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The partabile - FiiO M11 DAP Player Review

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 will be a rather interesting review, seeing how it stacks when put against competitors worthy of being the best in the market as well.

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Nuance and Finesse - Dunu DK-4001 IEMs & Dunu Hulk Cable Review

Dunu DK-4001 is the current flagship from the Chinese company Dunu, and it is a total innovation from their previous model, the DK-3001, as it has a much better ergonomic, cool aesthetic, and a good amount of tips and accessories. Dunu Hulk also makes an intro in this review, as Audiophile-Heaven expands with more cable reviews. DK-4001 is priced at 900 USD, so the main competitors for DK-4001 are HIFIMAN RE2000 Silver, Lime Ears Model X, and Campfire Atlas.

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The Cinematic Experience - Polk Signa S2 Soundbar & Subwoofer Review

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 setup, so today I am going to compare Polk Signa S2 (200 USD) to Audioengine A5+ (500 USD), Edifier S1000DB (300 USD), and Edifier E25 Luna (200 USD).

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Natural MQA DAC Performer - Pro-Ject Pre-Box S2 Digital DAC and PREAMP Review

The Austrian Manufacturer Pro-Ject came out with another tiny, yet feature-rich DAC and Pre-AMP, named Pre-Box S2 Digital, capable of decoding MQA, DSD, and having a headphone output. Given its price point of about 400 USD, it will be compared to iFi xDSD, FiiO Q5s, and HIDIZS DH1000, all of which are about 300 USD at the moment of writing this review.

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The Maestro - Clear Tune Monitors CTM Da Vinci X Universal IEMs Review

Clear Tune Monitors or CTM are a large IEM designer and producer from USA, and they are known to be one of the few CIEM and customs designers to create their own new tech, as well as unique tuning for their IEMs. CTM X is their current flagship, priced at 2400 USD, so I will be comparing them to other flagships, like Campfire Atlas, Lime Ears Model X, and HIFIMAN RE2000.

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Effective Solution - FiiO BTA 10 Bluetooth Adapter for Audio Technica ATH-M50X

FiiO's little Bluetooth Adapter is made to fit precisely with Audio Technica ATH-M50X, so if you already have one of those very popular headphones, and wanted to make them Bluetooth, without a cable, and wanted to make them look trendy, this is your best chance. This review will also be a mini review of ATH-M50X and a few comparisons with other headphones, so there's more to it than the title predicts. Priced at 40 USD, it is going to be a nice entry-level product to look at.

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A Mature Design - Kennerton Thror Palisander Headphones Review

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 HIFIMAN Arya. It will also be paired with titanic Amplifiers and DACs, like Wells Milo Amplifier, M2Tech Young MK III DAC, Mytek Brooklyn DAC+, and iBasso DX220 (AMP 9).

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Sweety IEM-Driver Player - Shanling M2X DAP Review

Priced at about 220 USD, Shanling M2x is one of the most interesting entry-level DAPs of the moment, having been released a few months ago, but still being relevant to the market, and having a bit of a competition from FiiO M7 (200 USD), FiiO M6 (150 USD), and xDuoo X20 (200 USD).

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Upgrading A Classic - iBasso IT01S IEMs Review

IT01S is the upgrade of the classic iBasso IT01, which has been one of the most recommended IEMs in the very crowded price range of 100 USD. This being said, IT01S has been launched at a higher price, and it is meant to be an upgrade to the original, being priced at 200 USD, so its direct competitors would be Dunu Falcon-C (220 USD), FiiO F9 PRO (150 USD), and Shozy CP (165 USD). Reviews of CB12S, CA04 and DC01 also included in this full review.

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Uber Nano Mini - Periodic Audio Nickel AMP Review

Periodic Audio Nickel is a unique device of its own, a high-power mini mini Amplifier that's the size of a dime. For its 300 USD price point, it has quite a few other amplifiers it has to beat before it has a place of its own, like iFi xCan, Burson Playmate, and even DAPs like FiiO M9.

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Light Sound Rulez - HIFIMAN Arya Review

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 CZ-1 Headphones. All of them are amazing, so the battle will be fierce.

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Power of Change - iFi iTube2 // iPower // DC iPurifier 2 - Review

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 to filter the power coming from your power brick, the iFi DC iPurifier 2 can be had for about 100 USD

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Ultimate Versatility - iBasso DX220 (AMP7, AMP8, AMP9, AMP1 MKII) DAP Review

Priced at about 900 USD for the basic configuration, and with a large number of subsequent AMP modules on the market, iBasso DX220 makes one of the most interesting DAPs (Digital Audio Players) to look at right now, and has to fare well against harsh competition that includes the Opus #2 DAP, iBasso's own older DX200 DAP, and other DAPs like Hiby R6, and FiiO M11. I also need to compare DX220 to X7mkii, the other important modular DAP, and QLS QA361, one of the few DAPs that comes even close sonically to DX220.

