Music Streamers

  • Shanling SM1.3R Replaces Chip DAC with R2R Design — Here’s What’s Different

    Shanling’s new SM1.3R keeps everything you expect from a streamer but swaps in an R2R DAC for a different listening experience.

  • Shanling SM90 Adds a Feature Most Streamers Still Ignore

    Shanling is taking a different approach with the SM90 by building a streamer that also handles your TV’s audio.

  • Fosi Audio S3 Is Cheap, Packed With Features, and Not Quite Complete

    Fosi Audio is moving beyond amps and DACs with the S3, its first serious attempt at a full-featured music streamer.

  • Cambridge Audio CXN100 SE Adds HDMI — And Arrives in a New CX Black Finish

    The CXN100 SE and CX Black lineup show how Cambridge Audio is evolving its midrange system without starting over.

  • Leak TruStream Is the Brand’s First Music Streamer — and It Takes on Bluesound and Cambridge

    Leak is adding modern streaming to its classic hi-fi lineup with the TruStream, a network audio player designed to handle everything from Spotify to high-resolution files.

  • Nagra’s “Budget” Streamer: Compact Player Brings Swiss Hi-Fi Down to Earth (Sort Of)

    You don’t usually see “Nagra” and “accessible” in the same sentence, but the new Compact Player comes closer than most of the lineup.

  • iFi’s New NEO & ZEN Boxes: Three Different Ways to Modernize Your Digital Setup

    iFi’s new NEO iDSD 3, NEO Stream 3, and ZEN Stream 3 aim to answer a simple question: how do you update your digital chain without replacing the rest...

  • Roon, TIDAL, Qobuz, CD Ripping—This Transport Does It All (Except Analog)

    The ONIX Zenith XMT20 is a dedicated streamer transport designed for hi-fi setups that already have a DAC in place.

  • The iFi iDSD Phantom Wants to Replace Your DAC, Streamer, and Headphone Amp

    The new iDSD Phantom is iFi’s most ambitious all-in-one device yet, aimed squarely at audiophiles who want streaming, conversion, and power all in one place.

  • Mission’s First Streamer Faces Off With Bluesound, Cambridge & Eversolo — Can It Compete?

    In a market crowded with touchscreen streamers and multiroom platforms, the Mission 778S takes a more old-school approach.

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