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Victrola Stream Sapphire Streaming Turntable and Ortofon 2M Blue Cartridge

Written by: Gordon Brockhouse
Created: 15 December 2024

“This sure looks interesting,” I thought to myself when I saw the announcement of the Victrola Stream Sapphire turntable during the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show last January. It might strike some readers as weird to see a Victrola turntable reviewed on an audiophile website. The legendary brand, now owned by Innovative Technology Electronics LLC in Denver, CO, is better known for novelty audio products like suitcase record players and countertop jukeboxes than it is for serious hi-fi components.

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Technics SC-CX700 Streaming Active Speaker System

Written by: Gordon Brockhouse
Created: 15 November 2024

As regular visitors to this website likely know, I embraced Simplifi’d hi-fi out of necessity rather than choice. In the small 1920s rowhouse my missus and I have called home since early 2018, our hi-fi system lives in the living room. There’s no other space that can serve as a listening room. For that reason, a conventional component system with passive speakers, amplifier, and source components won’t work for us, because such a system would clutter up a multipurpose space that we use for entertaining and hanging out.

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Eversolo Audio DMP-A8 Streaming Preamplifier

Written by: Roger Kanno
Created: 01 November 2024

Note: for the full suite of measurements from the SoundStage! Audio-Electronics Lab, click this link.

Reviewers' ChoiceI hadn’t heard much about Eversolo before receiving the DMP-A8 for review. I saw some online chatter around the time this product was released and some early reviews, but I knew very little about Eversolo except that it was the relatively new audio brand of Zidoo, which has been producing high-quality video media streamers for several years.

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Marantz Model M1 Streaming Integrated Amplifier

Written by: Dennis Burger
Created: 15 October 2024

Close your eyes for a second and envision the Platonic ideal of a streaming amplifier. Then open them again and keep reading. You probably pictured something along the lines of the NAD C 700, right? Or maybe the Cambridge Audio CXN100? Or the SVS Prime Wireless Pro SoundBase? In other words, a black box with either a touchscreen or at least a digital display.

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Bluesound Node Nano Streamer

Written by: Todd Whitesel
Created: 15 September 2024

Reviewers' ChoiceCanada’s Bluesound has made a name for itself with its highly regarded music-streaming products. In July 2023, I reviewed Bluesound’s Powernode Edge streaming integrated amplifier for Simplifi and was impressed by its sound and design. Bluesound has recently introduced three new music streaming devices: the Node Icon reference music streamer ($999, all prices USD), the Node performance music streamer ($549), and the Node Nano wireless music streamer ($299), the subject of this review. As the names suggest, each model offers different levels of functionality and performance, with the Nano being the most basic.

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Naim Audio Uniti Nova PE Streaming Integrated Amplifier

Written by: Roger Kanno
Created: 15 August 2024

Note: for the full suite of measurements from the SoundStage! Audio-Electronics Lab, click this link.

Few audio brands are as steeped in tradition as Naim Audio. In my mind, companies like McIntosh, Bryston, and Naim, along with a few others, conjure up memories from my early years as an audiophile of coveted but unattainable audio products. In February last year, fellow SoundStage! Network reviewer Jonathan Gorse wrote about his experience with the original Nait integrated amplifier and his introduction to the Naim brand almost 40 years ago. I was reintroduced to the brand ten years ago when the Naim Statement NAC S1 preamplifier and NAP S1 mono power amplifier made their debut at the annual CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas.

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Triangle Capella Active Loudspeaker System

Written by: Gordon Brockhouse
Created: 01 August 2024

The French speaker brand Triangle isn’t especially well known here on the left side of the pond, but its products have had a good run on the SoundStage! Network. Back in May 2020, Diego Estan reviewed the Triangle Borea BR03 on SoundStage! Access, a passive two-way standmount speaker. This $559/pair speaker (all prices in USD except where noted) received a Reviewers’ Choice award and was later named a 2020 SoundStage! Network Product of the Year. Exactly three years after Diego’s review was published, I reviewed the Triangle Borea BR03 BT powered loudspeaker system ($799) for SoundStage! Simplifi. The two models have the same driver complement and virtually identical cabinet designs, but the BR03 BT also has a built-in 60Wpc class-D amp with a phono stage, optical and digital inputs, and a Bluetooth receiver. Just wire the system to a source (or pair it with your smartphone) and start listening. Like the Borea BR03 before it, the Borea BR03 BT won a Reviewers’ Choice award.

