Naim chose CES to launch its long awaited entry into the USB DAC stakes. DAC-V1 is a converter and digital preamp with fixed and variable outputs that caters for the computer audio enthusiast. It’s Naim’s first asynchronous USB DAC but also has five S/PDIF inputs in coax and optical form, it also harbours a fully formed headphone amplifier. The actual converter is a…

Las Vegas is a surreal place, nothing in it is much more than a façade and the faux Romanesque fountains in Caesar’s Palace are just ludicrous, so as you can imagine it’s not always possible to get a grip, especially when you are dazed by jet lag. But I found a kind of reality in the neon boneyard (above), a museum of old casinos and hotel signs from back in the day,…