Author: P. Cash
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1More Announces Wireless Versions of Their Triple Driver & Quad Driver Earphones
On the heels of announcing three CES2018 awards for their critically acclaimed Triple-Driver and Quad-Driver earphones, the company also announced they are doubling down on that success by releasing wireless versions of those same headphones. Here’s some more info from their press release: The Bluetooth Driver Series will encompass a Quad ($229.99), Triple ($129.99), and Dual…
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Optoma NuForce Showcases New Collection of Premium, High Value NuForce Wireless Earphones
Will NuForce have the first affordable truly wireless earbud worth buying? What follows is a press release from Optoma. LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Optoma, a world leading manufacturer of video and audio products, unveils its 2018 collection of audio products in the Optoma NuForce portfolio at CES 2018. Leveraging cutting-edge sound technologies, the Optoma…
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Get these “Wall of Fame” Sennheiser Heaphones for $90 (that’s $60 off)
Fry’s Electronics is offering the Sennheiser HD 4.40 Wireless Bluetooth headphones this week for $89.95, (w/ a Fry’s Promocode, that you can get for free here) which is $60 off the usual price of $149.99! These highly rated over-ear headphones offer well-balanced sound with Bluetooth 4.0 for quick connections and Apt X for CD-Quality sound…
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ICYMI: Great Hi-Fi Articles from the Past Week
Great article about the best Noise Cancelling headphones on the market (no, not Bose)– http://www.digitalaudioreview.net/2018/01/letters-to-the-editor-bowers-wilkins-px/ Cool tour of Bower & Wilkins’ 800 Series factory– http://www.hifiplus.com/articles/meet-your-maker-bowers-wilkins/ Inner Fidelity’s Tyll Hertsens runs down the best headphones of 2017 (as usual, he manages to work some surprises in there)– https://www.innerfidelity.com/content/2017-innerfidelity-top-ten-best-headphones-year Stereophile sits down with Jazz Great Ron Carter and…
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This $150 Budget Hi-Fi Headphone Setup Will Wow You!
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in DACs, Deals, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, MQA, Music, Reviews, StreamingLooking for great sound on a razor-thin budget? Well this combo, which includes a comfortable over-ear headphone and a well-respected headphone DAC/AMP, will give you a quality hi-fi experience for less than what many people spend on headphones alone. To create this budget rig, we start with an entry-level set of AKG studio cans, the…
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ICYMI: Great Hi-Fi and Music Articles from 2017
Here are some of the great Hi-Fi and music articles I read in 2017…. Great story behind the creation of one of the most innovative BT Headphones on the market- https://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/audio-technicas-ath-dsrbt9-aptx-hd-bluetooth-headphones-were-almost-never-made/ Stereophile’s nod to some of the best budget gear of 2017- https://www.stereophile.com/content/stereophiles-products-2017-joint-budget-components-year Sennheiser releases a redesign of its iconic and legendary HD650 headphone- https://newatlas.com/sennheiser-hd660s-open-back-headphones/51750/…
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Favorite Albums of 2017-All The Rest…
While Jazz is probably the genre I listen to most, I also listen to many others, including Hip-Hop, Soul, R&B, Alternative, Electronic, etc…so after two posts dedicated to my favorite Jazz albums of 2017, I would like to share my favorites from all the other Genres! Let me know some of your favorites by posting…
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Qobuz Brings High-Res Online Music Service to the U.S.
This is a press release issued by Qobuz. LAS VEGAS, Jan. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Qobuz, a European commercial online music streaming and downloading service, announced today its high-end system will be available in the United States beginning in mid-2018. Qobuz is the highest resolution music streaming service in the world, providing users with the most in-depth and interactive music…
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Tube Analog Sound for Smartphones: Qoobi
This is a press release from Qoobi and Promwad VILNIUS, Lithuania, Jan. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — A new wireless device converting digital music from smartphones to hi-end analog audio will be presented at the CES show in Las Vegas from January 9 to 12. This is the first product of the Qoobi Audio Innovations Company,…
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Zorloo Introduces Its Second-Generation Portable USB-DAC Product
This is a press release from Zorloo (HK) Limited. KOWLOON, Hong Kong, Dec. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Zorloo is pleased to introduce its second-generation portable USB-DAC product, ZuperDAC-S, today. It builds on its wildly praised ZuperDAC to enable computers or mobile phones an unprecedented HiFi music experience. Today, computers and mobile phones are powerful enough to handle different audio protocols.…
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Favorite Jazz Albums of 2017-Part 2
Well in 2017, the Jazz was so nice, we had to do the Favorite Jazz Albums twice…here are some more albums that stood out to me last year… Louis Hayes-Serenade for Horace Drummer Louis Hayes, who came to prominence as sideman for Jazz Greats Horace Silver and Cannonball Adderly, signed with Blue Note Records in…
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Favorite Jazz Albums of 2017-Part 1
I know i’m a little late on this one, but before we get too deep into 2018, I want to share some of my favorite Jazz Albums from 2017. In my desire to avoid a “me too” list, I left off some recordings that have received universal acclaim in the press. However, some albums I…
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My Return to Tidal Hi-Fi – No Strings Attached!
So i’m a week into my 12 day Free Tidal Preview Access, and I must say I have a new appreciation for their “Hi-Fi” CD Quality streaming. I signed up back in 2015, and it seemed like it was not quite ready for primetime. At that time, when you listened to a selection, the service…