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Views 36,194 HIFIMAN Arya Organic is a $1299 USD pair of open-back planar magnetic headphones, with exceptional sonic performance, good price / performance ratio, and the latest iteration of the HIFIAN Arya series. While we already reviewed the Ananda Nano, and it was the most pleasing of the Nano series, …
Views 58,116 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 55,906 HIFIMAN EF500 is a $459 USD Desktop Headphone Amplifier, DAC, Streamer based on the novel Hymalaya R2R DACs developed by HIFIMAN, known to surpass the venerable PCM1704K. Today we will review the EF500 and also compare it with other DAC/AMPs including HIFIMAN EF499 (299 USD), Burson PlayMate2 (544 …
Views 78,815 HIFIMAN EF499 is a $299 USD Entry-Level R-2R DAC / Headphone Amplifier, with a powerful 4.35 W headphone output, and a full-black, vertical design. Given the price point, and the quality of the unit, we will also compare the EF499 with other similarly priced DAC / AMPs, including …
Views 46,705 HIFIMAN EF600 is a $799 USD high-end desktop DAC / Headphone amplifier, with a vertical design, Himalaya Ladder DACs, and with a design to maximize desktop space. Today we will be reviewing it and comparing it to other high-end desktop DAC/AMPs, including Aune S9C PRO (699 USD), FiiO …
Views 47,338 HIFIMAN He1000SE or HE1000 Special Edition is a $3500 USD pair of over-the-ear planar magnetic headphones, designed as the mid flagship from HIFIMAN (if you don’t include Susvara, and the more exotic options), being one of the first headphones to have introduced the Stealth Magnet and Nano Diaphragm …
Views 47,867 HIFIMAN Ananda Nano is a $599 USD pair of over-the-ear Planar Magnetic Headphones with the new Nano diaphragm, which is a direct update from the Ananda Stealth that we reviewed before, and which should be a huge sonic upgrade from it. We will be comparing it with other …
Views 80,343 HIFIMAN Ananda is the headphone I took the most photos of for the past 3 months, and it is a high-end planar magnetic design priced at 1000 USD, sometimes going on sale for 700 USD. They have been the culmination of price / performance ratio for HIFIMAN, and …
Views 95,499 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 …
Views 5,705 Shanling M3 Plus is a $469 USD DAP or Digital Audio Player with a rather sexy design, 4.7″ display, 4 DAC chips at the core, and one of the most beautiful designs I have ever seen in my entire reviewer career. Today we will review the M3 Plus …
Views 10,790 TempoTec V3 Blaze is a $199 USD Music DAP or Digital Audio Player with Tidal, Qobouz, 2x AK4493SEQ DACs, and High-Resolution support. It is part of the Tempotec Variations series of Digital Audio Players or Portable Music Players, and today we will review the V3 Blaze, explore each …
Views 33,706 Shanling EH2 is a $369 USD desktop DAC / Headphone Amplifier with an In-House Developed 24-Bit R2R DAC, Extra Powerful Amplifier with a 4.3W driving power for a 32 OHM impedance, and with an external DC12V Power Supply. Today we take a look at the EH2, and compare …
Views 46,089 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 28,977 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 31,781 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 76,557 Activo P1 is a $429 USD Portable Music Player with an emphasis on the slim factor and portable design, with a Dual ESS ES9219Q DAC at the heart, and with a lightweight 155 grams body, designed for those who love to rock some music, but also want a …
Views 62,496 Erzetich Mania V2024 is a $1249 USD / 1199 EURO pair of over-the-ear high-end dynamic headphones with a large size, but good comfort. Today we will review the Mania, explore how they pair with a collection of sources, and also compare them with other similarly priced headphones, including …
Views 45,381 Creative Sound Blaster AE-9 is a $350 USD PCIe Internal Sound Card with an external console controller, a full audio kit designed to be your DAC/AMP with a rich selection of software features, as well as lots of driving power, Xamp, BiAMP, Line Out, and many more features …
Views 88,804 iBasso DX180 is a $529 USD DAP Digital Audio Player with 4 CS43131 DAC chips, Snapdragon 665 SoC, Android 13 Operating System, and Dedicated USB DAC function. With a high driving power from the 4.4mm balanced headphone output, and low noise from the 3.5mm single ended output, DX180 …
Views 84,362 iFi hip-dac 3 is a $199 USD DAC and Headphone Amplifier, with a dark titanium color / what I would call coffee colored, and with a similar design as the ifi hip-dac2 that we reviewed before, but improved technical performance, and a smoother, less gaudy design. Today we …
Views 55,703 HarmonicDyne Eris is a $249 USD pair of Hifi Headphones with an over-the-ear design, new earpad and headband mechanism and a large dynamic driver to punch you with a big bass and a strong kick. Coming with a high-end cable too, the Eris will be put up against …
Views 43,059 Crosszone CZ-10 Enhanced is a $995 USD pair of over-the-ear headphones made with the aim of creating the most pleasing sound and tuning, with a wide and natural soundstage, and they are a retuning of the original CZ-10, the enhanced version aiming to deliver a better sonic quality. …
Views 45,547 KAEI TAP-1 DACs is a $329 USD DAC / Headphone Amplifier, with Dual CS43131 DACs inside, a Tube Preamplifier stage, and a solid state amplifier stage with modular OP-AMPs, that allow you to fine tune and change the sound. The unit can come in multiple variations, with DACs …
Views 45,947 iFi Zen DAC 3 is a $229 USD DAC / AMP designed by iFi Audio, with a Balanced headphone output, a single ended headphone output, and it is the latest variant in their lineup of affordable and freshly designed DACs. Today we will review the Zen DAC 3 …
Views 63,002 Keces Audio Ebravo is a $599 USD Streamer / Digital Transport designed to improve the audio performance of high-end audiophile enthusiast systems and equipment. Today we will take a listen and see if it brings any changes to the setups we’ll be implementing it in, including high-end systems …
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