The second record in this set features eleven ‘alternative’ versions with “Take Me To The River” making way for an ...

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 ...

I have more to say about the Rotel Michi Q5 (€5999) that we covered last week. Our video on the Q5 has reached almost 60,000 people in its first week online. That’s roughly the same number of people ...

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

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

In a recent video, I said that I didn’t see the utility of multi-room streaming for smaller apartments; that if I wanted to hear music while I was upstairs in my 80sqm one-bedroom duplex, I’d simply ...

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

Designed and made in Japan, Marantz's latest flagship integrated is an all-analogue affair.