The CD80 II is a headphone-focussed CD player with 3.5mm and balanced 4.4mm sockets on the front panel to respectively offer 215 Watts and 850 Watts into 32 Ohms. Output impedance on both sockets is ...

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

5. Does the K11 R2R do DSD? Yes — and no. The K11 will accept DSD streams over USB, but according to FiiO’s data flow diagram, all DSD signals are converted to PCM upon entry.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

You know this story because we’ve told it a thousand times before: you visit a hi-fi show to find room after room playing the same old same old: Boz Scaggs, Diana Krall, The Dave Clark Five, Rebecca ...

Unicorns don't exist!The uncomfortable truth about amplifiers by John Darko June 26, 2025, 16:54 ...