DSD Archive
Audio News for February 27, 2015
Clark Terry Dies; Oppo Releases Portable Headphone Amp/DAC; Target Expanding CE Pilot; Sears’ CE Strategy; LG Pricing Set on UHD OLED Displays
Audio News for December 12, 2014
You Can’t Receive UHD Movies from Netflix or Amazon on a Computer; Mobile Fidelity Wants More Fidelity on Releases; Meridian Audio’s MQA Technology Squeezes Higher Quality Out of Digital Music Files; Fiio X1 – an Inexpensive Hi-Res Mobile Player
Audio News for November 21, 2014
Director Nike Nichols Dies at 83; NativeDSD.com Offers Nearly 400 Albums from 18 Labels in DSD; Promates Offers Highest-Res Downloads in DXD; Gold Note Ultimate Turntable
Audio News for November 11, 2014
Founder of The Absolute Sound Harry Pearson Dies; Onkyo Adds Spotify Connect and New Control App; James Cameron Says 3D TV Was Premature
Audio News for October 31, 2014
Ten Best Classical Music Comedies and Parodies; Complete Peabody Panel on the Uncertain Future of Classical Music; Sharp Introduces World’s First Wireless Hi-Res Audio Player; Possible Dangers of Wireless Radiation
Audio News for October 14, 2014
Sony Hi-Res Headphones & DAC/Amp; Sharp Names UHD Video Comptetition Winners; Arcam Introduces New SACD/CD Player, Stereo Amp & Preamp, and Integrated Amp
Audio News for September 23, 2014
Radio Shack Trying to Avoid Bankruptcy; JVC Adds Four Waterproof Headphone Models; Marantz Premium Headphone Amp; Lexar Introduces Fastest UHS-II Memory Cards Available; Hi-Res Walkman for Those on the Move
Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards (1957) – Verve/ HDTT DVD-A
A 1957 prerecorded stereotape in hi-res of the great Joe Williams with Basie.
Audio News for July 25, 2014
Marantz Adds Network Player/DAC; Streaming’s 42% Yearly Growth; Sony’s New Walkman Steals Hi-Res Idea; New Report on Global Home Audio Market 2014-18
Blue Coast Collection 2 [TrackList follows] – Blue Coast Collection 2 – Sunset Sessions E.S.E./Various Artists – Blue Coast Records
Hi-Res technology elevates this acoustic song collection.
Art Lande, solo piano – Kiss in a Shadow [TrackList follows] – Blue Coast Records (avail. as hi-res download)
A fine encore to Lande’s earlier solo piano album for Blue Coast Records.
Audio News for June 24, 2014
CE Devices in Home Multiply but Home Electricity Useage Falls; Onkyo Offers Dolby Atmos for Home Theaters; Pioneer Launches its First AV receivers and Speakers with Dolby Atmos
Audio News for June 10, 21014
Channel Classics’ New DSD Download Site; Electronic Sales of Online Movies and TV Grows 68%; Classical Music News; RadioShack Labs to Promote Product Innovation
Audio News for June 6, 2014
Netflix Plan for Streaming UHD; HiFi House Liquidates; Clarion Car Electronics Launches Car Restoration Project; New Bluetooth Speakers from TDK Life on Record; Polk Launches Their First Active Speaker; Yamaha Adds Two Stereo Components
Audio News for May 20, 2014
AT&T Agreement to Purchase DirecTV; Astell & Kern Upgrade Their Hi-Res Audio Portables; Cambridge Audio at the Munich High-End Show
Audio New for February 7, 2014
Panasonic Reports Higher Sales & Profits; Pianist Christopher O’Riley Brings Rock to Classical; Bandwidth Continues to Increase with Esoteric Components; SiriusXM Has Record Q4 Revenue
The Stockfisch DMM-CD/SACD Sampler Vol. 1 – Stockfisch
An amazing amount of work went into this German attempt to capture the enhancements of stereo vinyl sound without its usual side effects.
Audio News for December 13, 2013
Publicity on HI-Res Downloads; CNET Editors’ Picks for Holiday; RadioShack Receives New Financing; Two More Hollywood Studios for Dolby’s Digital Plus
Audio News for December 6, 2013
New Smart TV Platform; Free Linn Christmas Downloads; Klipsch Launches Anti-Counterfeiting Program for Headphones; Spotliter App Produces Video Effects as They are Recorded; Kickstarter Getting Involved in More Audio Product Introductions; Meridian Explorer is TAS’ Product of the Year; 2013 Editors’ Choice Awards for Cartridges Under $500
Audio News for November 22, 2013
2014 International CES to Feature Record of Automotive Exhibitors; New Noise-Cancelling Headphone; Acoustic Sounds HiRez Store Offering Titles in DSD; TiVo Systems Added to Blue Ridge Cable; Reelin’ in the Years Finds Unseen Screen Tests from ‘80s & ‘90s
Audio News for October 11, 2013
Gryphon Launches Super-High-End D/A Converter; TAS Survey of Six High-End Headphones; The New Audio Geeks; Dish Customers Blacked Out in Two Markets
Audio News for September 27, 2013
Apple Launches iTunes Radio; Poland Celebrates Penderecki’s 80th Birthday; Sony’s New Double-DSD Hi-Res Audio System