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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Is Darko.Audio just you — or are other people involved? The majority of articles are written by me with occasional contributions from Srajan Ebaen (6moons). Past contributors include Jeff Dorgay ...

Innuos Phoenix USB reclocker review by John Darko May 29, 2020, 14:12 ...

I first looked at the original Mytek Liberty DAC in 2018 (review here). Six months later, I compared it to its bigger brother, the Brooklyn DAC. Both devices impressed. I bought the Liberty review ...

Brit restraint alert: I was somewhat taken with the LS6 speakers from Graham Audio. The design principles behind them swim against the tide. It’s simple – the cabinets are supposed to vibrate. Forget ...

The Raspberry Pi, now at version 3, sells for around €35. A teeny-tiny personal computer selling for a teeny-tiny price and carrying with it price-commensurate internal DAC circuitry. For better sound ...