NEWS

B.audio OS v1.5.1a

A new software update is available for all B.audio streaming products, including EX models and Alpha One.

This new version 1.5.1a includes following changes:
– optimized network management
– streaming services update
– various bug fixes

To access to the update instructions, please refer to the support section.

AXPONA 2025

Visit us at AXPONA Audio Expo North America 2025!
We will be exhibiting at the leading high-end audio event in the USA thanks to our trusted partner Monarch Systems Ltd.
Our reference system consisting of a B.dpr EX streaming dac preamp and a pair of B.amp monoblocks will be paired with a high end turntable from SME and reference speakers from Chario.
See you in room 434!

Nice Côte d’Azur Audio Show

B.audio electronics have been selected to represent the very best of home-grown expertise in a 100% French system.

The Alpha One integrated system as well as our Reference series products: B.dpr EX dac-preamp and B.amp amplifier will be on show in association with Esprit Amélia loudspeakers.

Don’t hesitate to register free of charge on the event website: https://www.ncaas.fr/

Hi-fi France Cinéma open days

Our dealer Hi-fi France Cinéma did us the honor of presenting B.audio electronics at an event dedicated to the excellence of French engineering on 14 and 15 February.

Our Alpha One all-in-one amplifier was paired with the brand new Esprit Amélia loudspeakers.

Thank you to all the visitors for their enthusiastic feedback!

Alpha One awarded by The Absolute Sound

The Award season is there!

We are delighted to receive the prestigious Editor’s Choice award from the renowned US magazine The Absolute Sound for our Alpha One streaming integrated amplifier.

Thank you very much to the editorial team for doing us this honor.

Open days in Champagne

We were present last week-end at Opus 51 open days, a dealer event held near Reims on December 7.
Two systems were showcased : a black Alpha One playing on Lawrence Audio speakers and a separate element system playing on Intrada Loudspeakers.

Alpha One review by Hi-Fi+ available online

“With the Alpha One, B.audio proves that the all-in-one streamer, DAC and amplifier have arrived at the high end and without apparent compromise in either sonic or feature count departments.”

Read the full review here:
https://hifiplus.com/articles/b-audio-alpha-one/

Guangzhou High End China 2024

A B.dac one EX was used as a source together with a Voxativ Acoustic Technologies system at the Chinese exhibition held in Guangzhou (Canton) from November 22 to 24.

New B.audio OS v.1.4.2

A new software update is available for all B.audio streaming products, including EX models and Alpha One.

This new version 1.4.2 includes following changes:
– new Linux RT (real time) kernel
– improved real-time performance and responsiveness
– global streaming services update
– update of device network identifiers with individual model name
– improved stability & bug fixes

Alpha One review by Et Sona Hifi – Música

Our streaming integrated amplifier has been reviewed by Fernando Alday at Et Sona in Spain.

Check it out here:
https://www.et-sona.com/post/b-audio-alpha-one

¡Muchas gracias!

Audio Video show in Warsaw & Paris Audio Video Show

Back from an intense week-end, simultaneously attending to two important yet very different events:
The Audio Video Show in Warsaw and the Paris Audio Video Show which occurred the last week-end of October.

High End & Smart Home show in Dubai

We are delighted that our B.amp reference stereo power amplifier was featured at the HESH 2024, the premier event of its kind in the UAE the last week-end of September.

UK Hi-Fi Show Live 2024

The show was held at Ascot Royal Raceourse. B.audio electronics were showcased in two rooms: our reference system played on Estelon speakers in a distinctfull red livery, whereas our Alpha One integrated amplifier was used in conjunction with speakers from Monitor Audio. We recieved enthousiastic feedback from both rooms!

Watch the video published by the Taiwanese media Myhiend about the show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vttNOWw6Ntg

Evening at Audioclub Oost Brabant

Following the Dutch Audio Event where we participated last year in partnership with Intrada Audio, we have been invited to a very nicely organised event in the Netherlands.
Our reference system including a B.dpr EX and a pair of B.amp mono was playing on Intrada Maurice. A Nagra CD transport was also present to play CDs for those wishing to listen to their own tracks.
Some words from the report that we was sent by to us by the AOB:
“B.audio’s equipment looks beautifully cared for and beautifully sleek, and as far as we’ve heard, the quality is outstanding.”

