New HiFi developments that have caught your interest.

Jasonovich

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I like the modular concept that Cayin has introduced on their DAP, this allows you to upgrade the DAP amplifier in an instance. Better still, if you had a proper standard that was interchangeable with other DAPs from different brands.

Extending the concept further outside the DAP stratosphere, I wish future mainstream HiFi amplifiers will have this feature, you can just slide out the motherboard and replace it with another. Pretty neat.

I don't think it is too far fetch, modularity exists in desktop PCs, many of us who build PCs understand the versatility and standards that are universal and it saves costs.
Kudos to Cayin for coming up with this innovating feature.

Have you seen new HiFi developments that have caught your interest, any similar examples of; as per Cayin, or a feature in HiFi that you wish could be improved or replaced with something better?

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Cork

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NAD has been big on the modular concept for a while and it doesn't seem like it's been much of a boon. Conceptually it's elegant, but most enhancements these days seem to be in firmware; if the manufacturer has a good firmware upgrade policy, and they actually provide enhanced features over time, then I'm a buyer. The modular just seems like it adds a design cost that's passed on to the consumer that I'll never use: by the time I'm ready for an upgraded component I'll probably be ready for a whole new device.

That said, I have one exception - ports for mobile devices. I'd love to be able to snap on a new set of ports as they become unstable from use over time.
 

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