Sennheiser has announced a new flagship wireless Bluetooth headphone called the HDB 630. Stripping away all the press release puffery, we note the following: ...

China’s Cayin has announced a new high-end tube pre/power amplifier combo as part of its Soul series.

This got me wondering: how do Darko.Audio Patrons change the volume on their hi-fi systems in emergency and non-emergency ...

If some differences are too small to be determined by a blind A/B test, how small is too small? And who decides?

In my Berlin apartment, the Gustard R30 occupies the middle shelf of a Solid Steel SS6 rack. It’ll spend time there as I get to listening and then rounding up the two other R2R DACs that’ll feature in ...

The King is dead. Long live the King. Daniel Ek has stepped down as CEO from Spotify to become Executive Chairman. Alex ...

Shipping from tomorrow, 1st October: a new CD transport from TEAC. The PD-507T is 4kg half-width box that utilises the Japanese company’s in-housed designed and manufacturerd ‘floating’ disc mechasism ...

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