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• dCS announces Lina X streaming DAC 8th May 2025
  dCS has announced the Lina X, a full-width streaming DAC that retains the modularity of the original Lina DAC — and to which the outboard Lina clock and Lina headphone amplifier can still be added. According to the bare bones press release, the Lina X features the Cambridge company’s Ring […] The post dCS announces […]
• At last! Qobuz Connect debuts on WiiM streamers 7th May 2025
  And so it begins. After three long years of software development, including the last 12 months in beta testing, Qobuz Connect is finally with us. The service is now available to use on any WiiM streaming device. This news comes not from a press release but from a YouTube commenter. […] The post At last! […]
• Samsung/Harman buys Denon, Marantz, Bowers & Wilkins 7th May 2025
  The news is as simple as it is big: Harman International has acquired Masimo’s ‘Sound United’ audio division for US$350m to take ownership of Denon, Marantz, Classé, Polk, Boston Acoustics and Bowers & Wilkins. The newly acquired companies will join JBL, Roon, Mark Levinson, AKG, Arcam, Infinity, Crown and Revel […] The post Samsung/Harman buys […]