Views 29,292 Hagerman Tuba is a very pragmatic Tube Based Amplifier, priced at 650 USD. It is designed to drive Grado and Sennheiser but also Audeze and Beyerdynamic, and it has a 5 or 35 OHM Output impedance making it work less well with IEMs than with headphones. There’s a good …
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Long Live The Queen – Sonoma Model One (M1) Headphone System Review
Views 129,008 Sonoma Model One is a headphone system, running as a complete all-in-one system, with a Headphone, a Headphone Amplifier, and a DAC integrated, all at the price of 5000 GBP or Great Britain Pounds. This is about 5000 USD, and it is a proper flagship, so it will …
Modern Boombox Style – Vifa Copenhagen 2 Bluetooth Speaker Review
Views 55,170 Vifa is a large company from Denmark, and they are aces in producing bluetooth speakers. Vifa 2 is priced at 700 EUROs. This makes it a direct competitor for Audioengine A5+ Wireless, AIWA EXOS 9, and Taga Harmony HTA-800 Amplifier + 806F Floorstanding speakers. There will be no …
Aune S6 PRO DAC / Balanced Headphone AMP Review – The Heavyweight Fighter
Views 54,385 Aune S6 PRO is a large Desktop DAC/ Balanced headphne amplifier, priced at 550 USD at the moment of writing this review. This makes it a competition for the likes of iFi iDSD Black Label, Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 Digital, and Burson Playmate. All of those are fairly …
Master & Dynamic MW07 TWS And MW65 Headphones Review – Bluetooth Engaged
Views 28,823 Master & Dynamic is a friendly company from USA, known for their excellent headphones, all of them having awesome features like ANC, APT-X Bluetooth and other bells and whistles that tell them apart from the competition. MW65 is priced at 500 USD, and will be compared to Ultrasone …
Final Audio B1 In-Ear Monitors (IEMs) Review – Warm, Dynamic, Fun
Views 42,667 Today’s review will focus on the most expensive of Final Audio’s IEM Current Lineup, The B1. This is the warmer, more fun and dynamic of the trio, and also the most expensive one, priced at 700 USD. This makes it a direct competitor for Dunu DK-4001, Lime Ears …
The partabile – FiiO M11 DAP Player Review
Views 84,411 Priced at about 420 USD, FiiO M11 is the next DAP from FiiO, made to compete fiercely in the midrange DAP market, having iBasso DX160, Hiby R6 and FiiO’s own X5-3 as direct competitors. This being said, M11 comes with Roon, Tidal and full streaming support, so this …
The Cinematic Experience – Polk Signa S2 Soundbar & Subwoofer Review
Views 34,777 There has been quite a lot of talk about Polk’s new S2 Soundbar and wireless subwoofer, and there have also been a lot of questions about how does it compare to other soundbars, as well as to how a soundbar compares in general to a proper 2.0 Speaker …
Power of Change – iFi iTube2 // iPower // DC iPurifier 2
Views 20,914 iFi iTube 2 is a preamplifier priced at 400 USD, and comes to enhance your home listening experience. If your setup doesn’t have a good quality power brick, you can always go for iPower from iFi, which is priced at 50 USD, and if you’re looking for something …
Music At Its Finest – Wells Milo Headphone Amplifier Review
Views 41,987 Wells Milo is a high-end Headphone Amplifier, meant to fight with the best, and it will be compared against the Mytek Brooklyn DAC+, paired with the Young MK III from M2Tech, and also compared with iBasso DX220 + AMP7, and the Luxman P-750U Headphone Amplifier. Introduction Wells …
Trouble Maker – Burson PlayMate Basic DAC/AMP Review
Views 69,726 With Class A power Amplifier, Multiple OP-AMP options, along with a sleek design, and a ton of driving power, Burson Playmate priced at 400 USD sure will be interesting to review, especially when comparing it to the original Burson Play, and to other DAC/AMPs like Feliks Echo, and …
RED Magic – xDuoo X20 DAP Review
Views 44,337 xDuoo X20 is a Player created by xDuoo and sold by Xtenik, with the software designed by Hiby. It has no touch screen, and instead relies on physical buttons, but this has been something a lot of folks wanted, and it has Hiby Link and other awesome features …
Planar Magnetic Bass – Brainwavz Alara Headphones
