Saturday, December 21, 2024
Awards


2024

 
exaSound s82 DSD512 Streaming DAC
AUDIOKEY REVIEWS - Gold Keynote Award
January 2024
s82 Mark II and Delta Music Server Mark II
Positive Feedback - AXPONA Audio Oasis! Award
February 2024

2023

 
exaSound s88 Mark II 8-Channel Streaming DAC
Stereophile Recommended Class A+ Digital Processor
September 2023
exaSound Delta Music Server Mark II
Stereophile Recommended Class A+ Disk and File Player
September 2023
exaSound Sigma Streamer Mark II
Stereophile Recommended Class A Music Surround Component
September 2023
exaSound s88 Mark II 8-Channel Streaming DAC
Stereophile Recommended Class A+ Digital Processor
April 2023
exaSound Delta Music Server Mark II
Stereophile Recommended Class A+ Disk and File Player
April 2023
exaSound Sigma Streamer Mark II
Stereophile Recommended Class A Music Surround Component
April 2023

2022

 
exaSound e62 DAC and exaSound Sigma Streamer Mark II
Canadian-Made Gold Star Combination by Jamie Gillies
December 2022
exaSound s88 8-Channel Streaming DAC
Stereophile Recommended Class A+ Digital Processor Fall 2022
September 2022
exaSound Delta Music Server
Stereophile Recommended Class A+ Disk and File Player
September 2022
exaSound s82 Streaming DAC and exaSound Delta Music Server
Best Of Montreal 2022 Award - Enjoy the Music
March 2022
exaSound s88 8-ChannelI Streaming DAC
Stereophile Recommended Class A+ Digital Processor
March 2022
exaSound Delta Music Server
Stereophile Recommended Class A+ Disk and File Player
March 2022

2021

 
exaSound s88 8-ChannelI Streaming DAC
Stereophile Recommended Class A+ Digital Processor
April 2021
exaSound Delta Music Server
Stereophile Recommended Class A+ Disk and File Player
April 2021

2020

 
exaSound Delta Music Server
Positive Feedback Brutus Awards for 2020
September 2020
exaSound e62 DAC
Positive Feedback Brutus Awards for 2020
September 2020
exaSound e38 Mark II DAC
Stereophile Recommended Class A+ Surround Component
September 2020
exaSound e38 Mark II DAC
Stereophile Recommended Class A+ Digital Processor
September 2020

exaSound Sigma Streamer
Stereophile Recommended Class A Surround Component
September 2020
exaSound e38 Mark II DAC
Stereophile Recommended Class A+ Surround Component
April 2020
exaSound e38 Mark II DAC
Stereophile Recommended Class A+ Digital Processor
Aprol 2020

exaSound Sigma Streamer
Stereophile Recommended Class A Surround Component
April 2020

2019

 
 
exaSound e38 Mark II 8-Channel DAC
The 16th Annual Positive Feedback Writers' Choice Awards for 2019
November 2019
exaSound e38 Mark II DAC
Stereophile Recommended Class A+ Surround Component
September 2019
exaSound e38 Mark II DAC
Stereophile Recommended Class A+ Digital Processor
September 2019

exaSound Sigma Streamer
Stereophile Recommended Class A Surround Component
September 2019
 
exaSound e38 Mark II 8-Channel DAC, NativeDSD, Magnepan, Parasound Roon Labs & Krolo Design
Positive Feedback Audio Oasis AXPONA 2019
April 2019

exaSound PlayPoint Mark II Network Audio Player
Stereophile Recommended Class A Media Player
March 2019
exaSound e38 DAC
Stereophile Recommended Class A+ Digital Processor
March 2019

2018

 
 
exaSound PlayPoint DM Dual Mono DA Converter and Network Audio Server
Robinson's Positive Feedback Brutus Awards for 2018, Part the First
December 2018

exaSound PlayPoint Mark II Network Audio Player
Stereophile Recommended Class A Media Player
September 2018
exaSound e38 DAC
Stereophile Recommended Class A+ Digital Processor
September 2018
The Absolute Sound
2018 Editors' Choice Award
exaSound PlayPoint Network Audio Player
Music Server and Peripheral Products
March 2018
The Absolute Sound
2018 Editors' Choice Award
exaSound e32 DAC
Music Server and Peripheral Products
March 2018

