Another slice of affordable hi-fi for your consideration: the Musical Fidelity B1xi integrated amplifier’s fully discrete output stage and toroidal transformer promises 60wpc into 8 Ohms or 100wpc ...

Power supplies, native DSD support and a comparison to the Chord Mojo 2.

Shanling has updated its 28cm-wide CD80 player to MKII status with a new DAC circuit – built around a Cirrus Logic chip instead of an ESS – and a new CD loading mechanism, which is now a draw instead ...

FiiO K11 R2R + SR11 video review.The biggest bargain in hi-fi right now by John Darko August 3, 2025, 18:31 ...

5. Does the K11 R2R do DSD? Yes — and no. The K11 will accept DSD streams over USB, but according to FiiO’s data flow diagram, all DSD signals are converted to PCM upon entry.

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 ...

The second record in this set features eleven ‘alternative’ versions with “Take Me To The River” making way for an ...

One solution is to block sounds before they hit our room’s naked surfaces – the walls and the ceiling – with physical ...

Software first, hardware second.The future of entry-level amplifiers: WiiM AMP Ultra review by John Darko July 4, 2025, 17:49 ...