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• Pro-Ject’s Pre Box S3 is a compact pre-amp that does (almost) everything 29th January 2026
  Pro-Ject has announced the Pre Box S3, a pre-amplifier designed to serve as the central hub of a modern (and potentially compact) hi-fi system. The Austrian company, better known for its turntables, continues to expand its electronics range with this versatile half-width box that packs thirteen inputs and outputs into […] The post Pro-Ject’s Pre […]
• Chasing the glow: FiiO’s Warmer R2R adds what other DACs leave out 27th January 2026
  The FiiO Warmer R2R DAC serves up three stems of audiophile catnip for €379/US$349: tubes, resistor ladders and analogue VU meters. That’s a lot of vintage-flavoured kit crammed into a half-width aluminium box. Four JJ Electronic E88CC tubes buffer a balanced analogue output stage. Four resistor ladders, FiiO’s own design, […] The post Chasing the […]
• Nagra launches PREAMP II-S, first of new Series II line 27th January 2026
  Swiss manufacturer Nagra has announced the PREAMP II-S, a tube pre-amplifier that marks the debut of a new product family called Series II. The company positions this range between its existing Classic and HD lines, describing it as “reference-inspired engineering in a refined, more compact form.” Nagra’s first home audio […] The post Nagra launches […]