April 2021

Esoteric N-05XD Network DAC / Preamplifier

2021-04-262021-04-26 press release

Tama, Tokyo, Japan | 2021 – N-05XD – Starting a new way of audio with network technologies. Starting new audio style with network,with the Master Sound Discrete DAC that invites you to a new digital audio world, an attenuator system that maximizes potential of your speakers and power amplifier, digital and analog inputs, and preamplifier that settles in the middle of the system. Network Technologies A network circuit that audio manufacturer designs, exclusive for music playback. Master Sound Discrete DAC Employing a newly developed Master Sound Discrete DAC A newly…

Lautsänger Explorer Headphone – Review

2021-04-212021-04-21 Marius Dittert

With top quality headphones, you can not only enjoy music uninterrupted at the highest level, but you can also reach new musical dimensions, while being both transported and stunned by the immersive sound experience. In short, you can forget everything around you and travel into your very own mind. The author experienced this breath taking effect several times with the extraordinary headphones from Lautsänger. The Explorer, a fitting name for the 1,790 euro model I tested, is the world’s first headphone modified according to the principles of chladnian sound figures…

Linn Klimax DSM Streamer

2021-04-192021-04-19 press release

Glasgow, United Kingdom | 2021 – New Klimax DSM The ultimate streamer! Next generation Klimax DSM is the best yet, applying decades of audio innovation and digital technology learnings. With its extreme engineering and breathtaking sound, Klimax DSM is the closest you’ll get to streaming audio perfection. Designed from the ground up, Klimax DSM is housed in an exquisite precision-machined new enclosure, providing vital acoustic isolation along with visual and tactile luxury. On the inside, the beating heart is the ground-breaking home-grown Linn Organik DAC, enabling our most natural sound…

Wilson Audio Alexx V

2021-04-12 press release

Provo, Utah, USA | 2021 – When it came time to upgrade the Alexx®, Daryl Wilson wanted to be sensitive to where research and development had brought Wilson Audio® over the past five years. The decision was made that a fresh look at the Alexx was in order, so Wilson Audio’s R&D team approached the Alexx V as it if were an all-new loudspeaker. They took elements that clearly worked in the original design and began to apply the myriad of technologies generated by Wilson’s R&D since the advent of…

Esoteric Grandioso M1X Amplifier

2021-04-05 press release

Tama, Tokyo, Japan | 2021 – ESOTERIC COMPANY is proud to announce that an all-new flagship monoblock amplifier, the Grandioso M1X will be released. Employing a newly developed super junction bipolar transistor the ESOTERIC SJ-BJT01, the Grandioso M1 has evolved into the X Edition.An all-new Grandioso M1X, a power amplifier that draws music from dignified silence to effusive passion. Throughout renewal of Grandioso M1 with the latest circuit technologies The world’s first* bipolar transistor with high-current amplification factor and low on-resistance super junction, the ESOTERIC…