Ian White

3 days ago | ecoustics.com | Ian White

Let’s get one thing clear from the start: if you live in North America, the Ruark R1’s DAB and DAB+ tuners are about as useful as a monocle in a boxing match. This is strictly an FM and Bluetooth affair — but what an affair it is. The Ruark R1 Mk4 Bluetooth Radio isn’t trying to be a party speaker or an AI assistant disguised as a hockey puck.

4 days ago | ecoustics.com | Ian White

When Clearaudio decides to build an “entry-level” turntable, they don’t water anything down—they just bring more people into the temple. The new Clearaudio Compass is exactly that: a ready-to-play turntable that brings the brand’s obsession with precision engineering, high-end build quality, and uncompromising playback performance to a wider audience.

4 days ago | ecoustics.com | Ian White

Sennheiser’s BTD 700 arrives as a sleek, no-nonsense Bluetooth dongle designed to fix a problem everyone with wireless headphones already knows: your device’s built-in Bluetooth is usually garbage. At just 2.2 grams and 24mm long, it’s smaller than most flash drives but packs serious firepower—aptX codecs, Auracast, and low-latency gaming modes all wrapped in one plug-and-play USB-C package.

5 days ago | ecoustics.com | Ian White

Let’s be clear: tossing a pair of overpriced headphones into your carry-on and calling it “audiophile travel” is like claiming Elite instant coffee is a fine roast because it came in a fancy tin. The Pro-Ject Travel Set laughs in the face of such sonic shortcuts. This is real Hi-Fi—true stereo, proper amplification, bass you can feel and detail you can taste—packed into a flight case that’s tougher than your last layover at Ben-Gurion.

5 days ago | ecoustics.com | Ian White

When you’re trapped inside your own skull, staring up at flickering fluorescent lights in inpatient therapy, unpacking every bad decision like a suitcase rigged to blow, thinking about something as simple as a budget-friendly Class D amplifier isn’t just a distraction — it’s a brief, desperate act of rebellion. A flicker of clarity between the self-loathing, the pain of hurting others, the intense craving for biltong, and the crushing silence.