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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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Views 63,935 Crosszone CZ-8A is the latest headphone made by Crosszone, with 3 drivers, all of them dynamic, and in multiple sizes and are priced roughly 1700 USD, and mostly available on the Japanese and Asian markets. Those are some high-end over-the-ear flagship headphones with ingenious design, so they will …
Views 40,434 Maktar Spectra x2 is a DAC/AMP made for smartphones, and iPhones (the model we’re reviewing today), and it features a price tag of 200 USD, placing it above, or at least in line with iFi Hip-DAC2 (150 USD), Earmen Sparrow (200 USD), and Lotoo Paw S1 (170 USD), …
Views 41,638 Tin T3 Plus is a natural upgrade to Tin HIFI’s Line of IEMs, and it now comes with an excellent aesthetic, but also the same pocket-friendly price point of 70 USD all of the TinHIFI’s IEMs have been hovering around since they’ve been launched. It will be compared …
Views 42,540 It isn’t every day that I get to review something truly impressive, and Dunu has always delivered before, at least sonically. Today we will study how the 220 USD Falcon Pro IEMs sound like, and whether the comfort of the new Dunu IEMs lives up to their sonic …
Views 58,657 Head Box DS is a DAC / Headphone Amplifier made by Pro-Ject in Austria, and priced at 400 USD at the moment of its release, and now being a pretty old-school device, as it was released around 2016, so about 5 years ago. I will be comparing it …
Views 51,052 With the new year comes a new dawn, and Ozar is a limited-run IEM made by one of UK’s finest IEM designers, IMR Audio. The price for Ozar is 400 GBP or about 500 USD. This puts it on the spot, as it has to fight with some …
Views 60,464 Cables have always been a heated subject of conversation for music lovers, with some really passionate about them, and some reticent to speak their mind, and today’s cable is a 24 AWG, UP-OCC Copper Wire, priced at 999 USD. This places the Copper+ at the top of the …
Views 62,232 We’re reviewing a music player priced at 1000 USD, named Dethonray DTR1+ and made for those who don’t want no touchscreen, and who want a pure music experience with no distractions. This means that the first competitor it needs to have is QLS QA361 (700 USD), a DAP …
Views 48,567 Tranya B530 PRO is a TWS IEM that I happily got to review on Video already, and it is priced at 60 USD, comes with a pretty cool-looking case, and will be compared with ZMI PurPods (50 USD). Introduction Tranya is a company that had the advantage …
Views 60,588 iFi Audio hip-dac2 is the latest DAC/AMP from iFi, and it is priced at 190 USD, and comes with full Balanced output, MQA support, Hi-Res support. It will be compared to other high-quality DAC/AMPs in the price range, including Earmen TR-AMP (250 USD), JDs Labs Atom+ + JDS …
Views 102,692 The best part about reviewing a 2500 USD Music Player with Hybrid Tube – Solid State tech inside is that you can compare it to pretty much everything else, and you still know it is going to be a fun trip. Today’s review will focus on a true …
Views 61,408 Campfire Mammoth is the destroyer of their challengers, an IEM set to bass out and outweigh their competition, and priced at 650 USD. They’re a twin brother to the iconic Holocene that I just reviewed on Audiophile-Heaven, and will be compared to the Holocene (650 USD), but also …
Views 61,890 SMSL DO200 is a high-end balanced DAC priced 490 USD at the moment of writing today’s full written review, and it comes with full balanced output, a high number of input interfaces, and the title of being the world’s only DAC with MQA support across all its input …
Views 41,776 You heard about Hilidac’s Audirect Beam, Whistle, and Atom PRO, now it is time for the second beam of enlightenment, Beam 2, with MQA and Hi-Res support, and priced at 100 USD, and which will be compared to FiiO BTR5 2021 (130 USD), iFi Hip DAC (150 USD), …
Views 61,671 Soundmagic A30 is a baguette-shaped DAC/AMP, just like NextDrive ones, and it is priced at 30 EUR / 50 USD. This would make it technically one of the most affordable DAC/AMP I reviewed to date, and I know very few DAC/AMPs at 50 USD to compare it to, …
Views 67,816 Earsonics Corsa is what you could call a natural, refined and tastefully french IEM, priced at 400 EUR / 450 USD, and it will be compared to other well performing competitors, like FiiO FH7 (450 USD), Unique Melody 3DT (400 USD), and Campfire Mammoth (650 USD). Introduction …
Views 20,664 Today’s review will focus on KBEar Robin, an IEM with 5 drivers, 1 dynamic and 4 balanced armatures, and with a price tag of 55 USD, sold and fulfilled directly by the company. Given the entry-level price, I will focus on the IEMs and the sound, along with …
Views 43,611 7Hz Timeless is one of the hottest selling IEMs by Linsoul, and priced at 220 USD, with planar driver technology, and with a really engaging sound. It will be compared to other hot selling IEMs or Earphones like Unique Melody 3DT / 3D Terminator (400 USD), Mangird Tea …
Views 65,072 We’re reviewing the new iBasso DX240 today, a portable music player or Digital Audio Player (DAP), priced at 950 USD, and a iBasso is back on top, and wants to make sure that you can use the AMP modules ecosystem from their DX220, so the new one is …
Views 61,983 I could never get enough of the good old AIAIAI sound, and their TMA-2 Studio is priced at 230 EURos or 250 USD. They are a modular headphone with a balanced-natural sound, and they will be compared to Soundmagic HP1000 (300 USD), HIFIMAN HE400SE (200 USD), and Valco …
Views 58,345 I liked the original SE180 with its SEM1 Module and the ESS Chip, but the company promised to make more DAC/AMPs for this flagship of a modular DAP, and with a single DAC/AMp module costing 350 USD, and including both a new DAC and a new amplifier circuit, …
Views 62,205 We got the Peacock, the flagship, now it is time for the 150 USD, most affordable option from Sivga, namely the Robin SV021, a closed back headphone with beautiful aesthetics, dynamic drivers, and wood housing. The main competitors will be higher-priced headphones, including Meze 99C (300 USD), Soundmagic …
Views 27,085 We sometimes work on reviewing something that’s so tiny it gets lost in the queue, and this is the case with the 50 USD H2 Bluetooth Amplifier / Receiver from HIDIZS. This one doesn’t really have any comparisons I can make given its price, and the closest Bluetooth …
Views 22,943 N10Plus is the latest TWS IEM from Nuarl, a company that has been slowly making an entrance to the audio market, and into our hearts, and which promises to deliver greatness for affordable prices. N10 Plus is priced at 165 USD at the moment of writing this review, …
Views 83,387 You can never get enough of something that’s really good, and with a price tag of 330 USD, Deva pro refines on the Deva that I enjoyed greatly back in 2020, and the new model now comes with an R2R Bluetooth DAC Chip, new drivers from HIFIMAN, and …
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