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In a shocking development, Dynaudio has announced their decision to “cease operations of its commercial activities in North America and permanently shut down its U.S. subsidiary in the fall of 2026.”

What with the daily news being what it is these days I generally avoid the negative when it comes to hifi.

The original Weiss DAC204 was praised by many including me:

Can you believe the first AudioQuest DragonFly DAC—v1.0—arrived, alighted?, some 14 years ago? Where does time fly?

Are you a fan of vintage salesmen samples? I am.

I have a soft spot, a certain nostalgia if you will, for the classic B&W 801 loudspeaker.

I recently received an email from Jürgen Reis, MBL’s chief engineer for more than 40 years, announcing he’s no longer with the company.

One thing I’ve learned from spending time as a reviewer with the Grimm MU2, LS1c Active Loudspeaker System, and as an owner of the MU1 is to expect the unexpected when it comes to sound quality from everything Grimm.

Back in my IT days we had a number of suitors express interest in buying our company.

The new EL-34 based Jadis Aria and the KT-120 based Jadis Óde to be exact and the idea is to offer a more affordable entry into the world of Jadis at $6,900 and $10,900 respectively while keeping that Jadis juju.

The new Tidal Piano Classic are based on the company’s first speaker which hit the scene in 1999 and this ‘reinterpretation’ represents the new entry point into the Tidal lineup at $31,990/pair.

“You’ve got the look I want to know better.” If you’re as old or older than me that’ll be familiar.

Another dongle? Yep, but this time it’s done in typical Schiit fashion with Vestri billed as the only Mesh™ Portable.

How big is big? (and no)

The resistors in use inside the new Audio Note IZVOR discrete ladder DAC module are “bespoke 1-watt resistors manufactured to tolerances of less than 1%” by, you guessed it, Audio Note.