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

A dongle DAC and headphone amplifier with desktop-level performance? That appears to be the proposition of FiiO’s QX13.

At its business end, the Pro-Ject mini offers two single-ended headphone outputs (6.4mm and 3.5mm) that, according to the ...

Rotel Michi Q5 video review by John Darko July 19, 2025, 14:35 ...

It’s not new, but it’s new to me: Hiby’s UC10 is a USB-S/PDIF converter for a smartphone or tablet (or PC/Mac). The tiny metal-wrapped dongle acts not as a DAC but as a DDC — a digital audio ...

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 ...

Featuring an allergic reaction to something unexpected5 more thoughts on the Rotel Michi Q5 (video version) by John Darko July 24, 2025, 15:51 ...

A rack that’s affordable and stylish is the unicorn of the hi-fi furniture world — and I think I’ve found one. Meet the ...

It has occurred to me that some audiophiles will find the new Playback Designs MPD-8 Dream DAC (US$22,000) to be an audacious name for a new product. But those of us that have been familiar with the ...

Value for money hasn't been this high in entry-level hi-fi since the Logitech Squeezebox Touch debuted in 2010.

Apple AirPlay comes with a hidden gotcha. Not the “stream-must-travel-through-the-iPhone” gotcha. That’s well known. I’m talking about a different, less obvious gotcha. Awwwwww. What follows is based ...