This Bluetooth DAC and headphone amp with cool VU meter looks like super-luxe audio upgrade, ... a 12V trigger in/out and three headphone outs: balanced XLR, balanced 4.4mm and single-ended 6.35mm.

You can feed audio into the K19 via coaxial, optical, USB-C, HDMI, and HDMI ARC, while it can be piped out again through 6.35mm single-ended, 4.4mm balanced, 4-pin balanced XLR, dual RCA line-out, and ...

The MaiA DS3 is out now, priced at £1,049 / $1,599 (no Australian price is confirmed as yet). Pro-Ject has also taken the wraps off a new version of its entry-level Stereo Box integrated amp.

The Qualcomm CR8675 Bluetooth chip used in the BTR3 is a low-power solution designed for enhanced audio applications with support for 24-bit transmission and processing, because of its 120MHz DSP.

The Cary DMS-300A is. capable of streaming Hi-Res Audio through the likes of Qobuz Connect, TIDAL Connect and Spotify Connect. It also has AirPlay and Bluetooth support. The amp is Roon Ready and UPnP ...

Since the BlueDAC is a balanced amplifier, I was curious to see if balanced operation made any difference. I swapped out the HD580's standard cable for a $80 balanced cable with a 2.5mm plug.

This tiny pocket DAC and amplifier from iFi is a great way to upgrade sound from a smartphone using wireless or wired connection. The iFi GO blu is available now and costs £199.