Tag: bluetooth receiver
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Auris bluMe Pro Review: This Bluetooth Receiver DAC Is An Excellent Value!
Auris bluMe Pro Review: This Bluetooth Receiver/DAC is a great value for anyone looking to add wireless audio streaming to their stereo system. It’s especially a good option for those in rural areas that can’t get speedy Wi-fi! Auris bluMe Pro Review: Intro Right now, music streamers are very popular. They allow you to play…
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iFi Audio GO blu Review: This Elegant $200 Bluetooth Headphone Amplifier Is Powerful & Compact!
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Intro Ifi Audio is known for making remarkable yet affordable DAC/Headphone Amps, but today we’re looking at their first Portable Bluetooth DAC/Amp, the $199 iFi GO blu. Unlike many portable Bluetooth DACs, the GO blu has separate Amp, DAC, and Bluetooth circuits which enable it to provide double the output power of competitors. iFi also…
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The New GO Blu Portable DAC Amp Combo From Ifi Audio is a $199 Powerhouse!
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Today, iFi announced their smallest DAC/Headphone Amp to date, the $199 GO blu. About the size of a Zippo lighter, this compact unit connects to sources either via Bluetooth (with aptX, aptX HD, aptX LL, aptX Adaptive, LDAC, HWA/LHDC, AAC, or SBC codecs) or USB, and it’s said to have separate Bluetooth, DAC, and Amp…
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ZEN Blue V2: iFi Gives A Boost To Their Spectacular Bluetooth Receiver!
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in Best Buys, Bluetooth, Budget, DACs, Deals, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Music, News, Streaming, Uncategorized, Videos, WirelessFollowing the release of ZEN DAC V2, iFi Audio has unveiled yet another upgrade to their affordable ZEN hi-fi line with the ZEN Blue V2. The V2 release of the ZEN Blue Bluetooth receiver now has an upgraded antenna for up to 70-80% better Bluetooth range and an upgraded low-jitter crystal clock that provides lower…
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Now That’s A Good Question…Bluetooth vs. Wi-Fi Music Streaming?
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in Best Buys, Bluetooth, Budget, DACs, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, Integrated Amps, Music, News, Power Amps, Preamps, Software, Streaming, Videos, WirelessA reader writes: Would a music streamer, like Andover’s Audio Songbird Music Streamer, be necessary for a system with a PS Audio Sprout since the Sprout has Bluetooth? Thanks M.B. Hello M.B, Not necessarily. If you’re happy with the sound from Bluetooth, then you may not need a Wi-Fi streamer like the Songbird. However,…
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Shanling BA1 Desktop Hi-Fi Bluetooth Receiver Review: Exquisite Bluetooth DAC For Headphones And Speakers!
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Remarkable Wireless Sound For The Money! It wasn’t long ago, the phrase “Hi-Fi Bluetooth Receiver” would’ve been considered something of an oxymoron. Even a couple of years back, the sound quality of Bluetooth was pretty poor, and most audiophiles would’ve scoffed at the idea of “Hi-Fi Bluetooth.” But in the last year or so, new…
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Shanling’s Affordable BA1 Bluetooth Receiver Wows With Remarkable Features
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in Best Buys, Bluetooth, Budget, DACs, Deals, Headphone Amps, Headphones, Hi-Fi, Hi-Res Music, Home Audio, MQA, Music, News, Preamps, Streaming, Uncategorized, Videos, Wireless“Hi-Res” Bluetooth And A Whole Lot More… Shanling, a company known here in the U.S. for its portable “head-fi” offerings, entered the desktop side of hi-fi today with its new $169 BA1 Desktop Hi-Fi Bluetooth Receiver. While it’s billed as a Bluetooth DAC of sorts, a quick reading of the features paints it as much…
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iFi Zen Blue HiFi Bluetooth Receiver Desktop DAC/Adapter Review: This Intoxicating Wireless DAC Is A Bargain!
Bluetooth is becoming a big part of hi-fi, whether you like it or not. Many came to know it as a way to make a cellphone call without getting tangled up in wires, but now it’s how many people listen to music. With the current version, Bluetooth 5.0, we have arrived at a place where…
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iFi ZEN Blue: A Bluetooth Receiver Crafted For Audiophiles
Our full review of the iFi ZEN Blue is up! Check it out here. iFi is bringing High-Resolution Audio via Bluetooth to a desktop near you. The $129 iFi ZEN Blue is their new desktop-sized Bluetooth Reciever that leverages hi-res Bluetooth codecs like LDAC and aptX HD to convey 24-bit “better than CD quality”…