Introducing the Summit range—handcrafted, bit-perfect digital network bridges and streaming DACs built to bypass over-engineered brand markups.
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We built the Summit series to dismantle that industry standard. Starting at just £99, these hardware platforms deliver a clean, bit-perfect audio stream tailored exactly to how you listen to your music.
Allows you to plug your TV's optical output directly into a premium RCA connection to bypass standard TV speakers for great quality sound. Powered by a small Raspberry Pi 4 core paired with a dedicated HiFiBerry DAC, complete with a convenient remote control.
A stripped-down, budget-focused digital transport running a Pi 4 core. It features the HiFiBerry Digi2 sound card, bringing isolated, high-quality optical and coaxial outputs to your existing DAC without breaking the bank.
Our flagship core platform. Features a dedicated Pi 4 engine paired with the HiFiBerry Digi2 Pro v2.2. This card introduces dual ultra-low-jitter clock oscillators, ensuring an incredibly clean, bit-perfect hardware-regulated digital bitstream.
Retains the exact same high-performance Digi2 Pro internals as the Summit 1, but integrates 1TB of silent local solid-state storage. This allows you to host thousands of high-res FLAC and DSD files directly on the unit, bypassing network dropouts.
Stepping up to a fully integrated analogue source, this model includes 1TB of local file storage alongside a premium HiFiBerry DAC2 Pro. It leverages a high-resolution Burr-Brown DAC chip to output smooth, organic analogue audio straight to your amplifier.
Our ultimate centerpiece. Packs a massive 2TB storage array for entire studio-master libraries, paired with a beefy HiFiBerry DAC2 HD. This card boasts flagship linear stages and top-tier clocking to offer astonishing dynamic range and absolute acoustic transparency.
Dedicated Pi 4 engines provide immense processing headroom for lightning-fast database indices and fluid playback responses.
Using decoupled HiFiBerry boards with independent hardware-regulated clock oscillators to secure a clean, jitter-free feed.
Direct S/PDIF paths bypass weak digital layers on transports, while our DS lines feed studio-ready analogue out lines.
The Summit family runs a highly optimized piCore Linux environment designed to live purely inside the processor's RAM pool, maximizing efficiency.
For control, we deploy a sleek Material Skin web interface. We are also developing a custom companion app for seamless smartphone pairing.
Initial release of our core digital transports. Focuses on bringing bit-perfect S/PDIF streaming to existing desktop and home audio configurations.
Introduction of local storage integration options. Enhances the primary platform with local file systems to completely isolate libraries from network jitter.
Deployment of integrated Burr-Brown linear DAC stages and dedicated studio-grade playback hardware to serve as absolute analogue sound engine centerpieces.