Plays with Audirvana certification

All B.audio dacs, streaming dacs and amplifiers are now certified “Plays with Audirvana”, which means that they are automatically detected and configured in Audirvana for a seamless user experience.

To celebrate this partnership, we offer a 3 month free trial.
Feel free to contact us to get your code and fill following form:
https://audirvana.com/partner-b-audio/

B.dac one EX video review by The Absolute Sound

Adrian Alexander auditioned our B.dac one EX DAC/streamer/server into his system, revealing deeper appreciation for familiar tracks and impressive engineering.

Many thanks to him!

Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff3rTS44VCo/

Alpha One review by The Absolute Sound

The reference US print magazine has published a comprehensive review of our streaming integrated amplifier in its latest issue #350 (July/August 2024).

Neil Gader seems to have much enjoyed the Alpha One! His concluding words: “I know that I’ll never forget the time I spent with Alpha One. Enthusiastically recommended”. Many thanks to him!

Read the test here: https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/b-audio-alpha-integrated-amplifier/

Alpha One review by Image Hifi

The German print magazine has published a comprehensive 12-page review or our streaming amplifier in its latest issue #177.
Josef Bruckmoser sums up his enthusiastic review – “The Alpha One is far more than a downsizing of its big brothers. It delivers a performance of its own that is perfectly consistent in both digital and analog terms”

Read the full review (English translation): Alpha_One_Review_Image_Hifi.pdf

Alpha One reviewed by Hi-Fi Voice : Editor’s recommendation

“Alpha One puts the most weight on overall musicality, on the ability to make you forget the technical side of things and immerse yourself in the listening experience”

We were pleased to learn that our Alpha One streaming amplifier received the Editor’s Recommendation by the Czech magazine.

High End Munich 2024

We are pleased to invite you to share an unforgettable listening experience at the High End show in Munich from 9 to 12 May 2024.
This year, we have joined forces with Intrada loudspeakers and Zavfino 1877 Phono.
We will be showcasing our latest developments in Hall 4 – booth V09a, stay connected!

New B.audio OS software update

This new v.1.3.3 version of B.audio OS includes following changes:
– prevent muting relays to commute between tracks
– improved overall reactivity (Alpha One)
– improved handling of commutations when muting/de-muting
– possibility to deactivate the speaker outputs on Alpha One, for example for use with an headphones amplifier connected on pre-out
– other fixes

Alpha One review by Hi-Fi+

Jason Kennedy takes detailed a look at our streaming amplifier in Hi-Fi+ issue #230 (April 2024)

“The DAC is particularly good […] and the amplifier is also exceptional.”

Many thanks to him!

B.audio at AXPONA 2024

Located at 30min drive from Chicago, AXPONA has become North America’s largest HiFi show.

This year our electronics have been showcased for the first time in the USA by our trusted partners Monarch Systems Ltd.

Read HiFi Pig’s report here:
https://www.hifipig.com/axpona-2024-report-part-3/

Hi-fi+ Editor’s choice Award

The renowned UK print magazine has just published its latest issue celebrating its 25th anniversary.
We are very pleased and honoured to learn that our reference streaming dac, the B.dac EX, has been selected as the winner of the Editor’s choice Award in the Digital to analogue converter category.

Merci beaucoup !

Alpha One reviewed by Sonic Flare in the USA

“A slice of superb sound, from a French all in one integrated amplifier. B Audio Alpha One”

Watch the video here:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=m5ih2TWSjeE

Many thanks to Danny Kaey for his words!

The B.dpr EX featured in Japan

A set of B.audio electronics be showcased by our Japanese distributor at the Audio No Daya opend days on December 16-17th.

For more information: https://www.homeaudio-equipment.com / https://audio-nodaya.com

B.AMP MONO award by Hi-Fi+

We are very proud to announce that the B.amp mono has just been rewarded as winner in the category “power amplifier over £20k” by HiFi Plus Magazine.

Read the article here:
https://www.b-audio.com/media/hifiplus_226_awards-WIN-power-amp-over-20k.pdf

Alpha One review by Vumètre

“(B.audio) is striking again with its first all-in-one, Alpha One, and it’s hard to find a competitor as pure and refined in this price range.”

