Views 4,937 With the winter holidays drawing us closer to each other and to our families, it is time to be grateful that we survived another year, that we got to listen to so much excellent music, to meet so many new awesome people, and to explore this wonderful hobby …
Portable is an umbrella term that covers everything you can think of in the audiophile world, as long as it is designed to be used outdoors, or while on-the-go, as well as products that are intended to be transported with ease. Most headphones, IEMs as well as smaller DAC/AMPs are included.
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HIFIMAN HE1000 Unveiled Headphones – Stealth Magnets Truly Open
Views 7,730 HIFIMAN He1000 Unveiled is the $2699 USD culmination of the HE1000 series of headphones, now having the Unveiled Driver that we’ve seen in the Susvara Unveiled, so today we review the best He1000 the world has seen, and compare it with other similarly priced headphones we recently reviewed …
Astral Acoustics Mars Cable For IEMs – HiFi Woven In Boundless Metal
Views 11,274 Astral Acoustics Mars is a $650 USD cable for IEMS with a balanced 4.4mm jack and a 2-Pin connector on the version we have, but configurable with all the other popular IEM connectors and other jack connectors too. Today we will review the Astral Acoustics Mars and compare …
Creative Sound Blaster G8 Desktop Hi-Res Dual DAC AMP – BiAmp Gaming Acoustic Engine
Views 11,339 Creative Sound Blaster G8 is a $149 USD desktop DAC / AMP with a Dual DAC inside, Hi-Res decoding support, and Proprietary XAMP dedicated amplifier. Today we will review the G8 and explore how it works, how it sounds like and if it would make a good purchase …
SoundMagic P58BT Bluetooth Headphones – Hybrid ANC With Long Battery Life
Views 12,445 SoundMagic P58BT is a $79 USD pair of Closed-Back Headphones with hybrid active noise cancellation, or ANC, with a 40mm dynamic driver and up to 60 hours of battery life. Today we will review and explore the P58BT and see if they are good for someone who’s into …
Alpha Delta KS100 Bluetooth HiFi IEMs – Single Driver Or Hybrid Are Not The Same
Views 13,678 Alpha Delta KS100 is a $100 USD pair of IEMS which can be purchased in multiple colors and in multiple driver configurations. This feels like one of the weirder things I have ever reviewed, as having multiple driver configurations available for the same IEM, same model, can be …
LavriCable Grand Silver V2 Line Headphone Cable – Dynamics And Color Revealer
Views 15,903 LavriCable Grand Silver is a $610 USD / 569 Euro cable designed for high-end headphones, with a Multistrand litz 6N AWG20 Cryo (4 cores)internal design, transparent color, LavriCables 3.5mm gold connectors at the 3.5mm end, and with the Lavricables Carbon Y Spliiter, and no Silk Sleeving, coming in …
Shanling UA6 Flagship Portable DAC / AMP – Technically Revealing Power Sound
Views 14,274 Shanling UA6 is a $159 USD Dongle DAC AMP with 4 x CS43131 DACs inside, a fairly high driving power, and what Shanling considers to be the peak of USB Dongle DAC technology. Today we will review the UA6 In-Depth and study its performance, how it generally compares …
Astell & Kern Activo P1 DAP – Slim Music Player For Sportive Minds
Views 15,260 Activo P1 is a $429 USD Portable Music Player with an emphasis on the slim factor and portable design, with a Dual ESS ES9219Q DAC at the heart, and with a lightweight 155 grams body, designed for those who love to rock some music, but also want a …
Aune SR7000 Closed-Back Dynamic Headphones – Dragon Scale MLD Smoothness
Views 16,794 Aune SR7000 is a $599 USD / 599 EURO pair of over-the-ear closed-back headphones with a bleeding-edge design that’s going to make those closed-back headphones sound like open-back models. Today we will review the SR7000 and compare them with other similarly priced headphones we’ve reviewed recently, including MIRPH-1 …
Sennheiser HD 490 PRO Plus HiFi Headphones – Precision Engineering, Superb Sound
Views 18,282 Sennheiser HD 490 PRO Plus is a $499 USD / 479 EURO pair of high-end, open-back, over-the-ear headphones designed by Sennheiser for Studio work and music listening, designed around the state-of-the-art neodymium magnet dynamic driver at the core. Today we will review the Sennheiser HD490 PRO Plus and …
Audience Studio ONE Speaker HiFi Cable – Low Mass, Significant Impact
Views 19,678 Audience Studio One is a $2899 USD pair of speaker cables, priced this for the length I needed which is 4 meters. The price for a short, 1.5 meters is $1899 USD. The version we will review today comes with BFA connectors on both ends, but you can …
