Item Audio

NEW: Adam studio-spec active speakers: A5, A7 and P11A. Perfect 'upgrades' to the AudioEngine A2!

NEW: Special Edition upgrades now available for KingRex DACs – unique to Item Audio. Click for details >

Coming soon: Burson Audio components, the new Burson 160 Series Pre and Power amps, Audio Virtue Amplifiers, and the new DuGood Wireless DACs. Email for details.

Bundle deals for June 2009 >

• Adam A5 Active Speakers + KingRex UD-01 SE DAC = £750 + free shipping

• SuperPro DAC + AudioEngine 2 Active Speakers = £210 + free shipping

• Devilsound USB Cable DAC + AudioEngine 2 Active Speakers = £330 + free shiping

• KingRex UD-01 DAC + KingRex Power Supply Unit = £325 + free shipping

• KingRex UD-01 SE DAC + KingRex Power Supply Unit = £390 + free shipping

• KingRex T20U SE + KingRex Power Supply Unit = £470 + free shipping

WHAT WE'RE ABOUT: Like it or not, the CD player is history: for aural wallpaper, iPods rock; for audiophiles, PCs rule. At Item Audio we're dedicated to computer front-end systems. We want to show how your lowly Mac, Windows or Linux machine can outperform dedicated audio systems at ten times the price. We want you to enjoy tunes at the keyboard in true hi-fi. We demand no less than the abolition of the SoundCard for two-channel playback. And we've proven that a well specified, low cost PC with a sensibly-priced DAC will outperform a CD player costing much, much more.

We've scoured the world for synergistic components at sensible prices that will give you a taste of proper music reproduction, with an upgrade path leading to the boundaries of the audiophile high ground. In pursuit of that goal, we've sidestepped all the harsh, jittery digital-sounding rubbish out there to bring MP3-fatigued music lovers genuinely musical equipment that returns to sonic imprimatur of valve amplifiers and turntables – with the convenience of myriads of digitised tracks a click away.

At lower price points we believe in Tripath. Among affordable Tripath amplifiers we believe in KingRex. We believe that many first rate systems of the near future shall be built around the T20U USB DAC / Amplifier. We believe in DACs, Macs, and FLACs – but we'd rather listen to Linux and AIFFs.

Whether you're looking for music while you work, or music for pleasure; wired or wireless – whatever your poison (whatever your budget) we have something to make it better. | Joel Partch, Item Audio