One thing that I don’t think I made clear enough in my video was that the Michi Q5 is a CD player. I don’t think this ...

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

A dongle DAC and headphone amplifier with desktop-level performance? That appears to be the proposition of FiiO’s QX13. Measuring 6.4cm x 1.3cm x 3cm and weighing less than 40g, the QX13 takes in ...

Pro-Ject has announced the Head Box E: a compact (103 x 37 x 120 mm) and lightweight (390g) headphone amplifier for those seeking more than their integrated amplifier’s (or MacBook’s!) headphone ...

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 ...

Yesterday, I published a video comparing the Apple AirPods Pro 2 with two similarly priced wired IEMs: the Sennheiser IE 300 ...

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

If you like the look of the WiiM Amp (or Amp Pro) but don’t like its digitised analogue inputs or that it’s Made in China, you’ll want to pay attention here: because Pro-Ject’s Uni Box S3 streaming ...

Cayin’s German distributor has this week announced the RU9, a portable DAC and headphone amplifier designed for smartphones, tablets and laptops. Inputs number two: USB-C (UAC 1.0/2.0) and LDAC/aptXHD ...