Over the years, I've talked about using AI technology to help us understand the audiophile world (just a tiny piece among many, many other things to understand of course 😏). In early 2023 I discussed using LLMs like ChatGPT to generate content including the ease of making "subjective" text such as for product reviews. By 2024, we discussed the multi-modality of AI technologies; the ability

As per the title and image, this post will be a nebulous one because we're not looking at an easily-accessible mass produced product. 🤔The reason is because we're looking at what appears to be a one-of-a-kind device that's not advertised, the company making it doesn't have any web presence with only a handful of posts I can find over the decades referencing the company/person who makes what

Audiophiles following the news cycle know by now that after seven years, AudioQuest has released a new DragonFly USB DAC. The DragonFly Copper (US$250, CAD$345) was spoken of at High End Vienna 2026 and started shipping in September, replacing the Cobalt at the flagship. As usual with a new Dragonfly, the forums and review sites lit up within days of the announcement (see sites like this, or this

It has been more than a year since I last measured or reviewed a DAC!To be honest, in 2026, DACs are IMO boring from the perspective of expecting any sonic progress when it comes to high-fidelity audio. They are very much a "solved problem" and will not pose any challenge for the audiophile who desires accuracy. Unless there's some new technology to evaluate or must-have features,

After writing the articles looking at room acoustics over the last month, I thought this would be a good time to discuss another observation about the psychology and culture of the audiophile hobby and some of the claims that people make.As I noted last time, room treatments like the IKEA Mittzon absorption panels are far from the exciting products highlighted in magazines each month or even