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5 affordable ways to reclaim the iPod experience (without modding)

Fosi Audio’s DAP Neo, Shanling Q2, Innioasis Y1, and SnowSky Echo Mini bring back the iPod experience without needing a ...
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David Bowie in Dolby Atmos on headphones: Let’s Dance vs. Earthling

Bob Clearmountain and Mark Plati remix David Bowie’s Let’s Dance and Earthling in Dolby Atmos. We listen on AirPods Pro 3 and ...
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Luxman’s B-100 Centennial is a 60kg high-bias Class A/B monoblock

Each B-100C is rated at 125W into 8 ohms and 250W into 4 ohms, with a 1000W instantaneous peak into 1 ohm. Luxman has built the output stage from four quadruple-paralleled, triple-stage Darlington ...
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Uh-oh: FiiO’s Class A amplifier doesn’t always run in Class A

Plenty of those records sounded terrific, but buyers felt short-changed anyway and a class action lawsuit followed. Which ...
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Talking Heads’ Fear of Music gets the super deluxe treatment

Rhino has announced a super deluxe edition of Talking Heads’ Fear of Music. It comes in two flavours: a 3CD/Blu-ray set and a ...
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Mercury Rev’s symphony of post-rock noise, Boces, gets a 2026 remaster

Beggars Banquet reissues the 1993 album in the UK and Europe on 13th November. Henry Rudkins handled the remastering at AIR Studios in London.
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Old School, New Tricks: 5 ways to use the AudioQuest DragonFly Copper

🎵 Song IDs? Playlists of all music heard in this video – and other videos – can be found on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko ...
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R.E.M.’s Reveal turns 25 with a previously unreleased live set

Craft Recordings has announced a 25th anniversary edition of R.E.M.’s Reveal. The headline format is a 2CD/Blu-ray set in a 32-page hardcover book with archival photos and new liner notes by ...