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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 ...
DUNU’s Concept R is a retro-futuristic portable CD player (and I …
Nov 13, 2024 · This isn’t a new story. The product in question hasn’t even been (formally) announced. So far, we’ve only seen a social media video teaser and a public outing at September’s Shenzhen Audio Show. By all accounts, the internal design isn’t quite finished.
Eversolo announces flagship DMP-A10 streaming DAC
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.
Musical Fidelity’s new flagship phono pre-amp: the M8x Vinyl
Nov 26, 2024 · Musical Fidelity has announced a new flagship phono pre-amplifier – the M8x Vinyl – in the oddest way possible. The press release tells us that it’s built around a fully balanced, dual mono circuit and from nothing but discrete components (no op-amps) — and very little else.
Shanling’s CR60 is a $269 CD transport + CD ripper
Sep 16, 2024 · New from Shanling: the CR60 is an all-new affordable CD transport with a TOSLINK, coaxial and – less common – USB-A digital output. The latter means two things: 1) the CR60 can send the CD’s digital stream out to a DAC kitted out with only a USB input, including many dongle DACS, and 2) any DAC with an asynchronous USB input will handle the digital signal’s clocking — not the CR60 ...
In Berlin for review: Musical Fidelity’s A1 | Darko.Audio
Oct 7, 2024 · Achtung! Warning! “Caution: hot surface. The whole top of the A1 is a heat sink, may become very hot and may cause burns. Do not touch. Special care should be taken in the presence of children and vulnerable persons.
In Berlin for review: KEF’s Q Concerto Meta | Darko.Audio
Sep 28, 2024 · Being the only 3-way standmount in the new Q Series Meta range, KEF reached back to 1969 for a 3-way standmount from its past to lend the newbie the ‘Concerto’ moniker.Catch up on the vintage Concerto here and watch KEF’s new promo video here.We should, however, note the visual disconnect between the old and new Concerto.
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 ...
Wharfedale Super Linton video review | Darko.Audio
Nov 30, 2024 · In Berlin for review: Wharfedale’s Super Linton Wharfedale Linton Heritage video review Wharfedale’s Super Linton promises more slam, attack and resolution