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Q Acoustics M40 HD Powered Loudspeaker System

Written by: Todd Whitesel
Created: 15 July 2024

When is a speaker more than a speaker? When it’s a system. That is precisely what UK-based Q Acoustics is offering with its M40 HD: an all-in-one music system—just add a source and start playing. Priced at $999 (all prices in USD), the M40 HD is a follow-up to the bookshelf-size M20 HD system ($499), which Kurt Wetzel reviewed for Simplifi in June 2022. But the M40 HD speakers are floorstanders that each have two mid/bass drivers; the M20 HD speakers have one. That, and their greater output power, enable them to play louder and deeper than the M20 HD speakers. For floorstanding speakers, the M40s have a relatively small footprint, which listeners with limited space or a preference for unobtrusive designs are sure to appreciate.

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Arcam Radia ST5 Streamer

Written by: Dennis Burger
Created: 15 June 2024

As I mentioned in my unboxing of Arcam’s new A25 integrated amplifier ($1499, all prices in USD) on SoundStage! Access, I have an incredible hardwired affection for the brand that I feel compelled to mention right up front—not to bias you, dear reader, but simply to lay bare my own biases. Because I can’t help but think that those biases affect the way I view and interact with a product like the A25’s companion piece, the ST5 streamer ($799).

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Roon Labs Nucleus One Music Server

Written by: Gordon Brockhouse
Created: 15 May 2024

Reviewers' ChoiceEver since I got into file-based playback in 2011, I’ve consistently used an Apple Mac Mini as a music server—but lately, I’ve changed things up a bit. For the past few months, I’ve been using a Roon Nucleus One to stream music throughout my home and play music through headphones. Priced at $499.99 (all prices in USD), the Nucleus One has one purpose and one purpose only: to run Roon Server software.

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Rotel RAS-5000 Streaming Integrated Amplifier

Written by: George de Sa
Created: 01 May 2024

Note: for the full suite of measurements from the SoundStage! Audio-Electronics Lab, click this link.

When spring arrives, decluttering becomes a priority for me. Blame it on my OCD, but I want to clear everything out and start afresh. Yet, you can’t get rid of everything—some things are essential. If you’re a music lover, a serious sound system is one of those essentials. Sure, a phone with a Bluetooth speaker can play tunes, but if you really want to feel the music, to have it calm you down or get you dancing, a more capable system is in order. A streaming integrated amplifier like the Rotel RAS-5000 ($2999.99, all prices in USD) coupled with a set of nice loudspeakers might be the ticket. Just connect it to your home network and start streaming. You can also connect external source components, such as a disc player, HDTV, and personal computer.

