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Views 26,692 Shanling Ua5 is a 211 USD DAC / AMP with a Dual DAC chipset, Balanced Headphone Output, a tiny OLED Display, and will be compared to other high-quality DAC/AMPs, including Lotoo PAW S2 (279 USD), Questyle M15 (250 USD), Khadas Tone2 PRO (250 USD), and iFi Audio hip-dac2 …
Views 27,037 Today we focus on the 550 USD Astral Acoustics Pulse Cable, an aftermarket 4-Wire, 23 AWG Copper cable for IEMs. It will be compared to other aftermarket cables for IEMs, including STE AG W16 (580 USD), Plussound Copper+ (999 USD), Effect Audio EVO 1 (440 USD), and Ares …
Views 39,088 Westone Mach 60 are a pair of IEMs priced at 1100 USD, currently found on sale for 879 USD, with 6 Balanced Armature Drivers, and a unique sound to match the super ergonomic design. They will be compared to other high-end and flagship IEMs, including Ambient Acoustics MAD16 …
Views 32,599 Dethonray SG1 Pegasus is a 400 USD Bluetooth DAC/AMPlifier, with DPPU (Desktop Plus Power Unit), support for LDAC, aptX HD, aptX LL, aptX, and a large 3000mAh battery. It will be compared to other DAC/AMPs, including iFi xDSD (400 USD), iBasso DX160 (400 USD), Palab M1 Mini (500 …
Views 45,358 iBasso DX170 is a 449 USD DAP or Music Player made by ibasso, with Dual Cirrus CS43131 DAC Chips, DSD setup, a 5″ IPS Display, and 3200mAh battery. It will be compared to other high-end DAPs and music players, including Shanling M3X (350 USD), iFi Audio xDSD (400 …
Views 31,057 KZ GP20 is a 65 USD high-quality gaming wireless headphone with Bluetooth 5.0 support, 65 Hours quoted play time, RGB Light effects, and 50mm dynamic drivers. I did review a few bluetooth headphones around the 65 USD price point, so KZ GP20 will be compared with Pamu Explore …
Views 31,767 Pamu Slide 2 is a new TWS IEM priced at 159 USD, made by Padmate Tech, as an upgrade to the original Pamu Slide Mini, which I reviewed on Audiophile-Heaven. They are currently in a pre-order phase on Indiegogo for about 80 USD, and given the price point, …
Views 34,900 Padmate Pamu Explore is a pair of Bluetooth headphones, priced at 89 USD, and given the low price but interesting design, will be compared to other bluetooth headphones, including SuperEQ S1 (69 USD), FiiO EH3NC (170 USD), and Valco VMK20 (180 USD). Introduction Padmate Tech or Pamu …
Views 35,891 ddHiFi TC44C is a dongle or DAC / AMP priced at 119 USD at the moment of writing today’s review, and it is made for smartphones designed for IEMs and portable earphones, but with enough power for larger, harder to drive headphones too. Given the price point and …
Views 48,623 IMR Acoustics PRO Dark Matter is an IEM priced at about 700 GBP or Great Britain Pounds, or about 910 USD, handmade by pros for pros, with two drivers, one dynamic and one bone conduction in its design. Given their price point, Dark Matter resides in the territory …
Views 61,516 Ambient Acoustics MAD24 is an in-ear monitor priced at 3499 USD, designed with 24 balanced armature drivers, under the Main Audio Destination naming scheme, and which is quickly gathering recognition in the Audiophile World. Given the price point, they have to be compared to pretty much every single …
Views 24,178 Periodic Audio decided to refresh their IEM like with detachable cables, and a slightly tweaked sound, so today’s review will focus on the flagship Carbon, priced at 500 USD, and which will be compared to other popular IEMS in the price range, including Earsonics Onyx (560 USD), IMR …
Views 83,781 HIFIMAN HE-R9 is the latest 599 USD headphone from the master Chinese producer, and this time we have a closed back design on our hands, with dynamic drivers, and a bluetooth receiver, that will increase the cost to 749 USD. Given the price point, I will be comparing …
Views 52,651 FiiO FD1 is an entry-level IEM priced at 59.99 USD, with a single 10mm dynamic driver, plated with Beryllium, using N50 2-way magnets and celluloid faceplates. Given the price point, it will be compared to Tin Hifi Audio T3 Plus (70 USD), KBEar Robin (55 USD), and HIDIZS …
Views 53,439 Gravastar Sirius Pro+ is a TWS IEM made for gamers, priced at 150 USD. They have 5 drivers inside, one large 7.2mm dynamic driver, and 4 Knowles Balanced Armatures, to power the Pro+, along with dynamic lights and Ultra Low Latency. Given the price point of the Sirius …
Views 62,489 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 76,952 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 …
Views 101,863 Buchardt S400 are a pair of speakers made with ingenious marketing and design, and they are sold for 1800 USD at the moment of writing this review. They will be compared with Aurender S5W, Edifier S1000DB, and Audioengine A5+. For driving the S400, we will have pairings with …
Views 67,600 Even More Cables should be the title for today’s written review as I take a deeper dive with EVO One from Effect Audio, one of the oldest and most trusted cable makers in the whole world. Today’s cable costs about 440 USD, and it will be compared to …
Views 59,627 Valco is a new company, who made a very interesting headphone named VMK20, and priced at 180 USD. The main competitors for the VMK20 headphone will be HIFIMAN Deva (300 USD), Master & Dynamic MH40 Wireless (250 USD), and Sennheiser Momentum 3 (400 USD). Introduction There is …
Views 69,319 Those ones are IEMs I never expected to like, even less love as much as I do, but to give you a nice head start, they are basshead, priced at 600 USD, and will be compared with Campfire Vega 2020 (900 USD), NX Ears Baso (550 USD), Audeze …
Views 58,542 Urbanista New York is a full-feature headphone with a pocket-friendly price of 180 USD. They will get compared to FiiO EH3 NC, Grado SR80e, and 1More Triple Driver Headphones. Since they are a Bluetooth Headphone with ANC, they don’t get a pairing, they will sound a bit better …
Views 57,855 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 …
Views 58,463 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 …
Views 28,971 We reviewed Final Audio E2000 and E3000 before and found out they were quite amazing for their price point. While E4000 is more expensive, it has detachable cables, and Final Audio promises a much better sound, so we’re going to put that to test today. Introduction Final …
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