The BTR 17 also features a dedicated ‘D.Mode’ (read: desktop mode) which permits the slipstreaming of power from an external ...

The first Darko.Audio review to be conducted across two locations and two acoustically-treated listening rooms.

Instead of the sleek aesthetic minimalism of the FiiO and the Moondrop, DUNU’s Concept R is larger, extended by a bank of physical controls that lends it more of a retro-futuristic vibe. Volume ...

Those with local NAS drives can feed content to the Shanling box over Samba or UPnP. The press release makes zero mention of Roon Ready. Already have a streaming source? The SM1.3’s USB (768kHz, ...

🎵 Song IDs? Playlists of all music heard in this video – and other videos – can be found on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko ...

When Marantz unveiled the MODEL 10 last month, the supplied photos didn’t make it obvious that this new ‘reference integrated amplifier’ would be something of an audio behemoth. It measures 44cm ...

Darko.Audio will be closed to incoming e-mails for the holiday period (until January 7th). I wish you a Merry Christmas, a Happy Hanukkah and the very best of health and sonic satisfaction for the ...

Good, better, best. It’s a marketing strategy as old as stereo sound. We’ve already seen Eversolo’s ‘good’: the DMP-A6 was 2023’s runaway hit (review here and here). Later that year came the DMP-A8, ...

In this episode of the Darko.Audio podcast, Srajan Ebaen and I go deeper than the press release would otherwise allow into six new products landing in the head-fi and hi-fi spaces. I cover the OJAS x ...