Cyrus i9-XR
9 Februar, 2022 "The immediacy with which the Cyrus locates the fundamentals of tone and timbre in a vocal performance is (given the right singer) literally hair-raising"

"HARDLY ANY OTHER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IN THE SAME PRICE RANGE, BUT OF A DIFFERENT MAKE, WILL EXCEED OR AT BEST EQUAL A CYRUS AMPLIFIER IN REPRODUCING THE HUMAN VOICE."

August 14, 2015

"THE STEREO 200 MORE THAN HELD ITS OWN AGAINST, AND IN SOME WAYS BETTERED THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PARASOUND HALO A 31 AND THE NAD M27, WHICH I CONSIDER TO BE TWO OF THE FINEST ENTRY-LEVEL, HIGH-END AMPLIFIERS AVAILABLE."

October 15, 2015

"I’VE HEARD MY FAIR SHARE OF CYRUS AMPLIFIERS IN MY TIME, AND THIS ONE IS AT LEAST UP THERE WITH THE BEST OF THEM. BUT MORE THAN THAT, THE CYRUS 200 IS AN IMPORTANT AMPLIFIER, BECAUSE IT SHOWS WHAT CLASS D CAN DO WITHOUT COSTING A SMALL FORTUNE."

"THE X300S MIGHT BE WEARING THE SAME UNIFORM AS THE OTHER POWER AMPS, BUT THEIR INTERNALS ARE ANYTHING BUT ORDINARY."

December 19, 2013

***** "TIME AND AGAIN WE WERE PLEASED BY THE X 300’S MUSCLE BUT STUNNED BY ITS INSIGHT AND SUBTLETY. PARTNERED WITH JUST A MODICUM OF CARE IT DELIVERS DELICATE DYNAMITE – A TRULY RARE COMBINATION."

November 23, 2016

"I CONNECTED THE PHONO SIGNATURE TO GIVE A LISTEN TO SOME LPS. IMMEDIATELY OBVIOUS WAS A NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN SOUNDSTAGE DEPTH; IT WAS AS IF THE WALL BEHIND THE SPEAKERS HAD BEEN PUSHED BACK SEVERAL FEET."

January 28, 2015

"IT’S A SIMPLE PLUG-AND-PLAY UPGRADE AND IT CLEARLY WORKS. ALL THAT AGILITY AND INSIGHT REMAIN UNDIMMED, BUT THE PRESENTATION BECOMES MORE EXPANSIVE, WHILE THE SOUND TAKES ON A SIZABLE DOSE OF AUTHORITY. THE BASS, WHICH FOR ALL ITS ARTICULATION WAS A LITTLE LEAN, NOW BECOMES WEIGHTIER AND MORE POWERFUL."

June 24, 2015

"IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A ONE BOX SOLUTION FOR PLAYING YOUR NAS-BASED MUSIC AND INTERNET RADIO, JUST ADD AMPLIFICATION, THAT OFFERS A SMOOTH AND RELAXED SOUND, THE CYRUS STREAM XA MAY BE FOR YOU."

May 04, 2015

**** What Hi-Fi? Awards: Best streamer 2015 "THE CYRUS STREAM XA’S COMPACT DESIGN WON’T BE EVERYONE’S CUP OF TEA. BUT ITS TRULY ENTRANCING SOUND UNDOUBTEDLY WILL. AT THE END OF LAST YEAR IT PROVED THE BEST-PERFORMING STREAMER AT THIS PRICE, BAGGING A WELL-DESERVED AWARD."

"OUR LISTENERS WERE INITIALLY IMPRESSED BY THE CYRUS COMBO’S FULSOME BASS REPRODUCTION: THE DEEP SYNTHESIZER BASS NOTES UNDERPINNING BOZ SCAGGS’ ‘THANKS TO YOU’ WERE POSITIVELY SEISMIC VIA THE STREAM X SIGNATURE PLAYER AND PARTNERING DAC XP."

April 11, 2018

GERMAN TO ENGLISH TRANSLATION: "THIS RECORDING EMANATES A GREAT ACOUSTIC PRESENCE AND DEPTH ALREADY THROUGH THE HALL NOISES. THE CYRUS DAC 8.2 DELIVERS HERE EVERY ATMOSPHERIC DETAIL THAT IS PERCEPTIBLE DURING THE SOFT PASSAGES IN WHICH ONLY LISA BATIASHVILI PLAYS."