2017

 

exaSound PlayPoint Network Audio Player
Stereophile Recommended Class A Media Player
September 2017
exaSound e38 DAC
Stereophile Recommended Class A+ Digital Processor
September 2017
 
exaSound e32 DAC
HIVi Japan Best Buy Summer 2017 - 1st Prize for DAC in the $2000- $6000 Category

stereosound.co.jp

July 2017
 
exaSound PlayPoint
HIVi Japan Best Buy Summer 2017 - 1st Prize in Network Server Category

stereosound.co.jp

July 2017
 
exaSound e32 DAC
Gold medal - VGP2017 Summer D/A converter ($2000- $6000 Category)

vgp.phileweb.com

July 2017
 
exaSound PlayPoint
Winner - VGP 2017 Summer Music Server category

vgp.phileweb.com

July 2017
 
exaSound PlayPoint and e32 DAC
AXPONA 2017 - Positive Feedback Audio Oasis Award
May 2017
 
exaSound PlayPoint Network Audio Player
Stereophile Recommended Class A Media Player
March 2017
 
exaSound e32 DAC
HiVi Grand Prix 2016 D/A Converter Division

stereosound.co.jp

February 2017
   
exaSound e32 DAC
AudioStream Greatest Bits 

February 2017

 2016

 
 
exaSound e32 DAC
Positive Feedback Brutus Award,
Nov 26, 2016
 
exaSound PlayPoint Network Audio Player
Positive Feedback Brutus Award,
Nov 26, 2016
   
exaSound e32 DAC
HIVi Japan Best Buy Winter 2016 - 1st Prize

stereosound.co.jp

November 2016
   
exaSound PlayPoint Network Audio Player
HIVi Japan Best Buy Winter 2016 - 1st Prize

stereosound.co.jp

November 2016
   
exaSound e28 DAC
Class A+ Digital Processor
Class A Music Surround-Sound Component
September 2016

 

   
e28 DAC, e22 DAC, PlayPoint
Positive Feedback Audio Oasis - AXPONA 2016

May 2016

exaSound e28 DAC
Class A+ Digital Processor
Class A Music Surround-Sound Component
April 2016

 

 2015

 
exaSound e22 DAC
HIVi Japan Best Buy Winter 2015 - 1st Prize

stereosound.co.jp

November 2015

 

e12 DAC, e22 DAC, PlayPoint
Positive Feedback Audio Oasis - RMAF 2015

October 2015

exaSound e12 DAC
Computer Audiophile Suggested Hardware - C.A.S.H.
May 2015
TAS Best of Show Awards
exaSound Room
AXPONA 2015
Best Sound (for the money): exaSound e12 & e22 Mark II DAC/Pass Labs X250.8 amplifier/Magnepan 3.7i speaker playing DSD 256 files.

Most Significant Product Introduction: The exaSound e12 is an affordable all-format DAC.

Most Coveted Product: The e22 Mark II DAC from exaSound

Best Sound (for the money)Magnepan 3.7i driven by Pass Labs and sourced by exaSound. The most natural and realistic sound at the show.

Best Sound (cost-no-object)Magnepan 3.7i driven by Pass Labs and sourced by exaSound

Best Sound (for the money): Paired with the upgraded exaSound e22 Mk. II DAC and Pass Labs’X250.8 amps, the Maggie 3.7i stole the show. Simply put, they are priced at $5495, but sound like a million bucks.
April 2015

   
PFO Audio Oasis! Award - AXPONA 2015

April 2015

 
exaSound e28 DAC
Class A+ Digital Processor
Class A Music Surround-Sound Components

March 2015

 Hi-Fi Choice
RECOMMENDED

exaSound e22 DAC
Hi-Fi Choice
March 2015

 

 2014

 

 hi-fi news
EDITOR'S CHOICE

exaSound e22 DAC
Hi-Fi News & Record Review
December 2014
 
PFO Audio Oasis! Award - RMAF 2014

October 2014

 
exaSound e28 DAC
Class A+ Digital Processor
Class A Surround-Sound Component

September 2014

 
exaSound e22 DAC
AudioStream Greatest Bits Class A 

September 2014

 2013

 

 
exaSound e20 Mk III DAC
AudioStream Greatest Bits Class B
December 2013
 
PFO Audio Oasis Award - RMAF 2013
December 2013

 

 
PFO Brutus Award

December 2013

 
exaSound e18 DAC
Class K Digital Processor

July 2013

 
exaSound e28 DAC
Computer Audiophile Suggested Hardware - C.A.S.H.
August 2013
Awards / Reviews