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Home Sweet Home Monitors - Audioengine A5+ Wireless Speakers Review

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, I will be doing comparisons with Edifier Luna, Edifier S1000DB, and with Aurender S5W Wireless.

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Tiny Music Machines - FiiO M5 // M6 DAP Review

FiiO M5 and M6 are novel creations from FiiO, tiny DAPs that have both a very portable form factor, but also a good sonic performance, FiiO trying to defy the concept that a small DAP can't sound good with both. Priced at a price point of about 150 USD for M6, and about 100 USD for FiiO M5, they have quite a few competitors, as more and more companies are designing new DAPs that are both affordable and rely on a portable form factor to bring you all the joy and fun of music.

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Silver Romance - Dita Twins Fealty IEM Review

Dita Fealty is the new IEM from Dita, and after I reviewed Dita Fidelity, you knew this was coming. Priced at 1300 USD, Dita Fealty has a ton of competition, like Campfire Atlas, Beyerdynamic Xelento and Dita Fidelity, all of which are priced similarly and are also amazing products.

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Flagship Now Affordable - HIFIMAN RE2000 Silver Review

HIFIMAN RE2000S is a new IEM from HIFIMAN, based on the mighty RE2000, which I reviewed before, but now at a much more affordable price point of 800 USD, at least at the moment of writing this review. I will be comparing it to Lime Ears Model X, Beyerdynamic Xelento and to the original RE2000 Gold.

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Music At Its Finest - Wells Milo Headphone Amplifier Review

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.

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Perfect One Trick Pony - FiiO FA7 IEMs Review

FiiO FA7 is, from the start of this review, a one-trick pony, but a really good one. It is priced at 300 USD, and its main competitors are FLC 8N, FiiO FH5, and HIFIMAN RE800 Silver, in the light of the fact that RE800 Silver is priced at about 300 USD at this moment.

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More Powah - iFi xCan Amplifier Review

All jokes connected to the xCan name were made already, so I went with something more organic this time around... iFi xCan is an Amplifier designed by iFi, which also features a Bluetooth Module, but which requires to be fed signal from an external DAC (basically receives a Line Out Signal from another device). With a Price Point of about 300 USD, the main competitors I will be comparing it to are iFi xDSD which is priced at 400 USD, FiiO M11, which is priced at 450 USD, and xDuoo XD-10, which is priced at 250 USD.

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Key To Music - Cyrus Audio Soundkey

The little Cyrus Audio Soundkey is a DAC/AMP in the 150 USD price range, having a few competitors like the FiiO K3 (110 USD), Shanling M0 DAP (110 USD), and the Audirect Beam DAC/AMP (100 USD).

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Take Flight - Aurender S5W Wireless Speakers Review

Aurender is quite a huge name in the Audio Industry, and they are well known both with the novices as well as with the ones who've been into high-end audio for ages, although Aurender usually focuses on streamers rather than on Speakers. The price for today's speaker set is 3000 USD, so most comparisons will be with less expensive speakers, but those will include the set from Taga Harmony I reviewed before, as well as A5+ from Audioengine, and Edifier S1000DB.

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Multi Room Fun - Yamaha WX021 MusicCast 20

Yamaha Music Cast 20 is a slightly different product than I've been reviewing so far, this time it is a little speaker for multi-room purpose, basically a Wifi Speaker that connects and syncs with other multi-room speakers and which you can set up to play in your home. There will be no comparisons or pairings this time around as I don't really have many similar products, and it doesn't sound different based on what you pair it with, so instead I'll be doing my best to talk about it and its sound. The price is about 220 USD at the moment of writing this review.

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Triple The Bass - 1More Triple Driver Headphones Review

1More Triple Driver is an interesting On-Ear Headphone with a pretty unique aesthetic design, a ceramic tweeter, graphene bass driver, and a third bass reflex driver, priced at 200 USD, making it a competitor for ESS 422H, AIWA ARC-1, and Meze 99 Neo.

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The Gentle Flagship Performer - QLS QA361 Music Player

The QA361 DAP is the first Player I will be reviewing from QLS, a Chinese company known for delivering some of the best sound quality on the market. They are also known for going for minimalistic features, and for achieving some of the best sound signatures in the world. As it is priced pretty high, at 800 USD, at the moment of writing this review, QA361 will be compared to other flagships, including Opus #3, FiiO X7mkii (AMP5), and iBasso DX220 with its AMP1 Mark II.

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