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 ...

Rhino’s Super Deluxe reissue treatment of Talking Heads’ catalogue continued last Friday with the release of a new 2LP version of the band’s second album, the Brian Eno-produced More Songs About ...

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 Eiffel AS07 from FitUEyes, whose 15.5kg and 78cm-tall structure tapers backwards ...

When we listen to loudspeakers playing music in a room, we hear more room than loudspeaker. What can we do about the room’s negative impact? Many of us tackle low bass resonances with room ...