COMPONENTS
SHANLING M6 £500
The M6 is a fully balanced dual-DAC portable audio player that offers a selection of balanced and unbalanced headphone connections and can also be used as a USB DAC. The internal memory of 32GB can be augmented with a micro SD card of up to 2TB.
CAMPFIRE AUDIO ANDROMEDA 2020 £1,100
The latest version of the Andromeda takes the five-driver layout of the proceeding models and refines the concept, adding a solid body acoustic chamber system that better controls resonances. Each housing is made from sections of machined aluminium with a stainless steel spout for the supplied domes to affix to.
I suspect that for a few people who have turned the page to be confronted by a portable audio system, the idea of featuring equipment designed for use on the move after a sustained period of being invited to sit around going nowhere might seem a little perverse. Surely, this would have been the point where a veritable monolith, a no-holds-barred tribute to the high-end might make more sense? My response is to invite you to hear me out on this one.
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