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

At its business end, the Pro-Ject mini offers two single-ended headphone outputs (6.4mm and 3.5mm) that, according to the ...

It’s not new, but it’s new to me: Hiby’s UC10 is a USB-S/PDIF converter for a smartphone or tablet (or PC/Mac). The tiny metal-wrapped dongle acts not as a DAC but as a DDC — a digital audio ...

Yesterday, I published a video comparing the Apple AirPods Pro 2 with two similarly priced wired IEMs: the Sennheiser IE 300 ...

Darko.Audio is an Amazon Associates Program member, an Audio Advice Program member and a Howl Program member.

So, in this podcast episode, Michael Lavorgna and I present 12 lesser-known albums that would work well in a hi-fi demo ...

Why haven’t those same commenters explicitly named the amplifiers under test? Are they also hiding behind a feel-good ...

I lowered my aim to land on the Michi Q5 from Rotel. Its top-loading CD mechanism lights up from within when the cover/puck ...

Best? When I say best, I mean favourite. My favourite hi-fi products for 2024 were chosen on merit and my predilection for (what I call) Future-Fi. Part one can be found here. This is part two… The ...

Newly arrived in Berlin, KEF’s all-new Q Concerto Meta (US$1299 or €1198/pair) starts with a 0.75″ aluminium tweeter, concentrically and coincidentally aligned with a 4″ aluminium midrange driver.