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“The world’s first high-end plug and play wireless speakers”. At US$40-50K (depending on tweeter option), Estelon’s Lynx would sit well beyond this site’s usual beat. I prefer not to write about audio gear that I cannot personally afford. And let us not forget that these speakers this complete audio system sells for the […]
In the future, many hifi systems will be three-box affairs: a pair of active loudspeakers fed digitally by a network server/streamer; no rack; no kabelsalat; no mess; no fuss. Portugal’s Innuos are ahead of the Future-Fi curve when it comes to demonstrating their range of music servers/streamers at audio shows. At […]
“The future is already here – it’s just not evenly distributed.” ― William Gibson Uncomfortably numb. Middle-aged white dudes – they’re the dominant force at almost every event on the Stateside hi-fi enthusiast’s calendar. At regional hi-fi shows like RMAF and AXPONA, we see an abundance of middle-aged white dudes […]
Best amplifier for the KEF LS50 standmount? A hundred listeners might spill with a hundred different answers. Each would more than likely be the result of a brief trial and error dance with power shortfall, driver overdamping and tonal balance shifts, more often than not determined after money has been committed, […]
What’s the future of high-end audio? If you’re France’s Devialet, it’s beauty inside and out: a chromed-finished aluminium block whose hardware internals also rely on software. Each Expert series model’s DSP engine room, configurable via a web interface, allows features to be turned on and off and specific settings applied. But the Expert […]
In the pro audio world active loudspeakers are the norm and not the exception. In the audiophile world the inverse is true. That’s slowly changing. With lower box count, fewer cables, digital crossovers and amplifiers tuned exactly to the speaker drivers, active loudspeakers make a good deal of sense. And not […]
“The difference between rock n roll and pop? With rock n roll you might get fucked.” – Robert Fripp When you were a kid, watching Top Of The Pops, Countdown or American Top 40, did your parents loudly complain about they don’t write songs like they used to? That music today […]
🎥 Camera: John Darko 🎬 Editor: John Darko 🕺🏻 Motion GFX: John Darko Further information: NAD FULL PRESS RELEASE NAD Electronics, the highly regarded manufacturer of high-performance audio-video components, announces the Masters M66 BluOS Streaming DAC-Preamplifier at the High-End Munich show in Germany ahead of its retail launch. The M66 […]
It’s been a full month since our last podcast episode with Twittering Machines’ Michael Lavorgna. And what a month it has been: I moved to Portugal for what remains of the German winter, discovered that my new home’s lounge room had an horrific reverb problem, demonstrated with measurements how neither […]
Decked out in Dekoni. If you’re no hifi virgin, you know that everything can make a difference. You learn of AC conditioners, DC filters, linear power supply replacements for switching wall warts, better cables, resonance control via racks and footers. You explore digital filter options, compare Audirvana to HQPlayer and […]
What is 2022’s best-looking hi-fi product? If I was going to reach the maximum number of people with this question, I would have to ask it of the Darko.Audio YouTube community. The question couldn’t be open-ended to generate tens (maybe hundreds) of possibilities from years gone by. It would need […]
100wpc of HybridDigital UcD loudspeaker power. Factory-fitted BluOS streaming MDC 2.0 module w/ Tidal Connect, Spotify Connect, Apple AirPlay 2, Roon Ready, 2-way Bluetooth and Dirac Live room correction. 32-bit/384kHz TI PCM5242-based DAC circuit accessible via HDMI eARC, coaxial or TOSLINK. MM phono stage. Subwoofer output. Two sets of loudspeaker […]
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