Audio News

Daily Audio News — February 26, 2026

Highlights: iFi's dinky DAC is designed to be a lightweight, affordable way to get your smartphone sounding its best; iFi Go Link 2; Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Pro; Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra; Samsung announces the Galaxy S26 series, with new designs, AV upgrades, and higher prices

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Totaldac Balloon Speaker

Topic: DACs

Totaldac Balloon Speaker Hifi Pig https://www.hifipig.com/totaldac-balloon-speaker/ TOTALDAC BALLOON SPEAKER LAUNCHED BY FRENCH HiFi BRAND French HiFi brand Totaldac has announced the Totaldac Balloon speaker, a passive, spherical loudspeaker designed as a full-bandwidth point source. The Totaldac Balloon Speaker is intended for both small and larger listening spaces, combining a compact form with high efficiency and wide frequency coverage. TOTALDAC BALLOON SPEAKER […]

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Don’t buy a soundbar: the KEF CODA W argument

Topic: Other

🎥 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 […]

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News by Topic

DACs

iFi's dinky DAC is designed to be a lightweight, affordable way to get your smartphone sounding its best

The iFi Go Link 2 may be small, but it has big shoes to fill

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iFi Go Link 2

The iFi Go Link 2 DAC is a portable, affordable way to get your smartphone or laptop-based music sounding a good deal better.

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I use this five-star portable DAC every day – and it's now at a great low price

Get hi-res audio for one very affordable price

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Other

Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Pro

The Galaxy Buds 4 Pro are on a mission to prove that Samsung can challenge in the ever-competitive world of premium wireless earbuds.

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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

Can Samsung follow up on an Award-winning smartphone for movies and music?

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Samsung announces the Galaxy S26 series, with new designs, AV upgrades, and higher prices

Smarter, better and more expensive

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The Sony WF-1000XM6 are giving me a serious case of déjà vu, but it’s not all positive

Brilliant and better, but one issue remains

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The Award-winning OLED TV maker favoured by cinephiles is about to go through some big changes

But will it all go as scripted for the new “partners”?

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Samsung’s Award-winning surround soundbar system is more than £900 off in this epic deal

We've never seen the Samsung HW-Q990F so cheap!

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Save £2000 on the most affordable native 4K projector you can buy

Sony’s Award-winning 4K laser projector has returned to its lowest price ever

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Sony WF-1000XM6 vs Technics EAH-AZ100: which flagship wireless earbuds are better?

Two of the best-sounding wireless earbuds go head to head

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Apple Music Classical's exclusive EP release should please home cinema and music lovers alike

But there's limited availability

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Rega’s Aura-derived, more affordable AOS MC phono stage

Rega has officially released the AOS MC, a dedicated moving coil phono stage whose circuit leans heavily on the company’s reference-grade Aura MC. No compromise? The AOS MC is a two-stage, pure analogue design with no digital control circuitry anywhere in the signal path. Rega has used parallel-connected, low-noise FETs […]

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Speakers

Samsung's new Galaxy Buds have a bigger speaker driver for a wider frequency range

A 20% larger driver promises a wider sonic range – but can they earn that elusive fifth star?

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Turntables

Rega's premium phono stage promises reference-inspired vinyl performance

The Aos MC uses circuitry inspired by the brand's Aura reference model

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Streaming

This budget brand's upcoming streaming products are directly aiming for WiiM's crown

Majority is taking on WiiM at its own game

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