Tronsmart Mirtune S100 Bluetooth Speaker – More Outdoor Shenanigans
Views 20,358 Tronsmart Mirtune S100 is a $79 USD Outdoor / Public usage Bluetooth speaker, with a powerful sound and tubular build. Today we will explore the S100, how it stacks against the competition and whether it is a good option for those who are in the entry-level range and …
Topping ArpegEar Hane IEMs – Feathers Of Musical Wings
Views 21,345 Topping ARPeGEAR Hane is a $129 USD pair of IEMs or In-Ear Monitors with an excellent design, and a 10mm Dynamic Driver at the core producing the music of the Hane. Today we will take a deep dive in the world of music rendered by Hane and explore …
Erzetich Mania V2024 Dynamic HiFi Headphones – Natural Innovation In Music Light
Views 22,379 Erzetich Mania V2024 is a $1249 USD / 1199 EURO pair of over-the-ear high-end dynamic headphones with a large size, but good comfort. Today we will review the Mania, explore how they pair with a collection of sources, and also compare them with other similarly priced headphones, including …
FiiO Ka15 HiFi Dual DAC AMP – Jade Audio Retro Tape Cassette Dongle
Views 23,146 FiiO KA15 is a $109 USD dongle DAC AMP with a unique retro design that reminds me a lot of old cassette players, being a dual DAC design inside, perfect for HiFi listening with a modern sound. Today we will explore and review KA15. Introduction FiiO has …
Tozo Open Buds Earbuds – Air Conduction HiFi Redemption
Views 21,643 Tozo Open Buds is a 69 USD pair of TWS Bluetooth Open Ear Earbuds, which comes with adjustable angle for the earbud, waterproofing and Bluetooth 5.3 support, to match up with your active gym-infused lifestyle. Today we will take a deep dive in the sound, design and world …
ddHiFi BC130 Nyx PRO Cable for IEMS – Shielded Upgrade Music Bliss
Views 24,349 ddHiFi BC130 Nyx Pro is a $499 USD upgrade cable for IEMs, designed with modular connectors at the earphone side, modular connectors at the jack side, coming with multiple transport cases to give you the best music experience possible, and developed in collaboration with Eletech, another lead designer …
HiBy R6 Pro II Lossless HiFi DAP – Evangelion Portable Music Player
Views 26,513 Hiby R6 PRO II is a $749 USD high-end DAP or Digital Audio Player with an Eva or Evangelion themed color, at least for the purple version we have in for review, featuring Open Android 12 for the Operating system, a large 5.9″ Display, and 5000mAh of battery, …
Simgot EM10 Dream HiFi IEMs – Bichromatic Phantasy Phantom World
Views 19,358 SIMGOT EM10 is a $439 USD pair of flagship IEMS with 10 drivers, 1 Dynamic Driver, 8 Balanced armatures, and one PZT driver, and although the price point is a strong midrange, it is currently the best IEM produced by the company. Today we will take a deep …
HIFI Walker H20 PRO DAP Lossless Music Player Review – Professional Sound Quality
Views 25,275 HiFi walker H20 PRO is a $199 USD DAP, Digital audio Player, with Two-Way Bluetooth, Wifi support, and a capable microSD slot supporting up to 512GB microSD cards. Today we will take a deep dive in the music world created by H20 PRO and explore how it sounds …
Campfire Moon Rover HiFi IEMs – Brilliant Flame Reveals Otherworldly Music
Views 34,980 Campfire Moon Rover is a $1199 USD pair of IEMs designed around a Full-range Planar Magnetic Driver, with a unique finish for each pair out there, hand-crafted shells and gold-plated screws. Today we will take a deep dive in the world revealed by the flame of the Moon …
T+A Solitaire P-SE HiFi Planar Headphones – Flagship Theory Application Performa
Views 36,867 T+A Solitaire P-SE is a $3900 USD flagship HiFi Planar Magnetic Headphone designed and made in Germany, based on the groundbreaking Solitaire P, but with a more affordable price point. Solitaire P-SE incorporates a highly refined application of the magnetostatic principle, having an uncompromising design to deliver perfection …
Rose Technics QTX Deluxe HiFi IEMs – Emotion Identity, True Fidelity
Views 24,635 Rose Technics QTX is a $439 USD pair of In-Ear Monitors also called IEMs, sporting one dynamic driver and 6 balanced armatures in each piece, with multiple color options available for purchase, and the special edition we are reviewing, named Deluxe comes with a high-quality Dongle DAC AMP, …
HIFIMAN EF500 HiFi Desktop DAC / AMP – Hymalaya Stream Of Unbound Power
Views 25,376 HIFIMAN EF500 is a $459 USD Desktop Headphone Amplifier, DAC, Streamer based on the novel Hymalaya R2R DACs developed by HIFIMAN, known to surpass the venerable PCM1704K. Today we will review the EF500 and also compare it with other DAC/AMPs including HIFIMAN EF499 (299 USD), Burson PlayMate2 (544 …