Halide Design

DAC HD reviewed and CASH listed!

Halide — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 01:15:13 +0000

Chris Connaker of Computer Audiophile has reviewed the DAC HD and found it worthy of a CASH listing:

The high level of engineering hidden behind this simplistic approach is enough to surprise many audiophiles. It’s hard to believe so much can be done in a 1.875 cubic inch package. All of the engineering has paid off for Halide. [...] The DAC HD is another great product from the team at Halide Design.

Read the full review on the Computer Audiophile blog post.

Halide Design in the mainstream press

Halide — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:17:20 +0000

CNET’s Steve Guttenberg writes in his blog post “The little Halide black boxes are the best-sounding DACs I’ve heard on my desktop system. [...] The DAC’s effortless dynamic punch and uber clarity made me a believer; the little Halide delivers a full-size sound.” Check out the full
review at The Audiophiliac blog.

Bridge reviewed in HiFi World

Halide — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:39:11 +0000

Rafael Todes, writing for HiFi World, found the Halide Bridge to perform excellently on all accounts!

The jitter measurements for the Bridge demonstrated world class performance and Rafael was quite pleased with the sound:

“Listening to the Linn Records’ version of Mozart’s Prague Symphony, conducted by the late Sir Charles Mackerras, I was blown away by the
smoothness of the sound, combined with a fulsome and rich quality, which imaged beautifully. [...] This is up with some of the best servers I have heard, and I am surprised to be getting these results from a humble Toshiba Windows 7 laptop!”

Check out the latest issue, available online or currently at news stands, for the full review.

Sound Reps at CES

Halide — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:07:45 +0000

Jon Zimmer of Sound Respresentation is touring CES with the brand new DAC HD.

You can also hear the Bridge in action at the Estelon demonstration room in the Venetian.

Halide is now on Twitter and Facebook

Halide — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:38:23 +0000

Twitter: twitter.com/halidedesign

Facebook: facebook.com/halidedesign

DAC HD now shipping.

Halide — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:23:47 +0000

The Halide Design DAC HDs are in stock and shipping! Orders will ship within 3 business days of your purchase. Please also check with your local retailer to see if they stock our products as we have a number of … Continue reading →

Audiostream Review of DAC HD

Halide — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:20:42 +0000

The first review of the new DAC HD is in!

On audiostream.com, Michael Lavorgna writes “I have to say, I completely fell for the DAC HD’s voice from the first notes played through it. The DAC HD does a remarkable (and I mean that literally) job of unraveling music without turning it into a specimen. It struck me initially as offering a wonderfully balanced presentation between a truly stunning amount of musical clarity/resolution which is something all digital can do and some (most?) over-does, and tone which some digital seems to leave behind.” (read full review)

DAC HD at RMAF

Halide — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:09:56 +0000

The DAC HD made its public debut at the Rocky Mountain Audio Festival, where Jon Zimmer of Sound Representation gave it a tour of the show.

Coming soon…

Halide — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 07:03:56 +0000

We’re finishing up work on the new Halide DAC HD. This will be a complete re-work of the original devilsound DAC. The new DAC will keep the single cable form factor, but with all new circuitry inside, including the same … Continue reading →

Stereophile recommended component!

Halide — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 06:06:58 +0000

The Halide S/PDIF Bridge made the Stereophile recommended components list, in the “A” category! Check out the April 2011, “Recommended Components” issue.