Audio News: Sony h ear series mdrex750bt , pro iCan Amplifier, Astell and Kern AK300 and more May 2016
Onkyo DP-X1 DAP:
high Res Music are in the grow, and most of high end music companies are in path of producing their own Digital audio players to take a part of this fast growing market. Onkyo Dicided to enter this market with their new great DAP the DP-X1 with price of $899 USD.
What’s in it?
The DP-X1 has two amps and two digital/analog convertors.
The DP-X1 has two types of balanced drives: ACG and BTL, for greater stability and clean, crystal clear sound.
Balanced 2.5mm 4-pole output supports the more standard Balanced (BTL) drive.
The DP-X1 is designed to support many audio formats. Maxing out at 11.2MHz DSD support, the DP-X1 also supports up to 384kHz/24-bit audio, with support for WAV, FLAC, ALAC, & AIFF.
DP-X1 converts music files such as MP3, WAV, and FLAC into DSD-quality audio.
32GB of internal storage and dual micro-SDXC card slots, storage can be expanded to 432GB.
Battery up to16 hours of playback.
Direct Access to Hi-Res Downloads and Streaming by OnkyoMusic app.
High Precision EQ.
touch display, and physical buttons are positioned for easy operation.
Access to many apps like Tidal, Spotify, Pandora for almost endless music streaming and downloading resources.
Sony H.Ear Series Continues:
In CES 2016 Sony Luanched its H.ear series Headphones,Wireless speakers and high res players.
It starts with announcing the h.ear wireless the MDR100ABN whit five elegant colors option, to follow with newly MDR100ABT wireless and nice cancelling headphones and the newly piece in the series are the Sony h.ear in bluetooth in ear headphones the MDRex750BT.
The Sony H.ear In (MDR-EX750BT) are wireless in-ear Bluetooth headphones with behind-the-neck style. It features 9mm dome type drivers which can playback high-resolution audio.
FiiO News:
FiiO luachned two new colors to there loved players. The X5ii and the X3ii are now are available in Gold, black and Titanium options for you to choose.
FiiO X7 DAP has now a series of amp card and accessories some released and some on the way. Here go the full list:
1. LC-X7A (Slide-in leatherette case)
2. LC-X7B (Real leather slide-in case)
3. DK1 (Multifunction Dock)
4. RM1 (Multifunctional Bluetooth Remote Controller)
5. Protective stopper
6. AM2 (Medium power type)
7. AM5 (High-power type)
8. AM3 (Balanced type)
9. AM1 (IEM type)
10. AM0 (Non-amped module )
11. X7
12. ST-X7 (Embossed stickers)
13. PF-X7 (Tempered glass screen protector)
14. Clear case
15. K5 (Docking Headphone Amplifier)
For now, the separate selling accessories LC-X7A / LC-X7B / AM2 / ST-X7 / PF-X7 / K5 had been released to the market already.
X7 Standard Edition (X7 body only, without amp module) is released: you need to know that the X7 Standard Edition(Body only) is without any amp module, only with one protective stopper at the bottom, which means it can’t be used for listening music nor charging. So before buying it, so you need to choose an extra amp module you like most to bundle with the X7 body.
Astell and Kern New Ak300:
New family member to the 300 series by A&K. more affordable than the AK320 but still pricy as all Astell and Kern Brand positioning.
Ak300 was launched in Munich show last week.
the Astell & Kern AK300 sports many of the features seen on the former models, supporting 24-bit/192kHz hi-res audio, DSD files (albeit converted to PCM), parametric EQ and DLNA wireless streaming using the AK Connect app, and the Ak300 can connect to to all the Astell & Kern modules made for the existing 300 Series, including the Amp, CD-Ripper, Cradle.
IFI Audio Pro iCan from Pro series, and new iPhone 2 are released:
The fast growing IFI Audio Company has just released there pice of art Hybrid Headphones Amplifier joining the Tube amplifying and the SolidState amplifying Pro iCan in one Unique piece.
In IFI words:
“ The Professional ‘Pro’ series is the all-new iFi audio flagship line. The first product is the Pro iCAN; a studio-grade headphone amplifier and audiophile pre-amplifier. It is the world’s first 2-in-1 tube (valve)/Solid-State amplifier. Seamlessly enjoy either amplifiers at the flick of a switch. Revel in the best of all worlds – headphones/speakers, Tube/Solid-State. Just take your pick, four special characteristics in one very substantial aircraft-grade aluminium chassis. “
The second generation of there “Phono-stage” product the micro iPhono 2 is also just announced to be an upgraded successor for there famous iPhono. The iPhono2 allows any cartridge at any price to be accommodated optimally. The maximum gain is now an astonishing 72dB to handle the lowest of low output MC cartridges. Even the legendary Ortofon MC-5000 does not require sound-degrading step-up transformers.