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  1. Marantz CD 50n Streaming CD Player
  2. KEF LSX II LT Streaming Active Speaker System
  3. Bluesound Pulse M Streaming Tabletop Music System
  4. Buchardt Audio Anniversary 10 Active Loudspeaker and Platin Stereo Hub WiSA Transmitter
  5. Bang & Olufsen Beosound Balance Active Loudspeaker
  6. Kanto Audio ORA Reference Active Speaker System
  7. Elipson Prestige Facet 6B BT Powered Loudspeaker System
  8. Bluesound Node X Streaming DAC-preamplifier
  9. System Audio Silverback 1 Active On-Wall Speaker System and Stereo Hub
  10. Volumio Integro Streaming Integrated Amplifier
  11. Pro-Ject Audio Systems T2 W Wi-Fi Turntable with Sumiko Rainier Cartridge
  12. Klipsch The Nines Active Loudspeaker System
  13. Bluesound Powernode Edge Streaming Integrated Amplifier
  14. Cambridge Audio Alva TT V2 Turntable
  15. NAD CS1 Network Music Player
  16. Rotel S14 Streaming Integrated Amplifier
  17. Triangle Borea BR03 BT Powered Loudspeaker System
  18. iFi Audio Neo Stream Streaming DAC-Preamplifier
  19. PSB Alpha iQ Streaming Active Loudspeaker System
  20. Elac Debut ConneX DCB41 Powered Loudspeaker System
  21. Bowers & Wilkins Panorama 3 Soundbar
  22. JBL 4305P Active Loudspeaker System
  23. Dynaudio Focus 30 Active Loudspeaker System
  24. SVS Prime Wireless Pro Active Loudspeaker System
  25. Totem Acoustic Kin Play Tower Powered Loudspeaker System
  26. System Audio Legend 7.2 Silverback Active On-Wall Speaker and Stereo Hub
  27. Roksan Attessa Streaming Integrated Amplifier
  28. JBL L75ms Integrated Music System
  29. KEF LS60 Wireless Active Speaker System
  30. Zidoo Neo S 4K UHD Media Player
  31. Q Acoustics M20 HD Powered Wireless Music System
  32. Sonus Faber Omnia Wireless Music System
  33. Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Wireless Speaker
  34. NAD Masters M10 V2 Streaming Integrated Amplifier
  35. Mission LX Connect Wireless Active Speakers and Hub
  36. Linn Series 3 Active Loudspeakers
  37. Bang & Olufsen Beolab 28 Active Loudspeakers
  38. KEF KC62 Powered Subwoofer
  39. NAD C 700 Streaming Integrated Amplifier
  40. iFi Audio Zen Stream Wi-Fi Streamer
  41. System Audio Legend 40.2 Silverback Active Loudspeakers and Stereo Hub WiSA Transmitter
  42. Bluesound Node Streaming DAC-Preamplifier
  43. Acoustic Energy AE1 Active Loudspeakers
  44. Q Acoustics Q Active 200 Active Loudspeakers
  45. Bluesound Powernode Multiroom Streaming Integrated Amplifier
  46. Edifier Airpulse A300Pro Active Loudspeakers
  47. KEF LS50 Wireless II Active Loudspeakers
  48. Bryston BR-20 Streaming Preamplifier-DAC
  49. HEDD Type 05 MK2 Active Speakers and Bass 08 Subwoofer
  50. SVS 3000 Micro Subwoofer
  51. Sony SA-Z1 Active Nearfield Loudspeakers
  52. Heavenly Soundworks FIVE17 Active Loudspeakers
  53. Marantz SACD 30n SACD/CD Player and Streaming DAC-Preamp
  54. DALI Oberon 1 C Active Loudspeakers and Sound Hub Wireless Transmitter
  55. PSB Alpha AM3 Powered Loudspeakers
  56. iFi Audio Neo iDSD DAC-Preamp-Headphone Amplifier
  57. Bluesound Pulse Sub+ Wireless Subwoofer
  58. PSB Alpha AM5 Powered Loudspeakers
  59. SVS Prime Wireless SoundBase Streaming Integrated Amplifier
  60. Focal Solo6 Be Active Loudspeakers
  61. Buchardt Audio A500 Active Loudspeakers and Stereo Hub WiSA Transmitter
  62. Klipsch The Fives Active Loudspeakers
  63. Triangle Elara LN01A Powered Loudspeakers
  64. Volumio Primo Community Edition and Hi-Fi Edition Streaming DACs
  65. System Audio Legend 5 Silverback Active Loudspeakers and Stereo Hub WiSA Transmitter
  66. Andover Audio Model-One Turntable Music System
  67. Elac Alchemy DDP-2 Streaming DAC-Preamp
  68. Focal Shape 65 Analog Active Loudspeakers
