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MBL E31 CD Player/DAC
CES 2014
Jon Iverson  |  Jan 17, 2014  |  0 comments
At the back of their suite, in a private room to the side, was a new prototype Player/DAC called the E31 which will feature 24/192 PCM capability, USB 1&2, SPDIF and AES/EBU digital inputs. Price and availability have not been set yet, but the player did have a beautiful round remote and a sensor on top that detects when someone approaches and then turns on the display.

Later in the year we'll see the new E41 DAC added to the line which should have the same basic specs at the E31 and also DSD.

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Bruno Putzeys' Mola-Mola DAC Closer Up
CES 2014
Jon Iverson  |  Jan 17, 2014  |  0 comments
The five layer stack of boards is a working prototype. The final design will fit flat in a typical chassis.

BTW, Even after seeing the company logo with the little fish in it, I still had to look it up: Mola-Mola is a name for the ocean sunfish.

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Mola-Mola New DAC Prototype
CES 2014
Jon Iverson  |  Jan 17, 2014  |  5 comments
Mola-Mola's Bruno Putzeys says that he wants to leapfrog the idea of incremental DAC design and create a product that puts us a decade down the road in one jump. To that end, he was showing off a prototype design that he has working, but not fit into a product yet. He adds that it should be ready in about a year.
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Lumin Network Music Player Line Up
CES 2014
Jon Iverson  |  Jan 17, 2014  |  0 comments
Lumin had an entire row of new network players scheduled for release mid-year--all with prices still to be determined. Starting at the left, the S1 will be the flagship model and probably come in over $7k. The S1 handles DSD 64&128 and up to 24/192 PCM, includes four ESS Sabre 9018 DAC chips and also HDMI output.
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Cary Audio DMS-500 Digital Music Streamer
CES 2014
Jon Iverson  |  Jan 17, 2014  |  0 comments
Cary Audio is diving deep into streaming digital with their new DMS-500. There is a USB input on the front and two on the back for NAS drives or computer audio. There is also an eSATA port for direct connection, aptX Bluetooth for the phones in the room, SPDIF via coax and toslink.
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NAD M12 DAC/Preamp
CES 2014
Jon Iverson  |  Jan 15, 2014  |  0 comments
Jason mentions the new NAD Master Series below, but it's worth fleshing out the M12 DAC/Pre. Inside is basically the same DAC as the M51 which has been updated it a bit. The M12 also features NAD's MDC or Modular Design Construction chassis, meaning there are several card slots on the back for a variety of inputs including their new BluOS on a card to tie it in with the new Bluesound products from parent company Lenbrook Industries

The M12 (which NAD calls a Host component) will be available in May for $3,499.

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Ayre QB-9 DAC and QA-9 ADC Adds DSD
CES 2014
Jon Iverson  |  Jan 15, 2014  |  3 comments
This year has seen Ayre add DSD capability to both the QB-9 DAC ($3250) and QA-9 ADC ($3950). Older QB-9s can be upgraded for $500 (makes everything sound better they say), and the QA-9 gets a free firmware update.
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Sim Audio Neo 2600 CD Transport/DAC
CES 2014
Jon Iverson  |  Jan 15, 2014  |  0 comments
Sim Audio's Lionel Goodfield notes that CDs are still major parts of most audiophile music collections, so he wanted to develop a player to maximize the format's potential while keeping costs under control. The result is the Neo 2600 for $2,000 that features a floating transport and borrows much of its technology from the company's more expensive 650D from the Evolution Series.

The 2600 also has SPDIF and AES/EBU inputs and can be upgraded for $1,000 with an internal 32 bit DAC that also adds a USB input. Available in black, silver and 2-tone.

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Cambridge Audio 851D DAC/Preamp
CES 2014
Jon Iverson  |  Jan 15, 2014  |  0 comments
Kalman Rubinson mentions the big news from Cambridge Audio earlier in this report: the Minx Xi streaming device. Also worth mentioning is that the company announced the $1,649 851D DAC/Pre, which in addition to normal DAC functions, can accept a stream from your phone or other Bluetooth device. Available now.
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Project DAC BOX RS
CES 2014
Jon Iverson  |  Jan 15, 2014  |  0 comments
Project is adding some more midi-size products to its line. In addition to the STREAM BOX noted by Kal, a new product this year is the Class-A tube balanced output DAC BOX RS (pictured at the bottom right), which should be available now for around $1,000 or so. Users can switch between tube and solid state output and the DAC accepts all the usual inputs at PCM rates up to 24/192. Digital processing is built around two BurrBrown 1792 chips.

Above the DAC is the new PRE BOX RS Digital preamp/DAC also available shortly for $1,500. This one also had a headphone amp built in with switchable impedance and damping factor from the front panel.

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