DCS

6 of the best British hi-fi innovations and technologies

Home Features (Image credit: Bowers & Wilkins) Cambridge Audio’s inaugural P40 integrated amplifier was the first-ever amp to use a toroidal transformer – a significant innovation in 1968. It’s still a standard component inside high-end amps today, irrefutable proof that what Gordon Edge, Peter Lee and a few other noted individuals tried out in their… Read more

Moon 680D

Our Verdict Moon’s 680D network streamer couples refined sound quality and fine build with a generous features set For Refined, well-imaged presentation Articulate and fluid midrange Fine build and finish Against Needs more sonic punch Bluetooth not aptX HD If you’re the kind of person who judges hi-fi by its specifications, high-end network streamers present… Read more

AMD’s RDNA2 ‘Duty Cycle Scaling’ Shuts Down GPU to Meet TDP

Home News (Image credit: AMD) Modern CPU and GPU architectures support numerous features to temporarily boost performance or reduce power consumption. Some of these capabilities are advertised, others are not. AMD’s RDNA2 GPUs appear to support the so-called Duty Cycle Scaling (DCS) , according to a Linux patch discovered by Phoronix. DCS can momentarily turn off graphics… Read more

MediaTek working on the Dimensity 1100, a lower binned Dimensity 1200

MediaTek is preparing to launch its second generation of flagship 5G chipsets, among which is the Dimensity 1200 (MT6893) that has leaked so often. There’s also a lower binned version of that on the way, according to leakster Digital Chat Station. The Dimensity 1100 will have the same hardware as the 1200, but will run… Read more

Review: Auralic Aries G2.1 dissected a streaming platform

It is impossible to imagine life without , stream music in any form. From your own collection, from streaming services or just internet radio. If something has taken off and shrunk CD production, it’s streaming. Hardware manufacturers are reaping the benefits. The drives that are always susceptible to interference are gone, something new has to… Read more