Michael Holzinger

Shanling has added a small, keenly priced network player to its desktop range. The SM50 combines streaming, a DAC, a preamplifier and a headphone amplifier in one 20,5 cm wide chassis, which makes it relevant to anyone building a space-saving system.

The Topping Mini 500 shows how far Class D amplification can be shrunk without giving up serious output. A fully balanced stereo or mono power amplifier for € 229,-, it is aimed at HiFi enthusiasts who want real headroom on a small footprint.

Perlisten Audio is adding a compact loudspeaker to its Black Edition Series, built around technology taken directly from the S7t Black Edition flagship. The S4B Black Edition is aimed at demanding stereo systems where space is limited, and it makes its debut in Warsaw this October.

With the DP11, FiiO brings its experience with portable CD players to the desktop and the HiFi rack. The compact unit plays discs, hands them on as a transport, doubles as a USB DAC and copies CDs to a USB stick without a computer, which makes it relevant for anyone who still owns a shelf of silver discs.

REL Acoustics Ltd. expands its T/9x Special Edition with a discreet new Midnight Black finish, while the car-inspired Italian Racing Red and Tangerine Dream editions are available to order once more. For buyers who treat a subwoofer as part of the room's design, the choice of finish now spans from understated to extrovert.

Grado Labs has unveiled the Signature S150, the most affordable model in its Signature Line. It combines a newly developed 44 mm driver, detachable cables and a redesigned, lightweight body, and could make the range accessible to a much wider audience.

Weighing just 40 grams, the Final Porta from Japanese specialist final Inc. swaps the conventional headband for a slender wire frame. It is a deliberately pared-back take on the wireless on-ear headphone, built around comfort first and sold in Japan from 23 October 2026.

Musical Fidelity completes the revived B1 Series with a source that does one job only: playing audio CDs. The B1xcd matters because it offers collectors of physical media a dedicated, affordable player whose transport is governed by a servo system from SUOS.

Arcam has extended its Radia range into home cinema, and the Radia AVA15 is the entry point. It is a nine-channel AV amplifier that treats music playback as an equal partner to film sound, which makes it relevant to anyone who wants one box to run both a cinema system and a serious stereo setup.

Dual has announced the CP 707, its first standalone phono preamplifier, built around a fully balanced signal path, JFET gain stages and a shielded steel chassis. As a prototype destined for 2027, it shows how the turntable specialist intends to take on a link in the analogue chain that it has so far left to others.