More worryingly for WiiM, the Stereo 70s contrasts the AMP Ultra as sounding thinner and tonally greyer when playing Was (Not Was)’s “Wheel Me Out”; and the Marantz soounds less strident in the upper ...

I lowered my aim to land on the Michi Q5 from Rotel. Its top-loading CD mechanism lights up from within when the cover/puck ...

ELAC has announced its second Debut ConneX powered loudspeaker model. The DCB61 expands on the platform established by the ...

FiiO is taking the entry-level fight to WiiM’s door this week with the introduction of the K15: a desktop streaming DAC ...

Now featuring a Direct Digital amplifier circuit, a third set of binding posts for a centre channel and a THX AAA headphone ...

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If you’ve unboxed a Macbook or Macbook Pro, you’ve already unboxed the WiiM AMP. The WiiM’s box dimensions, material structure, graphic design and slow-release lid are all extremely similar to Apple’s ...

Apple AirPlay comes with a hidden gotcha. Not the “stream-must-travel-through-the-iPhone” gotcha. That’s well known. I’m talking about a different, less obvious gotcha. Awwwwww. What follows is based ...

Some valve amplifiers offer auto biasing. Not the Line Magnetic, but adjusting the bias isn’t too onerous. Flick the switch for the chosen output valve, check the meter, adjust with a screwdriver if ...