The plan was the new DragonFly Copper, AudioQuest’s latest dongle DAC. German customs had other ideas, and it took its time reaching Berlin. So only four dongle DACs made the table, with the Copper ...

The Shanling SCD3.3 is a top-loading CD/SACD player that folds in some very basic USB drive file playback and Bluetooth ...

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It’s been an interesting month for ‘new’ old music. Placebo ‘Re-Created’ its 1996 indie-rock debut to mark the album’s 30th anniversary: a remix (plus overdubs) pushes its guitar sound closer to early ...

The Arcam SA45 (€4999/US$5499) is the Cambridge company’s flagship streaming integrated amplifier, designed and engineered in the UK and manufactured in China. It’s a physically imposing 17kg black ...

The direct-drive motor sealed it. That, and the copper-topped platter. And the high-gloss wood veneer. And the mid-century modern look. And the absence of a felt mat, which I cannot stand. So yes: in ...

Three distinct waves of original CD pressings exist from this era. The Factory originals, bare-bones flat transfers with zero bonus tracks, strictly the original eight or nine album tracks, are the ...

Not every record I own is an audiophile pressing. Not everything that I stream has outstanding dynamic range. Not every CD I own is the original master. The Rotel Michi X3 Series 2 doesn’t punish me ...

The FiiO Warmer R2R DAC serves up three stems of audiophile catnip for €379/US$349: tubes, resistor ladders and analogue VU meters. That’s a lot of vintage-flavoured kit crammed into a half-width ...

At €3311/US$3599, the Gustard R30 wants to be your next streaming DAC. The Chinese manufacturer has put discrete R2R conversion and basic network streaming into a single chassis that weighs a ...

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 smartphone changed how I browse for streamable music. The FiiO FT7 pumped the brakes on my search for more luxurious headphones. And the DALI Kupid loudspeakers proved that ...

I really liked Bowers & Wilkins’ original Px8, but I gave them away. Just like the Focal Bathys. Both sets went to Patreon supporters who’d appreciate them more than a reviewer drowning in Bluetooth ...