Editor’s Choice

• 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 […]
• 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 […]