Our Alpha One integrated amplifier has been awarded the highest distinction, the ‘Remarquable’ mention by Vumètre magazine.

Read the full review in their #50 anniversary issue (November – December 2023). Many thanks to the Vumètre team!

B.amp mono review by Hi-Fi+

“These amplifiers are exemplary, a reference point that needs to be on your bucket list of must-hear components”

A fantastic test bench by Jason Kennedy to be found in the last Hi-Fi+ November issue #225.

Finest Audio Show Vienna 2023

Come and experience B.audio electronics playing on Fischer & Fischer loudspeakers in a city closely linked to the history of music.
We look forward to warmly welcoming you in room 0.96.
Event details:
November 18 & 19th 2023
Austria Center Vienna
Bruno-Kreisky-Platz 1
1220 Wien / Austria

Audio Video Show 2023 – Warsaw

We have been be present this year again at this major European event in partnership with Intrada Audio. Our new Alpha One streaming amplifier was showcased for the first time in Poland.
Thank you all for your visit and for your many enthusiastic comments!

Dutch Audio Event 2023

The Dutch Audio Event, a must-attend event in the Benelux that attracts more and more visitors every year, took place on October 7 and 8th in Veldhoven.
Our new Alpha One streaming integrated amplifier was playing on the excellent Josquin loudspeakers from Intrada Audio.

Read Hi-Fi Pig’s comments here:
https://www.hifipig.com/dutch-audio-event-2023-show-report/

B AUDIO Alpha One open days

We are delighted to invite you to discover our new streaming integrated amplifier on 22 & 23 September at Concert Home, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.
We look forward to sharing some musical moments with you!
Event details:
22 and 23 September 2023, from 10.30 am to 6.30 pm
12, rue Léonce Reynaud
75116 Paris

Süddeutsche Hifi-Tage 2023

Traditionally based in Stuttgart, the German SDHT exhibition took place near Karlsruhe for the first time this year.
We were showcasing our new Alpha One streaming integrated amplifier in association with the Josquin, the new 3-way loudspeakers from our partner Intrada.

High End Munich 2023

Like every year, the Munich exhibition is a very special event. Our new Alpha One streaming integrated amplifier was showcased as a world premiere, in alternation with our B.audio reference system together with isodynamic loudspeakers from our partner Diptyque Audio. Both systems were widely praised by the many visitors attending the show.

The B.dac one EX awarded in Beijing

Following the Beijing Hifi Show, we were pleased to learn that our B.dac one EX was awarded the best DAC/STREAMER/SERVER for 2023!

Review of the B.dpr EX by Image Hifi

In its issue #170, the German print magazine concludes about our stremaning dac / preamp:

“With the B.dac EX, B.audio succeeded in developing a highly integrated audiophile preamplifier that treats digital and analogue sources with a seldom-heard sonic finesse and uncompromisingness.”

The full article is available in pdf format here:
Image Hifi 02-23 pdf article

NDHT 2023

We attended the Norddeutsche Hifi Tage which took place on 18 and 19 February near Hamburg in Germany.

A nice place, a lot of visitors despite the bad weather on Saturday and of course music in the spotlight.

Thanks to all those who came to our room for these shared moments of exchange.

We are happy with the association with the Maurice speakers, the top of the range of our partner Intrada, and we are not the only ones – as the comments gathered testify. See you next year!

Major update released!

We are proud to announce that B.audio OS, the software at the heart of our EX streaming products has been completely reworked.

The result is a significant improvement in terms of reactivity and overall performance. As stated by converging user feedbacks, sound is even more realistic and detailed, with an intact sense of balance.

This new v1.3 software applies to all products featuring our EX streaming module and is now available.
For more details please refer to the support section.

B.dpr EX & B.amp reviewed by Hi-Fi Voice : Editor’s recommendation!

We were honored by the news that the B.dpr EX streaming DAC/preamp in association with the B.amp stereo power amplifier received the Editor’s Recommendation.

“B.audio can be recommended to all those who appreciate the beauty of music above all, giving them the possibility to enjoy it for a long time without fearing the slightest fatigue, as hours fly by while listening to the B.dpr EX / B.amp set, and we don’t even know how…”

Many thanks to the editorial team!