Denafrips is a name that will bring a smile to many music lover’s faces, especially when they have such an awesome product, but today we’re putting it to the wall, we’re going to see just how good it actually is, and if the Ares II is worth its money. The …
Paradigm Shift Complete – FiiO FA9 Earphones Review
FiiO FA9 is the first flagship IEM made by FiiO, and they are priced quite aggressively at 500 USD, making them a direct competitor to other flagships, like Meze Rai Penta, Final Audio B1, and Campfire Atlas. Can’t forget to do a proper comparison with FH7 too, given that FA9 …
Resolution Ain’t Everything – RHA True Connect TWS IEMs Review
The price of the RHA True Connect dropped to 70 USD from 170 they were launched at, making them a pretty good deal now. With a ton of competitors, like Master & Dynamic MW07GO, HIFIMAN TWS600, and 1More Stylish TWS IEMs, they have to fight for their place in today’s …
Entirely Connected – Pro-Ject Bluetooth Box E Receiver / DAC Review
Bluetooth Box E is a Bluetooth receiver like BTR5 from FiiO, but this one’s for desktop. It has a really good build quality, and a pocket-friendly price of about 80 USD, the only part that everyone’s hesitant about being the actual sonic performance. We’ll compare it to BTR5, BTR3K, and …
Calculators, Music & Feelings – FiiO M3Pro Entry-Level DAP
M3PRO is not exactly a linear upgrade from the original FiiO M3K, that I reviewed quite a while ago. Given its pocket-friendly price point of 80 USD, it does replace the original M3K, and it will get compared to M3K, FiiO BTR5, and Earmen TR-AMP. The pairings list will include …
Filtering Noise Out & Music In – Plixir Elite BAC 400 Power Conditioner Review
Plixir Elite BAC 400 is a high-end power conditioner that can output 400 Watts of power, enough for most DACs, Headphone Amplifiers and for more than half of the speaker power amplifiers out there. Even if you go a bit overboard, it has a fuse, and it comes with plugs …
How About Configurable – 1Custom Junior IEMs Review
1Custom Junior is a product that’s carried and sold by Jaben from Singapore, a really nice shop with a huge product offer. The product costs about 300 SGD usually, or around 225 USD, but can be found on sale at Jaben right now for 185 SGD, or 140 USD, making …
Bright, Sharp, Technical – oBravo Cupid Planar Magnetic IEMs Review
oBravo Cupid are some nifty IEMs, making the way for Planar Magnetic IEMs. They are priced at 250 GBP or roughly 300 USD, and they promise a Planar Magnetic Tweeter, a Dynamic Driver 16 OHMs of impedance, and 105dB of Sensitivity. They’ll get compared to IEMs similar in price, like …
Sport Is Their Nature – Master & Dynamic MW07 GO TWS IEMs Review
It has been too long since I had the MW07GO around, and since I made the video review about them, so it is time for the full-length written review. Those have a price point of 160 USD as of the moment of making this review, they will be compared to …
Receive Signal – Send to Chifi – FiiO BTR3K aptX Bluetooth DAC-AMP
BTR3k is the more affordable Receiver mady by FiiO, priced at 60 USD, and it will be paired with Fischer AMPs FA-4E XB, IMR R2 Aten, and Dita Fidelity. For the comparisons, it will be compared extensively throughout this review with BTR5, and also with iBasso DC01, FiiO M6, and …
Less Than Perfect, More Than Expected – iFi iSilencer Plus USB Filter Review
The iFi iSilencer Plus USB Filter is priced at 50 USD, and it is a USB 3.0 Filter, mainly used for filtering the noise of your USB plugs. It comes in handy when you’re using your computer to listen to music, and since there aren’t many alternatives out there, the …
Love Your Pocket – Jade Audio EA3 IEMs Review
Jade EA3 is made by a sub-base company of FiiO named Jade Audio, and they are priced at 40 USD. They will get compared with FiiO F9 PRO, Shozy Hibiki, and with REVONEXT QT3. Given their price point, they will mostly be paired with less expensive sources, or ultraportable DAPs …
Super Bass & Super Treble – Light Harmonic Mera Signature Earphones Review
