Snobs and inverted snobs: you need to do better.

Compact disc sales might be down but 1) the silver discs still outnumber vinyl and 2) new CD players continue to come thick ...

KEF has announced the first revamping of its entry-level Q Series since 2017. The incoming Q Series Meta comprises two 3-way ...

Newly arrived in Berlin, KEF’s all-new Q Concerto Meta (US$1299 or €1198/pair) starts with a 0.75″ aluminium tweeter, concentrically and coincidentally aligned with a 4″ aluminium midrange driver.

Rotel is expanding its line-up of Michi-branded high-end electronics. The incoming Q5 is a large CD player/transport and DAC ...

However, the KA15 has a few tricks up its sleeve. The internal 10-band parametric EQ can be accessed via FiiO’s smartphone ...

For a streaming DAC? That only does Roon? That’s an über-reductive way to look at the MU2 ‘Music Player’ from Grimm Audio. The MU2 is also a line-level pre-amplifier with balanced analogue ins and ...

Just ahead of its 100th anniversary, Luxman has announced the final member of its Z Series of integrated amplifiers. The L-505Z replaces the L-505uXII to feature an improved MM/MC phono stage, a ...

John currently lives in Berlin where he creates videos and podcasts for Darko.Audio. He has previously contributed to 6moons, TONEAudio, AudioStream and Stereophile.

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