Views 58,303 Brainwavz Alara is the first Planar Magnetic Headphone from Brainwavz, a company that’s quite well-known to both music enthusiasts and consumers, for always having some comfortable products, making some of the best earpads in the world, as well as Bluetooth IEMs and more. The Price for Alara is …
Geometric Brass Design – Acoustune HS1650CU Review
Views 53,330 Acoustune HS1650CU is the first IEM I am reviewing from Acoustune, a special Brass chamber, single Dynamic Driver IEM, with a very unique geometric and aesthetic approach. They are priced at 650 USD and my review will be focused on assessing their performance relative to their price. …
Tiny Boom – FiiO K3 DAC/AMP Review
Views 27,800 FiiO K3 is a new product from FiiO, a small DAC/AMP to replace their older, yet extremely successful FiiO E10K DAC/AMP. They geared in many new features to K3, including a Type-C USB Port, USB 1.0 and USB 2.0 compatibility, basically driverless operation for Windows, and even a …
Little Joy – iBasso DX120 Review
Views 59,783 iBasso DX120 is a more affordable Player from iBasso, one of the most trusted names in the audio industry, but given the very saturated state of the price range it comes at, DX120 has to be pretty good to hold its ground. It is time to see what …
Feliks Echo – Resounding Success
Views 72,368 Handcrafted in Poland, Feliks Echo is made by one of the most interesting Amplifier design companies I’ve had the chance to talk with, namely Feliks Audio. Introduction Handcrafted in Poland, Feliks Echo is made by one of the most interesting Amplifier design companies I’ve had the …
KZ AS10 – Improved Budget Performance
Views 53,764 We reviewed KZ ZS10 recently, and we thought it would be a good idea to also look into AS10, which is supposed to be a tweak signature from its bigger brother, this time the IEM on a super budget running on an all-BA configuration. We’re going to give …
Shozy Hibiki – Sweet and Tasty
Views 71,368 Shozy is a pretty big company from China, well-respected by music lovers from all over the world for their accessible yet high-quality products. We’re going to take a look into the performance of their affordable IEM, Shozy Hibiki, which is priced at just 60 USD. Introduction Shozy …
True Android Power – Hiby R6 DAP Music Player Review
Views 58,095 Hiby R6 is the first DAP (Digital Audio Player) from Hiby. It comes with a smartphone-grade CPU, and a lot of processing power for a smoother overall GUI and system. We’re going to look into the other aspects of it, including its sonic abilities and ergonomics, along with …
Audeze LCD-MX4 – Precisely Amazing!
Views 100,631 Audeze released LCD-MX4 as an easier-to-drive, lighter and more studio-oriented version of the highly acclaimed Audeze LCD-4, which was known to stand well even against titans like Sennheiser HE-1. We’ll look into what LCD-MX4 brings to the table, and into whether it will be an interesting choice for …
FiiO Q5 – Rule Them All
Views 52,929 FiiO Q5 is a newly released DAC/AMP made by the Chinese giant FiiO. They promise a lot of performance for a very modest price with the newly released FiiO Q5, and we’re going to see how much they can deliver on their promise. Introduction FiiO has …
Beyerdynamic Amiron – Gifted In Music
Views 34,850 Beyerdynamic released a very interesting headphone, which we felt would have needed more recognition. We’re talking about their Beyerdynamic Amiron, a Desktop, Open-Back headphone made for those who really love their music. Introduction We are honored to review such an awesome headphone from a large and reliable …
Dita Answer Truth Edition – Absolute Clarity and Precision
Views 36,015 Dita is a very well-known and loved company from Singapore working on state-of-the-art In-Ear Monitors, having introduced a few critically acclaimed models, like the Dita Answer Truth Edition we will be reviewing today. We’re looking at a flagship sporting one Dynamic Driver IEM skillfully created for it. …
AMP 3 and AMP 5 for iBasso DX200
Views 30,565 AMP 3 and AMP 5 for iBasso DX200 are some of the most interesting add-ons you can give a DAP as they give it a whole new sound with a lot to root for. We’ll explore what changes they bring to the sound of DX200 and which we …