Views 23,689 HIDIZS MD4 is a 180 USD IEM or in-ear monitor with 4 Balanced armatures, 4 Tuning Styles, and a premium design. They will be compared to other high-quality IEMs, including HeartField Acoustic Deer (169 USD), 7Hz Eternal (249 USD), Lotoo LE-M1 (269 USD). Introduction HIDIZS is a …
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Westone Audio Mach 40 IEMs – The Golden Age BA Party
Views 45,696 Westone Mach 40 is a 600 USD IEM or In-Ear Monitor, in the truthful sense of the word, being designed for actors, singers and musicians, having superior passive noise isolation from what you typically see out there, and a totally unique design. They will be compared to other …
ddHIFI DJ65B 4.4mm to 6.35mm Adapter – Balanced To Single Ended, It Is Possible
Views 19,794 ddHIFI DJ65B is an adapter for balanced IEMS and headphones, priced at 48 USD, designed to allow music lovers to enjoy their balanced cables, IEMS and headphones with larger amplifiers that have just a 6.35 mm output. Given the fact that I have not reviewed anything that has …
Astrotec AM850 MK2 IEMs – Renaissance In ACG
Views 29,171 Astrotec AM850 mk2 is a 169 USD IEM, designed as an upgrade for their original am850, which I reviewed on Audiophile-Heaven years ago. The new version has very little in common with the older one, now having an interchangeable nozzle design, optimized magnetic circuit system, detachable cables based …
SMSL C200 DAC / Headphone AMP – Super Resolution
Views 25,784 SMSL C200 is 219 USD a DAC / Headphone AMP / Bluetooth Receiver with Hi-Res and DSD Playback abilities, sold and supported by Aoshida Audio, with both a 6.35mm and a 4.4mm output, Hi-Res Wireless Audio support, and with 4 x OPA 1612A OP-AMPs to support the headphone …
Revelations Become Balance – Fischer Amps Rapture IEMs Review
Views 66,001 Fischer Rapture is an IEM or In-Ear Monitor made by Fischer AMPs in Germany, Europe. They are currently sold for 450 EURO or 450 USD, depending on where you live. This means that they will get compared to other pro-level IEMs, like The Custom Art Fibae Black, but …
Stage Extends Forever – M2Tech Young MK III DAC Review
Views 24,114 M2Tech Young MK III is an exquisite DAC from the Italian Manufacturer M2Tech, and well, this one is a truly interesting product, with a beautiful design, and amazing sonic performance as well, APT-X Bluetooth, but there’s much more to know about it. The main competitors are Mytek Brooklyn …
The partabile – FiiO M11 DAP Player Review
Views 84,546 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 …
Home Sweet Home Monitors – Audioengine A5+ Wireless Speakers Review
Views 58,890 Audioengine is a pretty old name in the audio industry, being quite well known for affordable, yet high quality home studio monitors. Today’s start, the A5+ /wireless is the successor to the highly acclaimed A5 series, and it is priced at around 500 USD. Given its price point, …
Electrostatic Experience One – HIFIMAN Jade II System
Views 52,093 HIFIMAN Jade II is an electrostatic system made by HIFIMAN, an entirely new kind of headphone and AMP we are reviewing here at Audiophile-Heaven, with about 660 Volts running through the headphones, and with a special AMP to provide that voltage. We’ll study whether they stand up to …
Back On Top – FiiO M9 Player Review
Views 60,051 FiiO M9 is the current midrange DAP (Digital Audio Player) from FiiO, with more, even better DAPs from the M line announced to be released soon. With a very good price point of just 300 USD, it has good competition with similar abilities, like iBasso DX120, Shanling M2X, …
Magic Wand – NextDrive SpectraX Portable DAC/AMP Review
Views 30,594 NextDrive SpectraX is a new DAC/AMP designed and created for smartphones, the unit of today being the Type-C version, compatible with any smartphone that relies on this standard, but also with computers and laptops that have a Type-C port. Introduction NextDrive is a rather new company, from …
Sleek Performer – FiiO M3K Ultraportable Player Review
