With the CD 50n, Marantz is well on its way to renewal. It is the third CD player – and the seventh product – with the characteristic design and familiar Marantz qualities. The player is positioned between the excellent Marantz SACD 30n with SACD CD and network and the simpler CD 60. Which is a …
Bluesound Node is a small family of streaming receivers. We tested the fourth edition two years ago. But now the fifth incarnation has arrived, and it’s not called Node 5, but Node X. This is to mark the 10th anniversary of Bluesound. The Bluesound Node X has exactly the same dimensions and connections as its …
Danish company Tangent Audio doesn’t do things the same way as the majority. In a time when only the most expensive and heavy gear is available as separate components, they offer preamp and power amplifier sets at budget prices – and in mini format. We have previously tested the Tangent Preamp II / PowerAmpster II …
When we get a new NAD amp in for testing, we usually remark that it has the same grey and unadorned design that NAD has had for decades. This is actually not entirely true. NAD, like its competitors, has continually tweaked its design in line with changing fashions and technologies. Today’s NAD amplifiers may be …
Which headphones or earbuds did you last buy? Most likely they were wireless, as over 80 percent of all headphones sold in 2021 were. And I understand that, because I have several pairs of wireless earbuds and headphones myself. They are convenient, not least because modern phones completely lack a headphone output. And wireless can …
Citation is the name of Harman Kardon’s family of speakers and amplifiers with built-in music streaming. But where other multi-room manufacturers like Sonos and Bluesound use their own locked technology, Harman Kardon uses standardized streaming technologies like Google Home and Apple AirPlay 2. This allows you to connect Citation products with other streaming products using …
Most amplifiers that we encounter are of the integrated type, ie where everything is gathered in one unit. But there are still some who swear by having a pure preamplifier. Either because they have special requirements for the power amplifier, or because it has to be combined with active speakers. The NAD C658 is a …
CD players are not what they once were. Once upon a time there was something everyone should have, then came iPod, iTunes and Spotify and changed the way we consume music. Tons of CDs disappeared on the mound, CD players for electricity and the old facility was perhaps stowed away, in favor of a soundboard. …
One only needs to take a quick look at the cabinet of the DAC Tambaqui from Dutch Mola Mola to realize that this is expensive. Such wavy curves are not cheap to mill out, and are only made with really expensive products. In other words, we are in the high-end segment, and the price is …
Most people use their cell phone as a source when listening to music on headphones. It is convenient and it is always available. However, if you have wired headphones, this is not the best solution. If at all possible – and the headphone output has not been dropped as an extra service. What we are …