What was the best (most impactful) piece of new equipment to hit the market in 2023?


A challenge for any firm producing equipment is to come up with a "new version" to keep the sales pipeline moving.   But many times these are just marketing hype.   So what have you seen that is truly an improvement?

tbick

The Linn DSM/2 with the Organik DAC upgrade, which I purchased after this 2023 review here. Prior to this, I was struggling trying to buy a top sounding DAC within my budget that can match my quality analog chain’s satisfaction level.  

“ u-BACCH doesn’t have head tracking which is one of the reasons it is a lot less expensive than BACCH. Tell me about side by side seating ?”

If you can, upgrade to get the head tracking. It isn’t just about getting the wider sweet spot, although that’s important, it just works much better. 
 

Edgar has a newer version on the works that will track multiple heads independently. 

“PSI AVAA C214”

I have two of the PSI AVAA C20s. The C214s are definitely on my list of things to try out. 

@vinylvalet 

What external power supply have you stumbled upon?

I am hoping the Weis 204 is a simple transcendent DAC for my system.