AV electronics maker Onkyo recently announced three new premium AVRs in its RZ series that are now available to preorder: The TX-RZ830 ($1399) , TX-RZ730 ($1099) and TX-RZ630 ($899) 9.2-channel network AV receivers. All three of these RZ Series models feature THX certification the the RZ730...

I have a Synology ds213j and Onkyo TX-RZ810. The onkyo's fw is the latest, the dsm is 6.1.5.15254 update 1. I'm running the Synology's Mediaserver, with a mime types: wav=audio/x-wav,dsf=audio/x-dsf,flac=audio/x-flac,dff=audio/x-dff,dsd=audio/x-dsd,sacd=audio/x-sacd. - i don't know if these are...

Up for sale is a Wyred4sound DAC-1 LE limited edition, plays DSD as well as all other digital formats. This is a DAC that sounds smooth and neutral, almost vinyl-like. Similar DACs will cost you $5,000 at least. Box is included. Works great. I paid $999 a year or so ago, purchased directly from...

While smartphones are the most popular way to take music with you, audiophiles on the go often opt for a dedicated portable player to get the most out of modern high-fidelity headphones. Now they have a new option; the HiFiMan SuperMini ($400) is a robust ultra-compact hi-res player that's for...

Hello all, I have a Denon AVRX3000 receiver. Denon says it has "Direct DSD support for SACD playback over HDMI." It also says "While DSD signals are played back, “DSD DIRECT” is displayed." The trouble is I can't seem to get "DSD Direct" displayed on the Denon and more importantly, I can't...

On the new iFI idac2 sampler there is a nice collection ranging from DSD and PCM to FLAC; http://www.soundliaison.com/all-categories/185-ifi-micro-idac2-music-sampler http://ifi-audio.com/audio_blog/idac2-special-ifi-music-sampler-dsd-album-by-sound-liaison/

Big Label production vs small (audiophile) labels i.e. Adele vs Carmen Gomes- Does big labels spoil the audio quality by over producing /mixing/ mastering? Or are there examples that proves this theory wrong? quotes from the thread Top 10 albums for Sound Quality Yes that is a lot of...