Aug 27, 2024 · How do you follow up on a massively successful product? That was the conundrum faced by China’s Zidoo in the wake of the runaway success of its Eversolo-branded DMP-A6: a streaming DAC which many folks (myself included) felt was one of 2023’s best new devices. Darko’s video coverage can be seen here with my ‘second opinion’ thoughts written up here. Suffice it to say the Eversolo DMP ...

Dec 17, 2024 · The Clara IEM is a collaboration between Campfire Audio and Nine Inch Nails bass/synth player, solo electronic musician and – full disclosure – personal friend Alessandro Cortini. Campfire has been showing the Clara (US$1999)) at headphone events since October and I was all set to push coverage into 2025 when – bam! – the Portland headphone company formally announced Clara’s pre-sale ...

FULL PRESS RELEASE November 19, 2024 – Today, Bose Corporation, a company synonymous with delivering amazing, premium audio experiences since its founding, announced the acquisition of McIntosh Group, the parent company of renowned high-performance and luxury audio brands that include McIntosh and Sonus faber. McIntosh Group manufactures the world’s finest amplifiers, speakers, turntables ...

Dec 13, 2024 · Moondrop’s MIAD-01 is a 5G-capable smartphone designed explicitly for audiophiles. And no, this phone doesn’t come from a third-party supplier. The Chinese company makes it in-house. MIAD is short for “Mobile Internet Audio Device”. The shell is all plastic and the display – a 120Hz 1080p OLED panel – is very nice to look at. However, I have reservations about the screen’s ...

Dec 12, 2024 · Denon has announced the DCD-3000NE – a new ‘Reference Series’ SACD and CD player – that will read SACDs, CDs, DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW discs. According to the Japanese manufacturer, the new model “provides pristine SACD/CD and DSD playback via a 384kHz/32-bit DAC, a high-performance master clock and 7th Gen Ultra AL32 Processing.” ‘Ultra AL32 processing’? That’s Denon’s ...

Dec 14, 2024 · UPDATE 17th December: an abridged video version of this gift guide can be found here. It's that time of year when we treat ourselves... Meze 105 AER headphones 🛒 https://amzn.to/4iAaF0K Meze didn’t send me the 105 AER. I bought a pair from my local hi-fi store. Shout out to Hifi im Hinterhof in Kreuzberg. And

Nov 27, 2024 · The have landed in Berlin for review. Here are 20 more thoughts on their designs: 1. Released in the late 1960s, the original 33 and 303 were Quad’s first all-transistor amplifiers. 2. Most transistor-based amplifiers of the time were integrated designs whose pre-amplifier and power amplifier stages were combined in a single box. The 33 and 303 put the power and pre stages in separate boxes ...

Oct 28, 2024 · A new feature: Eversolo’s Global Music Search allows us to search across multiple streaming services. Spotify Connect and Tidal Connect will also be onboard from the get-go. Roon Ready certification is still in the works. Want to play higher bitrates than Tidal’s or Apple Music’s 24bit/192kHz maximum? The DMP-A10’s undercarriage will accommodate a pair of M.2 NVME SSD drives – and ...

Oct 18, 2024 · After showing prototypes at Munich High-End 2024, QUAD has formally announced the rebirth of two iconic products: the 33 pre-amplifier and 303 power amplifier. First released in 1967, the originals landed as all-transistor designs in a world dominated by tube amplifiers and with an industrial design that would eventually earn them a place in the MOMA. The original 33/303’s success can be ...

Dec 10, 2024 · 2024’s best true wireless IEMs by John Darko December 10, 2024, 10:46