"WE REALLY ENJOYED THE CYRUS SOUNDKEY — PRACTICAL, CONVENIENT TO CARRY, AND DELIVERING EXCELLENT SOUND INTO JUST ABOUT ANY SENSIBLE SET OF HEADPHONES."

October 07, 2018

***** What Hi-F? Awards: Best DAC under £150  "THERE’S VERY LITTLE DOWNSIDE TO SOUNDKEY OWNERSHIP.

IT’S AFFORDABLE, COMPACT AND HIGH-PERFORMANCE – ONLY IOS-FANCIERS, WITH THEIR CONVOLUTED METHOD OF ATTACHMENT, WILL BE LESS THAN ALL-AROUND THRILLED BY THE DIFFERENCE IT CAN MAKE TO MOBILE LISTENING PLEASURE."

September 30, 2015

***** “YES, YOU’LL NEED TO ADD A GOOD STANDALONE DAC, BUT THE CD T IS WORTH THE EXTRA TROUBLE. ITS LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY, CLARITY AND INSIGHT IS UNRIVALLED AT THIS PRICE, AND IS AN EFFORTLESS AND MUSICAL LISTEN.”

April 22, 2015

***** "IF YOU WANT TO HEAR HOW GOOD YOUR CDS CAN SOUND – AND ARE HAPPY WITH A SEPARATE DAC – THE CYRUS CD XT SIGNATURE IS A TERRIFIC BUY."

October 07, 2018

***** - Best CD Player 2014 - Product of the Year 2015 - Product of the Year 2016 - Best CD Player 2017  "IN FACT, CYRUS SAYS THIS IS ITS BEST-SOUNDING CD PLAYER YET. AND, AS MUCH AS WE’VE LOVED THE COMPANY’S PREVIOUS MODELS, WE’RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO BACK THAT CLAIM."

April 26, 2018

"THE ONELINEAR PERFORMS VERY WELL. I HAVE HIGH STANDARDS AND HAVING LISTENED TO HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF SPEAKERS OVER THE LAST 45 YEARS I CAN SOON TELL IF I LIKE A SPEAKER DESIGN OR NOT. THE ONELINEAR DOESN’T DISSAPOINT."

"THE CYRUS DESIGN PHILOSOPHY HAS ALWAYS BEEN SOMEWHAT MINIMALIST, BUT STILL IT’S A SURPRISE TO FIND HOW RESOLUTELY ANALOGUE THE CONNECTIONS FOR THE CYRUS ONE ARE."

May 02, 2018

"ITS SOUND IS BIG AND SOLID, WITH A COHESIVE BALANCE ACROSS THE FREQUENCIES. IT FILLS A ROOM WITHOUT REALLY TRYING, AND NONCHALANTLY BELTS OUT THE MOST ROUSING ANTHEMS WITH TERRIFIC COMPOSURE."

November 07, 2018

"WHEN YOU DO ADD IN, BI-WIRING CAPABILITIES, MM PHONO STAGE, A REALLY DECENT HEADPHONE AMP, PLENTIFUL DIGITAL AND ANALOGUE HOOK-UPS ALL WRAPPED UP IN A TIDY, COMPACT PACKAGE, WHAT’S NOT TO LOVE?"

June 21, 2018

"IT’S CLEAN, OPEN AND DETAILED, TAKING DELIGHT IN THE TEXTURE AND TIMBRE ALIKE AS WE BEGIN OUR TESTING WITH RADIOHEAD’S OK COMPUTER. THAT SOLIDITY IS THERE, TOO, OFFERING BODY TO THOM YORKE’S VOCAL AND REAL PRESENCE TO ITS ACCOMPANIMENT."

October 21, 2019

“KNOWN FOR THEIR HALF-RACK WIDTH DESIGNS AND 30 YEARS OF SOUND QUALITY RECOGNITION, AUDIO SPECIALISTS CYRUS HAS UNVEILED THE LATEST MEMBER OF ITS ONE FAMILY OF PRODUCTS, THE ONE CAST NETWORK STEREO AMPLIFIER.”

November 27, 2019

“WHAT WE WANTED TO DO IS GET BACK SOME OF THESE CORE PHILOSOPHIES THAT WE HAVE IN THE CYRUS BRAND WHICH IS MAKING PRODUCTS THAT ARE INCREDIBLY FLEXIBLE, UNBELIEVABLY EASY TO USE AND THEY SOUND AMAZING.”