Shanling has updated its 28cm-wide CD80 player to MKII status with a new DAC circuit – built around a Cirrus Logic chip instead of an ESS – and a new CD loading mechanism, which is now a draw instead ...

FiiO K11 R2R + SR11 video review.The biggest bargain in hi-fi right now by John Darko August 3, 2025, 18:31 ...

This week, we’ve been looking at the FiiO K11 R2R DAC and headphone amplifier — a proper hi-fi bargain if ever I’ve used one and, therefore, a DAR-KO Award winner. Here are five more thoughts on the ...

Two of the most popular affordable audio products of the last few years have been the WiiM Ultra DAC (€399, review here) and the Eversolo DMP-A6 (€749, review here). These streaming DACs are where ...

The second record in this set features eleven ‘alternative’ versions with “Take Me To The River” making way for an ...

One solution is to block sounds before they hit our room’s naked surfaces – the walls and the ceiling – with physical ...

One thing that I don’t think I made clear enough in my video was that the Michi Q5 is a CD player in addition to being a CD ...

Software first, hardware second.The future of entry-level amplifiers: WiiM AMP Ultra review by John Darko July 4, 2025, 17:49 ...