Brinkmann Bardo Turntable Unboxing

Michael Fremer reviews the Brinkmann Nyquist DAC in Stereophile. He writes: Brinkmann Audio's Nyquist DAC is a thoroughly modern, full-featured, modular streaming DAC that's compatible with MQA and Roon and can decode in full resolution whatever you throw at it. Roon's compatibility with Tidal means that the possibilities of streaming music at CD resolution and higher are virtually limitless. The Nyquist's tubed output gives it a particular sonic personality, though it's subtly drawn to

Owners of Harmonic Resolution Systems products know that the modular design of these audio stands, make them one of the best purchases they've ever made for their system. Did you know that the SXR audio stand can be upgraded, shelf by shelf, to the SXR Signature level? Here are the details, from the HRS website. The SXR Signature Series frame is built on the same foundation as the SXR Series Frames. The SXR Signature Series upgrade is achieved by adding the SXR Solid Brace Insert to each

Anyone interested in high-end audio has faced the angry mob. There's something about this industry that raises the ire of the general public on the internet. Articles about anything even remotely audiophile receive a stream of comments denouncing and deriding nearly every claim. Even dedicated high-end audio forums have topics that unfailingly ignite one of those never-ending war threads. Sometimes, even owners of high-end audio can have doubts, because there's a lot of misinformation out

Yes, Sunny Components now stocks and displays products from the legendary British brand: Naim Audio. Here's a quick rundown of what we have in stock, and what's coming soon. Look for lots more information in the coming weeks. Naim UnitiCore, reference hard-disk server Rip and store CDs, stream to up to 12 network players, and even connect a DAC and use it as a direct source. In store, and ready for audition. $2,595 Naim CD5 XS, CD-player Sure, some may think CDs are old-school, but people

If you’ve never been to a high-end audio store, it might seem daunting. After all, the term “high-end” itself is problematic, with its suggestion of elitism and snobbery. But we love visitors at Sunny Components. We especially enjoy meeting people who have not heard top-flight audio systems before, and live for the smiles on their faces when those first notes kick in. It doesn’t matter what your budget is, or if you’re “just looking”. We believe it’s important for people to hear how moving and

We at Sunny's love the performance of Audio Research products. We have been selling, installing, and building some choice systems at various price-to-performance ratios.  We have products for three systems that will give you performance, resolution, gobs of power, and an uncanny ability to play just about everything you have in mind, with focus on on superb analog performance. Option #1: SP20 with DS450M, $9,500 The SP-20 is a pre-amplifier with phono stage, retail $9,000. This pre-amplifier

T+A's CD and SACD player, the PDP 3000 HV really was its state-of-the-art source component. It had separate DACs for PCM and DSD, and got amazing reviews in the US press. It was time to get the MP 3000 HV multi-source music player to catch up. The updated music player, the MP 3100 HV, now has an SACD transport, and  the separate DSD DAC from the PDP 3000 HV that will process native DSD data up to 512.  The high-res streaming supports Tidal (as well as Deezer and Qobuz) and PCM data up to 32

We have just got in a shipment of brand-new in-box AudioQuest NightHawk headphones. These are a semi-open design, so they offer high-quality sound, but they are acoustically permeable. You will hear your environment, and other people can hear your music. From AudioQuest, "The open-back design of NightHawk’s speaker enclosures—its earcups—enables an expanded, three-dimensional soundstage with natural dynamics and smooth, coherent performance that extends into the lowest and highest octaves."

Our most recent Arcam customer is a professional musician. He has a huge collection of CDs, as well as DVDs of operas and concerts. He is also a cinephile with a large movie collection, both box-office hits, and art cinema. He is, as you can imagine, a discerning consumer. However, he did not want separate music and cinema systems. He wanted the one system in his living room to deliver high-quality two-and multi-channel audio, as well as high-definition video. We didn't hesitate: his receiver