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QUAD rebirths iconic 33 pre-amplifier & 303 power amplifier. Bowers & Wilkins upgrades Zeppelin to Pro Edition. No, vinyl sales are NOT 33% down in the USA. In Berlin for review: Moondrop’s DiscDream 2 Ultra. Buying direct vs. buying from a dealer. We need to talk…. Adam Audio’s D3V is a small room hi-fi system for €329.
Buying direct vs. buying from a dealer | Darko.Audio
Oct 11, 2024 · John currently lives in Berlin where he creates videos and podcasts for Darko.Audio. He has previously contributed to 6moons, TONEAudio, AudioStream and Stereophile.
In Berlin for review: Moondrop’s DiscDream 2 Ultra
by John Darko October 15, 2024, 12:37. Ultra. After the WiiM comes another digital audio product with a similar name; one that’s made in China but throws us back to the 80s and 90s. Moondrop’s DiscDream 2 Ultra is a small CD player with abundant use-case flexibility. Soon after unboxing version 2 of the Moondrop device, I unwrapped another ...
Second opinion: Eversolo DMP-A8 review - Darko.Audio
Aug 27, 2024 · The proper step-up comes vai the Eversolo DMP-A8 which builds on the success of the original but reworks many aspects to arrive at a higher tier of performance and functionality. Pricing gets a corresponding bump: the DMP-A8 sells for USD$1980 — more than double the DMP-A6’s asking. I still use the DMP-A6 regularly so I’ll first focus on ...
Cambridge Audio readies EXA100 amplifier, EXN100 streamer
Oct 9, 2024 · And yes, the EXN100’s 1280x720px front-panel display shows music metadata, cover art, a clock or VU meters. Both products are “Designed, engineered and acoustically optimised at Cambridge Audio’s own London-based music venue and HQ, Melomania”. The EXA100 is priced at £1999, €2199 or US$2199 (right in the middle of EVO150 territory ...
In Berlin for review: KEF’s Q Concerto Meta | Darko.Audio
by John Darko September 28, 2024, 11:12. Newly arrived in Berlin, KEF’s all-new Q Concerto Meta (US$1299 or €1198/pair) starts with a 0.75″ aluminium tweeter, concentrically and coincidentally aligned with a 4″ aluminium midrange driver. This is what KEF calls Uni-Q, presented here in its 12th Generation design, complete with a ...
QUAD rebirths iconic 33 pre-amplifier & 303 power amplifier
Oct 18, 2024 · a choice of RCA and balanced XLR outputs and 12V trigger outputs. a motorised ALPS volume pot. microprocessor oversight with a back panel USB socket applying firmware updates. The QUAD newly-issued 303 power amplifier and 33 pre-amplifier will sell for £1199, €1499 or US$1599 per piece. Shipping begins mid-November.
From the deep: Kraken is Schiit’s first multi-channel amplifier
Jun 12, 2024 · The Kraken is Schiit’s first multichannel power amplifier and its promotional email proudly underscores what’s missing. Kraken utilises no Class D amplification, zero chip amps and zero switch-mode power supplies but, according to its designer and Schiit co-founder Jason Stoddard, it is not a stripped-down, ‘cheaped-out’ amplifier.
Eversolo announces flagship DMP-A10 streaming DAC
Oct 28, 2024 · The DMP-A10 is a DDC, streaming DAC, standalone DAC and — bypassing digital sources, the parametric EQ and Eversolo’s own room correction software — a fully balanced analogue pre-amplifier with balanced XLR inputs and XLR outputs and a resistor ladder volume control. Measuring 6.5″ across its diagonal, the A10’s front-panel ...
Marantz launches MODEL 60n ‘network integrated amplifier’
Sep 11, 2024 · Rounding out the feature set here is a set of pre-amplifier outputs, a subwoofer output, a headphone socket and an infra-red remote control. The MODEL 60n replaces the outgoing PM7000N for pairing with the CD60 CD player. Pricing says hello at US$1500, £1300 and €1500. Your choice of Black or Silver Gold finishes.