  69. HEDD Type 07 Analog Active Loudspeakers
  70. exaSound Audio Design Delta Music Server M100
  71. Bryston BDA-3.14 Streaming DAC-Preamplifier
  72. iFi Audio Pro iDSD Streaming DAC-Preamp-Headphone Amplifier
  73. Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar
  74. DALI Rubicon 6 C Hybrid Active Loudspeakers
  75. Pro-Ject Audio Systems Pre Box RS2 Digital DAC-Preamp-Headphone Amp
  76. Klipsch RW-51M Wireless Powered Loudspeakers
  77. iFi Audio Aurora Wireless Music System
  78. Naim Audio Mu-so Qb 2nd Generation Wireless Music System
  79. Cambridge Audio CXA81 Integrated Amplifier-DAC
  80. Hegel Music Systems H120 Integrated Amplifier-DAC
  81. DALI Katch One Soundbar
  82. NAD Classic C 658 BluOS Streaming DAC
  83. Kanto Audio Tuk Powered Loudspeakers
  84. Lumin T2 Network Music Player
  85. Naim Audio ND5 XS 2 Network Music Player
  86. Elac Navis ARF-51 Active Loudspeakers
  87. Devialet Phantom Reactor 900 Active Loudspeakers
  88. PMC result6 Active Loudspeakers
  89. Bowers & Wilkins Formation Duo Active Loudspeakers
  90. Naim Audio Mu-so 2nd Generation Wireless Music System
  91. McIntosh Laboratory MTI100 Integrated Turntable
  92. Yamaha WXA-50 MusicCast Streaming Amplifier
  93. NAD Masters M10 BluOS Streaming Integrated Amplifier
  94. Primare SC15 Prisma Streaming DAC-Preamp
  95. Naim Uniti Core CD Ripper/Music Server
  96. Elac Navis ARB-51 Active Loudspeakers
  97. Bluesound Pulse 2i Wireless Speaker
  98. SVS Prime Wireless Active Speakers
  99. Totem Acoustic Kin Play Powered Speakers
  100. KEF LSX Active Loudspeakers
  101. Bluesound Vault 2i CD Ripper-Server-Streamer
  102. Pro-Ject Audio Systems Stream Box S2 Ultra Music Streamer
  103. Kii Audio Three DSP-Controlled Active Loudspeakers
  104. Aurender S5W Battery-Powered Wireless Active Loudspeakers
  105. Cambridge Audio Yoyo (L) Wireless Speaker
  106. DALI Callisto 2 C Active Speaker System
  107. Kanto SYD Bluetooth Speaker
  108. LG G7 ThinQ Smartphone
  109. Pro-Ject Audio Systems Juke Box E Turntable-Integrated Amplifier
  110. NAD D 3020 V2 Bluetooth Integrated Amplifier-DAC
  111. Polk Assist Wi-Fi Smart Speaker
  112. MartinLogan Unison Wireless Preamplifier
  113. Dynaudio Music 7 Wi-Fi Speaker
  114. Musical Fidelity M6 Encore 225 Music System
  115. Cocktail Audio X35 Music System
  116. Peachtree Audio decco125 Sky Integrated Amplifier-DAC
  117. Technics Ottava f SC-C70 Music System
  118. JBL Link 500 Wi-Fi Speaker
  119. Trinnov Amethyst DAC-Preamplifier-Processor
  120. Control4 Triad One Streaming Amplifier
  121. Elac Discovery Z3 Wi-Fi Speaker
  122. Klipsch Heritage Wireless Three Wi-Fi Speaker
  123. Paradigm PW 300 Wi-Fi Loudspeakers
  124. Thiel Audio Aurora Home Wi-Fi Speaker
  125. Hegel Music Systems H190 DAC-Integrated Amplifier
  126. Yamaha R-N803 Network Stereo Receiver
  127. Onkyo TX-8270 Network Stereo Receiver
  128. Dynaudio Focus 20 XD Active Loudspeakers
  129. Riva Audio Festival Wi-Fi Speaker
  130. Naim Audio Uniti Atom Wireless Streaming DAC-Integrated Amplifier
  131. NAD Masters Series M50.2 Digital Music Player
  132. Bryston BryFi BW-1 Wi-Fi Speaker
  133. Arcam rPlay Music Streamer
  134. Auralic Polaris Wireless Streaming DAC-Integrated Amplifier
  135. Simaudio Moon Neo ACE DAC-Streamer-Integrated Amplifier
  136. NAD C 368 DAC-Integrated Amplifier
  137. Lumin M1 Integrated Amplifier-Network Music Player
  138. Arcam Solo Music DAC-Integrated Amplifier-Universal Player
  139. McIntosh Laboratory RS100 Wi-Fi Loudspeakers
  140. Hegel Music Systems Röst Integrated Amplifier
  141. Naim Audio Mu-so Qb Wi-Fi Speaker
  142. Bang & Olufsen BeoSound 2 Wi-Fi Speaker

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