Editor’s Choice

• The most and least important components in a hi-fi system (and everything in between) 30th November 2025
  [Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of fifteen observations from fifteen years of audio writing] I used to think a better DAC would fundamentally transform the sound of my hi-fi system. I was wrong. Dead wrong. Six years ago, I sat comparing a US$10,000 DAC to a […] The post The most […]
• Shanling’s SCD3.3 is an SACD player w/ R2R DAC, tubes & touchscreen 28th November 2025
  Shanling has announced the SCD3.3, a top-loading CD/SACD player that combines optical disc-spinning capabilities with contemporary digital flexibility. The Chinese manufacturer’s latest model puts three key pieces of audiophile catnip on board: 1) an R2R ladder DAC, 2) a tube-buffered output stage and 3) a 5″ 854 × 358px touchscreen, […] The post Shanling’s SCD3.3 […]
• How I flatten warped vinyl records at home 28th November 2025
  🎥 Camera: John Darko / Olaf von Voss 🎬 Editor: John Darko 🌈 Colour: Olaf von Voss 🕺🏻 Motion GFX: John Darko 💰 Ad segment: Jana Dagdagan 🎵 Song IDs? Playlists of all music heard in this video – and other videos – can be found on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko 0:00 […] The post How I […]