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 …
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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 …
Sparkos Gemini Tube Headphone Amplifier – HiFi Delight Meets American Precision
Views 9,688 Sparkos Gemini is a $995 USD Tube Headphone Amplifier with RCA inputs, RCA outputs, XLR Headphone outputs, and with Sparkos Labs SS2590 Discrete OPA Output Stage. Today we will review the Sparkos Gemini and compare it with other headphone amplifiers we recently reviewed, including Aune S17 PRO (699 …
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 …
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 …
ECDesigns UT96 and UT192 USB Toslink Converters – Digital Magic ElectroTos Transformation
Views 15,435 ECDesigns UT96 and UT192 are a $125 USD and $325 USD USB to Toslink converters that work with all ECDesigns DACs, as well as any other DAC out there, basically doing a stellar job at converting a USB digital signal to an Optical Signal. We will explore UT96 …
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 …
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 …
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 34,981 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 …
SMSL B200 Bluetooth Receiver – LDAC Clarity And aptX HD Strength
Views 28,133 SMSL B200 is a $85 USD Bluetooth Receiver and DAC, with a very rectangular design, and a 2.33″ display at the front. Today we will explore the B200, what it is, how it works, and how it sounds. Introduction SMSL is one of the most popular Chifi …
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, …
Palma DHS-1 Convertible HiFi Headphones – Bleeding Edge Music Innovation
Views 26,907 Palma DHS-1 is the $2195 USD / 2195 EURO World’s First Headphones that have a convertible design allowing you to switch between a closed-back and open-back design. Today we will review the DHS-1 and compare them the most relevant and best sounding flagship headphones we’ve reviewed to date, …
Tronsmart Mirtune H1 Lightweight HiFi Bluetooth Speaker – Compact And Practical
Views 16,543 Tronsmart Mirtune H1 is a 25 USD Bluetooth speaker designed for trips and adventures, with a carabiner attachment to clip to your backpack, and today is the first time we’re reviewing two bluetooth speakers at once (50 USD), to explore how well the new H1 handles a dual …
Topping B100 Mono HiFi Desktop Stereo Amplifier – Monoblock Clockwork Maestro
Views 32,143 Topping B100 is a Speaker Amplifier, and it is sold per piece, with a price of $299 USD per piece, although you will need two for your standard stereo setup, so you might as well consider the full price to be $598 USD per pair. Today we will …
YanYin Carmen 10-BA HiFi IEMS – Next Generation Of Music Supremacy
Views 28,010 YanYin Carmen is a $849 USD IEM or In-Ear Monitor designed with 10 balanced armature drivers playing for each ear, with a beautiful reliable cable, and today we explore the surprising and awesome sound of the Carmen, and compare it with other IEMs from a similar price point, …
NF Acous RA15 HiFi IEMs – Steady Flow Contralto Revealer
Views 23,828 NF Acous RA15 is a $89 USD IEM and one of the last IEMS to be launched by the company before they will change the name to NF Acoustic or NF Acous, as they werew previously known as NF Audio, so today we will explore how this All-Metal …
MIRPH-1 HiFi Dynamic Headphones – Elastic Silk Smoothness
Views 26,530 MIRPH-1 is a $749 USD pair of high-end headphones designed for comfort, and a smooth, laid-back listening. Today we will explore those headphones made of Resin, and explore comparison with other similarly priced headphones, including Crosszone CZ-10 Enhanced (995 USD), Focal Bathys (699 USD), Dan Clark Aeon 2 …
Dan Clark Audio Expanse Summit-Fi Headphones – Enter The Driver Bliss
Views 36,532 Dan Clark Audio Expanse is a $3999 USD pair of high-end flagship headphones designed around Dan Clark Audio’s all-new 4th generation of planar magnetic drivers and the company’s breakthrough in Acoustic Metamaterial Tuning system, delivering a stunning presentation and depth. Today we will review the new DCA Expanse …