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Daily Audio News — January 09, 2026

Highlights: Epson EH-LS12000 vs EH-QB1000: which five-star 4K projector should you buy?; FiiO S15; Last year’s OLED TVs were about pure performance; this year, there’s a bigger differentiator; AWOL’s new ultra-short-throw 4K projectors promise something unheard of: a true, sharp, 200-inch image; We rarely see deals on high-end hi-fi, but this five-star Mark Levinson amplifier is now half price – save nearly £4000!

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Eversolo’s SE100 are IKEA Kallax-friendly loudspeakers

Topic: DACs

I didn’t have this on my bingo card for 2026: Eversolo has stepped beyond streaming amplifiers and streaming DACs with the SE100, the Chinese company’s first pair of passive loudspeakers. And yes, they’re Kallax-Fi – designed to fit perfectly into an IKEA Kallax shelving unit. The SE100 employs a 2-way […]

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Podcast #66 – These are the headphones you are looking for (& more)

Topic: Headphones

In this episode of the Darko Audio podcast, Srajan and I go over a variety of new audio products, focusing heavily on the price-to-performance ratio of modern “Chi-Fi” (Chinese Hi-Fi) manufacturing, as it relates to headphone listening. The central topic is the FiiO FT7 [01:22], a €799 planar magnetic headphone. […]

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