Shanling will be demonstrating two disc players, DAC/Headphone Amp, DAC/Streamer, and HW-600 open-back headphones at High END. The Shanling SM1.3 Music Streamer (network streamer) is powered by a ...

At $6,999, the Rotel Michi Q5 is a high-end CD player with additional functionality as a transport and DAC. One of my favorite integrated amplifiers of the past decade was the Rotel Michi; I made it ...

Many high-end CD players have a DAC. But not many high-end DACs have a CD player. That makes the Canor Gaia C2 very unusual. It's basically a premium digital-to-analogue convertor with tube output, ...

The introduction of the Michi Q5 had us pondering why a company like Rotel chose to launch a CD player rather than a music streamer in its high-end statement range. Given the popularity of Spotify, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Pro-Ject Audio has unveiled its new CD Box RS2 Tube, the ...