Views 43,155 Campfire Holocene is the latest high-end IEM released by Campfire, and priced in the midrange category, at 650 USD. It uses a Triple Custom Driver Design with a customly designed sonic chamber, and will be compared with Metalure Wave (600 USD), Campfire Vega 2020 (900 USD), and iBasso …
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Sendy Audio Peacock – Flagship Of Music
Views 73,216 Sendy Audio Peacock is the latest headphone from Sendy Audio and it is priced at about 1500 USD at the moment of writing this full written review (USA), and 1750 USD (Europe after taxes). The main comparisons will be with Kennerton Thror (3000 USD), Audeze LCD MX4 (3000 …
Astell & Kern A&Futura SE180 Music Player – Alpha DAP Incoming
Views 92,374 This one is going to be good, a DAP costing about 1500 USD, with replaceable DAC / AMP modules, and with Astell & Kern software, so today’s review will be a full fledged, full-length one, with comparisons between SE180 and iBasso DX 300 (1200 USD), Lotoo Paw 6000 …
Shanling M3X Music Player – Refine The Refined
Views 59,717 Shanling M3X is a high-end DAP priced at 340 USD, with one microSD slot, Balanced output, MQA support, and up to 23 hours of battery life from a single charge. The main competition is going to include iBasso DX160, FiiO M11 PRO, Shanling M2X, and iFi xDSD. M3X …
Soundaware A1X PRO Streamer/DAC/AMP – Big Boys Use Big Guns
Views 68,280 Soundaware A1X PRO is the kind of Streamer that will go straight to your heart once you get to hear it, but first, we should talk about the price, which is 700 USD. This kind of price is not so huge even for DAC/AMPs nowadays, but A1X PRO …
Campfire Dorado 2020 IEMs – Detailed, Playful, Perfect
Views 43,977 Dorado 2020 is my favorite IEM thus far in 2020, and that is no surprise, since I stated it a few times online. It costs about 1100 USD, and it features two drivers, one custom Balanced Armature, and one 10mm ADLC Dynamic Driver. Given the price, Dorado2020 will …
Spirit Torino Super Leggera – Blue Is The New Awesome
Views 69,406 Spirit Torino Super Leggera is a really unique headphone, made to sound and feel like an Italian Sports car, and it is priced at 2000 USD. The tech inside includes a Mono Drive Spirit System, and they have two cables made by Portento Audio, and will be compared …
Hilidac Audirect Atom Pro – Power Of Fire
Views 63,924 Hilidac Atom PRO is a USB DAC priced at 70 USD, usually made for Type-C based devices like smartphones, and with a 3.5mm output. I haven’t explored too many comparable DAC/AMPs in this price range, so for now I will be comparing it to iBasso DC-01, FiiO M3Pro, …
R2R GO! – HIFIMAN R2R2000 Streaming Music Player
Views 44,077 An exquisite idea, HIFIMAN R2R2000 is a DAP that promises to bring R2R to portables. It is a limited run unit, and it has support as a music player, but can also act as a USB DAC/AMP, has a type-c input, and is priced at 2500 USD for …
Scientifically Awesome – Topping E30 DAC Review
Views 48,225 Topping is a large and growing company from China, and their Topping E30 is priced at only 130 USD at the moment of making this review. This makes it a direct competitor, and it will be compared to Burson Play, Pro-Ject Pre Box S2, Cyrus Soundkey. Since it …
Majestic Express – iBasso DX160 DAP Review
Views 29,624 iBasso DX160 is the latest DAP from iBasso, and it comes to tell us once again that they can outdo their own previous work, which was the DX150. With a price tag of 400 USD, it is 20 USD Cheaper than FiiO’s M11, which will be one of …
Director Of Sound – Feliks Audio Euforia Tube Headphone Amplifier
Views 80,760 Feliks Euforia is a 2000-EURO Tube Amplifier for headphones, and it will be compared to Wells Milo, Mytek Brooklyn DAC+, Audio-GD Master 19, Aune S6 PRO, and Feliks Echo. Pairings will include Beyerdynamic Amiron, Sennheiser HD660S, Audeze LCD-MX4, and HIFIMAN Arya, Kennerton Thror, and the magical Crosszone CZ-1. …
A Mature Design – Kennerton Thror Palisander Headphones Review
Views 67,407 Kennerton is a huge luxury audio company from Russia, part of Fischer Audio, and their Thror is their current flagship headphone, priced at 3000 USD. This places it at the top of our lists, and it has to compete with other flagships like Crosszone CZ-1, Rosson RAD-0, and …
Light Sound Rulez – HIFIMAN Arya Review
Views 95,256 HIFIMAN Arya is a flagship headphone from HIFIMAN, a headphone with a unique signature that will literally blow your mind, but in a very specific way. It has a pretty good price point of 1600 USD, and its main competitors will be HIFIMAN HE6SE, Kennerton Thror, and Crosszone …
Music At Its Finest – Wells Milo Headphone Amplifier Review
Views 41,982 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 …
Lime Ears Model X – Hot and Cold
Views 38,558 Model X – Lime Ears is a very stylish company from Poland, well versed in creating IEMs as well as CIEMs (customs), and known for having some sleek designs and friendly employees. Since Model X has a rather high price tag, of about 900 USD, Model X has …
Liquid Ceramic Flow – IMR R1 Zenith IEMs Review
Views 42,311 IMR is a company from UK, who already had a very successful IEM on the market, the IMR R1, but the R1 Zenith now comes to construct on what the original delivered, to offer an even better, more refined experience of IMR’s works. With a lot of competitors …
One To Always Fall For – HIFIMAN Sundara
Views 62,006 HIFIMAN Sundara is a Planar Magnetic Headphone priced at 500 USD, and it has been my main portable headphone for quite a bit now. The name sundara means beautiful, right, noble, There are many reasons why I pick it often many of its competitors, as you’ll find out …
Mini Square One DAP – Hidizs AP80 Review
Views 21,902 HIDIZS AP80 is the latest ultraportable DAP from HIDIZS, a Company with a slightly controversial history about support, but which created a few really solid products, like their HIDIZS Sonata HD DAC Cable. With a fair price point of 115 USD, AP80 sure brings some competition to the …
Astrotec AM850 – Vivid Presentation
Views 60,986 Astrotec is a less known IEM producer from China, who comes to the 100$ IEM market with a full-metal body IEM, with a nice cable, and a few other bells and whistles, standing against some of the titans of this market, like iBasso IT-01, which we just reviewed …