Views 25,737 OneOdio Monitor 60 is a high-quality monitoring headphone priced at about 80 USD at the moment of writing this review, made for music producers, DJs and artists on a budget. It features a 50mm full-sized dynamic driver, and it will be compared to Sivga SV021 (150 USD), Dekoni …
Entry-Level products are those friendly with your pockets, and the kind of products you want to have at the beginning of your audio journey. Here, each dollar brings huge improvements, and the higher you climb on the price ladder early on, the better your overall performance is.
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1. Entry Level
HIFI Walker H2 Music Player – Retro Chinese DAP
Views 76,041 Today’s review will focus on the 125 USD HIFI Walker H2, a DAP with a navigation wheel, Hi-Res play abilities, and support for up to 256GB microSD cards. It will be compared with other entry-level DAPs like Shanling M3X (340 USD), Hiby R2 (100 USD), Surfans F20 (125 …
Tin T3 Plus IEMs – Chifi’s Getting Hotter
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 …
Dunu Falcon PRO – Prime Performer, Music Reformer
Views 42,538 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 …
Astrotec S80 – Freedom, But At What Cost
Views 62,319 S80 is the latest TWS IEM from Astrotec, and is priced at 90 USD, featuring a dynamic driver, Bluetooth 5.0, and Type-C USB connectors. The main comparisons I am going to make will be with ZMI PurPods PRO (95 USD). Introduction Astrotec is a pretty popular company …
Tranya B530 PRO TWS IEMs – Alien Sounds
Views 48,566 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 …
Hilidac Audirect Beam 2 DAC/AMP – MQA Blues Got Me Singing’
Views 41,773 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), …
Soundmagic A30 DAC/AMP – Baguette Of Sonics
Views 61,668 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, …
KBEar Robin IEMs – 5 Drivers, Bass Sub Focus
Views 20,662 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 …
Sivga Robin SV021 Headphones – Bassheads United Winner
Views 62,198 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 …
HIDIZS H2 Bluetooth AMP – Smallest Receiver Out There
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 …
Nuarl N10 Plus TWS IEMs – Press Forward, Attack Force
Views 22,941 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, …
Hiby FD1 DAC/AMP – Square One, Music’s fun
Views 62,895 We sometimes have a really basic DAC/AMP that proves to be really effective, and that’s the case with the 60 USD Hiby FD1 as well, a DAC/AMP, with Single Ended, and Balanced Headphone Outputs, a Type-C connector, and a full metallic body. It will be compared to other …
Tin Audio T5 Earphones – Upgrading Chifis
Views 58,482 Tin T5 is the latest IEM from Tin HIFI, a rather popular Chifi company. The IEM is priced at 130 USD, and is supported by Linsoul. Comes with a dynamic driver, slightly higher than average impedance, and will be compared with other similarly priced IEMs like IKKO OH1 …
SMSL AO200 Stereo Amplifier – Rabbit’s Foot, Either Quick Or Lucky
Views 66,780 S.M.S.L AO200 is a full sized, full powered 50W Speaker Stereo Amplifier priced at 280 USD, and designed with many features like a USB input, Bluetooth input, RCA and XLR inputs, and runs in class D. Today we will compare it to other stereo amplifiers, like Burson Funk …
QoA Queen Of Audio Adonis IEMs – Looks Matter, But Sound
Views 61,201 QoA Adonis is a midrange IEM released by QoA and priced at 190 on the official website, and 180 USD if you purchase from Linsoul. This means that they will be compared with IKKO OH1 Meteor (140 USD), Optimisation Elements OElements Tita (170 USD), and BQEYZ Spring 2 …
Shanling UA2 Type-C DAC/AMP – Small Size, Big Impact
Views 40,360 UA2 is the kind of DAC/AMP that eats a lot of power, but gives you a lot back as well, and it is priced at 85 USD, so it will be compared to other similar DAC/AMPs like the Audirect Atom PRO (70 USD), and Tempotec E35 Sonata (80 …
ZMI PurPods PRO TWS IEMs – More Apple-like TWS IEMs from Xiaomi
Views 47,051 Coming with Bluetooth 5.2, ANC, wireless charging, IPX4 rating, and a 95 USD price point, the new PurPods PRO comes to take us by surprise by offering an even closer to Airpods experience, but still for less money. Today’s review will compare the new PurPods PRO to the …
TronSmart Apollo Q10 – Good But Simple Bluetooth Headphone
Views 76,824 I’ve been working on a long streak of in-depth long and complex reviews, and needed something light to take the edge off, so today we’re having a look at a Bluetooth headphone with a really nice design, the Q10 form TronSmart. This is a headphone priced at 60 …
FiiO BTR5 2021 – MQA Freedom At The End
Views 47,747 The title says it all, and we’re at the end of 2021, but the latest version of BTR5 has the 2021 monicker, support for MQA, and it is priced at 130 USD, which is a bit more than the 110 / 120 USD that the original costed at …
1More Dual Driver ANC PRO (EHD9001BA) – Even More Bass & Treble
Views 40,040 1More Dual Driver ANC PRO also named EHD9001BA gives us the chance to see a comeback of the necklace type IEMs in the wild! They are priced at 150 USD, and will be compared to other similarly priced TWS and Bluetooth IEMs, like Master & Dynamic MW07 TWS …
ddHifi Janus IEMs – Two Faced Soldier
Views 27,472 ddHifi Janus Climbs to the top, it’s the IEM that can use both 2-Pin and MMCX connectors, a two faced joker in my review list. The official name can be a handful, as it’s also called E2020A. It comes with a really nice default cable, and is priced …
JDS Labs Atom DAC+ – Transcode The Formats
Views 35,685 JDS Labs Atom DAC+ is a DAC made by JDS Labs from the USA, and priced at 100 USD at the moment of writing this review. Given the affordable price point, it will be a unique item on Audiophile-Heaven, and most DACs I review in the price range …
FiiO UTWS3 TWS Bluetooth Adapters – Portability’s With Us
Views 41,696 FiiO UTWS3 is a TWS Bluetooth adapter made for IEMs, and it is priced at 80 USD at the moment of writing today’s full written review. Given the overall design and ergonomics, it will be compared to using the same IEMs with FiiO BTR5, FiiO BTR3K, and Shanling …
Soundmagic ST80 Sport Earphones – Not So Fast, Punk
Views 66,722 ST80 is the new sporty IEM from Soundmagic, a company focused on an awesome selection of products. This one is a really entry-level one, priced at 56 USD, and today’s review will mostly focus on it as my collection of reviews about products priced similarly is rather thin. …