This week, we've been looking at the FiiO K11 R2R DAC and headphone amplifier -- a proper hi-fi bargain if ever I've used one. Here are five more thoughts on it. 1. The digital pre-amplifier inside ...

The K11 R2R has three digital inputs on its back panel: USB-C, TOSLINK and coaxial. I connected it to a MacBook Pro via USB ...

Rhino’s Super Deluxe reissue treatment of Talking Heads’ catalogue continued last Friday with the release of a new 2LP version of the band’s second album, the Brian Eno-produced More Songs About ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

The last hi-fi show I will ever attend by John Darko May 20, 2025, 06:30 ...