Mera Signature is a very expensive IEM made by Light Harmonic, a company known for both high-end DACs, but also for innovative designs. Mera Signature is priced at 720 USD at the moment of making this review, and it will be compared to other flagships, like Beyerdynamic Xelento, Dita Fidelity, …
Best Thus Far – FiiO BTR5 LDAC & aptX HD Bluetooth Receiver Review
BTR5 is probably the most complete Bluetooth DAC/AMP on the market right now, and it costs 110 USD at the moment of making this review. This means that it will get compared to Earstudio HUD100, Lotto Paw S1, and Topping E30, all of which are close enough in price to …
Meze RAI Penta IEMs Review – Radically Smooth
RAI Penta is an IEM or In-Ear Monitor from the Romanian producer Meze. Since I never got to review the Empyrean, which I really wished, pardon me if I’m a bit salty…
Half Done, Half Won – Earstudio HUD100 DAC/AMP Review
When you need something tiny, something that’s practical, you know that there will be some sacrifices. HUD 100 is smaller than BTR5, it has a nimble body, and it is priced at 140 USD, and for that price, HUD100 has two headphone outputs, one in low gain and one in …
LSA HP-1 Headphones – Crazy Clear Views
LSA HP-1 is a variant of Kennerton’s best headphones, but with an improved comfort, support based in USA, and, shockingly, a much lower price point than the original headphones from Kennerton. It is so impressive and so aggressively priced at the 1400 USD Price Mark, that it makes the original …
Sennheiser Momentum 3 NC BT Headphones – Extra Punch
Momentum 3 is a Headphone with a lot of life and a powerful impact, a nice amount of reach in the lows, and a good amount of features. It is priced at 400 USD, although the price is lower in most of the Europe, including Romania (350 USD medium and …
SW1X DAC I Special – Dynamic Overload Step One
SW1X is a company that’s not well known right now, but it ought to be, after I’m done with this review, because it costs a LOT of money, all while having a very specific usage scenario, but doing what it does really well.Given its price of about 2400 GBP, it …
The Roar’s Here – iBasso AM05 BA IEMs
AM05 is a new IEM released by iBasso, and this is the green version, with a better looking one, blue, in the wild. The price is about 300 USD, so they will be compared to The Periodic Audio Carbon, Final Audio B2, and FiiO FA7. Despite having 5 BA drivers, …
6000 Hands Of Awesome – Lotoo Paw S1 USB DAC/AMP Review
If you’re curious what’s the point of the title, it refers to Lotoo’s 6000 series of DAPs, which I will be reviewing in the future as well (hopefully). The Lotoo Paw S1 is a nice DAC/AMP made for Android Smartphones, which is made to work wired, quite different from the …
Pure Monitors – Fischer AMPs Rhapsody FA-4E XB IEMs Review
Fischer FA-4E XB is a multi-Ba driver IEM, with a low impedance and a high SPL, extreme clarity and revealing abilities, good isolation, and pretty much everything a monitor should have. Since the FA-4E XB costs quite a bit, about 400 EURO or 450 USD, the comparisons list will include …
King Of Affodable Power – FiiO K5 PRO Desktop DAC/AMP Review
FiiO K5 PRO gives a nice boost to your desktop setup, by having a Desktop-Class DAC, a Heavy Duty Headphone Amplifier, and a friendly price point of just 150 USD. This makes it very easy to recommend for pairing with a large selection of Headphones, including Ultrasone Signature DXP, Rosson …
Midy Greaty Soundy – Audiosense AQ3 IEMs Review
AQ3 is an IEM priced at 190 USD, which I reviewed in video already, and which will get compared to many IEMs, including Dunu Falcon-C (220 USD), Periodic Audio Ti (150 USD), and FiiO FA7 (250 USD). The pairings list will include some gems like FiiO M3PRO, iBasso DX120, and …
Victorious Machine – Earmen TR-AMP DAC/AMP Review
Earmen TR-AMP is a really well-priced DAC/AMP for those who need a ton of power, but also great sonic performance on the go. It is currently priced at 250 USD, which makes it a direct competitor to iFi xDSD, which is priced at 400 USD, FiiO Q5s, which is priced …