Views 34,806 FiiO M3K is the most affordable entry from their new M series, and it is surely pretty interesting, with a good battery life, full metallic build quality, and a warm price point of just 70 USD. Introduction I think everyone has heard at least once about FiiO, …
Music Flowing – Triangle AIO C Connect Streamer Review
Views 42,126 Triangle AIO C Connect is a totally new type of product on the market, a Wifi Streamer with Tidal, Roon, and many other software compatibility. Furthermore, it has a clean Optical Signal, and even a 3.5mm output, so I have quite a few usage scenarios to test for …
FiiO Bluetooth Freedom – BTR3, BTR1K, uBTR and FB1 Review
Views 47,489 FiiO created a large number of Bluetooth accessories recently, including btr3 , all with outstanding technical specs, but today I’m going to compare them and let you know where the sweet spot is, if you want to go for a Bluetooth module from FiiO. Introduction FiiO …
Audirect Whistle – Affordable, Clear, Fun
Views 70,907 Audirect Whistle is the first DAC/AMP we are reviewing from Audirect, and it was quite an interesting one to take a look at, priced at 100 USD. We’ll be comparing it with its direct competitors, and we’ll see whether it is worth its price tag, or if you …
FiiO M7 – Versatile in Bluetooth
Views 26,860 FiiO M7 is a great little DAP from FiiO made with one thing in mind, to be truly portable. We’re going to compare it to similarly priced Players, as well as test its sonic performance, since its price indicates it to be at least a midrange DAP. …
iBasso IT04 – Balance In Everything
Views 54,021 iBasso IT04 is iBasso’s Top Of The Line IEM from their current Earphones offering, and we’re going to take a look at how it performs, as well as how it compares to other IEMs, both similarly priced, and considerably more expensive. Introduction iBasso is one of the …
NuForce Dynamic, BE2, HEM8 – Optoma In-Ear Experience
Views 57,854 NuForce IEMs have always been a love it or hate it experience among music lovers, and today we’re going to take a look at their best-known IEMs, the NuForce Dynamic, BE2 and HEM8. Introduction NuForce doesn’t really exist anymore as a company, being part of Optoma at …
Burson Play – Desktop Power
Views 19,097 Burson is a large company working in high-end Desktop Audio components, including those which can be incorporated in a Desktop PC build. Burson Play is one of their highest-rated DAC/AMPs which can do way more than the price tag or the name implies, and we’re going to also …
Precise Beauty – Etymotic ER3XR IEMs Review
Views 35,347 Etymotic is a pretty well-known company who’s an expert in creating and designing in-ear monitors (IEMs), and they made a more affordable version of ER4XR, now named ER3XR. We’re going to take a look at this IEM and what it brings to the table. Introduction Etymotic is …
Dita Answer Truth Edition – Absolute Clarity and Precision
Views 36,106 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. …
Miter Cases for FiiO X7mkii and iBasso DX200
Views 39,765 Miter cases are genuine leather cases made for FiiO X7mkii and iBasso DX200 which offers a nice aftermarket case option for both devices, are well priced, and easily accessible from Amazon. Miter cases for X7mkii can be bought here [Amazon]: https://www.amazon.com/Crafted-MITER-Case-Cover-Patented/dp/B075STVWGG Miter cases for DX200 can be …
FiiO X7MKII – Infinity Sound!
Views 52,105 FiiO refined their original X7 to bring the new and improved X7mkii to the market. A DAP that promises to do more than one can imagine, from featuring interchangeable AMP modules, to a fully customized Android version, all the way to DSD and exotic media playback. Introduction …
IBASSO DX200 – REFERENCE FLAGSHIP FROM IBASSO
Views 67,806 DX200 is iBasso’s Flagship DAP (Digital Audio Player), and it is here to show how much iBasso improved over the ears, and how their latest innovation sounds like. With an extreme hardware backing it, DX200 might be the DAP that will fulfill all your audio needs, as it …