews CAD’s Ethernet Control
“Network hygiene matters”: Roy Gregory upgrades his digital music experience with CAD’s Ethernet Control
Launched in early 2024, Computer Audio Design’s (CAD) Ethernet Control is designed to reduce unwanted high frequency noise on the Ethernet network connection in audio and video equipment, thereby improving the performance of streaming-based and file-replay systems. Roy Gregory puts it to the test alongside a duo of competitors.
Computer Audio Design (CAD) announces new MkIII edition of its multi-award winning 1543 DAC
PRESS RELEASE: Computer Audio Design (CAD) is delighted to announce a new MkIII edition of its multi-award winning 1543 Digital-to-Analogue Converter (DAC), combining the essence of the original design with additional technologies emerging from the company’s ground-breaking advances in tackling high-frequency noise in digital audio.
Computer Audio Design (CAD) releases newly-enhanced Ground Control Cable – and guarantees you will hear the difference
PRESS RELEASE: Computer Audio Design’s (CAD) superb Ground Control units are crafted to tackle high frequency noise at the level of the signal ground plane, delivering remarkable sonic results in your hi-fi system. To further enhance their multi-award winning performance, the company has released an improved edition of its Ground Control Cable.
Computer Audio Design launches new Ethernet Control
PRESS RELEASE: Computer Audio Design (CAD) firmly believes that reducing unwanted high frequency noise in a hi-fi system audibly improves the system’s sound quality. To that end, the company has pioneered a portfolio of highly effective solutions to the problem, and now adds the new Ethernet Control, designed to enable a significant advancement of the musical performance of streaming-based and file-replay systems.
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CAD’s USB Control is ‘on a completely different level’ when it comes to tackling digital noise, says The Audiophile Man
‘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.
“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
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!
David Denyer PR | The hi-fi specialist 