Bose buys McIntosh, Sonus faber & Sumiko | Darko.Audio
Nov 19, 2024 · FULL PRESS RELEASE. November 19, 2024 – Today, Bose Corporation, a company synonymous with delivering amazing, premium audio experiences since its founding, announced the acquisition of McIntosh Group, the parent company of renowned high-performance and luxury audio brands that include McIntosh and Sonus faber. McIntosh Group manufactures the world’s finest amplifiers, speakers, turntables ...
Darko’s Best of 2024 (Part 2): Campfire Audio’s Clara IEM
Dec 17, 2024 · But there’s a catch. The insistent treble of many IEMs keeps his volume control on a tighter leash than he would like. “The treble is usually the first thing I notice when I turn up the volume”, says Cortini, “and that kind of tuning can be distracting in the long run”. Inside the acrylic (and titanium) earpieces sit 1) a dual-magnet dynamic bio-cellulose driver for the bass, 2) a ...
Second opinion: Eversolo DMP-A8 review - Darko.Audio
Aug 27, 2024 · Recent Posts. CANOR’s Virtus S1S power amplifier enters production January 21, 2025; AURALIC readies AQUILA X3 network streamer & CD transport January 21, 2025; Acoustic Energy announces 300 Series loudspeakers January 21, 2025; Lindemann Move Mini review January 17, 2025; Dirac Live comes to the Bluesound NODE ICON, 2024 NODE January 14, 2025 [UPDATED] More thoughts on quitting Spotify ...
Eversolo announces flagship DMP-A10 streaming DAC | Darko.Audio
Oct 28, 2024 · 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, which (to these ears) sounded quite a bit ‘better’ (review here and here).Now comes the Chinese company’s moonshot: the DMP-A10.
QUAD rebirths iconic 33 pre-amplifier & 303 power amplifier
Oct 18, 2024 · The industrial design of the originals remains intact. After showing prototypes at Munich High-End 2024, QUAD has formally announced the rebirth of two iconic products: the 33 pre-amplifier and 303 power amplifier. First released in 1967, the originals landed as all-transistor designs in a world dominated by tube amplifiers and with an industrial design that would eventually earn them a place ...
Darko’s Best of 2024 (Part 3): OPRA from Roon
Dec 19, 2024 · OPRA (and not Winfrey). That’s the name of the new headphone EQ functionality recently folded into Roon. OPRA’s control panel can be found in Roon’s desktop app: press the little speaker icon at the bottom right of the screen followed by the squiggly wave symbol.
Darko’s Product of the Year 2024
Dec 24, 2024 · I make €7500/year in affiliate income – what do I spend it on? 2024’s best true wireless IEMs Darko’s Best of 2024 (Part 2): Campfire Audio’s Clara IEM
Darko’s Holiday Gift Guide 2024 | Darko.Audio
Dec 14, 2024 · UPDATE 17th December: an abridged video version of this gift guide can be found here. It's that time of year when we treat ourselves... Meze 105 AER headphones 🛒 https://amzn.to/4iAaF0K Meze didn’t send me the 105 AER. I bought a pair from my local hi-fi store. Shout out to Hifi im Hinterhof in Kreuzberg. And
Lindemann Move Mini review | Darko.Audio
6 days ago · Arachnophobia. Most people dislike the entire species, especially the hand-sized furry sorts. Audiophiles meanwhile are arachnophoniacs though virtually never aware of it. What the funk? Spiders. They are the usually corrugated resin-impregnated cloth circles behind dynamic driver diaphragms to help ...
Denon’s DCD-3000NE is a ‘Reference Series’ SACD/CD player
Dec 12, 2024 · Denon has announced the DCD-3000NE – a new ‘Reference Series’ SACD and CD player – that will read SACDs, CDs, DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW discs.