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 ...

Shanling has announced the SCD3.3, a top-loading CD/SACD player that combines optical disc-spinning capabilities with contemporary digital flexibility. The Chinese manufacturer’s latest model puts ...