Editor’s Choice

• Chord teases Quartet upscaler, ULTIMA PHONOSTAGE 2nd February 2026
  Chord Electronics has offered a first ‘glimpse’ of two forthcoming flagship products: the Quartet digital upscaler and the ULTIMA PHONOSTAGE. Neither has received a formal launch date or pricing, but both are now confirmed for release later in 2026. And yes, Chord has chosen to capitalise one product name and […] The post Chord teases […]
• LAiV’s Crescendo Verse is a one box R2R DAC, active pre-amp & headphone amp 1st February 2026
  The Singapore-based company behind the well-received Harmony DAC has unveiled a new product line. The Crescendo series sits below the flagship Harmony range, and the Verse is first out of the gate: a three-in-one combining R2R DAC, active pre-amplifier and discrete Class A headphone amplifier. LAiV says the Verse shares […] The post LAiV’s Crescendo […]
• FiiO Warmer R2R DAC video review (vs. WiiM Ultra DAC & Chord Mojo 2) 1st February 2026
  🎥 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 FiiO Warmer […]