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Midrange is the area where the effect of diminishing returns starts to kick in, and you don’t get as much improvement with each dollar spend, as you’d with entry-level products. This is where the sweet spot is for most folks, especially since the products are reliable, fun to use, and usually still affordable.
You can find my reviews on midrange products below, and also the best midrange products here: https://amzn.to/3GhsrSU
Views 77,537 Chord Mojo is an interesting little DAC/AMP, as it relies on a rather different DAC technology than most, relying on a FPGA, or Full Programmable Gate Array, rather than a normal DAC, paired with a pretty clean power stage, to deliver what Chord calls “the world’s most advanced …
Views 22,259 Master And Dynamic MW60, or MW60 is a Bluetooth-enabled headphone that also offers wired connection, a beautiful aesthetic, interesting comfort, and which has been said to perform quite well. With the interesting aesthetics and the seemingly build quality, they need to also provide an interesting sound to stand …
Views 64,851 Adam Audio makes an interesting entry in the headphone world, by pairing with Ultrasone to bring Adam Audio Studio Pro SP-5, a 550 USD Headphone, just 50 USD above Ultrasone’s own Signature Studio, both headphones having many features in common. This review will be slightly different, as this …
Views 59,912 FiiO M9 is the current midrange DAP (Digital Audio Player) from FiiO, with more, even better DAPs from the M line announced to be released soon. With a very good price point of just 300 USD, it has good competition with similar abilities, like iBasso DX120, Shanling M2X, …
Views 66,204 Audeze iSine 20 is a truly amazing headphone, because it is the first planar magnetic IEM (In-Ear Monitor), which is also open back, made by Audeze, that I am reviewing. It has a midrange price, but it really needs the cipher cable, as I’ll explain in the review. …
Views 19,909 Burson Play’s Vivid OP-AMPs are a rather affordable way of upgrading the sound of your Burson Play, and they are supposed to change the sound quite a bit, thing which I’ll be testing in today’s review. Introduction Burson is a rather large company, known for their very …
Views 30,521 NextDrive SpectraX is a new DAC/AMP designed and created for smartphones, the unit of today being the Type-C version, compatible with any smartphone that relies on this standard, but also with computers and laptops that have a Type-C port. Introduction NextDrive is a rather new company, from …
Views 25,388 Aiwa Arc-1 is one unique headphone, where the Bluetooth connection actually sounds better than wired, thanks to the heavy optimisations the guys from Aiwa did to them. ARC-1 is also priced quite pocket-friendly, at 180 USD, making them an interesting headphone to look at if you’re on a …
Views 59,782 iBasso DX120 is a more affordable Player from iBasso, one of the most trusted names in the audio industry, but given the very saturated state of the price range it comes at, DX120 has to be pretty good to hold its ground. It is time to see what …
Views 72,365 Handcrafted in Poland, Feliks Echo is made by one of the most interesting Amplifier design companies I’ve had the chance to talk with, namely Feliks Audio. Introduction Handcrafted in Poland, Feliks Echo is made by one of the most interesting Amplifier design companies I’ve had the …
Views 46,644 Azla Horizon is a 300 USD IEM, coming to challenge the ones already dominating that market, which isn’t by any means open or an easy place to be in. With many competitors to beat, and many boxes to check to be worth its asking price, it is going …
Views 72,251 iFi made a nifty little device, that can do a little of everything, and which doesn’t fail in any way to satisfy the needs of the modern audiophile, including the need of a nice-looking device, making xDSD is easy to recommend to anyone looking for a simple-to-use, ergonomic …
Views 55,644 FLC 8N is a tunable IEM which can have a total of 36 signatures. This is more than any other single IEM we reviewed before, and we’re honored to have this kind of potential in our hands. We’ll do our best to compare it to other IEMs in …
Views 31,774 Final E5000 is the current upper midrange model from Final Audio, a IEM that promises to sound incredibly natural and fun, statements which we’re going to put to test in this review, as well as comparing them to other similarly priced IEMs. Introduction Final Audio is a huge …
Views 21,871 We reviewed the Magnesium IEM from Periodic Audio, and now it is time to also review the Titanium and Beryllium from the same lovely company, trying to figure if they have their place in this really rich and varied audio world. Introduction Periodic Audio has became well-known since …
Views 26,776 FiiO M7 is a great little DAP from FiiO made with one thing in mind, to be truly portable. We’re going to compare it to similarly priced Players, as well as test its sonic performance, since its price indicates it to be at least a midrange DAP. …
Views 53,960 iBasso IT04 is iBasso’s Top Of The Line IEM from their current Earphones offering, and we’re going to take a look at how it performs, as well as how it compares to other IEMs, both similarly priced, and considerably more expensive. Introduction iBasso is one of the …
Views 57,783 NuForce IEMs have always been a love it or hate it experience among music lovers, and today we’re going to take a look at their best-known IEMs, the NuForce Dynamic, BE2 and HEM8. Introduction NuForce doesn’t really exist anymore as a company, being part of Optoma at …
Views 28,697 We reviewed Final Audio E2000 and E3000 before and found out they were quite amazing for their price point. While E4000 is more expensive, it has detachable cables, and Final Audio promises a much better sound, so we’re going to put that to test today. Introduction Final …
Views 37,798 iBasso DX150 is the second DAP (Digital Audio Player) we review form iBasso. We reviewed their DX200 before, and it was an incredible DAP, so we’re quite curious what iBasso cooked for their fans at a lower price point, and with a different hardware configuration. Introduction iBasso …
Views 95,805 FiiO FH5 is the current flagship made by FiiO, one of the titans of the Audiophile Industry. It comes at an interesting moment, as it has a lot of competitors, and needs to do a lot to justify its price, but we’re going to give it a run …
Views 62,950 Simphonio Dragon 2+ is an expensive earbud, no silicone tips, but more of a classical earbud shape. This is the most expensive earbud we’ve heard, and most probably the most interesting one as well, but we won’t be easy on it, just because of its 300 USD asking …
Views 35,240 Etymotic is a pretty well-known company who’s an expert in creating and designing in-ear monitors (IEMs), and they made a more affordable version of ER4XR, now named ER3XR. We’re going to take a look at this IEM and what it brings to the table. Introduction Etymotic is …
Views 29,682 Simphonio is a pretty well-known brand from China, which is known to be on similar ground with other Chinese IEM manufacturers, and their products are known to be pretty interesting. Xcited2 is an entry-level to midrange IEM, and the first product we’ll be reviewing from Simphonio. …
Views 42,987 Dunu Falcon-C is a new model made by the Chinese company Dunu, and it comes at a sweet price spot and with a sound that promises to give us a new insight into music. We’re going to look into how it sounds and how it compares to DK-3001 …
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