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As I said, I have previously listened to equipment like the Raven Osprey MK3.1 Integrated Amplifier and Corvus Reference Monitors. Having this pairing in my living room was almost like slipping on a pair of comfortable slippers. I said almost because the Raven equipment was much better at unveiling the inner workings of the music than what I had in my living room for so many years. The highs were cleaner, the mids more pristine, and the bass had more punch.

Cirrus Logic has just released their new additions of Hi-Res Audio Professional CS4308P, CS4304P, and CS4302P Digital-To-Analog converters (DAC) and CS4282P CODEC. Their latest ultra-high performance audio CODEC is said to set a new standard for audiophiles, prosumers, and professional audio markets. Bring extreme accuracy of recording and playback at high-resolution bit depth and sampling rates, plus DSD, studio engineers, musicians, and music lovers benefit from transparent audio converters, which ensure high-performance recording and playback without any compromise / lossy sound quality.

Each and every year, new features and technologies arrive to push the boundaries of consumer electronics further than the year previous. Very few, however, tend to enrich our daily lives immediately, whether that's because they aren't instantly adopted by the masses or simply aren't useful on such a frequent basis. Thinking about how my listening habits have changed in recent years, I've realized that one fledgling feature has played more of a role in it than any other: Tidal Connect. For the uninitiated, Tidal Connect lets you 'cast' the service's catalogue to compatible audio devices from within the Tidal app, with the songs streamed from the internet instead of locally on your device.

Anniversary issues are always a time to look back, but it's also a good time to look forward and try to predict what the next few years will look like. Such predictions are prone to a lot of guesswork, and there are no spoilers, no giving away secrets, and no Tarot cards were harmed in the making of these dimly lit gazes into the near future. In the high-end, the trend for oligarch-grade products looks set to continue. Whenever we think audio has reached its price ceiling, someone builds a longer ladder! Most super-high-end systems top out at somewhere around £1m-£1.2m at present. I think in the next few years, we will see several systems that reach £2m, and possibly even more. Moving out of the stratosphere, there does appear to be some divergence in design between the three main markets of the US, Europe, and Asia. While that sounds like the most sweeping of generalizations (what holds in one Asian or European country doesn't hold for them all), the broad trends remain.

During EnjoyTheMusic.com's very special 25th Anniversary we're asking various high-end audio manufacturers to answer the same ten questions. Their answers may surprise you! This month we're featuring Dan D'Agostino Of Dan D'Agostino Master Audio Systems. Perhaps no name is more closely associated with high-end audio amplifiers than that of Dan D'Agostino. During his career of more than 35 years, D'Agostino pioneered countless advances in the design of amplifiers, preamplifiers, CD players, and surround-sound processors. He is known as the audio industry's most passionate promoter of high-quality, high-powered amplification. Makers of the world's finest loudspeakers rely on D'Agostino-designed amplifiers for their most important demonstrations.