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Arylic LP100 Music Streamer Arrives Swinging at the WiiM Ultra: But Can It Really Compete?

At $399, Arylic’s LP100 digital music streamer targets the WiiM Ultra with extra features including AirPlay 2, a built-in MC/MM phono stage, and extensive codec support, offering a flexible ...
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Apos x Community Rock Lobster IEM Review: A Genre Specialist That Pinches Hard in the Best Way

Specs are straightforward. The driver has a nominal impedance of 32 ohms, a sensitivity of 105 dB per milliwatt, and a stated frequency response of 20 Hz to 20 kHz. For an IEM at this price, the ...
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Apos x Geshelli Merlin Balanced DAC Review: This $225 Box Should Not Sound This Good, But Here We Are

At $225, the Apos x Geshelli Merlin AKM Desktop DAC offers 32-bit/768 kHz and DSD512 support, dual USB and coax inputs, and fully balanced output with performance that rivals far pricier DACs.
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FiiO K17 DAC/Amplifier Review: The Desktop Tank That Wants to Retire Your Dongles (And Maybe Your Amp, Too)

FiiO’s $989 K17 is a feature-stuffed DAC amp with real power, a 31 band PEQ, streaming, and smooth neutral sound. One box to rule your desk and shame your dongles.
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Review: Craft Recordings’ OJC Reissue of Wes Montgomery’s Boss Guitar Hits All the Right Notes

Craft’s OJC reissue of Wes Montgomery’s Boss Guitar delivers a clean, balanced AAA presentation with strong pacing, tight trio interplay, and excellent clarity.
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Rega Unveils Flagship $21,000 Mercury Preamplifier & Solis Amp… Instead of the Network Amp the Market Actually Needs

Rega’s new Mercury and Solis flagship amps showcase peak engineering, but with a $50K full-system buy-in and no network ...
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The Head-Fi Bubble, Aavik Goes Nuclear, McMurphy Still Dies, and Wharfedale’s Super Denton Redemption: Editor’s Round-Up

Fifty years on, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest still hits hard. Varèse Sarabande and Craft Recordings have brought back Jack Nitzsche’s Oscar and GRAMMY-nominated score on a newly remastered AAA ...
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HEDDphone TWO and TWO GT Go Unplugged For $500 Off the Price

Priced at either $1,499 or $1,699, HEDD Audio’s TWO and TWO GT UNPLUGGED headphones ship without cables and accessories for ...
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Rega Unleashes Nd9: A Boron-Cantilever MM Cartridge Inspired by the Aphelion 2

Rega closes out 2025 with the Nd9, a £695 moving-magnet cartridge featuring a Boron cantilever, fine line diamond stylus, and N55 Neodymium magnet, set to rival the 2M Black, Dynavector 10x5 MKII, and ...
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Shanling Unveils SCD3.3 SACD Player With 2nd-Gen R2R DAC and Tube Output

Shanling’s new SCD3.3 isn’t another nostalgia-driven disc spinner—it’s a purpose-built SACD machine with modern engineering, ...
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Musical Fidelity Unveils Nu-Vista Vinyl S — The Phono Stage Nobody Asked For but Your 600.2 and 800.2 Now Guilt-Trip You Into Buying

The Nu-Vista Vinyl S carries over the core engineering from Musical Fidelity’s Nu-Vista Vinyl 2, including its fully balanced and discrete layout built around eight 7586 nuvistor valves. The ...
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‘Wings Blu-ray Collection’ Lifts Off In Dolby Atmos and DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 Surround Sound

Paul McCartney’s Wings Blu-ray Collection delivers 32 remixed tracks in Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD MA 5.1, offering a fresh immersive look at the band’s 1970s peak.