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(February 22, 2025) Harman's Senior Director of Product Strategy & Planning (Luxury Audio) and friend of AV NIRVANA's community, Jim Garrett, is one of the industry's best when it comes to product knowledge and technical breakdowns. We caught up with Jim at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2024...

A couple years ago I reviewed iFi Audio’s bluetooth DAC, the Zen Air Blue and called it a great stocking stuffer for the audiophile on your shopping list. The sound quality on that device was and still is fantastic. My main complaint was that it wasn’t a true ‘streamer’, but only a bluetooth...

I use Roon with convolution filter generated from REW measurements. The measurement was done with UMIK-1 connected to PC. PC connected with aux-to-rca cable directly to preamp. Today I started wondering if this should be done through my external DAC. So question is: Should I connect directly to...

(November 18, 2023) Two years ago, iFi Audio released its top-tier battery powered DAC/headphone amp the iDSD Diablo. Designed for purists looking for the best audio performance from a transportable device, the Diablo was offered for a dollar short of $1,000 with the promise of unadulterated...

Deer Creek Audio has published a new blog post covering Home Theater Multi-Subwoofer Setup for miniDSP, REW and Dirac Live. This paper walks you through the setup of your home theater multi-subwoofer configuration using the miniDSP 2x4 HD, DDRC-24 or Flex. This process helps optimize the...

I have been a music lover for over 60 years. My military career offered me the chance to try out a lot equipment and I even sold top end equipment when I retired. My career also impacted my hearing and my high frequency hearing peaks around 8kz. Music can still sound great even with that...

iFi Audio’s latest creation is a fusion of its popular xCAN and xDSD ‘x-series’ of portable devices, borrowing the xDSD’s digital approach to DAC/Headphone duties and the XCAN amp’s analog sensibilities. The result is the xDSD Gryphon, a half-pound battery-powered DAC/Headphone amp endowed with...