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Views 31,621 FiiO FT1 PRO is a $199 USD pair of Planar Magnetic Over-The-Ear Headphones, being FiiO’s actual comeback to the headphone scene. While the company had many attempts to create high-quality headphones before, this one is the first that I can actually classify as excellent, and today we will …
Views 21,717 Ricable Invictus Speaker Reference MKII is a $1738 USD high-end cable for high-end flagship speaker systems, and it is the absolute prestige, the best cable Ricable currently has in store for music lovers. Today we will review the RS4 MKII, the 4 meter version of the High-End Shielded …
Views 20,584 Nf Acous Ne4 Evolution or NF Audio NE4 is a $649 USD pair of IEMS or In-EAR Monitors that won the 2022 VGP Award, and which are a Professional Universal Ba IEM. Those come with three faceplayes that are swappable or interchangeable, and which will change the sound. …
Views 16,185 Shanling EC Smart is a $149 USD CD Player design to spin compact discs vertically in the air, with a Cirrus /Logic CS43131 DAC at the heart, Line-Out, Headphone output, Bluetooth connection, and with a metallic construction, being likely the most advanced entry-level CD player to exist out …
Views 22,786 Ricable Invictus Signal Reference RT1 is a $689 USD / 689 Euro per pair of RCA cables with a directionality, Noise Reduction, and they are the absolute prestige of Ricable’s current cable offering for RCA interconnects. Today we will review the RT1 Interconnect RCA from the Invictus Series, …
Views 27,206 Shanling M1 Plus is a $209 USD Digital Music Player or DAP, with an Ingenic X2000 Processor at the core, Bi-Directional Bluetooth, Two-Way USB Connection, and Wifi Connectivity, and it will be the star of today’s review. We will explore how it generally stands against the market, and …
Views 33,529 FiiO BTR17 is a $199 USD portable Bluetooth DAC, Headphone Amplifier that can be used as a desktop DAC/AMP, wired and wireless, and which has both a single ended and a balanced headphone output. With a flagship Dual DAC ES9096Q and a maximum driving power of 650mW x2 …
Views 37,795 HIFIMAN Ananda-BT is a $799 USD pair of headphones designed as an upgrade to the old Ananda Bluetooth that we have reviewed, and it comes with many improvements, including the R2R Architecture, Stealth Magnets, Neo Supernano Diaphragm, but still the same classy design we’ve been seeing from HIFIMAN …
Views 36,349 Fosi Audio ZD3 is a $219 USD desktop DAC with a high performance ES9039Q2M DAC at the heart, XLR output, Trigger input and output, and which also allows Tube Rolling. Toda we will study the sound and design of the ZD3, how it works in multiple sonic systems, …
Views 34,882 Ecoute Audio TH1 Vacuum Tube Headphones are a $850 USD pair of high-end headphones that bring innovation to the game, with Tube Amplifiers, LDAC Bluetooth, a long battery life, and a promising sound. Today we will review the Ecoute Gunmetal Audiophile Bundle which includes the cables, transport case …
Views 27,267 HeartField Blanc is a 249 USD pair of IEMS or in-ear Monitors sold by Linsoul and designed by HeartField around the PUR Technology, with five balanced armature drivers playing for each ear, and a three-way crossover. Today we will review the Heart Field Blanc and compare them with …
Views 24,738 ddHiFi M120B is a $89 USD upgrade cable for IEMs which has a Type-C connector, having the DAC embedded in the cable, with nothing else required for you to drive headphones besides the cable. Today we will review the M120 B, how it sounds like, and what my …
Views 32,736 Kiwi Ears KE4 is a $199 USD pair of IEMS or In-Ear Monitors with a dual 2DD + 2BA Hybrid Drivers. Today we will study the new KE4 and briefly compare them with other similarly priced IEMS. Introduction The new Kiwi Ears KE4 we’re reviewing today is …
Views 45,898 SJY Audio Horizon is a $999 USD pair of high-end handmade planar magnetic headphones designed for the best sonic performance at its price point, having a solid CNC construction and in-house made drivers, along with the option to customize the color of the earcups for just 50 USD. …
Views 35,963 iFi Zen Blue V3 is a $299 USD Desktop Lossless Bluetooth Transmitter and Receiver, with an embedded DAC, and with a high-quality Qualcomm 5.4 QC5181 chipset, and a balanced 4.4mm output, alongside some of the most impressive bluetooth abilities seen in the audio world. Today we will explore …
Views 37,175 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 …
Views 43,144 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 …
Views 44,941 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 …
Views 28,624 Creative Sound Blaster G8 is a $149 USD desktop DAC / AMP with a Dual DAC inside, Hi-Res decoding support, and Proprietary XAMP dedicated amplifier. Today we will review the G8 and explore how it works, how it sounds like and if it would make a good purchase …
Views 31,711 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 …
Views 27,341 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 …
Views 44,010 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 …
Views 33,153 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 …
Views 25,388 Tronsmart Mirtune S100 is a $79 USD Outdoor / Public usage Bluetooth speaker, with a powerful sound and tubular build. Today we will explore the S100, how it stacks against the competition and whether it is a good option for those who are in the entry-level range and …
Views 34,536 Topping ARPeGEAR Hane is a $129 USD pair of IEMs or In-Ear Monitors with an excellent design, and a 10mm Dynamic Driver at the core producing the music of the Hane. Today we will take a deep dive in the world of music rendered by Hane and explore …
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