Instead of the sleek aesthetic minimalism of the FiiO and the Moondrop, DUNU’s Concept R is larger, extended by a bank of ...

The first Darko.Audio review to be conducted across two locations and two acoustically-treated listening rooms.

The BTR 17 also features a dedicated ‘D.Mode’ (read: desktop mode) which permits the slipstreaming of power from an external ...

Those with local NAS drives can feed content to the Shanling box over Samba or UPnP. The press release makes zero mention of Roon Ready. Already have a streaming source? The SM1.3’s USB (768kHz, ...

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When Marantz unveiled the MODEL 10 last month, the supplied photos didn’t make it obvious that this new ‘reference integrated amplifier’ would be something of an audio behemoth. It measures 44cm ...

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Good, better, best. It’s a marketing strategy as old as stereo sound. We’ve already seen Eversolo’s ‘good’: the DMP-A6 was 2023’s runaway hit (review here and here). Later that year came the DMP-A8, ...

What is Wharfedale’s best-selling loudspeaker of the modern era? The answer is 2019’s reborn Linton: a large-format vintage-styled and vintage-voiced 3-way standmount loudspeaker selling for €1199 per ...