In episode #68 of the Darko.Audio podcast, John opens with a practical fix for a problem that trips up more than a few ...

FiiO has begun teasing the K17 R2R Pro, a new version of its flagship streaming DAC and headphone amplifier. Beyond the DAC ...

Both share the same Nappa leather construction and aluminium detailing that define the Px8 S2’s premium aesthetic. They join Onyx Black, Warm Stone and the McLaren Edition in a lineup that now ...

NAD has announced the C 589, a dedicated CD player that joins its Classic Series. The transport and loader mechanism was reportedly engineered for quiet and stable disc tracking across a wide range of ...

The 2026 poll surfaces one counterintuitive finding. The “more than two shows” cohort, at twelve percent, outpolls both the ...

Some listeners would rather their hi-fi had a little character, a little warmth, a little of what gets loosely described as ...

Most streaming amplifiers promise simplicity and then promptly hand you a loudspeaker cable management problem. Pro-Ject’s ...

The SA45 (€4999/US$4999) is Arcam’s flagship streaming integrated amplifier, built around the company’s fifth-generation Class G amplification topology and rated at 180wpc into 8 ohms (and 300wpc into ...

We wrote about the Musical Fidelity M6xi when it was announced a few weeks ago. Now the British brand (Austrian-owned, ...

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Many hi-fi purists think they don’t need a subwoofer. And to be blunt, I think those hi-fi purists are wrong. The assumption tends to go something like this: subwoofers are for home theatre ...